Eli and His Cousins

Corwin has been staying with Grandma and Grandpa and Eli is so excited. The first time he saw him, he crawled up to him and grabbed his eye. Corwin's expression was "Why would someone do that to me?" After I apologized, John sarcastically told me it was a matter of bad parenting. The second time Eli saw him, he went right up to him and gave him a kiss on the forehead and cheek. Corwin did not appreciate that either, and he cried.
After a few days, Corwin warmed up. Eli was still very affectionate and tried to kiss him and invade his personal space. Corwin put his hand in his face and shoved him away.
Eli is crawling and Corwin is fascinated with his moving. He watches him very intently and toward the end of his trip, he has started to learn how.
It is amazing at how different the babies are. Their coloring, temperaments and weights are so opposite. Sherstin and I decided that if you take a regular baby and squish him down, you have Eli. If you stretch him out, you have Corwin. When standing, Eli goes up to Corwins ear.
Eli always puts everything in his mouth (including the marbles in the toy Marble Works) and Corwin fingers the object first. Eli doesn't care for baby food and Corwin loves it. I think it's great that they're so different in temperament because they might get along later on.
Eli also gets along with Joe. They are so fascinated with each other and usually go for each other’s eyes. When Eli was 5 months old, we put Eli in front of Joe and he grabbed his hand and put it in his mouth. They also smile at each other and last time they met, Eli kissed Joe’s head.

Crawling Critter

Eli is growing so fast. He is only seven months and he has been crawling since the forth of July. We are not baby proofed and it shows; he is into everything and bonking his poor little head on everything else. He is starting to climb on things like couches and he uses them to hold himself up. When he grabs something he still thinks he is holding onto the couch and falls straight back. He hasn't learn to bend his knees and plop yet.

Awkward!

When Eli wants to feed, he points to my chest and says "Nurse."  I know, it's time to ween, but we are working on it.  While Rachelle was holding him and he pointed to her and said "Nurse." Needless to say, she was mortified and we were a little red in the face.

Thumb Sucker

I have never seen Eli suck him thumb before. I actually got in on camera and so I thought that it was worth blogging.

Hats Off to Eli!

What is the point of having a baby, when you can't dress him up? I love putting hats on them until they get old enough to reach up and take them off.

Jeron is on a Mission

Uncle Jeron is on a Mission and we want Eli to know the picture above the chart, however, I think he just loves the colors on the chart and the feel of the stickers.

It's My Party!

It is my birthday and I think that Eli's favorite part was playing in my wrapping paper.  I am suprised Daddy could sleep through it with Eli's wiggles and the loud wrapping paper. 
My favorite part was Eli.  He is so close to crawling.  Right now he plants himself on his knees and rocks back and forth.