Eli is crusty in the eyes and the nose. In spite of it. he is a happy boy. He loves his big brother and sister, even if they do treat him like a toy. Just look at this picture. Christian thought it would be fun to cover Eli in rings. Eli liked it!

Napless

Or so, Eli thought. He stayed awake all Sunday morning and much of the afternoon. The car ride didn't even do the trick. He woke up and fussed. I rocked him but he woke up again. Huts rocked him but he woke up again. Huts rocked him and put him in his car seat, where he slept for three hours. We win! Too bad that won't stick. He has a cold and napping flat on his back is a problem. At night, he seems too tired to care. He slept from 9:30 top 4:30 this morning. I got up with him and he fell asleep in the car on the way to the babysitter's. Let's hope he sleeps again tonight, and Tori doesn't wake up demanding a drink.

Eli The Acrobat

Eli continues to move as much as possible. Even in his sleep! On 2 separate nights, I've placed him on his back on one end of the bed to sleep. He has woken up on those 2 nights with his feet on the opposite end of the bed, flipped over on his stomach with an arm and his legs sticking through the bars. The boy must've needed to move badly.

He continues to try to push his legs underneath him, but hasn't succeeded yet. He scoots on his back when he's trying to get to something. He wants to move. He's in the exersaucer quite a bit and only gets mad when he knocks all the toys off and no one puts them back up for him. I tried putting him up in a crawling position after his bath last night, but he crumpled under his own weight. His sister kept jumping on the bed and laughed when he fell. I'm sure it won't be the last time. When Eli gets big enough, the laughter will turn to tears as a battle royal will break out. Much crying and blame will be had by all 3!

Better

Eli is much better now and is playing more. He was a booger to get to sleep last night, but went right back to sleep after a bottle at 2. He woke up at 5:30 and waited patiently while I got dressed. He grabbed greedily for his bottle and managed to finish it in spite of all of the distractions. He is a grabby little booger. He likes to throw toys around, hold his bottle and tug at clothes. Good thing I don't wear jewelry anymore!

The Non-Napper

Eli came home and got a cold. He then spent much of his time awake, fighting sleep. Huts had to take him with him to CVS for cold medicine to get him to fall asleep in his car seat, where he slept for three hours. Finally, he got some rest but still work up fussy. He seemed better this morning but got mad when Huts transferred him from the swing to his car seat. He fell asleep there fairly quickly. Poor little runny-nosed boy!

Sleepy Eli

Eli slept through Christmas morning and awoke just in time to play with his new rings and toys. He chomped on them all and fussed around much of the day. Too much activity for him. I have finally discovered the trick to getting him to sleep. He must be wrapped in a blanket and rocked on the edge of the lap. He generally talks himself to sleep. As for his naps, well, those are fairly short. He is good sleeper at night, though. This trip should throw him off, though. Hmm.