Thursday, October 29, 2009
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Halloween costume 1.2: Ballerina astronaut! Anybody who knew me at age 6 will think this is funny.
What the hell?
A tutu? Seriously, you guys?
Well, OK.
Thursday, October 22, 2009
NC State Fair!
Just arriving at the fairgrounds, contemplating all the wonders we will behold in the next 87 minutes until Eli turns into a pumpkin (ie needs his next nap).
THIGHS!
What's a donkey again, Mom? A horse plus a mule? Or is a mule a horse plus a donkey? I know you told me but I forgot.
Ni nite, baby cow. This animal was actually sleeping in this position.
Carolina pumpkins. With large produce in the background.
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Developmental update update
Eli stood up by himself in his crib today! It was bizarre to walk in expecting to see our little baby in one of his usual positions: sitting up, rocking back and forth on hands and knees, lying on his back holding onto one foot up in the air. But no! There was a CHILD standing at the crib rail, looking us right in the eye!
As a result, we may get (even) little(r) sleep over the next couple weeks. It is apparently a common phenomenon that babies feel compelled to practice their latest developmental milestone while in bed, mostly asleep, at night. With Eli, we observed this with rolling over, sitting up, and getting up on all fours. We've heard that when they are learning to stand, they will pull themselves to standing in a sleepy stupor multiple times per night without knowing how to lie back down. Once stuck standing up, they wake up sufficiently to summon parents to help them get back to sleep. We're bracing ourselves.
As a result, we may get (even) little(r) sleep over the next couple weeks. It is apparently a common phenomenon that babies feel compelled to practice their latest developmental milestone while in bed, mostly asleep, at night. With Eli, we observed this with rolling over, sitting up, and getting up on all fours. We've heard that when they are learning to stand, they will pull themselves to standing in a sleepy stupor multiple times per night without knowing how to lie back down. Once stuck standing up, they wake up sufficiently to summon parents to help them get back to sleep. We're bracing ourselves.
Monday, October 19, 2009
Developmental update: 1 week shy of 8 months
Motor: very fast army crawling everywhere in the house, also starting to rock back and forth on hands and knees, which is usually the precursor to crawling on hands and knees. Also holds his sippy cup with both hands and has mastered the art of drinking water from it.
Language: at a party on Saturday, Eli was squealing with delight over Mago, a big black dog. Daniel said to him "Eli, that's a doggie. Can you say doggie?" to which Eli replied "oggie," which, incidentally, was his mother's first word as well.
Teeth: none, just tons of drool and chewing. He's been working on those teeth for about 5 months now, they had better be amazing when they show up.
Health: all better, with the exception of a lingering runny nose which I fear will be with us for the next 2 years.
Sleep: who needs it?
Language: at a party on Saturday, Eli was squealing with delight over Mago, a big black dog. Daniel said to him "Eli, that's a doggie. Can you say doggie?" to which Eli replied "oggie," which, incidentally, was his mother's first word as well.
Teeth: none, just tons of drool and chewing. He's been working on those teeth for about 5 months now, they had better be amazing when they show up.
Health: all better, with the exception of a lingering runny nose which I fear will be with us for the next 2 years.
Sleep: who needs it?
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
Eli feeds himself carrots with avocado
It may not look like it, but a lot of it actually got into his mouth.Tuesday, October 13, 2009
Commando Eli
This video shows three things:
1. Eli has perfected his commando crawl
2. Eli has overcome the conceptual barrier that used to exist for him between rooms. He is now exploring the whole downstairs and can move with lightning speed from room to room.
3. When he's tired, he will press his face onto anything that happens to be around, be it a stuffed animal, mom's knee, a wooden block, or the floor.
1. Eli has perfected his commando crawl
2. Eli has overcome the conceptual barrier that used to exist for him between rooms. He is now exploring the whole downstairs and can move with lightning speed from room to room.
3. When he's tired, he will press his face onto anything that happens to be around, be it a stuffed animal, mom's knee, a wooden block, or the floor.
Parents are superheroes, did you know?
For the past two nights, Eli has had a lot of trouble sleeping because he can't breathe through all the junk in his nose. We've bought saline drops, nasal bulb suckers, essential oils to soothe the nasal passages, and at least 14 different humidifiers, but the only thing that has worked so far is to put him in his carseat so gravity keeps the snot away from his face. Daniel and I have been up with him the past two nights between about 11pm and 2am when things seem to be the worst in terms of congestion. He falls asleep multiple times over this period, but wakes up crying within a few minutes, usually right as soon as we settle ourselves back in bed. During the days he has been pretty cheerful, but he crashes hard when he needs a nap. Things he used to let us do with no problem are now an immense struggle, including all the things that his cold necessitates, such as wiping his face, giving him Tylenol or Motrin, or putting him into the carseat for the billionth time.
This is just to say, to all those parents out there reading this, especially mine and Daniel's: we salute you. I knew parenthood is challenging and requires a good deal of self-sacrifice, but I didn't really know until our kid got sick, and this is an extremely minor version of sick. When it occurs to me how many times we will nurse this kid through colds--nine to twelve times per year for the first 5 years or so--when Daniel and I are both expected to be at work the next morning, I quake in my boots. I'm sure with some distance and a few more colds under our parental belt, this will not seem like a big deal. But at 1:30am, as I drag myself out of bed for the 7th time in 2 hours to comfort our miserable and deliriously tired kiddo, it's all pretty overwhelming. It makes me wonder how our friends with kids who have really been sick, in the ICU for weeks or months, get through it with any shred of sanity intact. They must be superheroes.
This is just to say, to all those parents out there reading this, especially mine and Daniel's: we salute you. I knew parenthood is challenging and requires a good deal of self-sacrifice, but I didn't really know until our kid got sick, and this is an extremely minor version of sick. When it occurs to me how many times we will nurse this kid through colds--nine to twelve times per year for the first 5 years or so--when Daniel and I are both expected to be at work the next morning, I quake in my boots. I'm sure with some distance and a few more colds under our parental belt, this will not seem like a big deal. But at 1:30am, as I drag myself out of bed for the 7th time in 2 hours to comfort our miserable and deliriously tired kiddo, it's all pretty overwhelming. It makes me wonder how our friends with kids who have really been sick, in the ICU for weeks or months, get through it with any shred of sanity intact. They must be superheroes.
Thursday, October 8, 2009
Visit with Grandpa Bob
Eli loved seeing his Grandpa Bob. His nose quacks when you squeeze it and he gets right down on the floor with you to play. He also buys you wooden blocks and feeds you your first taste of ice cream.
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
Eli gets his smooch on with Mischa
Their eyes met...
She leaned closer...his heart was pounding a mile a minute...
SMOOCH
forehead smooch
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