Boys Will Be Boys

This morning there was a touch of fall in the air so I was finally able to dress Eli in long sleeves. Since we were going for a walk outside I put a new shirt on him that I bought on sale over the summer. He was very intrigued as he has not worn long sleeves since he was about seven months old (he probably doesn't even remember that). He kept pulling at the sleeves the whole car ride there...too cute! (Check out the one-sock look also: Eli pulled the missing sock off in the car.)

Eli's new favorite toy is the pump for my exercise ball. He loves that he can put the black spout in his mouth and make funny noises. What he likes even more is when someone compresses the pump and air blows on his face or in his mouth. This contraption is right up there with the cardboard diaper box I gave him the other day. He spent lots of time exploring the box inside and out, finally using it as a walker. When Daddy got home we took turns pulling Eli in the box (it's big enough for him to sit in). This was especially fun when Lehr spun Eli in a circle for several seconds, making Eli completely dizzy. When the spinning stopped, Eli (still in the box) tilted his head all the way to the right side, as though he couldn't keep it up. I was laughing, but I felt sorry for his confusion so I picked him up. The poor little guy was like a newborn: he couldn't keep his head up or control his back. I told Lehr not to do that again....unless he had the video camera rolling.

Eli had a little haircut last night. Not his first official, since he doesn't have that much hair, but two snips were cut. Eli's hairline is so defined, much like Lehr's, and he had two or three little hairs that were significantly longer than the rest. I finally cut them last night. He resembles Lehr even more now.

Bumps and Bruises are here! Eli often uses his head to navigate while he crawls which means I hear "BUMP" several times a day as his head meets the wall. You may remember my entry last week about the fork holes in Eli's forehead... Well they're gone but now he has a big bruise on his cheek from falling into the table corner earlier this week. Also, Eli has become quite fond of forcefully falling down. When he lets go of the table or his walker or the chair he tends to heave himself, hands outstretched, towards the hard floor. That's just another bruise waiting to happen.