Eli's Secret Language

Over the last few weeks, Eli has become very chatty. He babbles about all kinds of things with lots of intonations and expressions, and often cracks himself up. Tonight he kept dropping the food on his fork and would crack up when we said, "Oops!" so I had to get it on video. (Please ignore my annoying "oops" and just watch this crazy child :)

On a side note, think positive thoughts for us today! We have a realtor coming to see our place who represents a person who is coming to do a PhD at Northwestern and I think his parents are helping him buy a condo. The realtor said they made an offer on a place already, but it fell through, so it sounds like they are anxious to secure something else. So we'll see! (the woman from Sunday ended up bidding on another unit in our building, so she's no longer in the picture) Ohhh the emotional ups and downs of selling a home. :)

40 Seconds of Laughter

We love making Eli laugh! Here is a video where he is cracking up for almost the entire 40 seconds (Ben is in the background making faces at him). My favorite part is when Eli says, "Ah ha!"

Funny chubby Eli video (laughing/squealing)

I set our compact dig. camera on the table (hence the not-so-great angle or cinematography) and got this video of Eli recently just after finishing dinner. Please ignore my voice - but enjoy my cute, chubby, laughing little boy cracking up at my silliness. I have another quick video to post but will do it tomorrow or sometime this week.


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Eli Sitting Up, Teething, Laughing... And the Dilemma of Joining a Gym...

This week Eli started sitting on his own without support! And tonight he surprised me and Ben by pulling himself up to sitting from lying on a pillow on our bed - so he wasn't flat on the ground, but maybe at a 30 degree angle (this picture is not from tonight - here the pillow is propped up pretty high). He's never even attempted that before! We were very impressed. It's funny the things that make you excited when you have a baby - there are so many big and little milestones as they grow. And today I noticed Eli's second bottom tooth is coming through his gums - the first has come up pretty far and you can feel the second, but it's just barely poking out.

This afternoon I was playing with Eli and it was so cute - he was in the type of mood where anything I did made him crack up laughing. I think we were both laughing for about 10 minutes - it reminded me of college when my roommate Emily and I would just laugh and laugh and laugh...

Eli is not one to show off in public though. A lot of times when he is around an unfamiliar person, he gets this blank stare and saggy cheeks, like he has lost all expression. Earlier today I went to a gym to check it out and Eli just stared at the girl giving us the tour. *I recently had my "Eli is 6 months old and I'm still not back in shape" crisis and know I need to do something to change it. I like to think that having a c-section makes it harder, but by now it is no excuse! My biggest concern is leaving Eli in the gym's childcare while I'm exercising (the people who work there are supposed to be great, but I'm still anxious!!) - Let me know if you have any tips to make it easier!

Here is an example of the blank stare:

I do think it will be good for Eli to get used to being with other people, since he is just with me in the majority of the day. He gets excited when Ben comes home from work, which I think is so cute. There is something so special about having a connection with a baby... tonight Ben was feeding Eli his baby oatmeal and squash, and Eli kept looking over at me and laughing - for no real reason, just because he was in a happy mood. I love it!

Here is a picture with my chubby baby from two Sundays ago:

Eli Laughing

I love when Eli laughs! Here is a clip of him giggling... (and there is another new blog below - I started writing it on Thursday but didn't post until today)


Untitled from Sarah on Vimeo.