Elijah Ikaia

Dear Baby Elijah, You are TWO years old now! You are super talkative and love to dance! You love all things boy- firetrucks, balls, tractors, etc. It’s so silly to me how serious you are about these things! We celebrated your second birthday at Palmito Ranch with Papo. You had fun running around, watching the…

Dear Elijah, You are now 11 months old! You are getting SOOO long and you now have two front teeth on the bottom. You can say “hua-ca”(calling Rasca, your dog), and “dat” (that). You can stand on your own for a few seconds and I think you’ll be walking any day now! You love to…

Dear Elijah, You are 10 months old! The highlight of this month has been breaking your first tooth! You now have a little chomper on the bottom. You had a pretty rough time of it, though. It seemed to coincide with a four-day-long fever of 102! 🙁 Just when we called the doctor, your fever…

Dear Elijah, You are nine months old! You are crawling EVERYWHERE and eating all of the foods. You are obsessed with our dog Rasca and you’re always trying to find out where he’s at. You love to make funny noises, especially this humming sound as you drift to sleep. It’s almost as if you’re trying…

Dear Elijah Ikaia, You are now 8 months old! You just started to crawl, though you don’t get too far yet. You’re definitely picking it up, though, making moves on all fours. You’re still nursing around the clock, but love eating all kinds of fruits and veggies. Your favorite is still mango. Avocados, you could…

Dear Elijah, Today is your half-birthday! Wow, so much has changed since that quiet Kauai morning when you joined us earthside. I don’t have the normal blanket and stuff I use for your monthly update, so this pic will have to do! I never imagined we’d be here or all of this would be going…

Elijah Ikaia, You’re five months old now! You’re chunkier and cuddlier than ever, and you’re starting to be more and more aware and interactive with everything around you. You’re always reaching out trying to grab anything in sight. When I’m eating, you get the most excited, and I think you’ll be ready to start trying…

Dear Elijah, You are four months old today and I just can’t get over how BIG you are! You are around 17lbs and in the 90th percentile, all on mama’s milk. You still will NOT take a bottle! You’re still nursing around the clock but you’re becoming much more interested in play time in between.…

A portrait-a-week of my kids in 2020: The kids are back at school this week but we still found plenty of time for fun. The beach was gorgeous this past Sunday- one of those hot Texas days in the middle of winter where the sun just feels extra good. We have definitely been feeling beach…