Outnumbered and Overjoyed

Eli will pick up certain signs within a week's time now....Monday he started signing "apple" back to me. He sorta says " ...

Week 3:

Eli had a really really good day today which included a 2 1/2 hour nap (he's been more of an hour or 90-minute kid in the last week, muc...

When we bought our shiny new iMac several months back, we put the Dell in our bedroom 'temporarily'. (I'm not sure about your de...

More ev idence that my 'baby' is a full blown little boy now. His "cheese" smile is evident in the first and his tough gu...

Today was the big Gestational Diabetes test day. For those wh o have not had the pleasure, it includes the patient (me) drinking 8-10 oz of ...

Eli, Lehr and I joined some friends downtown (and midtown, Emory and Highlands areas) for the Atlanta Marathon and Half-Marathon this morni...

Due to the warmer weather recently we've been spending a lot of time outside, which means Eli has had a lot more room to run around. Thi...

Since we have been blessed with another beautiful week in Atlanta, Eli and I met two other moms and toddlers for a walk and a park-lunch tod...

Week 2:

I've used that title before, but it seems this last month Eli has earned that title more than ever. It's amazing how big he is, all ...

After dinner last night we took advantage of the great weather and longer daylight hours. Sope Creek is one of our favorite spots to hike a...

I finally finished my first 'real' project. It took me about three weeks, but I knit a blanket for Eli. Of course I know it will not...

Ever since Eli started eating non-pureed foods he's taken issue with fruit. He loved it when I mashed it up, but if I gave him an apple ...

As a parent of a toddler I've found it very easy to get hung up on the less-than-fun moments of daily life. The tantrums, the power stru...

Eli and Lehr got me a nice new camera for my birthday, so expect more pictures this week. This one is showing off one of the many bruises E...

Upon Lehr's suggestion I've decided to post a weekly picture of Eli's Tomato plant. (It sprouted yesterday afternoon.) Week 1:

Lots of ups and downs for Eli this week... Today we went to the aquarium and before even walked through the first exhibit Eli was melting do...

No, not of the televised American variety. Eli's idol is currently Treis, his older cousin. He and Grandma Cathie are visiting for sprin...

Eli visited his weekly Little Gym class this morning. I brought along the camera, but as usual he was so active that it was difficult to get...