Eliot Turns Two

Posted Jun 9, 2006 (Updated Jan 16, 2009)

Two years old already! Not just walking and talking, but singing, conversing, drawing, counting (to two), playing drums, laughing at my jokes, and running to hug me when I walk in the door. I thought having a two-year-old would make me feel old, but it's like being a kid again. Happy birthday, Eliot!

One year old

One month old

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Jun 9, 2006
4:32 AM

onions wrote:

Happy Birthday, Eli!

Jun 9, 2006
5:12 AM

Dave Hoffman wrote:

Happy birthday, short man!

Jun 9, 2006
7:06 AM

quinn wrote:

Happy Birthday. Mine will be 2 in 2weeks and it's just awsome!

Jun 9, 2006
7:45 AM

Bill Turner wrote:

Happy birthday, Eliot!

Jun 9, 2006
8:14 AM

greg from daddytypes wrote:

holy moley, they grow up so fast. congratulations and happy birthday [does he read the site, or just the feed?]

Jun 9, 2006
8:23 AM

thandi wrote:

Happy birthday, Eliot! He's still too cute for school!

Jun 9, 2006
8:26 AM

Natali wrote:

Wow! He's got even more cuuuuuuter! Happy Birthday Eliot!

And as a side note: I have been reading your site for a long long time. Wow.

Jun 9, 2006
9:58 AM

Michael wrote:

There is nothing better on Earth than that hug when you return home.

Jun 9, 2006
10:19 AM

Ryan wrote:

That's the truth. That sprint that turns into a hug is something everyone should be lucky enough to experience.

Jun 9, 2006
10:25 AM

Greg wrote:

Where's his GBA?

Jun 9, 2006
12:46 PM

mat wrote:

Happy birthday Eliot!

Jun 9, 2006
4:51 PM

CUJoe wrote:

Happy Birthday, Eliot! Two is an awesome age!!

Jun 9, 2006
8:05 PM

Jason Gulledge wrote:

Thomas the train is AWESOME. Eliot is getting so big so fast. Great pictures Andy. He should start soccer training. It's only fitting-- today is the start of the world cup.

Jun 10, 2006
12:22 AM

Tim wrote:

What kind of camera is that? Nice resolution. Happy Birthday, Big E!

Jun 10, 2006
9:23 AM

Andy Baio wrote:

It's a Canon Digital Rebel XT. I love it. Thanks for the nice words, everyone.

Jun 10, 2006
7:17 PM

growabrain wrote:

congratulations to both

Jun 10, 2006
9:27 PM

azmchats wrote:

Happy Birthday Eliot!!! Wish we could be there. All our love & hugs,
T and E and N and A and D and J and baby I

Jun 11, 2006
7:12 AM

Jose wrote:

My wife and I just had our first baby, Sofia, on April 27th. While the initial experience (like lack of sleep) makes me feel old, I can see how the experience of raising a child can make one feel like a kid again. I am look forward to the experience.

Happy Birthday Eliot!!!

Jun 11, 2006
12:37 PM

Charles wrote:

Nice one, Happy Birthday Elliot.

Our Flynn is 2 in August, and Thomas The Tank Engine is pretty popular in our house aswell :)

Cheers

Jun 12, 2006
3:56 PM

Joe Crawford wrote:

Ultra-cute!

Happy Birthday Waxy Jr.!

Jun 13, 2006
9:02 AM

toni Albertson wrote:

Those photos killed me. Glad I could spend his big "2" with him. Hope we'll all live closer one day. In the meantime, Grammy will just have to jump in the car to see my two babies (you and Eliot).

Jun 13, 2006
2:21 PM

:: jozjozjoz :: wrote:

Awww, what a cutie. Happy Birthday E!

Jun 14, 2006
1:34 PM

Joe wrote:

Holy crap. That's the cutest kid ever.

Jun 14, 2006
4:28 PM

Down10 wrote:

Awww, look at that smile! Happy birthday, E.B.!

Jun 14, 2006
4:44 PM

David Cassel wrote:

Happy birthday Elliot!

Jun 15, 2006
11:16 PM

Lilly (girlhacker) wrote:

Ours is smarter -- he counts to EIGHT! As in: "ONE DOO. SEBEN EIGHT!"

It's hilarious. xxoo and Happy Birthday little guy!
Lilly

Jun 16, 2006
9:41 AM

Eliot G. wrote:

What a cute kid! Nice choice in name, too (:

Happy birthday! (Luckily, we're only twenty years and three days apart, so we won't be confused for one another.)

Jun 25, 2006
8:50 AM

Rose DesRochers wrote:

They grow up sooo fast. Happy Birthday!

Jun 27, 2006
2:33 PM

PK wrote:

I believe that's actually Gordon the train, not Thomas. (Sorry, I lived through several years of corrections at the hands of my now 6 year old!) Happy belated birthday! What an adorable kid.

Jun 27, 2006
3:00 PM

Andy Baio wrote:

If you blow up the Flickr photo, you can see it a bit clearer. It's Winter Wonderland Thomas.

Jun 28, 2006
1:02 PM

Brian wrote:

I've looked at this kid's cute mug everyday when I check the links for a month now and this is the first time I noticed he was holding Thomas. So much for my career as a detective!

Jun 30, 2006
5:31 PM

hiro wrote:

knowing you andy...all he really needs to know is "0"s and "1"s. what a cute kid!

Jul 12, 2006
8:25 PM

Ross Hill wrote:

Happy Birthday!

Jul 13, 2006
8:44 AM

w.y. wrote:

Hey Boy, there is another boy looking like you at http://www.neatorama.com/2006/07/11/joy-of-parenthood/

Jul 18, 2006
6:35 AM

Antony Shen wrote:

Nice cute boy.

Happy Birthday.

Aug 17, 2006
8:20 AM

Anonymous wrote:

Wow, my name is Elliott.

Oct 3, 2006
1:59 AM

Darin wrote:

happy birthday Eliot,
congragulation Waxy, you have a cute kid..
like mine, our kids always look cheerfull, even when I feel bad at work, after come home and see my one year daughter, I always start smiling at her..

Oct 4, 2006
1:18 AM

Mary wrote:

He is really an adorable little boy. I'm sure he's gonna be a hearthrob when hen grows up.

Mar 8, 2007
10:25 AM

Brok wrote:

Hehe you can still recall Elliots face from the pictures...

Dec 8, 2007
5:45 PM

eliot marr wrote:

happy b-day you look so much like my brohter dude we have the same name

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