December 4, 2008

Eli's Thanksgiving Firsts!!

Eli encountered several firsts in North Carolina over the holiday weekend!! O.K., they may not be baby book worthy firsts, but firsts non-the-less!!



Only now do I realize that living in a Ranch style home has deprived our children of A LOT of fun!! Eli's first chance to be up on one floor all the while seeing us down below!! He definitely thought this was great!!

Steps...now granted we did live in a home with steps the first 10 months of his life, but he never even tried to learn how to maneuver them, and we never felt the need to teach him since we knew we were moving! Here we had several small steps and some larger that needed to be conquered. He caught on to the "turn around" phrase with in just a couple of minutes! I think we might have a genius on our hands!!



We have tried several times to teach him how to use a straw....but he just hasn't been able to do it...


I guess he just needed the right motivation! Starbucks can be a great motivator for anybody!! So his first use of a straw, and his first Starbucks all in one day!! How can a coffee loving mom not be proud of her son!! For those of you who are very concerned at this point, this was Daddy's drink so there was no caffeine...and just a touch of sugar!!

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

That wide eyed look is how I look when I get my first sip of my Starbucks. Who knew that Starbucks was the key to learning a new skill. NV Grandma