Air and Space

Jared and Jill came down from NY for the weekend and we had a great time touring and eating. Here are some pictures from the Air and Space museum near Dulles.

Pep - We took a picture of a Huey for you.

Scary doll in mini-astronaut suit. Not quite sure what that was all about.

Standing

Elliot has learned to stand up. Yay for him. Boo for us. He is now under the mistaken impression that nap time is actually standing time. So rather than sleeping when I put him in his crib, he happily spends his time refining his new skill. He stands, then he sits. Stands, again. Sits down once more. Wash, rinse, repeat. This goes on for about 45 minutes, at which point I generally go in to find him fast asleep in a corner, mouth agape, arms askew--and hand still clutching the crib rail.

And Chris wonders why I think our son is silly.

Personality

I thought for a long time that we had a pretty serious kid on our hands with Elliot. He's always been cautious with strangers and we practically had to stand on our heads to coax a laugh out of him. Lately, however, he's developed quite a sense of humor. In fact, I'd say he's downright silly.

Christmas in Utah

Despite being sick, we had a great time with friends and family in Utah for Christmas.

Dressed for snow - there was tons!

Christmas Eve Nativity - Elliot kept trying to chew on baby Jesus

What? This isn't what I'm supposed to do with this?

Todd, Kyle, Chris and I with the REAL Santa Claus (also known as Pep)

Yummy.

Today I spent nearly a half hour with a plastic spoon trying to scoop enough green, smelly, runny poop from my son's diaper to fill three stool sample canisters. The worst part? I didn't even get enough for one! Stupid absorbent diapers. Now I have to repeat the whole process again tomorrow.

I think this had definitely been my grossest mom moment thus far.

Peel Me a Grape

Elliot's been sick lately, so it's rare to get a smile out of him. Here's one of the few.

Visit from the Grandparents

Elliot had a great time hanging out with his grandparents. He also enjoys eating cheerios in the new highchair they got him.

PS - No luck with the video footage of him crawling -- he finds the camera too distracting.

Elliot and Grandma Suzan

Loving those cheerios...