Sorry for the delay everyone! We're now just getting around to posting this video of Eli rolling over. It's been crazy to think about how quickly he is getting older. I think with every milestone he meets, I miss him as a newborn and as a little guy. (Then I go to sleep and actually sleep for 5 hours straight and I am glad he's 4 1/2 months old!)
Eli has also been workin' those vocal cords as you can see in this video. Thankfully, Tanya (our speech therapist friend) is very pleased with his progression and encourages all sorts of noises! Eli also had his first laugh the other day. We were in Minneapolis visiting our Minnesota clan and Eli thought my pig snort was too funny! He let out a few big giggles and now can't stop! We find ourselves acting silly and making lots of random noises in order to get him to laugh. It's been quite entertaining for all of us. I love that Eli has started to laugh because, as you all know, I love to laugh. I always share the fact that every laugh burns 35 calories so I try and do it often.
Well, that's all for now. Eli is sleeping so I want to take advantage of some good knitting time so I can work on my knitting olympics project.
Sunday, February 21, 2010
Friday, February 12, 2010
Support the Right to Breastfeed!
WARNING: The soapbox has come out of the closet for this blog post!
I want to take a little bit of your time today to raise awareness of a Wisconsin Assembly Bill that will be voted on February 16th. At this time, there are no protections in our state laws that protect a mother’s right to breast feed her children in public. Currently, we can be harassed, intimidated and interfered without any repercussions. Wisconsin is poised to become on of the first states to have a bill that would help protect my right to breastfeed in public. As most of you know, I breastfeed Eli and during this time I am bound to have to feed him in public.
So I am asking any and all of my Wisconsin readers to contact their senators and representatives to lodge their support of this bill. It is important that our officials are encouraged to vote YES with NO amendments to the Assembly Bill 57. Again the vote is taking place on February 16th, 2010.
Here is a summary of what the bill entails and will ensure:
A mother may breast-feed her child in any public or private location where the mother and child are otherwise authorized to be.
In such a location, no person may prohibit a mother from breast-feeding her child, request or direct a mother to move to a different location to breast-feed her child, request or direct a mother to cover her child or breast while breast-feeding, or otherwise restrict a mother from breast-feeding.
If you would like to find out who your representative or senator is, please use this link. You can easily email your representative/senator! Thanks for the support; the soapbox is back in the closet for now!
I want to take a little bit of your time today to raise awareness of a Wisconsin Assembly Bill that will be voted on February 16th. At this time, there are no protections in our state laws that protect a mother’s right to breast feed her children in public. Currently, we can be harassed, intimidated and interfered without any repercussions. Wisconsin is poised to become on of the first states to have a bill that would help protect my right to breastfeed in public. As most of you know, I breastfeed Eli and during this time I am bound to have to feed him in public.
So I am asking any and all of my Wisconsin readers to contact their senators and representatives to lodge their support of this bill. It is important that our officials are encouraged to vote YES with NO amendments to the Assembly Bill 57. Again the vote is taking place on February 16th, 2010.
Here is a summary of what the bill entails and will ensure:
A mother may breast-feed her child in any public or private location where the mother and child are otherwise authorized to be.
In such a location, no person may prohibit a mother from breast-feeding her child, request or direct a mother to move to a different location to breast-feed her child, request or direct a mother to cover her child or breast while breast-feeding, or otherwise restrict a mother from breast-feeding.
If you would like to find out who your representative or senator is, please use this link. You can easily email your representative/senator! Thanks for the support; the soapbox is back in the closet for now!
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
Breaking News....
For Immediate Release:
2.9.10 1745
Eli James Anderson just rolled over for the very first time in his life! The event occurred while playing with his mama after work today and the Anderson household is in a tizzy. While enjoying the super fun play mat his parents recently bought, Eli decided "enough is enough" with tummy time. So he took matters into his own hands and in one swift movement rolled from stomach to back. At first, he reports he didn't know what to make of this new movement but then stated
"Mama was so excited and yelling for papa to come in the living room, I decided this must be something good."
He was then able to repeat this feat for his papa, which was received with even more excitement. Stay tuned for further updates....
2.9.10 1745
Eli James Anderson just rolled over for the very first time in his life! The event occurred while playing with his mama after work today and the Anderson household is in a tizzy. While enjoying the super fun play mat his parents recently bought, Eli decided "enough is enough" with tummy time. So he took matters into his own hands and in one swift movement rolled from stomach to back. At first, he reports he didn't know what to make of this new movement but then stated
"Mama was so excited and yelling for papa to come in the living room, I decided this must be something good."
He was then able to repeat this feat for his papa, which was received with even more excitement. Stay tuned for further updates....
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
Pee Pee Waits For No One
I made a new parent mistake this morning. When I put Eli in his bouncy seat I noticed a small wet spot the size of a quarter on the back of his pajama's.
My thought: No big deal, I'll just finish what I'm doing and change him in a little bit. It's not like he hasn't touched his own excrement before.
Reality: In less than 10 minutes the urine crawled up his back all the way to his neck creating a wet spot the size of a large pancake. I guess cotton wicks moisture pretty well.
Oops....I guess I'll change him a little sooner next time.
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