He is such a fun-loving, happy kid! He can wander around all day, finding things to entertain himself.
He starts some of his words with a hard G sound. He likes to "gump" on the trampoline. My favorite is when he brings me an orange and wants me to "goose it" for him.
No matter how upset he is about having to stop what he is doing at nap time, he will be giddy with excitement as soon as I whisper "two binkies" into his ear. He loves his bedtime routine: song, prayer, and two binkies.
When he gets really mad at me, he spits.
He likes to snack all day long. My mom calls it "grazing." He will ask for a yogurt, eat two bites of it, then ask for toast. After a bite or two of that, he's ready to move on to an orange. You get the idea. If I let him, he would do that all day!
He loves to count things. "One, two, twee, four! One, two, twee, four!" etc. etc.
I love the way he switches around his sentences. "Read it, book!" or "goose it, orange!" You notice that everything he says ends with an exclamation point. And if I don't respond correctly, he will repeat it indefinitely.
He will repeat anything his siblings tell him to say. One of their favorites right now is "Gomp-eye!" No idea what that means or how to spell it, but its what the minions say on Despicable Me. His brothers think it is hilarious!
And you can tell he has older brothers. He loves anything that has to do with bodily functions. Toot and poop are two of his favorite words.
Nothing is safe from him. He will find candy no matter where it is hidden, or how high up it is placed. He comes out of a siblings room many times a day with his mouth full of candy.
He loves to swing on the "red swing" on the back porch.
He is definitely a boy. He loves trucks, balls, and destroying things. But lately he also loves to carry around these cute little stuffed puppies and take care of them. Or when he's at his friend Anna's house, he will carry a baby doll in one hand and a car in the other.
He likes to cuddle with me. Thank goodness! I'm really going to have to fight the urge to treat him like a baby forever.
I'm so happy to have my sweet little Eli!
Besides just being at the best stage, ever....they don't come cuter than Eli! I thought I was sad when he stopped calling me "May", but "muddy" is pretty fun! Ummmm, I'll remind you not to treat him like a baby forever.
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