A Few Random Things

1) So I've mentioned how Eli has been very protective of his toys and his house recently, to the point of complaining if/when other children play with his toys. Thank goodness it seems to have passed for now. Monday morning we had a playgroup at the house and Eli did GREAT for two whole hours. Every once in a while he would get into a small dispute over a toy, but nothing out of the ordinary.

2. Another recent mention is Eli's recent lack of variety in what he'll allow to pass his lips. (Keep in mind that I'm still offering different foods each meal, but he's been flat-out refusing to eat for that meal if what I'm serving isn't 'acceptable'.) So last night I make chicken, sweet potatoes and broccoli (steamed without any seasoning). Eli ate more broccoli than either Lehr or I. Seriously. The kid would not stop. I know from previous experience that this means nothing for future eating, but the amount he ingested last night buys me three or four days of no vegetables.

3. Eli had his last Little Gym class this morning. He has enjoyed them all semester, but the last two have found him in a more surly mood, no doubt due to the teeth. (That's Eli's excuse for everything these days.) Today was quite the opposite though. During our warm-up circle time, Eli ran/crawled over to the teacher two separate times to sit in her lap (something he's not done before), completely unprompted by me or the instructor. He climbed and rolled and pulled his way through the rest of the class in a great mood. I will definitely be signing him up for that class again in the next year.

4. Eli had his first haircut this morning. His hair is quite thin and it is growing in weird patches, but the long pieces were getting a little too long, so I chopped them this morning. It's not very obvious in any area except his neck (which is now 'clean'), but here's a photo anyway. Eli did a GREAT job of sitting still while I first 'buzzed' his neck and then cut the rest with scissors.