Take Me Out To The Ballgame...

This is Eli's favorite song right now. He'll 'tell' you he wants you to sing it by swaying his head back and forth on alternating shoulders. It's quite cute and funny, but at the same time, annoying after the tenth time in a row. I started singing it to him when I would read "Wrigley Field from A to Z". ("T" is for Take Me Out To The Ballgame.) Now it's an obsession.

We took Eli to a Cubs (vs. Braves) game tonight. He must have known it would be a long game because he napped for a full three hours this afternoon in preparation. He sat on either my lap or "D"s lap most of the time and watched the game and/or festivities around him. When the Braves got a homerun in the second, the fireworks went off and from then on out, every few minutes he would point to left field and say "OOOOOOHH!", and then sign 'hot'. He cracks me up some times! Eli stayed awake until the very end, though at one point he was totally glazed over on David's lap. Lehr took him to the new Turner Kids area during the 5th & 6th innings - it sounds like they had a blast over there. All in all, Eli displayed model behavior, much to the appreciation of the fans around us. Let's hope he does the same tomorrow night!