Elijah's First Rice Cereal Meal

We started giving Elijah rice cereal last week, but this week is really the beginning of him actually eating it. At first, he just pushed it all out of his mouth not really knowing how to swallow it, but now he gobbles it down. This afternoon, he ate more than 1/2 cup of rice cereal which was shocking to me. He just kept wanting more! Soon he'll be eating us out of house and home! All of this is truly an answer to prayer.

Jump & Go!

Every month I pull out one or two new toys to introduce to Elijah. This month was the Jump & Go door jumper. At first he really didn't know what to do in the jumper, but he quickly understood the fun he could have in it. He still doesn't do a lot of jumping (unless we bounce it for him), but he really loves spinning around and playing with the toys in the tray. We usually let him play in it while we are eating dinner which is really great because he is self-entertained while we enjoy our meal.

Elijah is 6 Months Old!

Elijah has reached half a year, and he continues to be such a joy in our lives. Using our primitive weighing and measuring system (holding him on the scale and marking on a sheet), he is weighing in at 13 pounds 14 ounces and is over 26 inches in length. He remains under the 5% curve for weight (due to his recent nursing strike), but we are hopeful that as he is eating more each day he will quickly climb the charts. He is still riding the 50% curve for height and will probably be a little tall like his daddy.

He is doing all sorts of fun things like "talking" to himself, almost sitting up on his own, grabbing for things, holding people's faces, smiling at everyone, teething on everything, drinking from a sippy cup, eating rice cereal, chewing on his feet, "reading" books, and making us smile every moment.

We love this precious gift more and more every day, and we cannot imagine our lives without him!

Pictures with Mom and Dad

Adventures in Hong Kong!

After leaving Taiwan, we traveled to Hong Kong for some doctor's appointments and to visit with our dear friends who just moved here. Elijah was enamored by all of their sweet boys!

While in Hong Kong we decided to take Elijah for a ride on the Peak Tram. The tram was originally opened in 1888 and has gone from a steam engine to an electrically-powered system, to a microprocessor-based system. The track is 1.4km long with a gradient of between 4 and 27 degrees throughout. It literally feels as if you are going straight up at times! We had a great time together a made a great family memory!

Up, up, and away!

More Adventures in Taiwan!

On our way to eat lunch and see TaiPei 101- the tallest building in the world!

At Chili's with a chocolate milkshake!

TaiPei 101- The Tallest Building in the World!

Elijah finds his feet!

We have arrived at yet another momentous occasion in Elijah's life! He has found his feet! He actually found them a couple of days ago, but I am just getting a chance to post the exciting news.

Adventures in Taiwan!

We have been in TaiBei, TaiWan for a meeting this week, and we have had lots of adventures to share.

First we went with Elijah's nursery worker to see some of the city and then to eat dinner. We went to see an old famous suspension bridge which moved when you walked on it. This bridge was at a lake with fog coming off of it which reminded me of a Chinese kung-fu movie. We all had a great time walking and enjoying the beautiful scenery.

Taiwan has no shortage of American food chains, and we definitely have had some good eatin'. One place that we have especially enjoyed is Chili's. We had chips and salsa, chicken crispers and a burger. Delicious!

While in Taiwan, Elijah had his first Starbucks experience. Though he wasn't able to try the coffee out, he definitely enjoyed the atmosphere. He is well on his way to joining his dad in becoming a true Starbucks snob.