Tooth Poking Through

Huts thinks that one of Eli's front teeth has finally come through. I hope so, because he needs more teeth to eat. He hates baby food and wants to eat our food, so another tooth will most certainly help in that goal. Little guy went everywhere last night. He is moving fast now. Walking should be next.

Eli The Happy Baby

He cooed all the way home yesterday, sleeping for an hour just once. He ate a lot of crap and threw up a lot of crap. Too much junk for his tiny tummy. He went to sleep early and woke up after six this morning. He was ready to go, except when he got into his car seat. The fussing started then! He hates being penned in that thing.

Off to A Rocky Start

Christian was surly, his sister was tired and his brother hurt his finger. There were fits all over this morning, and we're lucky we made it out of there, with our wits intact. I don't know what got into the three of them. Tori must have stayed up too late playing her room, while Eli is teething. The bruised, cut finger didn't help matters. What a morning. Hope this afternoon and night is better.

Since Eli has learned to crawl he has become a man of action. He'll pull himself up on everything. Dump his pile of clean diapers on the floor. Once up on the couch, he grabs onto the back pillow cushion, yanks on it repeatedly until he falls down and the cushion falls on top of him. Then he repeats the cycle after we reset the cushion. He loves this game.

Unfortunately, his actions have posed a few new risks. Like his new found love of diving head first off the couch! He also likes trying to dive over the side of the arms of the couch. I caught him last night or he would've conked his head on the floor and we might've made a trip to the emergency room. Last night was also a first. While we were grocery shopping he decided to stand-up in the grocery cart seat, hang onto the handle and bounce himself up and down. Talk about wondering if your kid is going to hit his head!

The only thing he doesn't like is when we leave him alone in a room and he realizes we are gone. If he's playing, he's fine until he realizes that we aren't in the room. Then he crawls crying looking for us. He also cries when I leave him at the sitter's every morning. He's got a bit of separation anxiety, but it will pass.

Unfortunately for us, all this extra physical activity hasn't lead to Eli sleeping through the night or sleeping later than usual. Which leaves his parents still tired and hoping that he will sleep through the night faster than his sister's record of 18 months.

Fuzz Head

Eli is finally getting some hair on his head, and like the other two's was, it is blonde. No doubt he will turn a dark blonde and maybe even brunette when he grows up. Christian and Tori have dark blonde hair right now, and it appears to be getting darker. Tori's eyes are also more hazel now than blue. Eli, on the other hand, has very blue eyes. Funny how genetics works!

On another note, Eli is crawling now, albeit on his legs with his butt in the air. He is also pulling up to everything. This child will be walking before we know it!