Thursday, October 16, 2008

Elani Can Walk (with assistance)!!!

Here's Elani pushing a wooden mower-like toy (from Mum & Pop) across the room. She does this effortlessly (until it bumps into a stationary object) and often! She's also standing for longer periods (5+ seconds) without holding on to anything. Those first little steps seem dangerously close!

Friday, October 3, 2008

Elani Climbs a Ladder!!

Monkey-girl can't walk yet, but she sure can climb; check it out! (This was taken a day before she turned 10 months...)

Elani is 10 1/2+ Months Old!


It's hard to believe that she'll be 11 months old in only 11 days, but it's true! (I'll try to post sooner next time--promise!) Elani is an absolute joy: she's not yet walking, but climbing like crazy, barking and hooting like a monkey, giving hi-5s, clapping her hands, saying "Yeahhhh!!!" whenever she or someone else does something great, giving juicy kisses, cuddling closely, snuggling with her favorite stuffed animals, and being a super cute, happy, fun baby girl. She even said "Hi, Daddy" last night during the debates (I think she wanted to distract us....). If you'd like to see more pictures, follow this link: http://picasaweb.google.com/MamaJenWag/BlogAlbumAugSept08#

I have some great videos, too, but they failed to upload into the album. I'll see what I can do....

Monday, August 25, 2008

Elani is 9 Months Old!!!


I know it's been WAY TOO LONG since my last post, but suffice it to say that I'm posting from a new laptop (may my old one rest in peace). Elani is now eating LOTS of solid foods, crawling EVERYWHERE, pulling herself up onto EVERYTHING, talking a lot (including working on the words "dog," "yes," and "hi," and practicing barking), waving at people when they say "hi" or "bye," climbing the stairs (she went straight up 21 without even blinking...), teething (she has two 1/2 in on the bottom), and being a genuinely happy, joyful, wonderful baby girl. She's getting bigger every day and keeps amazing us with her climbing skills and love of water (we call her our little mountain goat-monkey-fish girl).
If you'd like to see more photos and video from the last two months, click on the following link:
Enjoy!!



Monday, July 14, 2008

Elani is 8 Months Old!!!


Yes, Elani is now 8 months old and is crawling, pulling herself to standing, and even climbed up one stair two days ago! Her bottom front right tooth is also coming in. Aside from moving in (still), we're quickly baby-proofing the house and trying to stay one step ahead of her. I'm also filtering through and editing the 840 photos from March-June and will have more links up soon-ish. Take care!

Wednesday, June 18, 2008

2 Photos from Father's Day


Here are some great photos taken by Jordan's friend's wife (aka Michelle) on Father's Day. Enjoy!

Monday, June 16, 2008

Whoa! It's been three BUSY months!

Since the last post, we bought a house, took a month to move, tried to settle in, worked, and took care of Elani. We're still not fully settled, but I tried to upload photos a few weeks ago and, unfortunately, my computer screen went black!!! We're now visiting family in Philadelphia and, fortunately, Jordan's mom took some great photos a few days ago and sent us the picasa albums. Here they are:

http://picasaweb.google.com/weismer.lynn/2008_06_11
http://picasaweb.google.com/weismer.lynn/2008_06_13
http://picasaweb.google.com/weismer.lynn/2008_06_15

You'll see Elani's cousins, uncle, "Pop," and "Mum" as well as us in the photos. I have HUNDREDS of photos and videos sitting on my camera, waiting for me to get a new monitor so I can sort through and post them for you. I promise this will happen before too long.

In short, Elani turned 7 months old on Friday, June 13th and is now saying "Mama (or Ma)," "Dada (or Da)," "Ba," "Ga," and other consonant-vowel combos. She can sit up without support (and can get to a seated position by herself), has started to crawl, has been eating solid foods for about 5 weeks, and LOVES the water. She just had her first pool experiences this week and was as happy as she could be (I'll upload videos later, but there are some photos in the albums above). Until the next post, take care and enjoy Lynn's (aka "Mum") slideshows!!