Mine!

This morning I watched Judah, who is only a month older than Eli, for his mom. Eli and Judah attended the same daycare for awhile until Judah's mom quit work to stay at home. Lindsey dropped Judah off around 9:30 am and picked him up a little after lunch. It was good practice for Eli to have someone else in his house testing out all of his toys. :) I learned we have lots of teaching to do in the sharing department! Eli's new words in the past few weeks have been "mine," "me," and "no." Ha! He used his words plenty today to let me and Judah know how he felt about having to share his toys. There were some really great moments when Eli was sharing well and even a time or two that he and Judah were playing with a toy at the same time which was so sweet to watch. I guess you take the good with the bad. :) It was probably good practice for Judah as well since his mom is due in a month with their second child (another boy) and he will be learning to share more as well.

It took Judah quite a while to warm up to us and to get over his mom not being there. I tried lots of things to distract him but he was quite sad for a while. Eli on the other hand, was being rowdy and CRAZY. He loves jumping on our over sized chair, and I guess he thought Judah might like to join him.

Then, I asked Eli to give Judah a hug. This is what I got.

Judah did not care for Eli's hugs so I had to rescue him. :)

Marc had to do pediatric rounds this morning so I was running this show by myself. He originally thought he would be home by 10 am. Then, he called and said it would be closer to 10:45. I have learned to not trust his clock when it comes to him leaving the hospital. He always seems to underestimate. :) Marc finally pulled in at 11:15, and I let the boys watch through the window. Eli knows Marc's car well because we play this game a lot so he got really excited!

Once I had an extra pair of hands I was able to get going on some lunch. The boys ate some fruit (strawberries, peaches, and bananas) and macaroni and cheese mixed with some cut up hot dog. With only one high chair, I decided to set their lunch up picnic style on the kitchen floor. They loved it and ate like champs. :) I thought with a little peer pressure Eli might eat his peaches and banana but I was wrong. Strawberries are still the only fruit he will eat!

It was a fun morning. :) Eli is now down for a nap so I am going to work on my grocery list and plan some meals for next week. I love Saturdays!