Eli is a little monkey. He is almost two, and having these strongwilled toddler fits, the kind where he kicks his legs in the air as I swoop him up from whatever trouble he is getting into. His passion actually makes me laugh sometimes! His will gets in the way of actually getting him what he wants. Here is an example. He is busy playing with something, but I tell him its time to get his jammies on for bedtime. After fair warning, I pick him up to change his clothes. He is so upset that I have removed him from his pass-time that he starts to throw a fit. His thrashing body is so difficult to dress, that it takes me way longer than it should have. Even though I am telling him that he can play for a few more minutes after he is in his jammies, he insists that the continuous fit throwing is the best way to go. No sense of logic!
Eli's language is slowly but surely coming along. Julia's name (the generic "Hi-ya" which stood for both Hannah and Julia) has now turned into "Ju-Ja!" He gets posession now and likes to point out which things are "mine!" and which things are "Pee-ya's!" He is slowly putting words together as well. This is not the effortless accumulation of verbal skills like Priya has. He very intently pronounces the syllables one at a time: "Mom-my! Choo- choo- chain!" I am really loving his growing ability to communicate, and can't wait until we can have conversations.
Patrick has thrown himself back into his studies. We have rearranged our house and his study area has grown. We are so busy with out opposite schedules, so when we do hang out, it feels like a great treat! I arranged for us to have a date this Thursday evening, I can't wait!
Here are some recent pics:
Camping in Maine:
Legos at the Big E!! Time in the background.
Building a Fairy House in Grafton with Fiona:
Priya's first day of pre-school!!:
