Top Baby Item....Lazy Susan

Sunday after church, Pop and Eli discovered a great way to play with Eli's truck puzzle pieces...on the lazy Susan! Pop did it one time and Eli kept signing and saying, "mo" (more). The cars would go around and around and Eli would smile the entire time. He kept saying "Voom, voom!" :)



Not an exaggeration at all, but they probably played like this for a good 30-45 minutes. Eli LOVED it! And now anytime he plays with this puzzle, he wants to play with it on the lazy Susan. Thanks, Pop! :)


After he tired of playing with the trucks, Eli watched a video of himself that Grammy had on her iPod. He was quite entranced with himself as you can see. He watched it over and over again, while sitting on the dining room table. Is there another place you're supposed to sit? What a fun afternoon!

Eli's Nighttime Routine

Saturday night after Eli's big day shopping at the antique stores in Natchez, he and Grammy had lots of fun splish splashing in the tub.



Then Eli showed Grammy how big boys brush their teeth...well, hopefully, they don't brush their teeth this way, but you get the idea!



Usually after he brushes his teeth, we go to his room and to get his pajamas, but this night he decided to go down his slide a few times in his "birthday suit". He had a blast as you can tell!






He got his pj's on and then he and Grammy read a book together.


Then he and Pop read a book together.


After giving out his bedtime hugs and sugars, he had his milk and then went to bed. What a great ending to a perfect day!

Dowtown Natchez with Grammy and Pop

Grammy and Pop came in for the weekend and Eli had such a blast with them like he always does. Saturday morning we decided to go to downtown Natchez and hit all the antique stores. Mom and Dad love antiques and would love to have a house full of them. I enjoy going to the stores and looking at antiques, but not necessarily buying them; however, I'd really been wanting to buy an elephant figurine for my house, so that's what I went hoping to find and I did!

While we were shopping, we heard the faint sounds of drums in the distance and realized that a parade was coming down Main Street. Unfortunately, it was at this time that I also realized that I had left my camera in the car. I have no pictures of Eli at the parade, but he had such a great time listening to the bands and catching beads and candy. Pop let him have not one, not two, but THREE Dum-Dum suckers. Eli was in a sugar coma :) Ha ha! He had such a great time. When we got back to the car, I grabbed my camera and snapped some pictures of my little boy loving on his Grammy and Pop. So, so sweet! What a fun day!

Gotta love open mouthed baby kisses!

Look at all those beads! Having a baby at a parade gives you the hook up! :)

15 Month Well Visit

February 16th, Eli went to see Dr. R for his 15 month well visit. Luckily, I was off from school for Mardi Gras break (Woo Hoo!), so I didn't have to take off from work for this visit. Eli and I enjoyed our morning together and then got ready to go see Dr. R. We got there and no one was there. While we waited for the nurse to call us to the back, Eli had fun reading books, pushing around chairs, and playing with his monkey, Mo.

"Uh oh, Mama!"

Letting Mo go for a ride in the chair.

Telling me to be quiet :)

Reminding Mo that he needs to be quiet, too.

We got called back to the room and Eli passed the time waiting for Dr. R playing with the beads. This was actually the first time that he even expressed interest in the bead toy. Mostly, he likes to shred paper, which he did eventually do, but I was happy that he was able to direct his attention to a toy first.

He was in a particularly good mood, so I started asking him to point to different body parts.

Nose

Ear

Teeth (he's clacking his teeth together)

Belly (look at him grabbing those rolls!)

And then we were SO OVER pointing to body parts and decided to shred paper instead, which is WAY MORE FUN!

Dr. R made it back to the room and Eli had a perfect check-up. Here are his 15 month old stats:

Weight: 22 lbs. 11 oz. (25th percentile)
Height: 30 1/2 in. (50th percentile)
Head: 18 3/4 in. (75th percentile)

I told Josh with these measurements, he sounds like a caricature. A tall, skinny minny body and a big head :)

He sat so perfectly for her and did such a good job. While she and I were talking, he was so intent on getting down so he could walk around. I just kept him this way while we waited on the nurse to bring him his shots, too.


He got the dreaded shots (only 2) and only cried for a few seconds. Here he is pointing to his band-aids, which he promptly ripped off after these pictures. What a TOUGH guy!

Eli's Valentine's Gifts from Mommy and Daddy

This year for Eli's 2nd Valentine's Day I decided to indulge his love of balloons. He got a special Elmo Valentine's Day balloon and the Disney movie UP! It's still going to be a while before Eli will actually sit through a movie. Right now, Praise Baby is still the only thing that holds his attention; however, I want to go ahead and start building up his Disney movie collection. I grew up on Disney movies and I can't wait to experience them again through his eyes :)

Eli's Valentine's Day gifts
Balloons, balloons, and more balloons!

I've already offered Eli's shredding services to Mr. Cliff at the bank, but since he enjoys shredding so much he probably wouldn't mind helping a few more people out. If you're in need of a shredder, let me know! (The best part about this is that after he was finished shredding, he picked up all of the pieces ON HIS OWN and threw them in the trash can!)



After he opened his gifts, he signed Daddy's card and went to give it to him. He can't write just yet, but he can scribble with the best of them!

Giving Daddy his Valentine's Day card

And my wonderful hubby gave me some sweet smelling perfume.
Now I'll smell good every day! :)