The Boys

I feel bad that I haven't kept up with the cute, fun things the boys have been up to lately. Here's my attempt to remember everything from the last month...

Eli
Eli turned 9 months old yesterday! He weighs exactly 19 pounds. Still no teeth and I don't even think he's close to getting any. Eli started pulling up about 2 weeks ago. He's pretty fast at it now; he'll crawl from one spot to the next and is standing up before you can blink. He hasn't attempted to let go and stand on his own yet. Eli is very interested in anything that's NOT a baby toy... boxes, bubble wrap, plastic bags (his obsession!), tape, remotes, keys, Ethan's potty. His hair is still as blond as can be, which blows my mind. It's starting to fill in and get fluffy, and even hang over his ears. Which means Lonnie says it's time for a haircut. No way. :) Eli still isn't talking, or even making any consonant sounds. I guess Ethan does all the talking around here and Eli can't ever get a word in. He's an awesome traveler; he did so well on our two long trips recently. I think he has a high tolerance for pain; he's such a trooper about putting in his eye drops right now and never cries about it. He barely cries when he gets shots.

He is still the happiest baby I've ever seen - full of smiles all day long.

Ethan
Ethan will be three in just two months. I can't believe it! To really describe Ethan well, we have to talk about him in two parts: Ethan at home and Ethan in public. Because they are COMPLETE OPPOSITES!
Ethan in public is SHY, reserved, and basically doesn't want to talk to anyone that he doesn't really know. (You can't blame him; I'm the SAME way!)
Ethan at home is HYSTERICAL, outgoing, loud, playful, silly, and very very entertaining. He LOVES to sing. I really think he might be talented musically. He knows the words to tons of songs, and is really into Christmas music right now. His favorites are Jingle Bells and Up on the Housetop. They say at school he sings himself to sleep at naptime and is constantly singing throughout the day. Ethan still loves to read. He can read a few words (Ethan, Eli, Mom, Dad) and loves to spell his name aloud. For a while he kept saying he didn't like the h, though. Funny. He's a typical boy....loves cars, trains, dinosaurs, blocks anything sports related. He's really hoping Santa brings him a train set for Christmas. ;) His favorite phrases are 'I'm not doing anything' (which he says if you ask him what he's doing or where he's going), and "hey guys,...". He's starting stuttering! It's especially bad when he starts a sentence with 'you.' I think he says 'you' about 10 times before moving on to the rest of his sentence. Ugh! Ethan's finally stopped crying when we take him to school in the mornings. Hallelujah!!!! He's just like his Momma and loves cereal. His favorites are "Yucky Charms" and Cinnamon Toast Crunch. Mmmmmm! (No we don't let him only eat sugary cereal all the time, but these are the special cereal choices he gets on Fridays at school. It's regular cereal the other days: Life, Cheerios, Kix) Ethan's a GREAT big brother and really likes to play with Eli; they are so cute together! They both just want to wrestle each other all the time. He's still a big fan of picking his nose; sometimes he eats it, sometimes he wipes it on the carpet. I'm so proud. Ethan is NOT a good traveler, to say the least. Ethan still loves Elmo, but is on a really big Little Einsteins kick right now.

Well, that's all I can think of right now. I'll probably add to this over the next few days as I think of more.