Rocking Out

We are the proud owners of a rocking chair! We never had one with Eddie. A friend of ours gave us hers. Just gave it to us! Eddie loves rocking in it. I am so excited to have one to use with the rest of our children.

Puzzles

Eddie spends much of his time working on puzzles. He goes into his bedroom by himself several times a day. When I check on him, he is always bent over a puzzle. He is getting surprisingly good for a little guy his age. He can match the piece with the picture of where it goes. He can often get the piece into its spot. He is so proud of himself when he does. Eddie loves puzzles.

Cuddley Coo

Since Eddie was a few months old, after each bath I wrap him up tightly in a towel and recite this little rhyme to him that I made up.

Cuddley coo
Snuggley snoo
Lots and lots of...
Kisses for you!

The initial purpose was to distract him so he wouldn't mind being dried off (as he is wrapped up, I roll him from side to side and rub the towel against his wet skin as I do so). During the pause after "lots and lots of", I quickly unwrap him. Then I kiss his belly and face as I recite the last line. We would repeat it several times until he was dry. It was fun when he got older because he would excitedly anticipate this routine before it happened. Then he would ask for it again and again and again. He still asks for it, but he can't hold still long enough to actually do it. He takes off running instead. Last night he stayed still only long enough to take this picture. I am starting to miss my little baby!

New Slide

Eddie was excited about his new slide. I couldn't get him to try to climb up the ladder, so I placed him at top. While Ben tried to take a picture, Eddie pushed off and was very surprised to learn the result of such an action.



He was willing to get back up, though. The second time, he would only slide down if I held onto him. The third time he wouldn't slide down at all. Then he refused to even sit on the slide. Later he was willing to let Ben help him climb up it. Now he won't touch his slide!

"Cheers"

Eddie loves clinking his glass against ours while saying "Cheers". You can tell in the picture that he had just finished saying "cheers".

Allergic Reaction

A couple of weeks ago, Eddie got an ear infection. He was prescribed amoxicillian, which he took for nine days with no reaction. On day ten, he got a terrible rash. I didn't think it could be the medicine because of the delayed reaction, so I kept giving it to him for three more days. I took him to the doctor on day twelve to get his rash checked out. I learned that an allergic response can happen at any time and that he is allergic to penicillian . Poor guy. I took these pictures after the rash had begun looking less red and prominent. His palms and feet were the worst; you can see how red they were. The rash is almost gone now; he is left with lots of dry peeling skin and an ear infection. The medicine didn't help at all, and the doctor wanted to wait for the rash to be completely gone before prescribing another treatment.

Eyes, Ears Mouth, and Nose

Eddie is learning all of his body parts and enjoys pointing them out. When he points to an eye, he says "eye".


When he points to our noses, he honks them.


Here he is pulling his first face ever!

Crawling, Take Two

Although Eddie is a fully-capable, upright biped, he now occasionally reverts back to those three months in which he solely crawled.

The past few weeks, he crawls around the house for fun. He especially likes crawling in the bathroom. I think he enjoys the slap of his hands against the linoleum. He also likes me to crawl around with him. I don't mind. I was sad to think it was over forever. I am worried the next thing he will want to do is ride on my back as I crawl around, though. I don't plan to introduce him to that!

Squeak, Squeak, Little Mouse!

Eddie loves cheese, even more than a mouse does, I think. Whenever he can get his hands on it, he will eat it. A piece isn't enough for him, though. He will steal the whole block, if he can, and just take big bites out of it! So cute, even if it messes up the cheese block!

Milkshake Madness

We made milkshakes yesterday. Eddie loved it. He sat with me, drinking constantly from my milkshake until it was gone. Then he moved on to Ben's milkshake until he slurped the last bit of that one, too.


I love this picture because Eddie is smiling at Ben while he is still drinking the milkshake.


I love my family!

Tunnel Fun

We got a tunnel from a friend the other day. Eddie loves playing with it.

He starts to crawl in but gets scared when it starts rolling.

He is just so cute!