Saving Kingdom

I'm not sure why it's called Saving Kingdom, but it's a new amusement park which opened probably two years ago. We decided to check it out last week. It was pretty impressive. It also has a water park section too. We haven't tried out that one but maybe when Elijah is a little older, we will. I just hope that they keep up with the maintenance so that it is still there for us to enjoy when Eli is a little older....

Elijah's highlight: riding the bumper car and the "sky train." He enjoyed sitting in the bumper car more than actually riding around in it. But, he's gonna really like it when he is a little older!

Elijah's daddy's highlight: rock climbing wall! Of course, he attracted a little crowd who all clapped for him when he reached the top! ;)

Mommy's highlight: Watching two men in her life excited!

Something New....

He has discovered moon walking--I mean, walking backwards. He'll try it just for fun spontaneously through out the day. Funny kid...

"Ring around a rosie, pocket full of posies, to ashes, to ashes, we all fall down!" He loves doing it. He asks us to repeat it multiple times. But, I think he enjoys watching mom and dad make a fool of themselves as they fall down!!

He loves to have us read to him. He now brings books over and sits on our lap asking us to read to him.

As of today, Elijah has been completely weaned. I loved the tender and sweet moments with Elijah for the last fourteen months. I actually shed a few tears when I began the process even though I was ready to begin. But, I am looking forward to sharing more tender and sweet moments with my son in different ways as he continues to grow into a little boy.

All day with daddy!

For the first time in Elijah's life, he spent ALL day with just daddy this past Saturday. It was the first time that Paul put him down for his nap time - and he slept for over two hours! We decided that it would be better for Elijah if Paul and he stayed behind at our friend's house near where the conference was going on. When I cam back, he "ran" over to me, but it didn't last very long. He has been so obsessed with cars lately and he wanted to get in the car and play "driving". ;) I was really happy to see that he had a great day with dad.

Today, Elijah said, "Ju sae yo." which translated into English is, "Please give it to me." I was so surprised! And he continues to ask, "What's this?" His new word for the week is, "bubbles." Did I mention that he loves saying, "Uh-oh!?" I can't keep up with his new words!

Thailand Part III

Bangkok, Thailand (February 14-23, 2010)

We spent ten days after the conference in Bangkok to fulfill our visa requirements. During the ten days, we moved around four times and slept in three different places. They were all very comfortable places and Elijah slept well. Grandpa Phil and Grandma Ann left on the 16th. They were eagerly waiting for Elijah to start walking. Unfortunately, they left three days too early. On the 19th, Elijah took his first real steps and since then, everything is history!

Below are some photos.
(From Left to Right)
1) Elijah in a sky train with daddy
2) Playing with a girl from the guest house where we were staying
3) After celebrating grandpa's birthday
4) Elijah taking a bath in a real bathtub (and a nice one at that, thank you grandparents!).
5) Getting ready to return to India (at 4am in the airport in Bangkok)

Thailand Part II

Dolphin Bay Resort (February 7-13, 2010)

We spent one week near HuaHin, a quiet beach area a few hours from Bangkok for work conference. Elijah got to spend one on one time with Grandpa Phil and Grandma Ann while we attended the seminars. We had a lot of fun introducing Elijah to our friends. Unfortunately, we did not take very many pictures as we were busy attending the teaching sessions. Here are a few photos from our outing to a nearby island on our free day with some folks.

Uh-Oh and Molars!

His current favorite word is, "Uh-oh!" He takes the David Book Series, "Oops" and brings it to me saying, "Uh-oh!" So cute.

Molars are coming in....no wonder he wants to be gnawing all the time! Hopefully, you will eat better and gain some weight (a month ago, he was slightly under 3rd percentile in weight). I'm going to take him to a veggie shop and weigh him tomorrow....Hopefully, he is close to 10kg so that I can try giving him whole milk. We'll have to see though because I think he might be lactose intolerant.

Owl Babies Part 2

I have to tell this story.

When we were in Thailand, grandma Ann would watch Elijah while Paul and I took some time to ourselves. Initially, he was not always very thrilled to find grandma instead of mom when he would wake up from his nap. But, he quickly adjusted. One day, he woke up from his nap, saw grandma and turned away from her. Then he looked at his stuffed animal friends in his pack and play, picked up Bill from the Owl Babies book and showed it to grandma. He was telling her, "I want my mommy!" Of course, grandma was amazed at his cleverness in how he chose to communicate his desire and need. He is our little smarty-pants!