ELIJAH LOUIS...

I have a million posts to go back and do, but wanted to post my thoughts tonight about my baby boy. Elijah turned three on September 1st! MY BABY is 3! I am feeling the weight lifted of not carrying around diaper bags or worrying about baby proofing and 3 is turning out to be the year that he has discovered he has a brother to play with. I knew the day would come that they would discover that they are close in age, but it took legos to bring them together. Corom and Elijah play together all day! They converse, they fight, they laugh and they create really elaborate story lines. I am thrilled that the bonds of brotherhood are developing so young. Elijah is a joy. He is REALLY a joy! I am addicted to this little boy's sparkly-eyed smiles. Elijah is creative, witty and smart. His Doctor told me today that he is developmentally a lot more like a four-year-old. It is like there is a really old soul in a little body. Spend a day with him and you will see for yourself. Today we were sitting at the table and Corom was trying to remember the movie that Daddy had watched a few days ago. Corom and I were going back and forth for awhile trying to remember and Elijah looks up at us like we were dumb and says, "THOR!" Yup, Dan had watched Thor. He can do puzzles better than me, can recite and remember cartoon and TV show names and characters and is very particular about routines. He is riding a balance bike like a champ and spends a lot of time just talking my ears off. He is really good company. I often snuggle him at night, as this is the only time he will snuggle. He is too busy. When you try to kiss him, he will give you a raspberry instead. He likes to climb onto counters to get what he wants and dresses himself in the same rotating 3 outfits RIGHT when he wakes up. Elijah likes to do artwork and began preschool with me last week. He gives me a run for my money, but I think he will benefit greatly from the structure and learning environment. He adores our neighbors, who have 4 boys. He looks forward to going to nursery each week. Elijah is learning his scripture stories, says beautiful prayers and can sing many, many primary songs. His favorite song is Praise to the Man. He also likes to sing Adelle and High School Musical. He thinks that Coldplay is pretty good too. Somehow we missed all the nursery songs with him, as he has older siblings to keep up with. Elijah is a good eater and at 3, he weighed in today at 32.5 lbs. and is 36 inches. He was a character for the doctor. I love this boy to the moon and back. As I tell him daily, he makes me HAPPY! I am so blessed to have such a beautiful child to raise. HAPPY 3rd BIRTHDAY ELIJAH! We love you so much!