Thief

Like his big brother, Eli has become a thief! He obviously inherited this trait from his brother, who stole his Mama's garlic bread off her plate before he could speak. Eli got a taste of a chocolate chip cookie last night. His Mama was going to give him another small bite when he saw it in her hands. He snatched it out of her hands whole and started in on his precious treat. He ended up with a happy chocolate face.



Eli has started eating more normal food. Crackers, cookies, vanilla wafers, pasta (not easy to feed an 7 month old noodles) and a try at Chinese (which got 2 gross faces out of 3). He seems ready to eat just about anything, only his stomach can't quite handle the good stuff yet. Only 4 more months and he can be on solids full time. Then we'll have to hose him down in the yard after every meal!

I Hate My Car Seat

My parents put me in it all of the time, and I tell you, I don't like it. I scream and try to squirm my way out of it. I don't care how safe it is for me, I do not like being confined to that seat. I can't wait until I am done with it.

Leg Up

Eli gets up on all fours and kicks up one of his legs. He so wants to crawl and is working hard on sitting up from a lying down position. We are in trouble when he gets mobile. He can already slide off the couch and scoot around the hardwood floors. Last night, he flipped out my arms and I caught him upside down. He didn't l like that much and wanted Daddy after that!

Screamer

Eli has discovered that he has a voice, and boy does he use it. He likes to scream happily for hours at a time. Two nights ago, I didn't think he was ever going to quiet down. He kept rocking back and forth on our laps and screaming with joy. Last night, he tried spaghetti. Not a big hit with him. He doesn't like butter biscuits either. The other two loved those, but not Eli. He looks at them as if to say, "You can do better than this, folks."