Eli was in such an amazing mood today. He had these HUGE smiles on his face all day and he kept squealing and (I think) trying to hug me. He grabs my face, opens his mouth and tries to put my entire face in his mouth. I read somewhere that it means he is trying to hug or kiss me and doesn't know how. All I know is that I love it. It is totally adorable, even when he gets drool all over my face.
Needless to say, I love the 8-month stage. He is happy almost all of the time. He can stay awake for quite awhile now -- this morning he lasted for 3 hours. He is sleeping great so I have some time to myself at night (tonight I made these lemon scones that are to-die-for!). And he can play by himself for a little bit of time, even though he mostly wants to play with me (which is also quite alright!)
We've been doing cloth diapers now for a month and it is going great. It is super easy. We only use one disposable diaper a day -- at night. He has been sleeping from 7:30 p.m. to 6 a.m. and a cloth diaper just won't keep him dry that long. He took a two-hour nap this afternoon with two cloth diapers and a fleece liner and he was soaked when he woke up. So I just don't want to ruin his good nighttime sleeping.
He loves to look at books, play with this big metal coffee can and watch Wally and Zula. He also LOVES to swing so I usually put him in one of those baby swings at the park and he just smiles and giggles the entire time. I am a little worried about the fall and what we will do when it is raining :(
Showing posts with label bucket swing. Show all posts
Showing posts with label bucket swing. Show all posts
Monday, August 25, 2008
Monday, June 2, 2008
Swings and smiles
Eli and I had a very good day today. He was all smiles during the day even though he is teething. Sarah loaned him Sophie, this all-natural rubber giraffe teether, and he really likes to chew on its legs.
We went to the Crooked House Playground at Bush Park and he used the bucket swing. I just sort of propped him in it and he nonchalantly let me push him back and forth. He had this expression on his face like "This is what the swing is, mama? It's not THAT big of a deal!" I am hoping he likes the swing more in the future :)
We went to the Crooked House Playground at Bush Park and he used the bucket swing. I just sort of propped him in it and he nonchalantly let me push him back and forth. He had this expression on his face like "This is what the swing is, mama? It's not THAT big of a deal!" I am hoping he likes the swing more in the future :)
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