Eli,
It seems like we've been saying, "Whoa! Look what Eli is doing!" so much lately. Everyday you amaze us with what you've discovered and learned to do. Yesterday, as I was washing dishes, I heard the kitchen door open. Knowing it was to early for Daddy to be home, I peeked over just in time to see you starting to walk out the door! You've got places to go and people to see! I can't believe that you're already big enough to want to venture out on your own. Mommy was first terrified at the thought of you falling of the porch, then later petrified at the realization that all too soon you will be able to walk out that door on your own and decide where you are going in life. It makes me realize I need to slow down, stop worrying about all the little things that don't really matter and just play with you while I can.
The door is only one of your many discoveries lately. Currently, your favorite hobby is emptying things....drawers, toy boxes, baskets, cupboards, Mommy's purse...if it's in your reach and unlocked, it will be cleared out.. It's so much fun to watch you take out each object, examine it, dump it on the floor and move on to the next item of interest. I love watching you explore, but on the days when I've put everything back in the bathroom drawer for what seems like the 10th time, I do hope that you'll soon go through a stage where you like to put everything back into the drawers!
Last week, you mastered the fine art of waving! Though you've tried out the casual wave here and there, you are a full-fledge waver now. Everyday, we stand at the window and wave bye-bye to Maddy. You also love to wave bye-bye to yourself in the mirror as we get ready for bed. Today you really wowed us all when you waved to Maddy during meeting. Then you proceeded to wave at Mary, Wally, and Riley. It was pretty hard for me to keep a straight face! This week you also had a fourth, then fifth haircut. We tried a new stylist for the fourth haircut, and Mommy realized we should have stuck with the stylist, Sara, that we'd used before! I felt terrible for you...first she tried to use clippers, which terrified you, then she gave you the ugliest haircut I've ever seen! You were a champ through it all and sat so nicely while Sara fixed it the next day. Daddy keeps wondering when you will be big enough to have a haircut like him...not for a while I hope!
Every night after dinner we have a new ritual. It's called "chase!" You love it when Mommy and Daddy chase you around the kitchen, through the living room, dining room and back. Best of all is when we hide around the corner and jump out and "scare" you. You squeal and giggle, then take off in the other direction, peeking behind you to be sure we're still hot on your tail.
Eli, you bring so much joy into our lives and I can't to see what you will do tomorrow! I love you, little man!
Love, Mommy
It seems like we've been saying, "Whoa! Look what Eli is doing!" so much lately. Everyday you amaze us with what you've discovered and learned to do. Yesterday, as I was washing dishes, I heard the kitchen door open. Knowing it was to early for Daddy to be home, I peeked over just in time to see you starting to walk out the door! You've got places to go and people to see! I can't believe that you're already big enough to want to venture out on your own. Mommy was first terrified at the thought of you falling of the porch, then later petrified at the realization that all too soon you will be able to walk out that door on your own and decide where you are going in life. It makes me realize I need to slow down, stop worrying about all the little things that don't really matter and just play with you while I can.
The door is only one of your many discoveries lately. Currently, your favorite hobby is emptying things....drawers, toy boxes, baskets, cupboards, Mommy's purse...if it's in your reach and unlocked, it will be cleared out.. It's so much fun to watch you take out each object, examine it, dump it on the floor and move on to the next item of interest. I love watching you explore, but on the days when I've put everything back in the bathroom drawer for what seems like the 10th time, I do hope that you'll soon go through a stage where you like to put everything back into the drawers!
Last week, you mastered the fine art of waving! Though you've tried out the casual wave here and there, you are a full-fledge waver now. Everyday, we stand at the window and wave bye-bye to Maddy. You also love to wave bye-bye to yourself in the mirror as we get ready for bed. Today you really wowed us all when you waved to Maddy during meeting. Then you proceeded to wave at Mary, Wally, and Riley. It was pretty hard for me to keep a straight face! This week you also had a fourth, then fifth haircut. We tried a new stylist for the fourth haircut, and Mommy realized we should have stuck with the stylist, Sara, that we'd used before! I felt terrible for you...first she tried to use clippers, which terrified you, then she gave you the ugliest haircut I've ever seen! You were a champ through it all and sat so nicely while Sara fixed it the next day. Daddy keeps wondering when you will be big enough to have a haircut like him...not for a while I hope!
Every night after dinner we have a new ritual. It's called "chase!" You love it when Mommy and Daddy chase you around the kitchen, through the living room, dining room and back. Best of all is when we hide around the corner and jump out and "scare" you. You squeal and giggle, then take off in the other direction, peeking behind you to be sure we're still hot on your tail.
Eli, you bring so much joy into our lives and I can't to see what you will do tomorrow! I love you, little man!
Love, Mommy
"I can do it by myself! (Never mind that not much food actually ends up in my mouth...)
Best toy in the house...
Makes me feel better knowing ourbed isn't the only one that gets hogged by this little guy!
"Is this how you help make cookies?" (Don't worry it's not cookie dough- just peanut butter, which happens to be Eli absolute favorite food right now...can you tell?)
Ouch! While Eli was walking around the bathroom pretending to "drink" from his plastic bath cup he slipped and fell head first on the rim. Poor guy got a nasty egg and a scratch right in the middle of his head!
Luckily a warm bath with lots of bubbles seemed to ease the pain...
Luckily a warm bath with lots of bubbles seemed to ease the pain... 
2 comments:
He is absolutely adorable! Growing so fast too. Get used to the bruised forehead it will be like that off and on for the next year! They start running into everything with it because they don't realize it is there :). He looks like a fun little guy.
They sure DO grow fast! At least they're always entering new phases, so it's exciting to see what they'll do next. You're Eli is adorable! Maybe you'll come to Missoula again? :)
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