OMG today was fun! The kids were awesome and so adorable dressed in their finest. The hamburglar was exploring the playground and ended up wedged on one of the climbing structures (I laughed so hard I had to get help untangling him!) and we had such an eclectic mix of new moms and old, it just clicked!!
It occurred to me after we moved in that this move was by far the trickiest to orchestrate than any other we’ve done. I’m not talking about packing and unpacking, I’m talking about packing, wrapping, lifting, cleaning, and BABY PROOFING! with a toddler in tow. It was crazy trying to figure out in any given space, how much trouble noah could find, so i did what any resourceful, amazing, brilliant mother would do… I invited all my friends over to help find weaknesses! Check out our first elam play-date!
Yep! We rocked, we rolled, we dressed for success! From the BOO-BEE’S to the “lions and Tigers and Bears OH MY!” we had quite the spook-tacular time! Check out how the moms in madison get ready for frightfest!
We went to the zoo on Sunday for what was probably the most perfect day of the year! The weather was just right at 75 with a breeze and sunshine. It was one of those days i looked up at Jaythan and was reminded why we were still living in wisconsin (that, and the fact that my hubby’s about to turn the design community on its’ tushie with the new Microsoft position here in the mad-town) But i digress, the zoo was wonderful! Noah had a great time riding around on papa while I pushed the stroller around to the different animals! He went crazy for the aviary. The birds swooped and called 
It was fantastic! Click on “ZOO” above to see some of the rest of the pictures!
The ladies and i met up at Orton Park the other day. It was a cold one and the first time we’ve had to bundle the babies in awhile! We ended up raiding the local coffee shop after about an hour of freezing our tushies off! They never saw us coming! 
Yes! We just celebrated Noah’s VERY FIRST BIRTHDAY! Jaythan and i decided to dedicate a time capsule to him to be opened on his 21st birthday and asked many of you to help contribute to that cause! We’ve just about finished getting everything together and have been overcome by the notes, letters, pictures, and mementos that you have sent! We’ve also included some of his very first pictures (his ultrasound photos) as well as a map of his DNA, pictures from this birthday, and some small tokens and keepsakes! Thank you to our family and friends that made this so special for us!
PLEASE check out all of his birthday pictures on our flikr site! (click on birthday
thats right folks, noah is 6 months today! We celebrated with a fancy play group where we played, talked, and took a tour of our new car! It was quite the exciting time. I didnt get a chance to take any pics so I’ll have to share next time!
It was dreary here in Wisconsin today, I hope you are all reading this with sunny skies and happy hearts on this first day of spring!
Tonight marked the first time we fed Noah rice cereal. I’m not sure how much was actually ingested, but I’m totally pumped about what’s to come!!
It completely blows my mind the way things change on a weekly basis here. My son, Noah Emmett Elam, is discovering the world around him one reach at a time.
This week, he is grasping and shaking rattles, he’s working on rolling from side to side, he’s getting more excited about assisted standing, and has finally outgrown his bassinet graduating to a big boy crib.
The realization that we needed to expand hit when i came in to find him latched onto the sides of the rails with both hands while touching opposite ends with head and feet. It was a sad day. The retiring took a small ceremony as jaythan said a few nice words before we dismantled it. We have since painted the nursery and are using our custom sheets and blankets (via my mother-in-law)!
What can I say, he loves it! and so life is as it should be, as Noah is sleeping in style.
I’m a little behind in my posts!! but a couple of weeks back Noah and I took a trip to dc! i’ve posted our pics! so check em out.
