Nov 30

The last 10.5 weeks felt like the LONGEST of my life. I knew James would eventually start sleeping longer stretches but not knowing when and still trying to be "fun" for Eli during the day and dealing with Eli's own sleep issues... well, it was rough. Very, very rough. But we've made it. He now only wakes up once at night. I can handle once and function very well during the day. What a relief. And the pregnancy exhaustion is gone (obviously). I have felt like a new person these last few days. I haven't felt this good since the moment I found out I was pregnant. I guess that means its been a long year; but I think its behind me. Now if only these two boys enjoyed shopping a little more... ;)

Eli is 20 months today. He has really chunked up the last few weeks which is so cute; he has always been so small. He has learned to spin in circles and thinks its hysterical that he gets dizzy when he tries to walk. We still give him a bottle of milk at times and just this week has refused to take his bottle. Not sure what that is all about. I hope he will start drinking milk from a sippy cup now! He still loves to sit and read books. Even though he still isn't talking, he has his own talk while he reads. His inflection goes up and down just the same way mine or Eric's does when we read to him. Its so fun to watch him when he doesn't know we are watching. But it really would be helpful if he would start talking. The guessing game is not that fun. I've started to teach him some more sign language but he has yet to do the new signs. I'll keep trying. All in all he is a very good boy. He seems to be past his rough patch. I'm thinking it had to do with the fact that I was out of sorts too. I think he knew it and thus became out of sorts as well.

Here he is eating dinner in the family room while watching TV. Aren't we taught not to do that? :) What can I say, Eric was gone and easy is what I'm after when I'm solo in the evenings.

 Another no, no... he had his first chocolate shake from McDonalds. The look on his face was priceless after he had his first sip. He looked up at me with a look of "are you sure I can have this?" He had about half of it, was done, was wired and I left for book club leaving him with Eric for the evening. he, he.

He needed gloves and the gloves came with the hat. He would not move his hands the entire time they were on. Funny. And he wasn't too sure about the hat covering his ears but he didn't take it off.

I need more pictures of James. Its hard when he doesn't really do anything. Here he is showing off his new outfit I purchased. We absolutely don't need any clothes for him but its hard to not buy something new...

 Both boys asleep on our bed. Priceless.