Eli

Because the wearing of the first John Deere shirt is always picture worthy- nothing runs like a Deere!

Being fed by big brother...this was so cute. Caleb is such a great big brother and did such a good job feeding Eli. It was pretty funny to see him open his mouth wide when Eli should bite down on the spoon. Caleb is really sweet when trying to calm Eli down too. If I have to run out of the room Caleb will say to Eli in a very sweet voice, "Mommy will be back, it will be okay." or "You're alright." He did this without me prompting him to and when I first heard it my heart melted a bit.

Eli's growl face. He makes this face in more pictures than I can count.

Other things Eli is up to these days at 10 months old:

• Said mama for the first time- repeatedly while we were on our Easter trip in Memphis, but has not said it again since we have been home.

• Loves to crawl behind our bed where our alarm clock and lamp are plugged in. We block the opening with pillows and he has tried very hard to crawl over the pillows.

• Pulls up to standing on almost anything.

• Loves chasing after his big brother on all fours and will laugh if his brother is laughing.

• Enjoys eating real food- including crackers, bananas, sweet potatoes and mashed potatoes.

• Still enjoys frequent nursing.

• Had rather be held by someone than ride in his stroller.

• Experienced the first real "melt down" of his life when we were at a restaurant late one evening with friends and I took a metal fork away from him. He arched his head and body back and had a fit in my arms. He acted like that for a few minutes and I finally had to take him outside to calm him down. As Rosemond would say, the little criminal has reared his true self!

• Loves playing with toys and getting things out of containers.

• Loves playing with pots and pans.

• Overall, an incredibly lovable and fun baby!