Our stubborn little man (aka little stinker :)

This week our pictures revolve mostly around our little stubborn man. He is such a curious, active, fun little guy but this also means he can be stubborn....surprise, surprise as he's been this way since day 1!! No worries, though, as we still adore him to pieces (it helps that he is too cute & has a smile & laugh that melt your heart ;). Here's a few examples:

Eli continues to be a little stinker & only walk with the assistance of his push toys, walker, high chair, our hands, couch, etc., etc. I know he'll do it on his own time, but it's funny to see him be able to walk so well with assistance:

Here is a video of him walking with his push toy & being able to turn around with no problem:





Eli has not figured out how to be nice to "titt-tatt" yet. Poor kitty tries to handle his rough love but always loses out in the end:

Eli stood for a few seconds for daddy this weekend but when I tried to take video of him, here's what he did....little stinker (I call him that a lot :):



Eli has started in the last few weeks to throw mini tantrums when he gets frustrated or has to be redirected from things he shouldn't be doing. I've read that at this age the only thing to do is redirect and/or allow the fit to happen and ignore it. This works for the most part, but some times of the day it seems like almost anything makes him mad (usually if he is getting tired or hungry). He also bites & pulls hair when he is excited OR mad (definitely emotionally driven!). We just say "No, hurts mommy" (or whoever it is) & redirect. So far this works okay and I can't wait to see what the terrible 2's bring our way!! Yikes!! He's always been strong willed so I'm sure it will be fun! :)

Now for videos/pictures of our sweet little man:

"Peek-a-boo, I see you!":

Who can resist that face!:

Today we tried to go on a walk since it wasn't too cold being in the 50's. It was chilly & Eli didn't have as much fun as he usually does....we'll miss our walks over the winter:

Eli still loves his zebra and in the last month or so is able to get on & off by himself:

Eli had an up & down week of eating but ate awesome this weekend! I know, that's a toddler!

Eli LOVES cottage cheese & got carried away & got some on his face. He was doing this hilarious thing where he would stop, look down at the speck of cottage cheese & make a strange face:

Eli also is starting to explore utensils. Remember that Eli never ate any baby food so he hasn't had much experience with a spoon (he jumped straight to table/finger food). He also has never liked mushier foods like yogurt, applesauce, oatmeal, etc. Well, he has now decided he likes them and gets at least one at each meal with a spoon. For my own sanity, I feed him with the spoon & let him play with another one. Soon we will allow him to feed himself & just put up with the mess, but I wanted him to explore the utensils first.

On the vocabulary front, Eli is able to identify a few more objects by pointing when we ask where they are (but can't say them): clock, cow (in books), ball, & book. Eli likes to say "moo" when he sees cows in books along with "ooffooff" for doggy sounds, and "eee" for kitty kat sounds. His favorite by far is "ight" for light as he loves to show everyone that he knows where the light is!



Have a great week everyone!