Category Archives: Kids

Mr. Smiley

Elias has been so smiley lately. I love his big toothy grin. The other night he found some of Nathan’s pants and an empty wrapping paper roll. We played shepherds. He loves doing anything silly…so putting pants on his head … Continue reading

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Breakfast Music

Last year for Easter, we got Elias a cd called 102 Bible Songs. His grandma also got him a cd of Bible songs…so we were well set. Elias has loved listening to this music since he got it, but within … Continue reading

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First Sentence

Elias has been picking up new sounds every day lately. His babble has really taken a step up. But just in the last two or three days he has had a small explosion of word usage as well. He says … Continue reading

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Sunglasses

It’s not like we actually need sunglasses much this time of year. But I still keep mine handy just in case there is a sun break while I am driving or outside walking or something. Elias likes to play with … Continue reading

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These Are a Few of His Favorite Things

Elias is growing and changing every day. He has some new favorite things to do and play with. 1. Grandpa and Grandma Bartle got Elias a cars push along toy for Christmas. I’ve shown it on this blog before. He … Continue reading

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Overheard

Elias is experimenting with new phonemes, so here is a sample of his newest sayings: “Hi, daddy!” “Hi, kitty!” “God is good” “I googled it” He’s also taken to spinning in circles. Dizziness has occured.

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Notes from the field

It has been a fun week and weekend, and here are my notes: I have been nicknaming each progression of Elias’ walking. He has now moved from “Cap’n Jack Sparrow” into his “E.T.” phase. This evening Kimberly was laying on … Continue reading

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My son: superhero

My son is a super hero. I am pretty sure that is objectively true and that I am not displaying any parental bias or hyperbole here. To prove my point, I’ll provide three four anecdotes: Unicode hero: We let Elias … Continue reading

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True Blue

At the time of writing, the Dodgers are tied for last place in the National League West. The cellar. This comes on the heels of some recent success in 2008 and 2009 and in the midst of a lot of … Continue reading

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Blueberries

When we first starting giving “solid” foods to Elias it would take him a bit to accept each new offering. Typically he would give a very concerned look the first time it was spooned into his mouth, often followed by … Continue reading

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