So, we've gotten a few laughs out of Eli before. Once while tickling his belly (see video from Feb. 5), a couple by tossing him up in the air. But yesterday he decided that everything was funny, and busted out this bought of laughter:
LOVE IT!
Then...last night...he slept...EIGHT HOURS SOLID! Hot diggity dog. It was magical. Who knows if it'll happen ever again, but it was beautiful.
Sunday, February 24, 2008
Saturday, February 23, 2008
A Whopping Saturday Entry
Eric's at camp this weekend (boo), but his computer is home - so I'm making a super duper entry. YAY! We've been having lots of fun lately, though we're keeping very busy. I did two firings last week and all the glazing and shipping and hauling that went along with that. Eli is such an agreeable little assistant. Here's some of what we've been up to:
My assistant Eli, helping me get organized. He fits perfectly in this little cubby.
Drooling. It makes him happy.
Obadiah is still wishing he was the baby of the family. He occupies any item that seems to be meant for Eli.
Eli's getting better at sitting up. He's still a little tippy, but the boppy helps hold him up, and cushion the fall when he topples.
Now, a series of photos from last Wednesday, the day he went in for his second round of 4 month shots. First, a pre-shot lunch. Notice his very cute Robies (shoes) with peace signs. Thanks Auntie Kelly!
Best buds.
Eli recently discovered his feet. They are now his favorite toy.
Look Dad...feet.
Blissfully unaware of his peril. He had such fun with the crunchy paper from the pediatrician's office, that we um...stole him some.
Immediately after mean people came in and gave him shots in each thigh. He cries for under a minute each time he has shots. It's remarkable.
I'm okay.
Look Mom...feet.
My assistant Eli, helping me get organized. He fits perfectly in this little cubby.
Drooling. It makes him happy.
Obadiah is still wishing he was the baby of the family. He occupies any item that seems to be meant for Eli.
Eli's getting better at sitting up. He's still a little tippy, but the boppy helps hold him up, and cushion the fall when he topples.
Now, a series of photos from last Wednesday, the day he went in for his second round of 4 month shots. First, a pre-shot lunch. Notice his very cute Robies (shoes) with peace signs. Thanks Auntie Kelly!
Best buds.
Eli recently discovered his feet. They are now his favorite toy.
Look Dad...feet.Blissfully unaware of his peril. He had such fun with the crunchy paper from the pediatrician's office, that we um...stole him some.
Immediately after mean people came in and gave him shots in each thigh. He cries for under a minute each time he has shots. It's remarkable.
I'm okay.
Look Mom...feet.
Monday, February 18, 2008
Some New Pictures
Some recent pictures:
Rolling around on the bed.
Another patented Eli Face.
We decided to try out Eli's snowman suit. This is purely for visual effect; it's way too big for him and isn't compatible with car seats, so we can't use it if we're going anywhere. It's undeniably cute, though. Here's the whole series of photos, in order, that we took while trying the suit on. You can see for yourself what he thought.....
Eyes are still blue....
Tummy time on the bed, with copious amounts of drool, as always.
And of course, at the end of playtime, naptime.
Rolling around on the bed.
Another patented Eli Face.
We decided to try out Eli's snowman suit. This is purely for visual effect; it's way too big for him and isn't compatible with car seats, so we can't use it if we're going anywhere. It's undeniably cute, though. Here's the whole series of photos, in order, that we took while trying the suit on. You can see for yourself what he thought.....
Eyes are still blue....
Tummy time on the bed, with copious amounts of drool, as always.
And of course, at the end of playtime, naptime.
Saturday, February 16, 2008
Warm Weather and Kitty Time
The highlight of this week was Eli's 4-month visit to the pediatrician. Everything checked out normal (we even interpreted the sheet they gave us to be saying that his blowing of raspberries is slightly advanced for his age). The statistics, as always, were interesting. Eli is in the 45th percentile of 4 month olds for weight, 55th for height, and the 95th for head circumference. He's had an above-average head since he was born. We're not sure what that's about...do our families have a history of large-headed babies? We're simply taking it as early evidence of the Nobel Prize for Physics he's going to win in 2041.
We had our first warm day in a while on Wednesday (it got up to about 55), so Eli and mom spent some time out on the deck, enjoying the fresh air.
You can see the snow in the background...even on warm days, the snow is ubiquitous. The day after this, we got about 3 inches, and we're expecting more tomorrow. March is supposedly the snowiest month in Denver.
Eli conked out on our bed.
Eli playing on our bed with Finnegan and Wendell looking on warily. The only one of our cats that routinely associates with Eli is Obadiah...which leads us to the video below. You can see how much Obadiah likes hanging out with Eli. He's kind of like that good family dog that lets the kids ride him, even though it probably hurts. Eli grabs a fistful of fur, but Obadiah doesn't seem to mind. We only wish Obadiah would be more discerning about where he sticks his butt (see the end of the video). This morning Eli got into our bed at about 5; we woke up at about 7:30 with Eli awake and scratching Obadiah, and Obadiah licking Eli's face.
We had our first warm day in a while on Wednesday (it got up to about 55), so Eli and mom spent some time out on the deck, enjoying the fresh air.
You can see the snow in the background...even on warm days, the snow is ubiquitous. The day after this, we got about 3 inches, and we're expecting more tomorrow. March is supposedly the snowiest month in Denver.
Eli conked out on our bed.
Eli playing on our bed with Finnegan and Wendell looking on warily. The only one of our cats that routinely associates with Eli is Obadiah...which leads us to the video below. You can see how much Obadiah likes hanging out with Eli. He's kind of like that good family dog that lets the kids ride him, even though it probably hurts. Eli grabs a fistful of fur, but Obadiah doesn't seem to mind. We only wish Obadiah would be more discerning about where he sticks his butt (see the end of the video). This morning Eli got into our bed at about 5; we woke up at about 7:30 with Eli awake and scratching Obadiah, and Obadiah licking Eli's face.Sunday, February 10, 2008
Baby Faces
We've been having oodles of fun lately. Eli at four months is Mr. Personality, and we love it. For your enjoyment, the many faces of E:
This is Eli's milk-topia face. Today we went to a double feature with friend Christa. We saw Mad Money, which he slept all the way through, then walked around and had lunch to entertain baby and kill time until our second feature, Fools Gold, which he ate all the way through. When we left the movie he was giddy with fullness.
Look - TWINS! The lovely people at the soap store in the mall were gracious enough to let us change diapers in the back room of their store. There was a mirror next to the bench and Eli had a grand old time charming himself.
Here Eli's is snuggling to get warm after our Thursday swim. He has on my coat, two hooded towels and a fleece blanket, but is otherwise completely naked.
Dreaming Carolina won. Thanks Moodys for the Tarheel gear!
Elmer Fudd Face.
So true.
This look says it all.
More fun to come in a few days. Love to all!
This is Eli's milk-topia face. Today we went to a double feature with friend Christa. We saw Mad Money, which he slept all the way through, then walked around and had lunch to entertain baby and kill time until our second feature, Fools Gold, which he ate all the way through. When we left the movie he was giddy with fullness.
Look - TWINS! The lovely people at the soap store in the mall were gracious enough to let us change diapers in the back room of their store. There was a mirror next to the bench and Eli had a grand old time charming himself.
Here Eli's is snuggling to get warm after our Thursday swim. He has on my coat, two hooded towels and a fleece blanket, but is otherwise completely naked.
Dreaming Carolina won. Thanks Moodys for the Tarheel gear!
Elmer Fudd Face.
So true.
This look says it all.More fun to come in a few days. Love to all!
Tuesday, February 5, 2008
Like A Fish
Another first: Eli went swimming last week! He and mom joined a group of moms and babies (most of the babies are older than Eli) for a regular swim time on Thursday. He enjoyed it, and did quite well!
Hanging out with the ball before swim time.
Showing off the magnificently cute swim trunks.
Hanging with his friends (who are all girls) before swimming time.
Eli and mom in the pool.
Floating on his belly.
He's a natural!
Wrinkly feet!
Swimming wore Eli out, and he slept most of the rest of the day. He's looking forward to going again this week. We've decided we're going to have to get an inflatable pool for the summer.
Hanging out with the ball before swim time.
Showing off the magnificently cute swim trunks.
Hanging with his friends (who are all girls) before swimming time.
Eli and mom in the pool.
Floating on his belly.
He's a natural!
Wrinkly feet!Swimming wore Eli out, and he slept most of the rest of the day. He's looking forward to going again this week. We've decided we're going to have to get an inflatable pool for the summer.
Thursday, January 31, 2008
Eli's First Political Rally
Life is full of firsts these days, and yesterday was Eli's first political rally. Colorado is one of those Super Tuesday states that is suddenly so important, and since we're a "purple state," the candidates seem to be paying special attention to us. In fact, the Democratic National Convention is here in the summer. Anyway, because of this newfound status of Colorado as somehow important to the electoral politics of the US, we received word a few days ago that two campaigns were stopping at Eric's school: the Obama campaign yesterday morning, and the Clinton campaign (Bill, not Hillary) last night. We never made it to see Bill Clinton, although we wanted to. It started snowing (4 inches), and we didn't want to put Eli through another long wait outdoors. But we did get a chance to go to the Obama rally. Here's the photographic report:
You can't tell because of the bib, but that's a Obama Baby onesie on Eli there. He had to get all bundled up to be out in the cold....
....but there were obviously a few technical difficulties.
Eventually we made it to the event, which was being held in the university's hockey arena. We arrived about 15 minutes before the doors were supposed to open (got there at 8:15), and we found this--a line stretching somewhere between a quarter of a mile and a half a mile. So we got in line and waited.
Eli was patient as we waited in line...so patient that he quickly fell asleep. Rumors were swirling: the arena only held 8,000 people, some said. Others said 18,000. At any rate, it was clear that not everybody would get in: the Obama volunteers said they had over 18,000 web reservations alone, not counting the people who just showed up.
We waited, and Eli slept, off and on, for two hours. The line barely moved; security, they said, was slowing things down. Eventually, we made our way around the block, around the corner, around the block again, down the long sidewalk, and up the stairs to the arena....and then....tragedy struck.
This is where we ended up, about 5 people from getting into the doors. The fire marshall had shut it down. There were still thousands of people waiting to get in, but there was just no more room. They opened an overflow room with a live TV feed; that quickly filled up too, leaving thousands more of us stranded outdoors.
The remainder of us were herded onto a lacrosse field, where we waited, en masse, for something to happen. 
Eli got his picture taken with a couple of bona fide Secret Service agents. Then....
....the wait paid off! After two hours of standing in line in the cold (mid-20s) only to not get in to the building, those of us on the lacrosse field had a chance to meet Obama before he gave his speech in the arena. He came out for about 5 minutes, apologized for not being able to seat us all (like it's his fault half of Colorado came out to his rally), and gave a short version of his speech. It was like being at a rock concert...the crowd was incredibly enthusiastic, even for a bunch of half-frozen people standing on a lacrosse field.
They were going to pipe the sound from the arena out onto the field, but we decided to skip the speech and call it a day, since Eli was tuckered out (as you can see). Like we said, we had intentions of going to hear Bill Clinton in the evening, but with the snow and the general exhaustion, we decided to call it a night and head to bed early.
Not all of you share our political leanings, but those who do will be glad to know we're indoctrinating Eli well.
You can't tell because of the bib, but that's a Obama Baby onesie on Eli there. He had to get all bundled up to be out in the cold....
....but there were obviously a few technical difficulties.
Eventually we made it to the event, which was being held in the university's hockey arena. We arrived about 15 minutes before the doors were supposed to open (got there at 8:15), and we found this--a line stretching somewhere between a quarter of a mile and a half a mile. So we got in line and waited.
Eli was patient as we waited in line...so patient that he quickly fell asleep. Rumors were swirling: the arena only held 8,000 people, some said. Others said 18,000. At any rate, it was clear that not everybody would get in: the Obama volunteers said they had over 18,000 web reservations alone, not counting the people who just showed up.
We waited, and Eli slept, off and on, for two hours. The line barely moved; security, they said, was slowing things down. Eventually, we made our way around the block, around the corner, around the block again, down the long sidewalk, and up the stairs to the arena....and then....tragedy struck.
This is where we ended up, about 5 people from getting into the doors. The fire marshall had shut it down. There were still thousands of people waiting to get in, but there was just no more room. They opened an overflow room with a live TV feed; that quickly filled up too, leaving thousands more of us stranded outdoors.
The remainder of us were herded onto a lacrosse field, where we waited, en masse, for something to happen. 
Eli got his picture taken with a couple of bona fide Secret Service agents. Then....
....the wait paid off! After two hours of standing in line in the cold (mid-20s) only to not get in to the building, those of us on the lacrosse field had a chance to meet Obama before he gave his speech in the arena. He came out for about 5 minutes, apologized for not being able to seat us all (like it's his fault half of Colorado came out to his rally), and gave a short version of his speech. It was like being at a rock concert...the crowd was incredibly enthusiastic, even for a bunch of half-frozen people standing on a lacrosse field.
They were going to pipe the sound from the arena out onto the field, but we decided to skip the speech and call it a day, since Eli was tuckered out (as you can see). Like we said, we had intentions of going to hear Bill Clinton in the evening, but with the snow and the general exhaustion, we decided to call it a night and head to bed early.Not all of you share our political leanings, but those who do will be glad to know we're indoctrinating Eli well.
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