Monday, February 9, 2009
It seems like it has been forever!
And looking at the last post to Eli's blog, it has been! Wow, where has time gone? Since the last post, before his ONE YEAR birthday, its a different ball game!
Eli is still pulling up on things, with much more grace than he had in months past. He's even got a bit of a daredevil streak. He likes to go no hands for a second or two. He's starting to crawl on his tippie toes with his behind high up in the air. He likes to peek out the front door... the only problem is that he's also decided to take a taste or two of the door which is scary in a house as old as ours.
He has amazing dexterity, or so his dad claims. To be honest, he does have really good fine motor skills and loves to pick the lint or cat hair off the throw rug and proudly present it to you.
Eli's starting to sleep through the night! For the past few nights (and hopefully this won't jinx it, considering it is mom's turn to put him down should he wake up), he's slept from 8P to 6:45A relatively soundly. Once he wakes though he is immediately signing for a bottle of milk.
Oh, and he's signing! Just a few key signs, but it helps him communicate what he wants - food, milk, his own version of more. Amanda is focusing on please and thank you now. Next I think will be poopy or new diaper though its pretty obvious now when that is needed. He's starting to eat by himself with utensils. Amanda is a little braver than mom and dad with the runny stuff, but he LOVES to mix raisins into his yogurt in the morning then eat with his spoon, kind of, as his 13 month picture to the left demonstrates. He doesn't always make it right in.
He has a few words - mama, dada, uh oh, meow and quack are pretty clear. He'll kind of say Amanda, imitates spaghetti o's(as in uh oh spaghetti o's), imitates the dogs barking, kind of calls for the dogs and Antigone by name. Mom and Amanda heard him say thank you once, but we're still working on it.
Eli loves to wave hello and bye bye. He'll kind of blow kisses - more like hold his hand to his mouth and get it nice and slobbery. He does love to give big open mouth kisses though.
Eli's started to exhibit attachment to stuffed animals. He has a tiger from Victoria and a beaver from Nina that have been in his crib for forever, and just last week, he started wanting to carry them around with him and will motion for them. He'll even growl like a lion for a reaction.
Eli had his first bout with a stomach bug. Not fun for dad or Amanda, since dad's back seat and Amanda's hair received the brunt of his wretching. The actual vomiting only lasted a few hours or so, but it was a pretty scary time considering he's never had anything like that. The next day he was back in action for a belated birthday picnic with Harper, Brian and Gayle. Too bad Eli ended up sharing his bug with the Rice family.
Transportation these days is a backpack mom wears (a Becco Baby Carrier for all the baby wearers out there), a stroller (which Bonzo prefers so he can ride underneath when he gets tired), his Radio Flyer car or his gi-normous wagon (again, favorite of Bonzo's), or dad's shoulder's in a pinch. He likes to crawl up and down the sidewalk out front, but has a tendency to try to eat dirt and mulch.
He's still pretty much eating anything you put in front of him. Green beans and veggie dogs are favorites, but he also likes munching on peeled apple slices, LOVES raisins and dried blueberries, likes fish sticks and chicken pieces. Sweet potatoe is acceptable now too, especially if it has OJ and maple syrup to sweeten it. He tried kale for the first time... I'm not sure it was a huge hit. He loves to eat out, especially at the Fox for breakfast so he can be a voyuer like mom. He still likes to share his food with Jordan, though mom and dad are trying to stop that habit.
He loves to sneak a peek of mom in the shower (over the shower rod, since dad can lift him), likes to take showers with his dad and will submit to a bath once a week or so (he likes to do his part to conserve water). He loves to play with his ducks, pirate figures and the shampoo bottle in the bath, but doesn't like getting water in his face too much.
He still hasn't had a haircut! His hair is pretty long when it is wet, but as it dries, it gets pretty curly in the back.
Here are a few pictures of Eli from the last couple of months:
The big '#1' birthday party - all the kids marvel over the plastic toy. Eli with Uncle Shawn, the plastic toy offender.
Eli practicing with a spoon...
Eli is still pulling up on things, with much more grace than he had in months past. He's even got a bit of a daredevil streak. He likes to go no hands for a second or two. He's starting to crawl on his tippie toes with his behind high up in the air. He likes to peek out the front door... the only problem is that he's also decided to take a taste or two of the door which is scary in a house as old as ours.
He has amazing dexterity, or so his dad claims. To be honest, he does have really good fine motor skills and loves to pick the lint or cat hair off the throw rug and proudly present it to you.
Eli's starting to sleep through the night! For the past few nights (and hopefully this won't jinx it, considering it is mom's turn to put him down should he wake up), he's slept from 8P to 6:45A relatively soundly. Once he wakes though he is immediately signing for a bottle of milk.
Oh, and he's signing! Just a few key signs, but it helps him communicate what he wants - food, milk, his own version of more. Amanda is focusing on please and thank you now. Next I think will be poopy or new diaper though its pretty obvious now when that is needed. He's starting to eat by himself with utensils. Amanda is a little braver than mom and dad with the runny stuff, but he LOVES to mix raisins into his yogurt in the morning then eat with his spoon, kind of, as his 13 month picture to the left demonstrates. He doesn't always make it right in.
He has a few words - mama, dada, uh oh, meow and quack are pretty clear. He'll kind of say Amanda, imitates spaghetti o's(as in uh oh spaghetti o's), imitates the dogs barking, kind of calls for the dogs and Antigone by name. Mom and Amanda heard him say thank you once, but we're still working on it.
Eli loves to wave hello and bye bye. He'll kind of blow kisses - more like hold his hand to his mouth and get it nice and slobbery. He does love to give big open mouth kisses though.
Eli's started to exhibit attachment to stuffed animals. He has a tiger from Victoria and a beaver from Nina that have been in his crib for forever, and just last week, he started wanting to carry them around with him and will motion for them. He'll even growl like a lion for a reaction.
Eli had his first bout with a stomach bug. Not fun for dad or Amanda, since dad's back seat and Amanda's hair received the brunt of his wretching. The actual vomiting only lasted a few hours or so, but it was a pretty scary time considering he's never had anything like that. The next day he was back in action for a belated birthday picnic with Harper, Brian and Gayle. Too bad Eli ended up sharing his bug with the Rice family.
Transportation these days is a backpack mom wears (a Becco Baby Carrier for all the baby wearers out there), a stroller (which Bonzo prefers so he can ride underneath when he gets tired), his Radio Flyer car or his gi-normous wagon (again, favorite of Bonzo's), or dad's shoulder's in a pinch. He likes to crawl up and down the sidewalk out front, but has a tendency to try to eat dirt and mulch.
He's still pretty much eating anything you put in front of him. Green beans and veggie dogs are favorites, but he also likes munching on peeled apple slices, LOVES raisins and dried blueberries, likes fish sticks and chicken pieces. Sweet potatoe is acceptable now too, especially if it has OJ and maple syrup to sweeten it. He tried kale for the first time... I'm not sure it was a huge hit. He loves to eat out, especially at the Fox for breakfast so he can be a voyuer like mom. He still likes to share his food with Jordan, though mom and dad are trying to stop that habit.
He loves to sneak a peek of mom in the shower (over the shower rod, since dad can lift him), likes to take showers with his dad and will submit to a bath once a week or so (he likes to do his part to conserve water). He loves to play with his ducks, pirate figures and the shampoo bottle in the bath, but doesn't like getting water in his face too much.
He still hasn't had a haircut! His hair is pretty long when it is wet, but as it dries, it gets pretty curly in the back.
Here are a few pictures of Eli from the last couple of months:
The big '#1' birthday party - all the kids marvel over the plastic toy. Eli with Uncle Shawn, the plastic toy offender.
Eli at Sandi and Doug's in Vilas, NC. Eli's with Dusty (a neighbor's cow that had a calf just for Eli to see!) and with Lydia, one of Sandi's cashmere goats (betcha didn't know cashmere came from a goat!)
Eli peeking out the front door:
Eli wearing his oh so trendy hat Aunt Sandi knitted. Doug liked to call it his Hail Hitler hat.
Eli watching President Obama's inauguration. Mom and dad don't typically let him watch tv, but in this instance, made an exception.
Dad and Eli at Hontoon Island.... we really wanted to go to Blue Springs to see the manatees, but there were already too many people in the park, so we went to Hontoon Island instead and almost spent the night (sans food and diapers) since we got lost on the trail. Mental note to self... ALWAYS get a map, no matter how much dad trusts his instincts.
Eli practicing with a spoon...
And grandpa reliving the poopy diaper experience first hand:
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