Eli is the proud new owner of a turtle sandbox/pool. This kid loves to dig and dump dirt, but he loves water even more! Look at that sweet face! He is such a water baby.
Overall, Eli has done a terrific job since switching over to a big boy bed. He never has any problems staying in his bed at night; however, naptime is unpredictable at best. This picture shows Eli waking up (yep, on the floor) after he eventually fell asleep while reading on the floor (1.5 hours after he was supposed to go to sleep...silly toddler). Look at our tall little boy. Doesnt he look more and more like his daddy?
RANDOM ELI MOMENTS:
"PRHASE OF THE WEEK: Eli has a new phrase if you ask him, "Eli, did you finger paint with mommy today?" he responds "yes, I do" (meaning:yes I did). If you ask, "Eli did you kick the doggy, dump over your plate of food, swat at your baby brother, or turn into liquid toddler so mommy couldnt get you up to naptime without having to carry you like a sack of potatoes?", he responds wth "yes, I do" (meaning:you bet I did and I enjoyed every second of it).
DINOSAURS: Eli LOVES dinosaurs. In fact, he loves them so much he can distinguish between a triceratops and a t-rex and even knows what a paleontolgist is. I am not joking here people. We were in toys-r-us and he saw a big toy triceratops and he shouts "dino, dino" "Look triceratops". I was floored. He is such a smartie-pants.
KNOCK KNOCK JOKE: Eli has made up his own knock-knock joke and boy does he think he is funny (he really is such a funny little guy). He says "Knock, Knock" and if you say "whose there" he says "Eli's home". The trick is to ask whose there before he gets to the punch line. When he is done he laughs himself silly (well, sillier than he already is).
I'M CUTE: Yep, Eli points to himself, and says "Im Cute". He knows he is and loves it (and so do we).
Have you ever felt finger paint squish through your toes? If you havent then you should!!! What fun! Eli and I set up our paint shop outside today and boy did we get swept away by our artistic enthusiasm. Who knew that painting with your feet was even more fun than your hands. Or that swirling your legs creates the coolest effects with blue and yellow paint. Eli's particular favorite was painting his momma's toes with his paint brush which set me off into giggles as I am terribly ticklish! Honestly, Toddler art is capable of rendering you giddy with happiness. It is is that much fun!
Eli is the proud new owner of a turtle sandbox/pool. This kid loves to dig and dump dirt, but he loves water even more! Look at that sweet face! He is such a water baby.
Overall, Eli has done a terrific job since switching over to a big boy bed. He never has any problems staying in his bed at night; however, naptime is unpredictable at best. This picture shows Eli waking up (yep, on the floor) after he eventually fell asleep while reading on the floor (1.5 hours after he was supposed to go to sleep...silly toddler). Look at our tall little boy. Doesnt he look more and more like his daddy?
This baby has a gigantic square head! We think he has put on a pound since he began solids a week ago. He is up to 3 snacks a day. Currently on the menu: baby oatmeal, pears, and sweet peas. He loves it all and eats everything we give him. What a piggy!
Eli is a singing fool! He loves to sing with his momma (our favorites include the"itsy bitsy spider", our own version of "That's Amore", Raffi's "Going to the Zoo", any train song, and lots of silly made-up songs we sing to each other. He also will hum and sing to himself quite often and you can catch him sort-of getting his groove on when he thinks no one is watching (or if everyone in the store is watching...he likes an audience too!). Eli is also a demanding task master and when I sing to him (which I do throughout the day, at strange times) he will demand that I keep singing the same song over, and over, and over again. When I finish he shouts "Again" or "Sing Again". Lately, he has added in NOW, for good measure. At target today, he started to sing the "Rubber Ducky" song and when I didnt jump in and sing with him he got a bit incensed so what was any good (and by good I mean crazy) mom to do but sing with him.
