Yeah Spring!!

The forecast all week was that it was going to be rainy and storming all weekend. So, after playing on the soggy playground on Saturday morning, we were really excited to see the sun in the afternoon.

We took the "L" to Chinatown for the afternoon. Elijah loves to ride the train. We walked around and saw lots of fun stuff, including live eels, lots of things with dragons on them and we had some smoothies with boba (that's tapioca - which sounds gross but is actually awesome). Elijah got a school bus at one of the stores, very Asian. When I put him to bed that night he said "I pway 'chool bus". That was $4 well-spent.

Sunday was hot and sunny. We planned to go to the zoo but the bus was rerouted for some marathon downtown and we ended up checking it out. We went for a walk by the river, which Elijah still recalls had the "green water" from St. Patty's day. We walked down Michigan Ave. and then, then we went to Baskin Robins. Elijah and Micah "shared" some cinnamin "red hot" ice cream that was bright red. I tried to share my peanut butter cup ice cream but Elijah just wanted "red i'e cream". I'm pretty sure he ate as much, if not more than Micah. After ice cream we went to the Lego store which had tables of legos for Elijah to play with and crazy huge displays made out of legos. Lots of excitement wore our little guy out and he fell asleep on the "l" on the way home.

It was great to be outside and enjoy the sunshine and warm weather. It's not quite as warm today, but hopefully more days like those are on the horizon. I wish I had thought to take the camera with us, but oh well.

Day 2

We are sad to announce that the kitty we lost and found yesterday is now lost and we had to go on without her. Isadora "Izzy" Bhatti was a sweet, scaredy cat whose little tail would shake when you pet her. She was also a ridiculously good hider. We will miss her quite personality and Elijah will definately miss chasing her and squealing.  I also think he said "Izzy" the other day while chasing her. I hope she is okay and has found a safe place to live.  After waiting all morning for her to show up and tearing apart the hotel room, looking in every nook and cranny, we finally had to continue our trip.  We continued to Flagstaff, AZ and hope the rest of the trip moves along smoothly. So far, it's been kind of rough.

Trip to Indianapolis

Guest post from Elijah

Hi Friends,

I just got back from a trip to Indianapolis. We went there to see my grandparents and it was my granddad's birthday. Mom and I flew on 2 planes and Dad met us there. He's been gone in a place called Chicago for a week. I missed him a lot, so did Mom.

The first night I had to sleep in a bed that wasn't mine and I didn't like it very much. I was telling Mom how much I didn't like it so she let me sleep with her. Sucker! But I'm a big boy so I slept in the new bed by myself the rest of the time.

I met lots of new people on my trip. Mom's friends and Dad's friends and some babies too Helen, Elias, Auggie, Nolan and Sylvi. I went to the International Festival with Helen and I got a marocca. Then I went to a playdate with Mom's Motus friends where I met the other kids. Mom's camera battery ran out when we got there so she only got one picture of me and Elias. Mrs. K got other pictures here. It was fun to play with all the toys and kids, it was like school!

On Sunday we went to the Children's Museum with Grandma and Granddad. I had fun playing but splashing in the water was my favorite. Then we celebrated Granddad's birthday!

It was fun to see all the new people but I am glad to be home in my own bed now. Mom keeps telling me it's not time for bed yet, but it sure feels like it to me!

Peace out,

Elijah

More firsts

In all the excitment of last weekend's rolling over, I forgot to tell about Elijah's first Symphony concert. Last Sunday the Symphony had a free concert in the park at the Organ Pavillion. So took Elijah. It was very hot and sunny and the only shade was to the right of the stage, so we found a spot. I decided to hold him because I wasn't sure how he would react to the orchestra. The first piece was the opening of Also sprach Zarathustra . Um, yeah, he was not a fan. I bet you did not know there were vocals to that piece, but Elijah knew all the words and the rest of the audience also heard them (well, the ones around us, his cries weren't loud enough to drowned out the entire orchestra). So we spent the rest of the concert walking around the perimeter of the organ pavillion. He seemed to do fine at a distance during the rest of the concert.

It has been very warm (by San Diego standards) this week and yesterday was no exception. After running around most of the day, we went to Coronado in the evening. We walked around the beach and saw about seven weddings going on. We put Elijah's feet in the ocean. He seemed truly unimpressed even with the cold water.

Vacation!

Guest post from Elijah:

Hello friends,

Last week Mom, Dad and I went on a trip. We went on an airplane, which was not all that exciting for me except that I got to sleep on Dad’s lap the whole time (except when Mom fed me). We landed in a magical place called Springfield, Illinois. Then we took a car ride to what Mom and Dad called “The Sticks”. Everything was very green there. It was very warm too and kind of sticky. It rained one day. I never saw raindrops before, at home the rain is tiny.

I met lots of relatives and spit up on quite a few of them. I only spit up on people I like. That’s a shout out to you, g-uncle George!

There were lots of other kids there too -- cousins, second cousins and 1st cousins-once-removed (don’t ask me). People held me all day long, while I was awake. It was fun.

Aunt Emily holding Isabelle, Uncle Andy holding me, Aunt Rachael holding Sofia

My cousin, Carlos holding me. He is an expert because he has a little brother and a little sister!

The way back wasn’t as much fun. I slept a lot but towards the end I got tired of being on the plane. There wasn’t enough room for me to stretch out and kick and the loud voice from the sky kept waking me up. But we made it home (minus one suitcase) and it was nice to sleep in my own bed again.

Peace out,
Elijah

Happy Days

Yesterday, Micah was post call and not very tired so we had a nice afternoon, just the three of us. We strapped Elijah in the Baby Bjorn and took the Trolley to Seaport Village. We spent the afternoon walking around the little shops and stopping in the little restaurants for drinks and snacks. It was fun, despite the "code yellow" when Elijah's diaper filled up and he soaked Micah's shirt. Good thing we brought an extra shirt for Dad! Here is Elijah Roo with Dad.

The video below is Elijah being super smiley after dinner.