10, 11, 12.... Updates From The Last Few Months

Good morning cute little bed-head! Independant eating. It seems he's having trouble getting that oatmeal IN his tummy.


I love fresh tomatoes from the garden. Eli does too!


Can't get enough of playing in the water... swimming, shower, bath, sprinkler, faucet... We'll have to get locks for the toilet lids pretty soon.


We find him sleeping like this every once in a while. He used to sleep like this a lot more often but he is obviously getting too big to continue the habit.


His hair doesn't stick up like it used to. It's getting longer.


There was a free zoo day in October and since Dale was out of town, we decided to get out of the house and brave the crowds. Eli made a barking sound for every animal that we came to, even the crane from this video clip. Did we mention that he loves dogs?


Em created a scarecrow costume for Eli this Halloween and visited a few neighbors. He loves how cozy-soft it is. He wouldn't keep his little hat on so it is pinned to the back of his costume. Yes, his hair is spritzed for volume.






We heard the neighbor's dogs and since Eli loves dogs we stop and mimick thier barks. 'Dog' has become his most signed word this month. Even more than 'eat' which he signs a lot.




(Shhhhhh--- I'm hunting Screamapillars.)


(...don't want to startle him)


In addition to leaves, grass, dirt, and flies, Eli enjoys chewing on rocks. No doubt, any dental hygenist would squirm at the thought. The sound is similar to fingernails on a chalkboard.


(more information on 'screamapillars' can be found at: http://screamapillar.ytmnd.com/ and also at http://www.thesimpsons.com/index.html; It appears that the episode is no longer available. I searched for hours and couldn't find it in the archives.)