The Guilt Got To Me

After a crazy morning of hitting garage sales, we relaxed with a picnic at the park. Eli, even with his cold, was pretty content. He got lots of new toys and books and got to play outside.

Eli loves to swing.


"More, daddy!"


Going down the slide with mom. He was more interested in the puppy dog that was running around.


At the end of it all, he was tuckered out. Doesn't that look comfortable?

Sick Eli

Allright, I'm feeling a little guilty. I did not take one picture of Eli this week. But, to my defense, he's sick and he's not looking too cute right now. He constantly has snot running down his nose, which is now very chapped underneath. His eyes are red and watery. He coughs like a smoker and is just generally miserable. Its been a long week for all of us. Luckily, he's still been sleeping pretty well, but when he's awake he wants to be held all the time. Our fingers are crossed for a speedy recovery.

Springtime Fun

Eli has been spending a lot of time outside. He loves it. Yesterday, he ate his first dirt clump and I'm pretty sure he'll be eating a lot more of it as he seemed to like it.

Crawling on the lush green grass in the backyard. He chases that ball everywhere.


Helping dad fix up his new bike.


I'm such a good helper!!!


Eli loves pickles.


Eli used to be an every-other-day bather, but now that he's playing outside he's getting much dirtier and now gets a bath every night.

Eli's Going To Be a BIG Brother

Yes, it's true. Eli is a brother-in-training. We are expecting the new addition to arrive in late October. We are all very excited! We've had several ultra-sounds to determine the due date and have heard the baby's heartbeat. Now that the first trimester is coming to an end, I'm starting to get my energy back and can actually make it through the day without taking a nap and without going to bed minutes after Eli.

Spring has already come and gone in Ohio. It's been so warm and its already getting muggy. The grass is a vibrant green already and almost to my knees. The flowers are popping up everywhere and the trees are full of leaves. Eli LOVES being outside. He loves the sandbox, playing with the ball in the grass, going for long walks in the stroller, and swinging at the park.

Here's what Eli has been up to.

A cute picture with proud grandma and grandpa.


Another one of Eli's favorite things: watching the clothes in the washing machine.


Eli can now pull himself to standing. He's even stood by himself for a few seconds!


As I've mentioned before, Eli loves the garbage. Luckily, the one he gets into the most only has paper in it. Here he is having a grand ol' time.

Pictures From Grandma

Grandma and Grandpa Zeman were here visiting last week. Eli had a great time with Grandma and Grandpa. They spoiled everyone rotten and now we are sad that they are gone. I'll post some pictures of Eli with Grandma and Grandpa later. Here are a few of Grandma's favorites.

We made a special trip to the zoo. The only thing Eli really pays any attention to are the fish in the aquarium. He could spend all day watching the fish swim by.


Grandma and Grandpa bought Eli a really cool turtle sandbox. He really likes holding the sand in his hand and squeezing it as hard as he can. He hasn't tried to eat any sand yet, but I'm sure he will. (This is also a good picture of his bottom teeth. He just got a top one in and the one next to it is close behind.)


Oooo... I love my sandbox.

Eli's Favorite Past Time

Eli loves to take the CDs off of the shelf. He can spend a good amount of time removing them one by one. Unfortunately, he's not very good at cleaning up after himself and the cds are no longer in ABC order.


He also likes to put each CD in his mouth. Yummy!


Here he is leaving the scene of the crime.


Eli does not discriminate between his vegetables. He ate this carrot the whole time we were in Philadelphia. It sounds disgusting, but it was actually a life saver and much, much cleaner than cookies or crackers.