Walking with mommy and daddy, and feeding myself!

Eli's less than two weeks from his first bithday now, and he's continuing to do new things all the time!

Today Eli had his first meal where he fed himself essentially the entire meal. For a while now, Eli's meals have a been a combination of finger food (typically Cheerios or small pieces of fruit) and spoon-fed food (fruit or veggies usually mixed with baby cereal). Today, though, Eli ate lunch with Missy, Mom Koorndyk, and I at the table, and fed himself his whole meal (all finger food)! We were eating "Chicken with Rice", one of Missy's and my favorite recipies. Eli had small bits of chicken, clumps of rice, broccoli, and bits of sweet potato. It was really nice to have lunch with Eli and not have to spend as much time feeding him as I was feeding myself!

Eli's also now into walking around with Missy or I, holding one of our fingers in each hand. He can easily stand up now with just a flat surface (like a wall) to use for balance. I wonder how long until he tries to free-stand?

Missy had her wisdom teeth out this past Friday morning, and she's still in the process of recovering. Mom K. stayed with us for the whole 3-day weekend to help with Eli and around the house, while I took care of Missy. She was such a huge help! Thanks so much, Mom! :-)