Not Gonna Sleep

That was Eli's attitude last night. No way was he going to sleep. I spent an hour rocking him, and after about 10 minutes in bed, he woke up again. Huts took him for an hour. He finally settled down at 11 and slept until I woke him up this morning. The trick is getting him warm and snugly in the Popeye blanket made for Christian. When wrapped in that, he seems cozy and content. He was tired; he slept on my shoulder the whole time Huts was dealing with a frozen pipe. Lucky for us, Huts opened the bathroom vent and the pipe unfroze on its own--no busting into the wall needed. The water came on at 2 a.m.; Huts said it was nice and icy.

Sweet Boy

I cannot get over how happy Eli is. He smiles constantly and rolls his way all over the floor. He is very strong, learning how to roll forward and back in about a week. He is also starting to work on sitting up, though he would rather stand. He likes to laugh--at what we aren't always sure. He is so different than his siblings, who were fussy. He is a dream baby!

Mr. Talkalot

Eli likes to coo and make noise. He lets people know that he is in the room and makes sure he does not get left out. He has been known to talk himself to sleep, like Christian and Tori do. Looks like we are going to have another chatterbox on our hands. It is hard enough to keep up when two are talking, much less when three are. Huts and I will have a hard time understanding the three of them.

Exzema

Eli has it, and we have all kinds of products to keep it under control. Believe, he looks good compared to a few weeks ago. THe nurse is considering changing his formula, but as for now, he is just a grease monkey. He talked himself to sleep last night and only got up once. Yahoo!

Almost Healed

For weeks now, Eli has been battling cradle cap. It got so bad that he looked burned on one side of his face. After some Neosporin, cortisone cream and cradle cap lotion, he looks 100% better. One side of his head and face, in fact, is nearly free of scales. He still rolls his head back and forth to deal with the itch, bit it is not as often. Eli is also on his second night back in his crib. He gets up at 1 or 2, but goes back to sleep after his bottle, which is fortunate for us. Now if only I could learn how to go back to sleep.

Bumper

Give Eli your thumbs, stand him up in your lap and watch him go. He loves to swing forward and back and bump all around. He goes as fast as he can and smiles the whole time. This is great fun for him.

Scaley

Eli has got a bad case of cradle cap. His head flakes constantly and he has scratched the area next to his ear so much that it is oozing. I called the nurse and he said we could apply Neosporin and Cortisone. We also bought some cradle cap stuff for his head. It seems to be working, but that patch by his ear has a ways to go before it looks better.