Another month flew by! The past few weeks have been rough because Eli has been getting his canine teeth all at once. This means that he doesn't sleep well and is also grumpy, but I don't blame him because that's gotta hurt! It's just a challenge for all of us. He's got one more canine tooth to pop through...then we wait for the two year molars!
In the last month, Eli has become a little artist! He discovered the fun of markers while we were at cousins Grayson and Garrett's house. He has to try them out on his skin before coloring the paper. Crayons are also fun, but Eli likes to eat them while he colors. We're also working on coloring only on the paper. Oh, it's so fun to color on the walls! I love washable makers and crayons!
Speaking of colors, Eli has learned some colors. He knows blue, red, yellow, green, orange, and brown. He can sign them correctly most of the time, but he doesn't always say the correct name of the color. He'll usually say blue ("boo") for most things, but sign the correct color, then he'll say the right color after I say it. I love seeing this whole learning process!
He is still a little copy cat. He is getting really good at it, too. This comes in handy for getting him to brush his teeth, put on his shoes, or help out. He's been giving us kisses lately by saying "mmmwah". I didn't realise we did that until he started doing it. He loves when Mama and Dada kiss each other, too! Eli has also been giving other kids hugs, but it turns into more of a tackle. You can see him hugging/tackling in action on the Halloween post.
It's cute except when he tries to hug smaller kids or babies! I guess we'll work on giving gentle hugs. Eli's giving his "cousin" Reese a kiss in this picture...or maybe it's the other way around.
So much learning going on! I think I have a little big boy now.
It's a big day in the Perkins household! Eli has pee-peed in the potty for the first time! He was running around nude before bathtime as usual, and when I went in to turn on the bath water, I asked him if he wanted to sit on his potty. He did, but this time he actually peed, and he knew what he was doing because he looked down and then made his surprised face. You can sort of see his expression in the first picture. John and I made a point to get very excited about this, so hopefully he'll try it again. After he got up from the potty, he then climbed up on the big potty and peed on top of it (with lid closed). I guess he is definitely aware of what he's supposed to do. Here comes another learning process for all of us! 
