Happy New Year!!

Well, here is to a great 2010!! Elan has grown and changed so much it is truly remarkable. We are so excited to see everything he learns and does in 2011. To celebrate the new year we went to First Night in Boston. The city puts on a day full of family orientated activities throughout the city. We started out the day by going to the New England Aquarium. We were smart and got there early. It was crowded but by the time we left there was over an hour wait to get in. Elan had a blast looking at the fish and penguins.

 

After the Aquarium we walked through the Boston Common and Elan took a nap in the stroller. We went to lunch at The Pour House and had a giant plate of nachos, burger, and beer...well, Elan had water. After lunch we went to the Hynes Convention Center were they had a lot of family activities. We watched dancers, drum circles, stunt bikes and Elan got his hand painted...it was suppose to be face painting but he wouldn't hold still, so he got his hand painted. After a while of running around the convention center we headed back through the park to the car and went home. While no one in our house was awake at midnight we thought it was a great way to ring in 2011.

December Blizzard

 On Sunday the snow started and by Monday morning we had at least a foot of snow.  So, after the snow stopped falling we bundled Elan up and tested out his new sled.  We think he had a good time but I don't think he loved being all bundled up. 

Later on that evening we all went to John Harvard's for dinner.  They gave us some crayons so we decided to see if Elan would play with them.  While he did some scribbling, most of the time he had the crayons in his mouth.

Family Pictures

Today we went to the Picture People for Davenport Family Pictures.  It was really nice because they allowed us to involve Puna in the family picture.  Because it was the day after Christmas they had great deals on framed pictures.  So, we all went home with a nice framed picture to hang up.  Elan and Puna both did great.  We were lucky to move our appointment time to 10am so we made it home before the storm hit.

Merry Christmas

Grandma Dav, Grandpa Dav and Uncle Ryan came to MA for Christmas.  They drove from MI on Christmas Eve and arrived in time for Christmas Eve dinner (Pizza).  On Christmas morning we had waffles and bacon before opening presents.  The rest of the day we relaxed, played with toys and ate a lot of food.  There was snow on the ground but a clear sky.  We have a big storm coming tomorrow so we will have to test out Elan's new sled!

Holiday Time!

Today we took Elan to meet Santa.  We went to the Natick Collection about 10 min after they opened and there was already a long line.  While Elan was in line he played with other kids and ran around.  We were hopeful that the line would move quickly but we were not so lucky.  By the time we got up to Santa Elan was really tired and we couldn't get him to smile at all!  At least he wasn't crying.  Maybe next year we will get a better picture with Santa.

Elan is still a great eater however he doesn't like whole milk as much as we would like.  Maybe it is because we give it to him cold but we are hoping that he will eventually learn to like milk.  We also packed away all the bottles so he probably misses that as well.  Sometimes the only cup we can get him to drink it out of is a water bottle.  Maybe he is just an athlete at heart.

Elan also gets really cuddly when he is tired.  It is so great to relax on the couch and have Elan cuddle up next to you.  He is such a sweet little guy!  Elan starting to talk and sign a lot more.  He is obsessed with lights.  He points at a light, makes the sign for light, and says "ight".  It is really funny because he can be a little fussy and you just ask him where is the light and he gets happy, points at a light or signs 'light'.  It cracks us up!

More Please!

For the past several weeks Elan has been signing more frequently.  They have some key words that they work on at daycare and he has gotten quite good at them.  It is incredibly cute when he points at something and makes the "more" sign.  It usually accompanies a "Mo" as well.  The signs that Elan knows are eat, more, light, milk, and all-done.  However, all-done could be easily confused with just making a mess of the remaining food on his tray.  Today we went to the grocery store too close to lunch and Elan kept pointing at things and signing "more".  Finally I got us a muffin and as soon as he put a piece in his mouth he would sign for more...it was quite cute and I got a lot of smiles from other people in the store.  Below is a short video of Elan signing "more".  Not our best video but enjoy :)

Fun with friends

This weekend we had a few friends come over for a small birthday celebration for Elan.  We let the kids take over the basement with toys and they all had a great time.  Below is a picture of Elan playing with one of his birthday gifts.  He is giving Shrek a bath :)

12 month checkup

Elan had his 12 month checkup today.  The doctor is really happy with his development.  Elan already has his top two molars and the bottom two are starting to break through.  Elan is growing well and even though he is a really good eater he is still a bit below the 50% for weight...it is probably all going to his head!  Here are his stats:

Weight 22lbs 5oz........ 39th percentile
Length 29.25 inches.....26th percentile
Head 48.5cm...............93th percentile