18 Month Checkup

Today Elan had his 18 month checkup.  The doctor thought he looked great, is growing really well and is developmentally on track.

18 Month Stats:

Weight: 26lbs 12oz which is the 60th percentile

Height: 32 1/4 inches which is the 44th percentile

Head circumference: 50cm which is the 94th percentile...GO ELAN!!

Another fun activity that Elan has started doing is Yoga.  He knows what downward-dog is and loves doing it with me.  We are working on upward-dog and mountain poses but downward-dog is his favorite (mine too!)

Fun at the Town Beach

We joined the Wayland Town Beach for the summer and since it was really warm out today and it is the first weekend the beach is open we decided to head down for a few hours.  Elan enjoyed playing in the sand and playground.  However, once he got a taste of the water we couldn't get him out.  For a while all he wanted to do is throw sand back in the lake.  We are really excited to be apart of the town beach and we have a feeling we will spend a lot of time this summer there!

Enjoy the video!

Bubble Wrap is fun!

Elan has been enjoying playing with bubble wrap that has come in some of the packages.  Enjoy the video!

Warm wishes for Aaron

We would like to thank all of our family and friends for sending cards, flowers, dinner, and lots of yummy deserts.  It has really helped knowing that we have so many people who love us and would have loved Aaron just as much.  

Mat took Elan to swim lesions today and they had a blast.  It was such nice weather that when we went to Panera we had bagels outside.  Elan loved not sitting in a high chair while eating his bagel and also pointing out all the birds that were hopping around outside.

 

Happy Birthday Aaron David

Today at 10:45am our sweet baby boy came into this world.  He weighed 9oz and was 10 inches long.  We named him Aaron David Davenport and got to spend five precious hours holding him before we had to say goodbye.  Aaron was diagnosed with Smith-Lemli-Opitz Syndrome (SLOS) last week and we were just in the process of dealing with the diagnosis and fate of our little angel when he lost his fight on Tuesday.  On Tuesday, the doctors gave me something to prepare for the induction.  I went back into the hospital on Wednesday morning to be induced and deliver Aaron.  I guess I'm meant to have long labors because Aaron came into this world 25h after the induction began (the doctors told us it would take around 12 hours).  The hospital staff was amazing and very sensitive to what we were going through.  After Aaron was born they wrapped him in a blanket, put a little hat on his head and let us hold him.  He was so tiny.  The nurse also took pictures and did foot and hand prints of Aaron.  When we were discharged and said our final goodbyes to Aaron the nurse gave us a memento box with Aaron's blanket, hat, pictures, foot & hand prints, and a certificate of birth with Aaron's name.  It is a wonderful box that we will keep forever.  We will miss Aaron so much.  I will always remember the way he liked to kick me whenever I sat down at my desk to take a break or just as I was about to drift off to sleep.  Goodbye sweet Aaron, we will always love you!

And a dog says what??

Elan continues to surprise us every day.  When I picked him up from school today there was a dog in the back of some one's car.  I pointed out the dog to Elan and he said "woof woof".  I was a little taken back so I asked Elan what a doggie says.  And he happily replied, "woof woof".  When I got home I told Mat to ask him the same question in which Elan replied "woof woof".  So, Mat and I decided to see what other animal sounds he knows.  While it turns out he just knows the basics (cat and dog) but we don't think that is too bad for 17 months old!  Then he climbed up on the chair, put on my sunglasses and started playing with some tuperware.  It was really cute.

We also learned last week that he knows how to sign "please"'.   This also came about as a surprise to us.  He was signing for more of something and I said, "you know, you better learn how to say please" and in response, he signed 'please'.  Ok..Elan 1 : Mom 0

Elan's Swim Class

Last week was the start of Elan's new swim class.  We took a class at the Y last year but all the kids had to wear flotation devices.  So, we found a different facility that offers swim classes where Elan will learn to swim without flotation assistance.  The last two weeks Elan and I have had a blast in class and then we go to Panera afterwards for bagels, which he equally loves.

Elan's new role

Some time in early October 2011 Elan will go from being an only child to a big brother!!  We haven't come up for a nick name for Number 2 yet but will shortly.  We are not planning on finding out the sex so hopefully it will be a big suprise in October.  Below are a few utrasound shots from the last 10 weeks.

Number 2 at 8 weeks

Number 2 at 12 weeks



Number 2 at 18 weeks

Kite Day

Today was the 11th Annual Kite Day in Framingham.  Grandma J was in town for the weekend so we all got to watch Elan fly his first kite.  It was a nice sunny day with a perfect amount of wind.  They also had fire engines to climb in and trampolines to bounce on.  We all had a blast.