Herman "Elijah" Watson
born on November 15th, 2004
to Herman Anthony Watson and Bethany Watson
7lbs, 4.5 oz. and 19 1/2 inches long
December 2005
Milestones this month:
Elijah says "kit-cat!" when he sees the cat and he will point at eyes in books and say "eye!"
12.5 months Professional Portrait
Housewarming Party - Dec. 17th, 2005
Presents for Elijah from Grandma and Grandpa Thompson.
November 2005
Milestones this month:
Elijah has turned 1 year old!
He added "uh-oh" and "nice" to his vocabulary.
Mimicking his great grampy, he tried to jump in the air.
Professional portrait taken on
Elijah's birthdate, November 15th, 2005

The six pictures below were
taken in NC visiting John and Fran Parkman, Elijah's maternal great
grandparents.
October 2005
Milestones this month:
He is walking and trying to run!
Watch Video Clip
Elijah has added "night night" and "bye bye" to his vocabulary.
Elijah
took his first steps on October 6th, 2005 -
Watch Video clip
He got his first teeth (lower left and right central
incisors).
September 2005
Milestones this month:
Elijah
is dancing, clapping and standing by himself.
He prefers to eat grown-up
food now.
August 2005
Milestones this month:
Elijah
is standing up by himself and walking while holding on to things.
He is saying "Da-Da" and "MaMa". He waves bye-bye and will
shake his head side to side if you tell him no.
Elijah likes to eat off of our plates and eat real food. He also likes to look at books and be read to.
Visiting at Paul and Carol Leffew's House

Professional Portraits - (taken in July at 8 months old)
Camping at Big Bend River, outside of Parkersburg, WV
July 2005
Milestones this month:
Elijah is starting to
get on all fours and is trying to stand up.
He got some of his first Dr. Seuss books and he likes to play with them.

(9 pictures below) taken at
the 2005 Godly Obedience District Convention
June 2005
Video Clip Elijah Crawls June, 23rd 2005
Milestones this month:
Elijah is able to sit up by
himself now, and he is crawling as of June 23, 2005.
He loves to play with the remote control and soda bottles, and anything else
that belongs to mommy and daddy.
Visiting John and Fran
Parkman in North Carolina (Elijah's maternal great grandparents)
Elijah's first trip to Dairy Queen and Chucky Cheese
May 2005
Milestones this month:
Elijah is able to sit up
with the help of a pillow.
April 2005
Milestones this month:
Elijah
can roll over by himself and back over and over
(see first picture) He is so proud of himself. He is eating fruit now.
March 2005
Milestones this month:
Elijah
has started solid foods! He likes oatmeal cereal the best.
February 2005