Elijah Adam

Age - 8.5 months

Weight - getting heavy (hasn't been weighed recently)

Favorite activities - chasing Riley in his walker, bath time, reading books, rolling around the room

Favorite foods - peas, green beans, bananas, jello and cool whip

Sleep schedule - goes to bed between 8 and 9 pm and sleeps until about 7 am, takes two 1.5 to 2 hour naps every day

Favorite toys - a stuffed football with a rattle in it, books, anything that makes noise

Chews on - sleeves and thumb and pointer finger, blankets

Size - 5 diaper, 18-24 month clothes

Favorite thing to wear - nothing

New - increasing his vocabulary (he makes the cutest sounds!)

Mom's favorite moments - hearing Eli talking to himself in his crib in the morning and cuddling in the rocking chair before bed

Dad's favorite moments - playing playing playing!

Biggest fear - vacuum cleaners

Teeth - just the two bottom front teeth he's had for a couple of months now

Best friend (outside of family) - our friend's three-year-old daughter, Jersey

Favorite outing - visiting Dad at work and going to the zoo

Favorite place to be - Mom or Dad's arms