Welcome to the World Baby Elijah!

Aloha from Elijah Emmanuel Lee Serrano!  I hope everyone is excited to hear from me!  I waited 9 long months (and a couple extra days..) in Mommy's belly and I'm finally here!  When I was born I weighed 8 pounds and 7 ounces and I was 21 inches long!  Much bigger than my older brother!  Now I am 6 weeks old and I weigh 12 pounds and I'm 23 inches long.  I'm getting so much bigger every day and I've already grown out of my newborn clothes!  I love to cuddle and play on my belly.  My big brother is so cool and I can tell he loves me so much.  He likes to give me kisses and tickle me; sometimes Mommy even lets him hold me. Here's a bunch of pictures...hope you like them!

I love my Momma

Big boy!

Daddy loves me

How long are you going to make me stay like this!

Elijah - "My God is the Lord"

Handsome!

Meeting my brother for the very first time

Little burrito

Brothers being silly!

Getting bigger every day!

Hey Everybody!  Can you believe how big I am getting? I'm too big to sit in the front of the shopping cart now! Mommy says I'm growing up too fast but I just keep reminding her that we've got another little baby on the way so she can watch him grow up!  Her belly is so big!  I love to poke it and kiss it!  I can't wait to have a brother to play with.

Right now I love planes, trains, trucks, and cars.  I can talk a lot now too; I learn new words and sentences every day.  I love to ask Mommy for help with something I already know how to do.  Some of my favorite things to do are coloring, running around the yard with my ball, and helping Mommy make dinner.  I also love to read books; some of my favorites are Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? and Jonah and the Fish.  I love to talk about animals, especially doggies, frogs, and anything that roars! Sometimes I like to hop around the couch yelling "Ribbit!" Grandma and Grandpa Serrano are coming to visit next week and I am so excited.  We are going to have so much fun! 

Here's some recent pictures of me...Aloha!

I'm a Detroit Tiger's Fan!  Thanks Grandma for all the Tiger's jerseys

Auntie Lorena letting me lick the spatula after making brownies

Knocked out after Mommy's baby shower for Eli (I'm holding a balloon in my sleep)

Lounging on our new couch

Grandma and Grandpa Serrano sent me a bunch of toy cars for my birthday!  Pants are optional when it comes to playing with cars!

This is the sunset from earlier this week

Since we only have 2 bedrooms in our house, baby Eli is going to sleep with Mommy and Daddy. I keep trying to climb in his crib to play with the turtles

My 2nd Birthday Party - A Pirate Bash!

Happy Birthday to MEEEE.  Well, I don't turn two til Friday, but we had my birthday party this weekend!  When I woke up from my nap our whole backyard was transformed into a Pirate bash, just for me! Mommy made a plank for people to walk on and we had to search through sand to find hidden treasures!  Here are some pictures.

Mommy made all sorts of crazy foods.  We had Golden Nuggets, Kraken Rings, Pineapple Dinghys, and Orange Boats that floated on Blue Jello

I got a LOT of presents from all my friends.

My pirate shirt

Yummiest Red Velvet Cupcakes ever!

Everybody is singing to me...but I don't know why!

Getting ready to blow out my candles!

Mommy made Shark's Blood Punch to drink

I finally figured out how to open presents!

Hoppy Easter!

Hoppy Easter Everyone!  Hope you all had a great Easter!  We went to church and had a yummy meal afterward.  My Daddy has been gone for awhile, but he'll be back soon! I'm getting so big and this week I learned how to say "I want..." Mommy's not a big fan because I can't always tell her what I want.  Half the time I don't even know what I want - but don't tell her!  Right now I love airplanes, racing my cars, and animals!  My baby brother is getting really big; I can't wait to meet him!  I also got a haircut last week - check out the pictures below!

Cheese anyone?

Waiting to get my hair cut!

I don't know what that lady is doing, but I have a sucker, so I don't care

Big boy hair!

Loungin..

"Listen, Mr. Penguin.  You don't need a blanket, so go sleep at the end of the bed.  OK?"

Clean me up, Mommy!!

Posing for the camera on my morning walk with Mommy.  She lets me play at the park for a little bit.

Happy Easter!  Aren't I cute?!

My Easter Basket.  It had matchbox cars in it!

Getting so big!

Being goofy in my car seat!

AIRPLANE!!  Maybe I'll be a pilot some day...

Groovin' to the music

Peek a BOO!

King of the castle

Playin with daddy

Sunday nap

HI!

Grandma and Grandpa Serrano sent me daddy's old matchbox cars!

I like to play with them when I'm supposed to be napping...

I think the landscapers missed a spot...

This is the extent of my potty training...apparently I poop cars - and lots of em!

Snuggling in bed...at least until Mommy kicks me out!

Aloha Ohana!  I'm getting so big!  Can you tell??  Only a few more months and I'll be 2!  Mommy and Daddy keep telling me to stop growing, but it's so much fun.  My favorite things to do right now are dancing, jumping, playing at the park, zooming my cars and planes around the house, and trying to talk.  I can say a lot now and I learn new words every day!  I love playing with my Daddy and my friends Jack and Blaise.  Mommy keeps telling me that I'm going to be a big brother soon, but I don't really know what that means.  She's got some weird bump growing in her belly and sometimes it kicks me when I try to cuddle with her....weird. OK, well its waaay past my bed time.  I better get going before Mommy figures out I know how to use the computer!  Aloha!