My Birthday Boy!

At this very moment, one year ago, we were in the hospital getting hooked up to monitors. I can't believe Eli is 1! And this post is dedicated to my sweet snuggly baby boy.

Eli is a very sweet natured little boy. He is a MOMMA'S BOY and I love it (most of the time). He loves following his big brother around and watching (and learning all his tricks I'm sure). He has also finally been sleeping well for me, and has been for about a month now. YAY!

Words...Eli has a few words he uses meaningfully. Dada, snack (nak), nigh-night, no-no (which he says while doing things he knows he shouldn't) and I occasionally hear mama, but he would much rather scream at the top of his lungs when he wants my attention than to say mama :) He also says milk, but it sounds just like how he says snack so I am really not sure if he is trying to say milk, or just saying snack and wants me to guess.

Favorites...Eli's favorite food is yogurt, but really he loves anything! He eats, and eats and EATS. I'm quite amazed at how skinny he is, and Brandon jokingly calls him tapeworm since he never seems to get full. In fact, his first word of the morning is usually screaming "snack" at us :) His favorite toy, is anything his brother is trying to play with...while saying "no no", and his favorite place to be is snuggled up in someone's lap. He is a lover! I think he could go all day sitting in my lap if I let him.

Least favorites...Eli hates to be buckled in his car seat! You would think he was being murdered when we have to buckle him down. He also isn't a fan of being out in the cold, yet he also hates to wear hats and I'm sure people give me disapproving looks when we run into the grocery store with his bald head uncovered...but honeslty it's faster to run in and get him in the heat than it is to try to keep putting it back on. But I try...and one day maybe he will leave it on. And he absolutely hates having to wait for food! :)

Skills...he is walking well, and has been for about a month, or a little over. He took his first official steps around 9 months, but didn't get brave until right before turning 11 months old. I expect by this spring he will be running well enough to keep up with Noah outside in the backyard! Eli is also giving hi fives, and will wave, but he mostly just laughs like we are doing something very silly when we wave. He is also quite the climber...and can pretty much climb anything he really sets his mind to getting on.

So that's Eli in a nutshell :) I love his sweet personality.