Eli has become very resourceful when I'm busy feeding Charlie, changing him, etc. For example, here he is helping himself to some snacks:
And Charlie is a big 8-week-old now :) I brought him in to the doctor today to check his lungs once again because he STILL has a bad cold. Everything is fine, according to the doctor. There is no magical cure. And Charlie is up to 12 lbs, 4 oz. This was Charlie's ninth visit to the doctor's office in his 8 weeks of his life. He has been sick for 7 of the 8 weeks. I asked if this seemed strange, and the doctor said yes, but it's just a bad virus. It's not RSV because he isn't wheezing, so that's a good thing.
Last night he was so stuffed up and had a hard time breathing through his nose. He also kept coughing on his phlegm. He and I were up from 2 a.m. to 6 a.m. That is a long time in the middle of the night - I am going to bed EARLY tonight... I swear this kid lives on very little sleep. You wouldn't know it by looking at him though!
He slept for a long time this morning while we were out and about. Then he was awake from 12:30 p.m. until 4:15 p.m. He did doze off hear and there, but every time I put him down, he woke up a few minutes later. Now he's asleep on my lap. I think we're going to have to go run some errands so he'll stay asleep for a decent nap.
We had an outfit change midday because Charlie threw up all over the place. As my mom put it after experiencing some Charlie spitup the other day, "It's like a fountain."
Here's Eli, who did not nap the last two days. Today he actually fell asleep, but he woke up early because a neighbor had some construction going on that was VERY loud. Oh well. He can be really sensitive when he doesn't get enough sleep.
Eli will be 22 months tomorrow! His
favorite phrases of the week include:
"I watch it"
"I did it!"
"Read it!"
"I throw it!"
"Eli's" (or Mama's or Dada's when he sees something that he associates with us)
"A Mama!" - when he sees a woman in a book or magazine
"A Dada!" - when he sees a man in a book or magazine
Most common
youtube requests from Eli:
Elmo potty time
C is for Cookie
Elmo sleep (Elmo and Andrea Bocelli)
Hamburger! (Grover and the hambuger)
I Love You (Barney song)
It's really hard getting a cute (and happy) picture of both boys... :)
I'll keep trying though!
Here's Charlie still getting used to the bumbo seat - he likes it for very short amounts of time. You can sort of see the dimples in his chubby cheeks...
I usually get the boys dressed first thing in the morning, but on Sundays I leave them in their jammies until right before church. I can't get enough of the matching pjs :) I thought it was funny - when I put Charlie in the bumbo this morning, Eli ran over to it and said, "Cheese!" I had to run and get my camera since he was actually eager to take a picture.
Love these boys!
