Kids say the darndest things!

I have just GOT to keep up with our family blog so I don't forget the hilarious things that Elijah says!

Today, we were walking through a parking lot and Elijah says, "Whoops, I just pooted."  I said, "Elijah, that's not nice to say."  He said, "Ok.  But it's ok if I just say 'I backfired.'"  I said, "I guess that's fine."  Now all afternoon he's said, "Whoops, I just backfired."

Believe it or not, he got that phrase from his Nana... :)

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Hangers, Hangers, Everywhere!

Elijah is completely obsessed with clothes hangers.  I'm not exactly sure why.  If he sees one, he has to have it.  And (being the little OCD child that he is) he usually likes to have two of the same color, and won't give up until they match.

I think this obsession is only fueled by the fact that he has been going with me to volunteer in the LifeLine Baby Boutique each Monday morning.  There are so many clothes, which equals so many hangers!  Not only are there so many hangers, but there are so many different colors of hangers to choose from!

There are great and different toys for him to play with while we are there, but nothing keeps him more occupied than the clothes hangers.  So strange!

We went shopping on Saturday for the first time since this obsession and he freaked out every time I picked up an item of clothing!

I really think we need to find him the "barrel of monkeys" toy, because he really likes linking them together and hanging them from one another.  (Perhaps this is how someone else invented the barrel of monkeys!)

Well my little monkey is stuck on hangers right now....wonder what the next obsession will be?!

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Just Chillin'

I'm not sure who taught Elijah this or if it is just an innate male characteristic...decide for yourself!

Yesterday, Elijah wanted to get up on the couch (that he has not quite yet discovered how to climb for himself), so I helped him climb.  Once he was up there, he pointed for me to get him a pillow.  When I propped a pillow beside him, he then said, "More pi-yo."  And, since he had apparently appointed me as his servant for the moment, I propped a second pillow beside him.

And hardly a second later, he was totally kicked back...

By the time the third pillow was added, I didn't think my child was going to move anywhere...

But apparently he is still a toddler...it's just lasted a few seconds!

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My poor baby!

Elijah woke up twice last night screaming. When I went in to get him, he was burning up! Fortunately, he was able to get back to sleep and actually slept in this morning, but he still had a fever throughout the day. At it's highest, his temperature was 102.something and he hardly wanted to eat today.

To be as hot as he was, he really was a trooper. After I FINALLY got in touch with a nurse, I went out to get some children's Motrin at the pharmacy just around the corner.

I asked a lady from my church who works in the pharmacy to help me find the medicine. As we were talking, Elijah kept pointing to me and saying "Mama". It was hilarious. As if he was defining who I was and making sure everyone knew about it. He did the same thing when we were checking out.

I kind of liked being "claimed" as we walked around! Or maybe Elijah just wanted to make it clear that he belonged to me and no one should touch him. I guess he already knows he wants his mama when he's sick.

Even when Elijah was not feeling well, he still managed to crack me up! Hopefully tomorrow will be a better day for him.

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Trip to the Blakley Water Park...

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Walkie Talkie!

...That's all our boy does!  Well, he does yell and run as well.  Basically, he's just non-stop.  But I love it!

I can't believe Elijah is almost 1 1/2 years old.  It's really just flown by.

He totally threw us for a loop last night when Justin was reading and he counted by himself to 8!  Usually he just points and says, "1, 2, 1, 2."  But last night it was all the way to 8!

Another funny thing he's caught on to is saying, "Honey."  When Justin leaves every morning I say, "Bye, Honey" and one morning Elijah copied me.  Now he just randomly calls Justin and I honey.  Kind of weird, but funny!

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So...take another peak at the pictures of Elijah finger painting yesterday.  Now it's today, and I don't have any pictures...so you just have to imagine his spontaneous remake of that. But this time, think ketchup and mustard! As soon as I added the mustard on his tray tonight, it's like his inner artist came out! Hmmm...there is a problem with needing to use the high chair to do craft projects!

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