Angel and Todd's Journey into Parenthood: Elijah's Many Firsts

Elijah's now 3 weeks and 2 days and I have so much catching up to do! Time is going sooo fast and he seems to be changing everyday! He is starting to get more vocal ( and I don't mean crying, LOL) and continues to smile daily, and seems to interact with us more. He is very strong and has been trying to lifty himself and his head for quite a while now. He's gotten really good at it and is able to keep it up for a couple seconds on his own already. He has so many different facial expressions and I'm so amazed at how alert he is! He is always checking out new things and seems to be scared that he will miss something if he doesn't. He discovered his thumb about a week ago, but prefers to suck on the entire side of his hand instead.

He's done so many things in his little life already. He had his first short outting to Walmart to pick up pics and absolutely loved the car ride and his ride in the cart. He also had his first photo shoot at Olan Mills. He did a great job there too, but got a little hungry towards the end and didn't like being naked on his belly for the shots in our hands. Fortunately, the photographer was able to get a few cute shots between his tears. To view the studio pics , go to:

*Olanmills. com and click on "Online store"

*Go to "Order status " at the top

*Go to "click here to view" above images of receipts

*Enter our last name and order number 9789194686

*Enter our email address (if you don't know it, leave a comment and I'll send it to you)

*Click on the 1st image and the others will be brought up

* Enjoy!

He attended his first church service when he was a week and a half and had a great experience. Todd and I were both very excited about having him meet everyone, but Elijah preferred to sleep instead! It was definitely a big change in the morning routine with a baby. Coordinating a perfectly timed feeding and getting both of us ready in time took more patience and a little more stressful than I thought!! Of course, he had to leave us a HUGE package in his diaper as we were walking out the door!

First day of church

Pastor Kaiser and his wife, Dana, at the hospital.

Another one of his outtings was to the mall and he got to try out his new stroller. Daddy was so proud to have him and refused to let me push! I can't believe I forgot my camera. It was so cute! Elijah slept right though the entire trip as usual and didn't have a care in the world.

His latest outting (and probably longest car ride so far), was to Mamaw's and Papaw's to socialize with them again and to meet his great grandma! He had his fussy moments (mainly my fault for him not having a full belly), but did a great job once again! He is so loved! Somehow, he managed to make quite a deposit while there and needed a complete outfit change!!