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Monday, January 28, 2008

Just Because...

So I went to see the dentist for the first time last week. Mommy sat me in the chair and I was calm. They even put the paper bib on me and I was still calm. The the dentist, Dr. Yu, opened my mouth too look inside and out came the tears! He counted my teeth and checked to see how my teeth looked. The first thing he noticed was a have a very low maxillary labial fraenum, it is the piece of tissue that attaches the upper portion of gum to the upper lip. Basically this means that my upper lip is attached to my gum right in between my two front teeth, and this is causing a slight gap in my teeth. He said Mommy and Daddy have to pay extra attention when brushing my front teeth as they are harder to get at because of this. He said it is not that uncommon and his daugther is the same way. Other then a gap in the front of my teeth, there is really no harm in it. It can be corrected with surgery if one wanted to do that. Or the gap may close itself as I get older and get my adult teeth in. We will see what happens I guess!

My first dentist visit...pre-tears


My first dentist visit...getting teary


And here I am having fun and being silly!

Auntie and I at the zoo


Where's your belly?


Where your belly and your tongue? (so smart!)


Playing tug with Berkley


Get it Berkley!


I win!


Thanks for looking : )

Love Eli

Thursday, January 03, 2008

Happy Holidays

I had a great Christmas this year. I got to see lots of family and friends. It started out with a road trip to Sparwood to have an early Christmas with Grandma and Grandpa Jarina, Great-Grandma and Great-Grandpa Hume, Auntie Shelly, Uncle Terry, Cailey, Auntie Jenny and Jason, Uncle Darryl and Auntie Michelle. Before heading to Sparwood, Mommy and I picked up Great-Grandma and Great-Grandpa from the bus station. The took the busy from Drumheller to Calgary and then they came with us to Sparwood. Daddy planned on meeting us in Sparwood the next day with Auntie Jenny as he had to work. So off we went.

That same day Mommy got a phone call from Daddy with some sad news. My Great-Grandpa Cliff Kirby had passed away. He was Daddy's grandpa and he lived in Pierceland, SK with his wife, my Great-Grandma Helen Kirby. He was 91 years old and had been married for 68 years. So instead of Daddy coming to Sparwood to have Christmas with us there, he headed to Saskatchewan for the funeral. I never got to meet my Great-Grandpa, but I will miss him very much.

Cliff and Helen Kirby


Christmas morning for us in Sparwood was Saturday December 22. I got to wear my brand new Christmas pj's. There sure were a lot of presents for me. I got clothes, a sled, toys, even a new tricycle. It was so much fun.

Checking out my new cars


Going for a spin on my new ride


Reading my new favourite book


Chillin with Great-Grandma and Great-Grandpa Hume


While in Sparwood I got to go to a bowling party with my friends. I had never been bowling before and loved watching the kids roll the ball down the lane. I got a little too curious about the bowling balls and got my finger pinched between two. Ouch! But I wasn't sad for very long as I got to take a turn bowling. Afterwards, I got to try mini golf. I loved seeing the ball go into the cup and would clap my hands in celebration.

First time bowling


Next Tiger Woods?


Hole in one!


There sure was a lot of snow in Sparwood. I think that is the most snow I have ever seen. We hardly have any snow in Calgary. I got to put on my snowsuit and check it out.

Blue eyes


Snow bank


Me and "Papa"


After my Christmas in Sparwood, we headed back to Calgary where I woke up Christmas morning with Mommy, Daddy and Berkley to a race car track, a rocking horse and a tower of mega blocks. I like to press the horse's ear to make it neigh and swish its tail back and forth, but I am not too keen on riding it just yet. I do love playing with my race track though and my mega blocks. Mommy and Daddy opened presents too. It was a fun morning. In the afternoon, we headed to Auntie Jennifer and Uncle Peter's where we had Christmas dinner with them and Grandma and Grandpa Kirby, Uncle David and other family I haven't seen in a while. I loved playing with my cousins and even started saying "Ash-ee" and chasing my cousin Ashley around the house. It was a long but fun day.

There is a horse in my living room


Wow...blocks!


Just what I wanted


Daddy got what he wanted too!


And last but not least, my picture with Santa. No, I was not too happy. I was happy with the presents he brought me though!


I hope you all had a very happy holiday season!

Love Eli

PS: Check out more pics from the holidays under the picture link

Saturday, December 08, 2007

Meet the Kaczynski's

Well after almost a year and half, I have finally met the Kaczynski's. Well, four out of five of them anyway. Mommy's good friend Leanne came down from Medicine Hat for a couple of days as her husband Ted was in a training course here. We met up at the mall and I got to meet my new friends, Brooklyn, 6 yrs, Tori, 4 years, and little Avery, 1 year. We had so much fun. The girls loved to chase me around and mother me (especially Tori) who it seemed always had a hold of my hand and was pulling me in all directions. I have never had so much attention from so many woman before! I hope we get to go to Medicine Hat soon to visit them. I miss them already.




Today I got another haircut at Beaners. Mommy finally gave in and let them actually cut my hair last time. (she was too scared to cut much off last time as she really loved my long shaggy hair). This time I got a big boy haircut. Mommy says I look very handsome. My curls are gone and so is the white blonde hair. : ( I love my new haircut. My hair no longer tickles my face or falls into my eyes. The day before I got my haircut, Mommy just had to put pigtails in my hair! She says that all of my beautiful hair is wasted on a little boy. Daddy thinks Mommy is crazy. So there I sat while Mommy made me look like a little girl. And of course she had to take pictures of me. But, all my hair is gone so no more pigtails for me!

Before:





After:




I am almost 17 months old now and my vocabulary is growing every day. My new favourite words are "Papa" (grandpa) and "Amma" (grandma). I have some toy little people that I like to play with. I call all of them "Papa". I also have recently learned to say "owie" after Mommy was teaching me that the hot stove will give me an owie. Others words I have been using quite a bit lately are "hot", "rnge" (orange), and "elp" (help). Grandma Jarina taught me how to say help one night while she was babysitting me. I was grunting/whining at her as I always do with someone when I want to get their attention and need help with something. So she told me if I needed help, to say help and I did.

I am also getting really good at pointing to things when asked where something is. Things I can identify are body parts such as head, eyes (I actually poked myself in the eye one day because Daddy asked where my eye was!), nose, mouth, belly, toes, fingers. I can also identify lots around the house like light, tv, puppy, santa, christmas tree, diaper, downstairs, upstairs, door, Einstein videos (when upon hearing the word Einstein, I go and get the remove controls for the dvd player), apple, banana, orange. Also outside I look into the sky when asked where the birds and airplanes and sky are. I definitely know my stuff! I am quite a smart little man : )

And because I haven't posted in a while, here are some more recent pictures of me just because.

Eating my favourite meal...spaghetti!:


Being pulled around the house in a clothes basket:


Decorating the Christmas tree:


Getting acquainted with Santa with a staring contest:


Eyes:


Hat:


Kisses:


Well, I have to go now. Mommy is working nightshift and I am at home babysitting Daddy and Berkley. I think Daddy may be getting into something he shouldn't be. Whew! They sure are a handful.

Luv Eli Christopher Kirby (or Bubb, Bugaloo, Honey Bunches, Chunkster, Kirby Kirb, Monkey, Bubba and the many other nicknames I have been given)

XXX OOO