More sweets

E called me into his room because he was thirsty.

He asked for a "drink please"

He drank half the cup and told me, "all done, thank you."

I kissed him and told him good night and sweet dreams.

As I left he said,

"Sweet dreams, mom. Have a good day, okay?"

It's 11pm--he just made my whole day :).

what a lover!

I always check on E before I go to bed. It's more for me than him...I love to watch his sweet little sleeping face and body.
Last night I went in and was too loud--accidentally waking him up...barely.
E rustled around and re-situated. Then, in a teeny-tiny voice he said what I thought was
"giz wibs"
-what honey?
"gis wips"
-what sweetheart?
He lifts his little body onto his forearms and his tired head bobbles, unstable as he locks eyes with me and says,
"kiss lips, Mama. Kiss lips."

I am a pile of mush.
You bet I gave that angel a big smooch-er-00.

Is there a sweeter being on earth who when awakened in the middle of slumber has one request and that is to kiss lips?

He is such a lover. I am beside myself once again.

sentences

I have yet to mention in blog form that Elliot has been speaking sentences for quite some time. I noticed in my last blog that it appeared as if he was only saying the one word--not the case.
E has said the most adorable sentences and I have to begin to write them immediately down so as not to forget.
BUT, just for the sake of looking back at milestones, E talks a blue streak and it is evolving each day.
Things that are funny and I need to recall when I am old:
Elliot told the doggies to go to "time out."
He also recently held me close, kissing my eyes (his favorite thing to do with many people he loves),
"Kiss Mommy's eyes." "Elliot kiss mommy's eyes five times." (he counts to ten now on his own).
I told him I loved him and he laid his head on my chest.
Then I asked, "Who's my favorite boy?"
He waited a moment, and then looked up at me and responded,
"Jonah."
Yes, Jonah, Elliot's best friend at school...who I have met once.
I laughed until I cried.
Elliot laughed so hard as if he knew all along that was the joke...

E knows all colors, shapes, numbers almost to 20, and most of the alphabet. I'm not saying he's a genius or anything--but I am telling you that he LOVES to learn and he's sharp as a tack. I am, of course, his mother--so he's amazing in all the ways all children should be in the eyes of their loved ones.

For those of you reading my blog, please know that my intention is not to compare E to anyone, but to write when and how he is doing new things so that he has that record when he is older. I am not keeping a record anywhere else--so thank goodness that once you publish something on the internet, it's not going anywhere! ;)

There are so many things to write even on an hourly basis.

One last thing-

James painted the front room today while I was at an all day yoga workshop. Earlier in the day, James had lovingly referred to E as his, "buddy."

After James was looking at the end result of his hard work, James' mom said that James did a good job. Elliot turned to James and said, "good job, buddy."

We're really watching our mouths these days as E repeats EVERYTHING as all two year olds do. It really put s a mirror to you in a whole new way. What a great opportunity for us to speak and act more positively.

Making mental notes

I seem to have amnesia. I need to just write down all of the cute things E says so that I can write them here when I have time to sit down to the blog.
I did want to mention that Elliot is observant to an unbelievable degree. I can't get ANYTHING past him. There's no slight of hand for this little fellow--no way.
Today I took one of his MANY stuffed animals out of his bed before he went in for a nap. I took it out because it is a bear that has a hood that can be taken on and off. E will lay in bed requesting for me to take bear's hat on and then off over and over. He only does this every so often and he hadn't asked in a while so I figured he was over it.
Today when I put E in to bed, he laid down and then abruptly shot up saying, "bear?" SOOooooo, I went to the closet and in to bed bear went. Hat on, and then hat off...

When Elliot is inside he tells me all the time what he is hearing and paying attention to, outside. He always gets the sound correct.
For instance, he will tell me:

"truck"
"car"
"airplane"
"rain"
"thunder"
"man"
"kids"
"doggy"


It's not so much that he is naming them, but more so that no matter how engaged he is in activity inside--the softest of sounds outside gets his attention. He is so aware.

After his naps (which we often work VERY hard for) E has been hugging close to me for a lengthy time before he is ready to play again. I really enjoy this time--his head on my chest. Today he came and said, "Mommy, Elliot, snuggle-hug."
Did you hear that? That was the sound of my heart melting! Then he hugged me tight around the neck and said, "squeeze" and I have to tell you--he hugged me so hard and long that it rivaled the strength of most adult hugs!
I know one day on his way out the door for a date, E will rush out the door and maybe just yell, "bye mom!" over his shoulder...
How do I suspend time ? :)

So much--such a long time since last post

I have not posted for some time--n0t because Elliot isn't doing anything blog-worthy, but because we are having video/computer issues that are preventing uploading the videos or pics we take.
I hope James can get it figured out soon. I thought though, that because I know I can't remember it all (even in the past couple of months) that I will write some funny, poignant things down about our beloved Mr. E.
Elliot talks our ears off. Most of the time I can figure out what he's saying. Sometimes I just have to nod and say, "Yes, Ohhh, Uh huh, very cool!" He seems satisfied with this for now :).
He is saying 3 words at a time--occasionally more. Some words that I find totally wonderful that come out of his mouth are:

gorgeous
organized
awesome
pentagon (and yes, he says it when actually referring to a PENTAGON!)
important

He is sharp as a tack and knows almost all colors, shapes, and numbers 1-10. He is recognizing letters as well. He shows me his name written on things. "Eyut Brook" he states proudly.

School remains a great place for him. He adores it. I have started jogging him to school in the stroller and walking the empty stroller home. It totals about 2 miles. I enjoy being with him early in the morning and taking that time before school begins (4 hours, 3 days a week).

He says "Weeeeeee" as we run and he says, "wind, wind!"

Funny things:

Elliot looked at my ear lobes without earrings in--he noted the holes of the piercings. He told me, "Mommy boo boo ear. Mommy ear splinters" and "mommy ears, tiny holes." This kid is SOOO observant.

He constantly refers to family members and friends he has met. Sometimes he just tells me that "Grandpa, Nana are coming. Grandpa, Nana sleeping. Grandpa, Nana home."
Then he repeats these things for his "PK" (his grandmother--James' mom), His Aunt Courtney and Uncle Chris. And my best friend, Tori.
Tori recently had a baby (Nimue). Elliot has met the baby one time but yesterday was whispering, "baby Nimue." in his car seat. His pronunciation is getting so much better.
He understands so many concepts that I thought would take longer:
up
down
heavy
on top
under
behind
two
over
after
fix

Anyhow, there is so much more, but my time is limited for writing for now.
We are having such fun and know there is more in store in that department.

Water bug

Grandpa's magic trick!

Is there anything more amusing than a champagne cork and a table with the right size hole in it? Add Grandpa to most anything and you get great results!