sis

eli calls david "day day"
he calls jacob "jake"
he doesn't say anything for claire. that is, until we came up with "sister". he now calls her "sis".
i like it. we're all using it now.

eli

eli is in a big boy bed now. it's been a bit of a nightmare as he simply won't stay in it. he climbs out of his packNplay, he climbs out of his crib. he wants to be in the bed but he doesn't know how to fall asleep in one.
jon's been sitting beside his bed waiting for him to fall asleep. i've been laying beside him waiting for him to fall asleep.
it's getting tiring.
and yet we celebrate this step toward "big boyhood"

a big problem

"mom - do you know what the biggest problem is?" she asks in a serious tone.
"what do you think it is?? i answer.
"i found out you can't listen to a book on CD and read a book at the same time. you can't keep track of both of them. it's a problem" she said. in her quest to read through all the A to Z Mysteries and the Clementine series she's been trying to inhale words and stories as much as she can.
i love her thirst for stories. i love her excitement for digesting as many as she can.