Already?

Today Eli is 8 months - already. It seems hard to believe that 8 months have already gone by. So I thought I would give an update on everything he is doing.

He is really rolling all over the floor now. He used to not be real fond of his stomach, but doesn't seem to mind as much now. And he'll go from sitting up to down on his belly. He will also end up on his belly and kind of wiggle all of his limbs. Supposedly, these are things that lead to crawling.

Eli has gotten really vocal (ie: loud) in the last couple weeks. He especially likes to shout. He's happy, he just likes to be heard. But there's a lot of indistinguishable noises, plus "da," "ta," "ba," and every once in a while a "ma." And, of course, lots of shrieking. And now he's into telling us some things very emphatically; he gets very intense, makes both hands into fists, shakes them, and makes funny sounds with a stiff face. It's pretty funny. He also loves blowing bubbles - sometimes from the minute he wakes up, he's blowing bubbles.

But he's doing really well, he's really happy most of the time. And he really seems to be developing a funny personality. He's started clapping his hands, usually accompanied by some shouting. And he plays some funny games. For instance, he'll lay his head all cuddly on your shoulder, and then all of the sudden pop up really quickly and smile. Repeat as many times as he thinks is entertaining. One night he was playing peek-a-boo with his cuddly blanket thing. He would cover his face, and we would call his name, and then he would pull down the blanket with a big smile. This game went on for several minutes, and Thom and I thought it was hilarious he was doing it all on his own.

We also had to get him a bigger car seat over the weekend. His feet are really starting to hang over the edge of his current car seat, so we knew it was time to upgrade. So, hopefully, he'll be in this one for a while. We're going to try it out for a while before we leave for the beach next week.

So, anyhow, that's a brief update on Eli. We'd love to hear from everyone, so leave us a message telling us how you're doing!