Weekend Update

Eli woke up five of the last six days with blood-stained drool on his pajamas or his sleep-sac. That pretty much sums up the mood he's had. His irritability due to the teething pain is only matched by his toddler 'tude these days; the combination can be brutal at times. On the flip side, when he is not in pain or acting out, he's extra sweet...I guess to make up for the other times. On a good note: today has been great and Eli had a very fun morning at church and in general.

Eli must think birthdays are an every-day-occurrence. Wait...they are! Well, he must think they are an every-day-occurrence in his immediate circle. In less than a month he's had his birthday, Gracie's birthday, Cooper's birthday, Cooper's Daddy's birthday, his cousin, Rachel's, birthday (he calls her "Dee-dol"), and birthdays for the little girl across the street and a co-worker of Lehr's. Yesterday was another birthday party with yet another jump castle. This was Eli's third encounter with the bouncy-floor, and he finally took to it a bit. The first time left him a bit standoffish, as he was very unsure of the unstable walking surface. The second (at Kangazoom) was a little better, but Eli still didn't really enjoy how hard it was to walk when someone else jumped up and down next to him. This time he went in and out of the castle two or three times before opting out. I think he doesn't like it because he has not yet mastered the two-footed-jump.

Maddux has made the turn. She gives us 9-10 hours of consecutive sleep more than half of the time. (Can I get an 'Amen'?!) Last night was a step in the wrong direction, but I remember Eli did this for a while also. We'd get three nights in a row of eleven hours, and then he'd be up once or twice the next night. Then back to the eleven hours. So even though last night wasn't great, I'm smiling because of what is to come.

Also, Maddux went into the church nursery for the first time today. I sent a bottle with her which she did not take very easily, but she barely takes it for Lehr, so I wasn't too surprised by that. The good news is they did not have to call us out of the service at all - rock on.