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....

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:

http://picasaweb.google.com/MamaJenWag/JulyAugust200802

Enjoy!!

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!

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!

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!!

Elani is 4 Months (& 1 week) Old!

Yes, it's true: Elani turned four months old last Thursday, March 13th. I would have posted earlier, but we're buying a house and the last 2 weeks have been crazy!!! Elani is still a very happy baby, sleeps well at night (and has even given us 8+ straight hours of sleep a few times), loves to laugh, and has discovered her voice. She squeals in delight, coos, and makes some funny high-pitched sounds as well. She's started to roll over (as you can see in one of the videos on the web album below) and loves to play with her toys and interact with others. For more photos of the past month and two videos, click here: http://picasaweb.google.com/MamaJenWag/ElaniAt4Months
Enjoy!!

Elani is 3 Months Old!

On February 13th, Elani officially turned 3 months old! She gets more interactive each day and loves cooing, belly laughs, drooling, and blowing bubbles/making raspberries with her mouth! To see some more pictures of her (including her first fever--boo hoo) and a video of her activity time, click on the following link:
http://picasaweb.google.com/MamaJenWag/ElaniAt3Months