Eli needs a good nights sleep!

I have no idea what your issue was today.. but, man - you were grumpy! Normally you can entertain yourself for 10 mins here or there.. but today - no way! Not only did you want your Mommy, you wanted to climb on me. By 6:20pm you had your bath and you are in bed!

Right now no food makes you happy. I have offered you so much in your high chair and you aren't buying it. Maybe you are teething?

Here's hoping you have a restless sleep tonight :)

I love you pumpkin!

Mommy

Merry Christmas Elijah!

Today was Christmas day. This was not any ol' Christmas - this was your first :) We spend the day at Grandma Peterson's in Neillsville. At the house was Dad, Mom, Sara, Grandma P, Papa P, Aunt Beryl (her boyfriend also came - Chad), Aunt Debbie (her boyfriend Gregg also came), cousins - Jared and Connor, Uncle Charlie, Aunt Julie, cousins Mandy, Kandice & Sean, 2nd cousins Nicole, Hailey & Alexus. It was a big household!

You loved all the paper to play with. There was so much to look at and to get into. When we got home we gave you a tub and you went sound asleep.

We love you!!
Merry Christmas,

Mommy

Eli's first Christmas

Merry Christmas Elijah! This is your first Christmas. And you could care less :) You have zero interest in the tree. The only time you were interested was when I had the christmas lights on the floor to test them. Silly boy.

Tonight you were too funny. You were sitting in your little Elmo soft chair, you'd push back and flip over.. laughing all the way. Then, you'd get up and do it all over again. Over and over again. I don't know if you I entertain you or you entertain me! All I know for sure is how much I love you!

Mommy

big party for your sister

Well.. Sara turned 6 years old! And that makes your mother very old, Eli. Tonight we are celebrating by having a party at the tundra lodge. They have have an indoor waterpark. Next year we will let you swim there.
Right now I don't really know what to write.. you spend most of your days trying to get into things you aren't supposed. ie. the bathroom, Sara's craft center, under my desk. Or you spend your day taste testing everything. You love nothing more then finding paper - tearing it up then trying to eat it. You sure keep me busy. I love you so much - even though we have nick-named you "Eli - the destroyer!"

Love
Mommy

time flies by

wow.. where have I been? You have grown so much. Most days seem the same as the day before but then before you know it you are in the next size clothing. You are now 9 months old. You are 19 lbs. Some say you are small - but I say you are perfect :) We now have the perfect nick name for you. You are Eli - the destoyer! You get into everything - and I mean everything. If I take you away from something you go right over to the next thing you can't touch. We are constantly moving things around to block areas you can't be near. You sure keep us on our toes.

The other day you cried when you got your finger stuck in the VCR (when you are older you can ask me what a VCR is - by the time you are 20 you will have no idea what it is!) You put your finger in - then the door closed and you couldn't get it out. You didn't like that. I came running to your rescue, hugged you and then everything was better. Then what did you do? you tried to do it again! - you little bum. You just laughed at me - testing to see if I was watching.

I will tell more "the destroyer" stories soon. Time for bed. Love you!!

Mom