Big Ol' Stinky Boys

Today was Elliott's 6 month check up. He is 19 lbs (81st percentile) and 28 inches (91st percentile). Who's kid is this? Oh, and the really scary news... he started crawling yesterday. HELP!

Let me tell you about the pictures you see here.

Oliver and I were goofing around taking pictures of ourselves. Oliver was cracking up viewing the results on the LCD screen when he ripped one right on my leg!! That made him laugh harder which produced a whole string of foul-smelling emissions. Of course I continued to fire away with the camera to document the event. The final picture is Oliver alone because I had to escape the stink-shroud.

Elliott is 6 months old!

Old Home Video

In the process of transferring all my old analog video to DVD, I came across some footage of Oliver and his cousin Jack. I couldn't resist sprucing it up and posting it. It's also on our YouTube channel: yelmist. The boys were NOT injured, only scared.

Quote of the Day

Owen: "Who are the Diffocrats?"

Oliver: "They're Dad's baseball team."

Sit for a bit

Elliott is starting to be able to sit for short durations now. It's amazing how it changes their world.

Peter! Peter! Peter!

I just finished reading Peter and the Starcatchers to Oliver. It's a novel about the origins of Peter Pan. Oliver is totally obsessed with The Pan, let me tell you. He wants to hear and see anything and everything Peter Pan. Every night we read a few chapters and no matter how long I read or how late it got he threw a fit for me to keep reading. I almost regret telling him about the other books in the series!

Love Is in the Air

I don't know if it's because Valentine's Day is coming and they've been talking about it at school or what but Oliver has started receiving "love letters" from the girls in his class! He doesn't get it at all. He just thinks his friends are giving him things. I want to tease him so badly! But I won't.

This is a picture an adorable little girl named Chun Hoi gave him. She presented it to him in an envelope that included a penny and a tiny blank book (about 1.5" x 2"). He is using the blank book to make something in return for her. It's titled "The book of Oliver and Chun Hoi" and he drew a picture of them holding hands on the cover. He said he's going to use it to put memories of things they've done together in it. I can't wait 'til it's done! It will break my heart to let him give it to her.

Another new trick.

Constantly rocking on all fours has already gotten boring, I guess. Either that or he's trying to work off those holiday pounds just like the rest of us. HA!

Were Owen and Elliott Separated at Birth? You be the judge.

Most people think Elliott looks just like Owen. In the photos, they are both 5 months old. The similarities are pretty striking, but they're definitely not carbon copies. Or is it just because I'm their mother?

Interview with the Os

Q: What is your favorite color?

Oliver: "My favorite color is red."
Owen: "Blue. B-L-U-E, Mom."

Q: What is your favorite animal?

Owen: "Mine is the chipmunk because he's little and funny."
Oliver: "Mine is the beluga and the otter because belugas are really cool and otters can float on their backs and they have really cool tails."

Q: What is your favorite day of the week and why?

Owen: "Autumn."
Oliver: "My favorite day of the week is Monday because Christmas was on a Monday."

Q: What is your favorite food?

Owen: "My favorite food is grapefruit."
Oliver: "I don't have a favorite food."

Q: If you could have any meal what would it be?

Oliver: "Any kind of junk food."
Owen: "Grapefruit."

Q: If you could go anywhere in the world where would it be and why?

Owen: "...uh, Jupiter! Uh...Earth! Uhhhh our house!"
Oliver: "Texas to go visit my relatives."

Q: What is your favorite movie?

Owen: "Alvin and the Chipmunks and Pirates Who Don't Do Anything."
Oliver: "Superman. And Peter Pan."

Q: What is your favorite TV show?

Owen: "Backyardigans, Wonder Pets."
Oliver: "Maybe Wonder Pets."

Q: What is your favorite book?

Owen: "Alphabet Mystery" by Audrey Wood.
Oliver: "Peter and the Starcatchers and Escape from the Carnivale."

Q: What is your favorite toy?

Owen: "Playmobil zoo set."
Oliver: "My birthday bear named Sapphire."

Q: What is your favorite song?

Owen: "Backyardigans song."
Oliver: "I like most of the songs."

Q: Would you like to learn to play an instrument? If so, which one?

Owen: "Yea, piano AND guitar AND trumpet AND violin AND drums and bass."
Oliver: "Yes, trumpet."

Q: Where is your favorite place to go?

Owen: "Disneyland and Disney World."
Oliver: "LaLa's house."

Q: What is your favorite restaurant and what do you get to eat there?

Owen: "Mayan. Cheese enchiladas and rice and beans and chips."
Oliver: "Red Robin. Fried cheese sticks and pizza."

Q: What is your favorite dessert?

Owen: "Ice cream and Dilly bars and chocolate cake."
Oliver: "Ice cream."

Q: Tell me about your family.

Owen: "I love Mommy. I love Daddy. I love Elliott. I love Oliver."
Oliver: "I love my mom, dad, Owen, Elliott and relatives."

Q: What superhero would you like to be and why?

Owen: "Superman because he flies and has x-ray vision and heat vision and he has a cape."
Oliver: "Superman because he's probably the most powerful superhero."

Q: What do you want to be when you grow up?

Owen: "Judge."
Oliver: "An explorer."

Q: Where will you live when you grow up?

Owen: "With you."
Oliver: "With you."

Q: Who will you marry?

Owen: "I don't know yet."
Oliver: "I haven't decided yet."

Q: Do you think you'll have kids? How many?

Owen: "Yea. Three like you."
Oliver: "Yes. I'd like three or two."

Q: What do you like best about yourself?

Owen: "I like my eyeballs because I don't have to wear glasses."
Oliver: "That I'm really smart. hee hee hee"