Elijah’s Favorite Things

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Elijah’s favorite movie: The Incredibles
Elijah’s favorite color: red
Elijah’s favorite person: daddy
Elijah’s favorite thing to do: GO
Elijah’s favorite sister: Sophia, of course
Elijah’s least favorite thing to have done to him: (this could be a long list, but for today...) brushing his teeth
Elijah’s favorite thing to do with his nurse: ride in the wagon
Elijah’s latest achievement: turning the pages of a book without being asked (he was watching Sophia flipping pages in a small book and he just reached down and flipped the page)
Elijah’s favorite toy: Clifford
Far second: his rattle that lights up

Elijah has personality!

Love,
Melissa

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