Elyas Lately

Lately Elyas has been loving his stacking blocks. He has been picking them up and carrying them all over the house. He has to make sure that someone is watching while he is stacking his blocks because every time he stacks them he gets so excited he celebrates with a big excited smile and starts to clap. He looks at us for approval and to see if we are just as excited as he is.

Elyas is also doing the following:

• He is walking everywhere, sometimes running.
• He is dancing whenever he hears music, whether it be blocks being knocked together, mama or daddy singing, the washing machine, a wind up flashlight, or actual music.
• He claps all the time, but especially when he is excited or when he has just waved hello or goodbye.
• He is cuddling, hugging, and kissing a lot.
• He learned how to blow this week.
• He starts laughing and hopes you will laugh along with him.
• He whispers and talks all the time, in baby language.
• He throws his arms behind him and runs, it is so cute and so funny.
• When asked which is a letter and which is a number he points to the correct one.
• He's still tackling the cats and cuddling them, mostly Koko, but he is starting to be a little more gentle.
• He is pointing to what he wants to learn about, or what he wants us to get for him.
• He learned how to tell us no when we ask him if he wants something.
• He still loves books and will pick them up and read them as he walks
• During story time he points to the pictures and helps us turn the page.
• Elyas finally sleeps through the night, but he wakes up so early, he hates that we keep him in bed till at least 6AM, he is ready to be up by 4AM.
• He loves playing catch, soccer, or even just running with a ball. He can't get enough!