Another week in Eliville

For some reason, this last week I took very few pictures. The largest bulk of the below pictures are from our 2nd trip to the farmstead, this time with daddy & grandma. I do have some things to write about, though, so bear with me :)

1) Eli had his 2nd dentist appointment ever last week. His front teeth had started to get stains from the vitamins I was giving him that have iron in them. This was a new dentist to us, and while the dentist was nice, Eli HATED it! He was having a HUGE meltdown, even though he was laying on me. I felt kinda bad for the dentist (he is a pediatric dentist, though) but more bad for Eli. He has just always hated having his teeth brushed and so you can only imagine a stranger with a big light and a the tooth cleaning machine. The stains were removed and a fluoride treatment applied, so that is good. What was funny was that as soon as he got down, he was still crying and said "all done, all better!" and then was done with his meltdown! Thankfully we only go 1-2 times a year!!
2) Some of you may have been wondering what happened to Eli's potty learning? Well, we've put it on hold for a couple of reasons. First, Eli was having digestion issues (irregular, constipated) so we started him on probiotics about 2 months ago, which has helped tremendously. Second, it has become quite difficult to change his diaper. While he gives grandma the most trouble, he does give Eric & I a hard time, too. Third, he stopped telling us when he was about to or had pooped. He used to do pretty well, but he seems to want to hide and not make us aware unless we ask. So, with these reasons, we feel that trying to pursue potty learing right now would not work out well. We do still have the potty chair out, read potty learning books, and he has no problem being in the bathroom when we are in there, so we'll just follow his cues!
3) We attended a nature park this week and went to story time and took a short hike. It was fun & we plan to go back this week and maybe see a real snake!!
4) Eli started to say in succession "Mommy, daddy, grandma, mommy, daddy, grandma!" over & over throughout the day in an excited voice. It's too funny.
5) Eli is currently fascinated with identifying when characters in books & on t.v. are happy or sad & crying. He knows which books show characters crying and immediately looks for the crying picture and says "crying, sad" and then turns to the happy page and says "happy day!"


The below picture is called "Adventures in pudding eating part II" He had to take a bath after this picture, even though it was lunch time!:

The Farmstead

Feeding the goats is the best part for the kids. Can you say "FEED ME!":

"Yes, I am a master goat feeder":

Eli enjoyed being "forced" to look through the hole (I was down below trying to help keep his face there long enough for a picture...see my fingers?):

Fun walking path:

Mr. resident cat:

"I don't like this bench as much as I did last time!":

Eli really likes bridges & runs towards them anytime he sees one:

Eli, mommy & grandma:

Ringin' the cow bells!:

"WHY are we standing next to this cow, mommy??":

"And this saddle????":

Giving the old tractor a try:

"Cool tee-pees!":

Eli's first day of school. Heading up front to say hi to his teacher and.....

....heading right for the dunce cap!!! Hope this isn't a sign of things to come!:

"This desk is just my size!":

"Hats off, and working hard on my school work!":

"Circle!":

Getting ready to leave.....a great day!:

Have a great week!!