I'm getting big, too big that it makes my mama weepy.

My mom has been teary lately and I sorta feel guilty. I've been growing so much, too fast she says, and all of my first clothes I've ever wore has been packed for good. I am now 2 and a half months old (to be exact, I am 10 weeks and 3 days old). I want to show off my growth through pictures.

Here I am on my first day, few minutes old!



Then at 2 weeks old (I am gonna miss that tee shirt!!)



Here's a picture of Daddy holding me when I was 1 day old and an updated picture when I was exactly 2 1/2 months old!

Then:



Now:



Of course, I must share pictures of me with my Mama:

Then (I was 6 days old):



Now (taken today!):



I grew huh?!

I found this cool picture of my parents at a NYE party, the day I was actually due (but, I was not ready to leave my Mommy's womb until I was forced out a week later!! Bummer.):



I also love this picture, it's a picture taken by my Aunty Cat. You see, Mama and I slept together for the first time away from the hospital. My Aunty Cat came to help Mama but found us sleeping together and took this picture.



Precious isn't it? I know I'll love it for years to come.

I also get to sleep with Daddy but he is always busy doing something-- it's a personality of his I hope to have as well! (Not to imply that my Mom is sorta lazy, hee hee):



I already mentioned that I live near my cousins. I think I lucked out. So far I have shown you Jahren and Kerjsen. I now have me with Malvana (Mally) and Kalvin. That's 4 so far and 5 more to go!

Kalvin came and visited me for few hours. We got to hang out, I think he impressed my Mama on his cousinly skills. He kept talking to me, wanting to hold me and paid real close attention. He also got to push me around in my Ferrari. I think he enjoyed it more than I.



Mally held me when we all ate at Panera's. Mama told me that when we drove to Panera's, Mally rode in the car with us. Mally kept asking Mommy, "when will Eitan wake up????" She couldn't wait for me to wake up and even tried tickling me awake when she thought my Mom wasn't looking!! But when I woke up, she was thrilled and got to hold me, tickle me and made me smile nonstop.



Here's a "family" picture of Mommy, Malvana and I at Panera's.



Now I must get my picture taken with Klaudia, Kortney, Elijah, Julian and Austin! I was at their home for Elijah's 11th birthday but I was busy trying to impress whomever was holding me (they were all adults by the way).

My Mom says I gotta share this picture, she says it should be captioned as "Dude?" Don't ask me why:



I think that's it for now. I'll go back and cuddle with my Mom and Dad.
Elk

A Discovery and A Ride in My Ferrari

Goal today: less words and more pictures [sans the captions]

I discovered something today and man, it startled me for awhile but I think I am getting a hang of it. I don't know exactly what they are (I thought there was only one... but now there's two and it kinda scares me). They seem to be forever attached to me therefore, I gotta get used to it no matter what.

Here I am sucking something called "hands".





Quit photographing me Ma!



Woah... what's this?



Gotta inspect this...



Holy...! There's another one!



Hmm, are they stuck to me?



Okay, that's enough, get off of me...



After awhile, I've given up and safely bound those things together... so I can rest!



Snoozing time.



After snoozing, Ma surprised Daddy by taking the two of us for a ride in our Ferrari. We walked to Daddy's work (half ways mind you) and met up with Dad. Dad was proud when he pushed my Ferrari and actually wouldn't let Mom push!! But anyway, it was fun!



On our way back home, my Aunty Cat [she looks just like Mom!! Thank god for my sense of smell... for now!] surprised Ma by pulling over on the busy street and we all got to chat. My Cousins, Malvana and Jahren were also there and Uncle Kurt too! It's so great living close to other Family members... I get to see them often!



The Wyns and Aunty Cat:



We finally got home and here I am, patiently waiting for my Parents to get me out of the Ferrari [although I don't mind sitting in it, it's really awesome!! Chick-magnet too!]



Have a great day guys and gals, I know I will.

Elk
p.s. I'm trying not to be scared but Mommy said I'll discover something called "feet" in few months and that they are also forever attached to me! Gulps.

My Fantastic Weekend

I got to ride in my SnugRide [name of my fancy car seat from Aunty Keri, thanks!!] all weekend long. It was so snug that I slept through most of the rides. Mom and Dad brought me to Palo Alto where all the nice cafes were at. They took me to this great jewish deli/restaruant called Max and the food must have been fabulous. I think my Dad ate so much that he nearly toppled over while Mom was saved from pigging out because she had to feed me while eating. Although she told me that much later, she sat on her left overs when hastily getting in the car and ate it anyways. She also ate her cole slaw with her bare hands. Methinks she was desperate and very hungry at that moment!!

We also got to walk together and went to this uppity coffee cafe that also was the beginning of a hectic chaos or mayhem for my Mom. I don't really know exactly what happened but here is what she wrote down as a list to remind her to tell me when I get older:

"1) Crowded cafe, a couple reluctantly made room for us, even when elk was wailing
2) Spilled coffee with condensed milk onto my pants... which later formed real hard like plastic
3) Elk spit up all over my pants
4) Sat on my food [but it still tasted great]
5) My long jacket's corners dipped in toilet bowl while trying to change elk's diaper on my legs when peeing"

Well, there you go, it's a wee bit cryptic for me but I'm sure all this will be explained when I grow up. My Mom, the photo freak you know, took pictures as well.



Here's Dad, Mom laughed because Daddy had chocolate at the tip of his lips making him look like he had a joker's smile. See me? I'm trying to suck my hands. I've tried to suck anything I can find.

[[mother's note here: Eitan has been in a sucking frenzy, he gets mad if he sucks from me because my milk comes out and he doesn't want milk, he just wants to SUCK!! A paci, a finger, his hands, anything but milk!]]

Here's the picture that shows number 2 on my Mom's list. I do think I vaguely heard her yell 'oh SHEET!' or something like that when she dropped it. I was busy sucking milk out of her to notice anyway.



Well, here's another picture she took of her legs and you'll see her pointing my lovely masterpiece of spewed baby spit (I ate too much, remember? I wanted to suck without milk!! only if she would listen....)



Poor Mom and me! Because she was stuck wearing those pants for hours and wherever she went, she rank of coffee (and I had to smell it). Not just she smelled of coffee, it coursed through her blood, I could tell. She couldn't stop jabbering, moving, walking and even had hyena kind of laughters. Oy.

Well, I have to share this! I live in the Bay Area, right? Well, look!! It snowed on the hills here in Fremont. It is a rarity and of course, it happened at the year I was born. I guess I really am special. I got the picture to be sized huge so you can SEE the snow capping on the hills of Niles, Fremont, Sunol and San Jose... I think.



I also have my favorite toy-- that is, my Dad's headlights hanging from the wall's lamp. I don't know if you remember but I already mentioned it. I love it when Mama pushes it and it swings. Today Dad surprised me and got new batteries therefore, the lights were much more brighter and I shouted at glee at every swing it made. Whee!!



Not only I got something new, my Mama is so thrilled that she got a new Ferrari of her own. Thanks Daddy!!



Here's another adorable picture of me in weird colors!



What was I thinking in that recent picture? I was trying to figure out if the camera my Mom was holding was going to have something jump out of the lens and bite me. Sometimes it scares me!! But, never fear, Mommy and Daddy wouldn't let such thing near me!

Aside from the great weekend, I'm worried about my sister Zeus. She's sick with infection and Mommy has to give her medicines (three of them in fact!). I love my sister-kittie so much and hope she gets better ASAP!! She always cuddle up by me and make sure I'm warm. See?



Well, that's that for now. I'm getting real tired and antsy for my Mom to rock me to lala land. She sometimes sing me this song she wrote:

When I cradle you in my arms
Before the sun rises,
I’m reminiscing those
Feelings of a good loss,
Those carefree days of mine—
Long gone,
But when I look into your eyes
I see devotion,
Adoration and
Wholesome love—
That fills my heart like no other before…
O’ baby, you’re mine—
Mine to keep,
To keep forever.

It always make me smile and coo!

Toodles.
Elk

My Day in Photos

Well well, who would have thunk it? I'm 2 months old and really darn right cute! I know that for a fact because my Mama can't stop pinching my cheeks and smooching me all over. My Papa also keeps saying I've grown so big and is so heavy for him. I think my Papa is secretly impressed with how my Ma can carry me all around without getting tired.

My Daddy was away for the weekend, including Thursday night. It was just me and Mama for three nights in a row. I think I was on my best behavior because my Mama doesn't look too tired. Anyway, my Papa came back yesterday and I could not help it but notice how big my Mama's smile was. Well, I am one heck of a happy boy! Enough about my fabulous parents, let me chatter away about myself!

I got this nifty swing from Tammy where you could listen to different musics, watch birds, leaves and butterflies dance around as well as stare at your vain self whilst swinging away. I've slowly come to like the swing, at first it kinda scared me... the speed was so fast, even at the lowest setting, that I felt like the swing was going to send me soaring across the room. Now I'm bigger and heavier therefore, the swing is much more fun now!

Here's me on my swing, I'm staring at myself in the mirror and watching the birds and butterflies dance.



This is what I see--



Cor huh?!?!

Well, my Mama must think I am cute in it because she took like 100 pictures... here's one of me watching myself sticking my tongue out, which I never have a problem doing so...



I started crying because I had enough... I was hungry and wanted to sleep too! So my Mom met all my needs and put me in my favorite vibrating bouncer. She took pictures that will probably be used to blackmail my sister, Zeus... She always sits next to me when I sleep... sometimes she sneaks onto the bed and rests her head on my chest. I don't know why but Mama doesn't like that, she thinks Zeus will one day put her fat belly [don't tell her I said that] onto my chest and weigh me down. Honestly, I think Zeus knows better than that but my Ma says better to be safe than sorry. Oh well, here's Zeus [and her fat belly, hee hee] next to me.



After waking up, Mom surprised Dad by going over to his work and kidnapped him to go out and eat lunch together. We ate at this mexican place and I got so tired and demanded that we go home so I could eat and sleep. Daddy dropped us off home and Mama was very heedful to my needs that I felt positively happy.

Of course, my Mama happened to have the camera with her (was it by chance? I doubt it, it was probably glued to her!!) and took lotsa pictures of me! Here you go!

Mama took this picture of me when I was trying to do my serious business (as you adults call it, pooping):



I'm lucky because my Mama knows when I am done with my serious businesses and immediately changes my diaper. Although I notice she crinkles up her nose and says "PHEEEW" before she realizes that I'm really done.



After pooping and being changed, my Mom does her usual antics to make me laugh. Works every time and you'll see why:













See? It's great on how picture robs the word right outfa my hands.

Anyway, after much gleeful fun, I kindly informed my Ma that I was feeling tired and sleepy.



She swooped me up and nursed me until I became so drowsy and fell asleep nursing.



Every time I finish eating, it does not matter what time during the day, even in the middle of the morning, my Mom always puts me on her chest and burps me. She leaves me there for awhile to make sure I don't get gassy. That way, I'll be able to sleep comfortably. Ah, I love my Mommy as much as she loves me.



Ok, I better end this note by saying, all that ends well, ends well.

Toodles,
Eitan aka: lil' cute bugger