This is such a fun age... Elijah's eyes are always wide open, seeking, focusing, and trying to understand and say new words and meanings. He loves to repeat what you say. But he loves the word noooooo (see the video in the at the end of the Easter section, titled "NO"). He says it in such a cute way you just want to gobble him up. This little boy wants to be held 24/7. I don't see him growing out of the baby stage any time soon. He wants to be the youngest, "Hold jyooo" he loves to say. One of his favorite words is "essss" for yes. When ever he says no, and we want him to say Yes, we look at him and say, "Say Yes"... "ESSSSS", he says and then giggles. Ah... don't you just want to pinch his cheeks? He thinks it is so funny when you play with his cheeks. He is all about attention! Except for when he's not. OH BOY, he will throw his whole body away from you, and who ever is holding him must hold on to him for dear life, or he will pop right out of your arms and get hurt. - He loves to throw his food as soon as he is finished eating. All of a sudden wham! There goes the rest of dinner and out comes the cleaning supplies. Thank goodness for tile floors! The joys we all go through as parents. But don't we just love them anyway?! I feel really blessed that he has been our only food thrower - neither of the other two ever threw their food. They just said all done, or would shake their head and hold their lips tight together. So to experience true parenthood... we have our Elijah. Cute and messy!