Eli Swimming

Just don't laugh too hard at our "baby talk"!!!

Eli is getting to be such a big boy! He likes to wake up really early to eat and then go back to sleep. Daddy had snuck in while I was sleeping and set up this little photo opportunity:

This past Thursday was his two month birthday! I can't believe how fast the time is going! Everything checked out great at the doctor. He is taller than the average bear:

But with a "petit" head. The doctor assured us that that is no problem at all, since his brain is still growing. Everyone was wondering how he had such a round head even though he was born "the regular way." Answer: little head. He also had to get 5 shots! In the end, Eli did better than his mommy, but his poor little legs were sore for a while. Someone out there should fine a better way to deliver vaccines....needles are too sharp!

 

Each day since Eli has started smiling, he has developed an increasing awareness of his face and the fact that we have faces too! Not only does this lead to some of the cutest faces I have ever seen, but it also lets me distract him. When he starts to get fussy, it is sometimes possible to make him reconsider when I contort my face into something silly and speak in an abnormally high voice. When I throw in some french, his eyebrows shoot off his head as he tries to understand..."Ecoute mon cher, ne crie pas, mon petit elephant!" His favorite face to make uses as many facial muscles as he can: he raises his eyebrows, crosses his eyes, flares his nostrils, and squishes his lips like he wants to whistle. I'll give you a minute to try it out.

Of course, throughout the course of a day we get many variations of "the face," for example:

Along with the smiling and the faces has come the cooing. So far I have heard coos that resemble the following sounds: Kapowie! Grrrr! Uh Uh! (as in No way!) and Moooooom! (as in how he would say it when I show this picture to his first girlfriend.)

And finally we have Eli striking a vogue pose as he models his pants and socks. He hardly ever gets a chance to wear them in the heat, but the church nursery is cold!

 

My mommy thought it would be fun to take me swimming....hrmpf!

It only took a few minutes for him to get used to the water and then he was splashing and kicking his legs!

Over Labor day we went to grandpa lake's house with Jake, Erin and Battlecat. Eli is getting used to long car rides I think, although the trip takes longer when he gets hungry every two hours! The lake house is the game house and everyone had a turn at "Calm the Crying Baby."

Here's grandpa taking his turn.

After a rousing game of Balderdash, Eli was wiped out and quickly fell asleep on his daddy's shoulder.