10 Months Old

Eli was ten months old on the 5th.  This last month has been a big month of firsts for our guy.  After spending the last two months inching across the living room on his belly, this boy is finally up on all fours and moving all around the house.  Along with crawling, he's also pulling up on the coffee table and in the crib and is opening lots of drawers and cabinets.  Table food is Eli's new best friend.  Although he will still scarf down two jars of babyfood, he's just doing that in an effort to get to the next course... whatever we're eating.  This boy has tried everything and loves it all.  Spaghetti, grilled chicken, french fries, minestrone, pot roast with potatoes and carrots... if we've eaten it, Eli's sampled it and loved it.  I've even resorted to feeding him Clayton's leftovers, which he welcomes gladly.  He's not picky.  He has six teeth (three on top, and three on bottom).  He has also started clapping and will sometimes mimic sounds.

Eli also loves playing with Clayton.  He knows most of the toys are in Clayton's room and is constantly crawling in there to see what he can get into to.  The last couple days I've had the playhut (pop up tent/tunnel/ball pit thing) up, and Clayton and Eli have spent hours crawling around in there and throwing the balls at each other.  It's so sweet and so nice for Mommy to not have to entertain people every minute of everyday.

Eli is certainly a member of the family.  I can't imagine how I lived without him so long. 

Here's a little collection of pictures, one from birth and each month of Eli's life.  We love this sweet boy!

PS Yes, he's still bald, and yes, his head was in the 97th percentile for his age.  The words CT-scan were actually mentioned at our pediatrician visit.  We'll see.