Saturday, May 3, 2008

Drummer boy, pincher grasp, & bouncing balls

Sorry for the delay in posting, but Eli was sick this last week with a cold and was a little grump a lot of the time this weekend. He feels MUCH better today and has had a happy day....which also makes mommy happy! Grandma Bidney is in town to close on her condo and also bought furniture. Next weekend is the big move date, then she'll officially be a Missourian!

This last week Eli has enjoyed learning how to play drums....using spatulas and a cake pan, that is! He really enjoys it and uses both ends, which makes different sounds, and seems to like just playing around with his "drum sticks", as you can see in this video:


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Eli also has learned the pincher grasp and actually has his fingers in this pose most of the day. It's too funny. Here he is using his new skill to pick up banana puffs:


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I bought him 2 balls at Target: one his size that is SpongeBob and another that is bigger. He really liked the exercise ball we have in his room (to help put to sleep) and decided to buy him a couple more. Here is video of him enjoying daddy bouncing the ball:


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Here are some pics from the week. I didn't take a lot just because he wasn't feeling well. Enjoy!


Enjoying reading time with mommy


Today I decided to watch Sesame Street in a lounging fashion


Lunging....precursor to crawling!!


If only I could reach.....


I'm just cute


Standing against the couch...leaning, really

Aren't I just the cutest chubby whubby!

4 comments:

Hettinger Home said...

Cutest boy in the world - I can't wait to see you this weekend! Are you ready to do some heavy lifting?? Can you pincher grasp a couch for us? :)

Andes Adventures said...

Yes, Eli, you are the cutest chubby wubby. I'm glad you are feeling better and am excited to see you Friday. Yea, that your grandma is moving soon. That'll be so much fun. See you soon!
Callie

Sarah & Scott said...

oh my gosh. that last photo is too much. SO cute. it would be really hard not to give that little guy lots of hugs and smooches all the time!

Andes Adventures said...

Eli, don't forget to tell mommy "Happy Mother's Day!"
Callie