I love Dada...and Harry

Wearing tarheel blue...to match his eyes.
Chowing, smiling, and looking really grown up!
Eating is funny.
These two shots are for Auntie Jodie. She gave Eli the little grey elephant seen here. We've named him Harry Elephante (borrowed from a Friends episode). When we were getting ready to do the sleep training with him, the book recommended having a cuddly critter to help cue that it's bed time, and so that he has something to help self soothe when he wakes. Enter Harry. So, Harry is part of our sleep time routine. He, Eli and I read a story in the rocking chair. The little speckled thing with Harry is the other little cuddly item we give him at sleep time. It's a little blanket I made for him. I sewed birdies and his name on the brown side...
And our little bird family on the green side (there's a third bird being blocked by the crib bar, but if you could see all three, you would see a Mama, Daddy and Eli bird). This is how Eli sleeps now. When I put him down, he snuzzles Harry and uses him as a pillow. He also loves to suck on Harry's ears and trunk. He grins so big when he sees him. So, thank you Auntie Jodie for Eli's favorite friend! (He looks a little petrified in this photo due to the mysterious camera flash in his dark room - that is not part of his sleep routine).

Now, Eli speaks! Listen closely. You'll hear him proclaim his love for Eric (who we miss terribly! He's in New Orleans for 11 days).