21 Weeks

We're filled with gratitude here in the Teston house this week.

21 weeks along (more than halfway there!);

the realization that we're having a girl is starting to sink in;

one week until Thanksgiving;

and ONE month from yesterday Adam will graduate college!

Baby girl news: nothing new :) We're closer to deciding on a name!

We've narrowed it down to two,

now Adam just gets to decide which one.

Elijah: Oh boy.

This child keeps me on my toes everyday

with the new things that he says and does.

Today, he was doing something he shouldn't

and I told him he had until "three" to stop...

I say "one", and he says:

"two, three, four, five, six".

He counted to SIX!

I was so proud I completely forgot what it was I was counting for.

His talking has become non-stop

and everyday I enjoy seeing where our conversations may lead.

A favorite is to talk through Toy Story 3

scene by scene.

Every since he got the movie for his birthday it's all he wants to watch.

This is no surprise.

He's obsessed with all things Buzz Lightyear.

We don't let him watch movies during the week though.

Evidently, the next best thing in Elijah's eyes

is to talk about the movie

and reenact the scenes as best we can with his figurines.

Let me tell you just how much fun this is.

A couple other things I have to note about him,

solely because they make me smile and I don't want to forget.

-He hates the stringy things on bananas.

From what I hear he gets this from his father.

Whenever I get him a banana he inspects it for strings.

-Pop tarts cannot be broken in any way when he sits down for breakfast.

He does not understand that although Mommy and Daddy

can fix just about any toy or book

with tape or glue,

the same is not true for pop tarts.

-Paper towels must be perfectly rectangular.

Should there be any additional towel of the previous or next

paper towel, it must be removed before he will use

or eat any food off of it.

Love him.

Adam took E to his first UCF football game last weekend:

Licking his jello.

He would not just eat it.

Lastly,

today E and I had the pleasure

of babysitting our new friend Emery

for a few hours.

It was so fun!

She is the sweetest, snuggliest little m&m ever.