Catch up

Lots has happened in the past couple of weeks, and it might be better if I give the run down on everything, bullet point style.

• For those who are interested, my blood test FINALLY came back negative... meaning, I'm in the clear for the ectopic pregnancy. This only took like 8 weeks to get straightened out.  I'm looking forward to that insurance bill.
• We took Elijah on an airplane for the first time two weeks ago.  We went to visit Alan (Taylor's brother) in San Diego for a week.  Elijah did pretty well.  He ate a TON (food is definitely the key to a successful flight), and on the way out to CA, he didn't fall asleep until the last ten minutes of the flight.  Boo.  On the way back home, he fell asleep immediately and slept for about 1.5 hours.  If you ever go out to San Diego, the zoo and the safari are the best attractions.  To us, Sea World was overrated, especially if you have kids younger than 5.  
• We traveled to Savannah to see Craig get married this past weekend.  This was our first weekend spent away from Elijah.  It was a complete luxury, but at the same time, I spent the whole weekend looking at other kids and wondering how Elijah was doing.  He didn't even notice we were gone.  He was having that much fun at grandma's and grandpa's.  The wedding and reception was fun.  It was really nice to catch up with Chris and April and to hang out with the Hansens.  
• Elijah and I joined Gymboree classes.  Gymboree have classes for specific age groups.  We go twice a week, and for 45 minutes, Elijah learns a lesson while playing with different toys.  At the end, there's a cheesy singing thing, bubbles, and other stuff, but Elijah loves it.  I also like having something to look forward to every week to help the days go by faster.
• Speaking of Elijah, he's starting to talk more.  He's still shy about it, but it's encouraging to see.  He does sign language well, but I feel like it's hard to teach him stuff when he doesn't repeat back to me!  In Gymboree, there are girls (who naturally speak faster than boys) who know their shapes and colors.  Yeah.... Elijah just got body parts down.  I know we'll get there, and I can't compare kids but I can't help it!  I will probably always wonder if I'm doing enough... welcome to parenthood, I guess!
• The next two weekends will be spent celebrating my birthday.  I look forward to lots of yummy food.  I'd rather have a fancy meal than a gift, and Taylor and his family are accommodating me this year.  :)

Alright, that's it for now.  I'm sure it'll be another 6 to 8 weeks before I post again.  :)