Lets go to the Park!

We had a great day with Brandon's family! The weather was amazing, so Eli was able to spend a lot of time outdoors. We took Brandon's model plane to Sims Park and did some test flights. We also took a long walk along the river. The highlight was when a crazy guy knowingly hit a golf ball towards us, and it missed me by a couple feet! Yikes! Eli loves to look around oustide, especially in the backyard. It was so gorgeous we couldn't resist going on another long walk at the Riverside Park by our house. There were kids playing and people having picnics everywhere. Great times for all! Brandon's dad made fun of Donna and I because we had Eli bundled up in a hoody and we were paranoid about mosquitos. I swear it's impossible to figure out what he should wear outside all the time. Is he too hot or too cold? You never know! We did take it off eventually :-) Overall, it was a perfect day!

Family weekend again!

Yesterday my parents and brother came down to register for his classes at Wichita State University. I am so excited for him to move down here this summer! We introduced Will to the NuWay burger...a must have in Wichita. He loved it! Eli loves admiring someone other than his boring mom all day. Brandon leaves a harmonica in the nursery on the window sill so he can grab it and play Eli a few tunes. Yesterday I was changing him and he peed a direct shot right on Brandon's harmonica! Oops! I was laughing so hard. Congrats to my cousin Katy and Lazelle for the birth of their baby boy Jadyn. He weighed about the same as Eli, but I'm not sure of the height yet! She had a super long hard labor (around 24 hours) and then ended up having a c-section. It was a dangerous situation because her heart stopped at one point. We are praising God that both Katy and Jadyn are fine and healthy! Today Brandon's family is coming for the weekend, so we're excited for a weekend filled with family and fun!

We LOVE Spring!

We are loving Spring around here! Yesterday was gorgeous weather, so we took Eli to buy flowers for all my pots outside! He enjoyed strolling around amongst all the pretty plants (okay, that was a lie...he slept). He does like to look at all the new sights outside normally. Brandon bought peppers for the vegetable garden, and I finally found a beautiful ground cover I think might actually grow in the completely shaded corner of our lawn! I tried to get flowers that attract hummingbirds and butterflies this year for the pots. My cousin Katy was induced last night and I'm anxiously awaiting news of little Jadyn's arrival! I'm so excited for Eli to have a playmate so close in age. We found out last night that our neighbor across the street is having a boy as well in July. Another playmate! Eli has decided that 5 a.m. seems like a great time to get up in the mornings. Brandon and I have been trading off on staying up with him. I'm hoping it's only a phase :-) This morning when we were playing he really was clinging on to some keys and shaking them around like crazy. He hit himself in the head a few times and it didn't even phase him, so I'm assuming he has the Corman head (hard as a rock!)

Tulsa!

We had a really good time in Tulsa the past couple of days. Eli slept the entire 3 hours there on the way down and woke up a mile from my sister's house, so it was perfect. Eli loved spending time with his aunt and granny. When we first got there he was so happy to see my sister he smiled for like an hour! They doted on him the whole time and he smiled, "talked" and stuck his tongue out with them the whole time. It really helped distract my sister. On the trip home yesterday Eli slept for 2 1/2 hours and then woke up, so we stopped and fed him and my mom and I traded driving so she could be in the back and entertain and enjoy him. He's so good in the car. Brandon missed him, but he made the most of his one night without us :-) He rented a scary movie that I would never watch in a million years and actually got an uninterrupted night of sleep! When Eli saw Brandon he was so joyful! He had missed his daddy.

Off to Tulsa

Tomorrow Eli and I are hitching a ride with my Mom to Tulsa to spend the night with my sister. She's been having some health issues and has an important appointment, so we're going down to cheer her up! Eli will surely do the trick! We were so excited today because Eli started mimicking us sticking our tongues out! He mimicks smiles, opens his mouth, coos, but I still couldn't get him to stick his tongue out. Today he did it several times....so cute! After I change his diaper he starts getting excited because he knows I'm going to sing Itsy Bitsy Spider and do the actions. He gets so happy; he loves it. We had a blast with my cousin and her boyfriend last night. Eli started smiling at Ellen. He knows a pretty lady when he sees one :-) I told Brandon to enjoy his full night of sleep tomorrow while we're gone. He usually wakes up when I get up at night, poor guy. Wish us luck for a 3 hour drive tomorrow. Eli's going to have to get used to it since all of our family lives out of town. Brandon's parents are 6 hours away in Plano, TX...that will be the true test.

Pei Wei date!

Last night I ran to Babies R Us and spent way too much money! It was mainly on essentials, but then I came across the guitar/rock'n'roll section and I kind of went crazy! I got Eli a guitar swimsuit, shirt, and onesie for this summer. I about died they are so cute! My cousin Ellen and her boyfriend Paul are bringing us Pei Wei tonight...which is owned by P.F. Changs and is the best food EVER! We are having dinner and watching a movie. I'm really looking forward to it. Brandon is leading worship at church this weekend, and I'm not looking forward to losing my help mate for half a day tomorrow and wish I could go. We are taking my mom's advice and giving Eli a bottle of breast milk once a week to make sure he'll continue taking a bottle. So far so good!