Elijah’s First Hair Cut!
This was Elijah’s first hair cut since birth! He’s about 22 months in these photos.
BEFORE
AFTER
Below is everything in between!
Mullet front view
Passing the time before his turn
He was supposed to observe his dad but got preoccupied
A good start...
He wanted to keep an arm out
Daddy putting his arm back in
Uh oh
Finally the historic first snip
Lollipop offered
First hair cut First lollipop!
not sure what daddy's expression conveys
Elijah's favorite part
He got his cut from Hair Story V on PCH in Torrance.
Cheerios & the Pincers
Elijah has gotten very good at picking up single cheerios! He currently has 4 teeth up top and 2 on bottom. Sometimes he grabs the camera and makes the lens blurry. These are photos from his 9th month. Enjoy!
sleep training
We started sleep training Elijah on Saturday night. Decided finally it was becoming too great a risk that he might wake up in the night and crawl off the edge or something. Besides it was just time. This isn’t the typical sleep training. Its a mix of attachment method and sleep training. Trying to help him sleep on his own while I’m present so he doesn’t feel abandoned. Just going by instinct- hope I’m not confusing the kid.
Saturday he cried 2 hours and fell asleep sitting indian-style – sheer exhaustion.
Sunday we laid him down and he went right to sleep- church all day can do that to you.
Monday he cried 1 hour 50 minutes and I finally nursed him to sleep when he gestured he was hungry.
Tuesday cried for 40 minutes before falling asleep mid-cry… progress
Elijah Drinks from a Straw Sippy Cup!!
Just after he learned how to blow a whistle (thanks to tootin tub toys) he learned how to drink from the straw. I tried whistling and then swapping out the cup, then tried putting the straw next to my “natural straw”…but it still didn’t click. Then I put my mouth on the straw and showed by example and that’s when he got it after a few tries. I’m so proud of him!
Crawling
He’s not really “creeping” anymore. Now it resembles more of a crawl. He crawled into the kitchen this weekend while I was cooking. Time to seriously baby proof the house! He’s 9 months old in 2 days.
June
June 25 Falling asleep captured
June 25 Mom feeding Elijah
June 26 Elijah the Fireman- My Gym in Torrance
June 27 Shots with father
June 28 Bath time
The ring around his head is from the shower visor that keeps the shampoo water from running into his eyes
Mommy & Me Swimming Class
So cute in his swim diaper. He did excellent in the class. He worked on gliding, extending his hands out in front of him, floating with his head on my shoulder-he was a natural floater with his legs crossed and head leaning back and everything, scooting off the edge of the pool into the water, and participating in the songs. He didn’t cry at all, And he natural kicks and splashes his arms in front of him so it was great. He might take a few more classes we’ll see!
