Elijah is so much fun, and we love this little guy to pieces. He is full of smiles that brighten your entire world, he is smart and learning to communicate, he is athletic with amazing balance and toughness, and he is full of mischief!
To update his statistics, at 15 months he was 33" (95%ile) and 26lbs, 4oz (90 %ile). There is no doubt I have big boys. Elijah out-weighs 2 of his older cousins (Harper and Sam), and this growth will undoubtedly continue this way if he continues to eat the way he does. He is seriously always hungry. His breakfast of choice would be a banana IMMEDIATELY after he wakes up (he literally signs "eat" the second you pick him up out of his crib), and then 30-45 minutes later polish off a handful of cheerios and four eggs, cooked over medium. I always give him 2, and when he done, he signs and says "more". He gets one more and then we repeat that process. He eats everything he is given all day at school, and is then starving until you put dinner in front of him in the evening. And when he's hungry, he's grumpy. Must get that one from me, and all of a sudden I know what Justin has been complaining about all these years.
His mischievous side must come from me also. He will go to do something he knows he's not supposed to do, and he will look over his shoulder to see if you're watching. Whenever I am looking, he gives me this sly smile while he takes pause, then he proceeds as if I weren't watching. I have to fight back the laughter every time, and I know I'm doomed to trouble in the future.
Elijah likes to dance and it is adorable how he does a little worm move with his arms. He applauds when you sing, especially if you are singing Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, to which he applauds a couple times during the song. He signs and speaks (I love when he signs "please" and "thank you"), and he knows how to say Mama, Dada, Papa and Harper (sounds a lot like "apple"). It's actually quite adorable how much him and Harper love each other. :) He climbs on everything including our counter-top high chairs and Ozzie, and I don't think he's too far from learning to jump. He loves bath time, so if you say "bath" he heads for the stairs to go up and get started. He is good in the car, and has gotten better about putting on his coat to go outside. Elijah can take a fall, and often has the bruises to accompany the event. He has learned to whine for attention, he tries to hit his brother whenever Jack invades his space or takes his toys, and he's never been a gracious teether.
