Things have been crazy busy now that Elijah is one. He is crawling, standing, walking with the aid of furniture, and has taken a few steps before he falls on his bum. Elijah also loves music and dancing. Anytime he hears music he starts to dance. He is talking up a storm and recognizes things like balloons, books, dogs, cats, and balls and points them out. He is also learning some baby signs like more, hat, and baby.
Nick has been working in Midland for the last 5 weeks so it has just been Elijah and me at home during the week. Nick's first week away Elijah severly broke out in hives. They were all over his body. We think it was a combination of whole milk and the cereal he had that morning. The next two weeks he was sick with a cold. Both weren't too bad and didn't seem to bother Elijah too much. Shortly after Elijah turned one he was also sick and went to the doctor's office a couple of times. He was having acid stools and we originally thought he was just having a stomach bug but turns out he can't have whole milk. This thought was also confirmed by the hives. He has been a pretty healthy baby but it seems like since he turned one he has been to the doctors a lot. Must just be part of growing up. Elijah is out of the helmet though. He is still at a 4mm difference but we are happy with that. He didn't make any improvements the last month that he wore it so we decided we wouldn't continue to have him wear it. Hopefully his head will continue to improve as he grows.
We have found Elijah's favorite TV show ever. It is Yo Gabba Gabba and he will actually ask to watch it. We try to keep the TV watching to a minimum and limit it to two episodes of Yo a day. He usually watches before his nap and before bedtime. This is his cuddle time and this is usually when he requests Yo. When Nick is home we also try to go exploring. We went to the zoo in Battle Creek. Elijah loved this. We would like to go to the zoo in Grand Rapids soon. We also went to the airzoo in Kalamazoo. Elijah wasn't so excited about this but he liked it. We also went to the museum in Kalamazoo. They have a children's play area. When we went Elijah was sick so I didn't let him play with much but we will definitely go back there soon. He also loves playing the drums with Nick. Anytime he hears drums he says "boom boom".
Every week Elijah seems to get smarter and have a better understanding of his surroundings. It is amazing watching him grow.
