Big little Boy

Time flies and Elliot is growing up so fast. Since we have been back from Costa Rica, he has had another growth spurt. And last week he started walking and now he is cruising around the house with his walker and is getting really fast at it. Soon, he'll be walking on his own and then he'll run and chase his big sister. 

Elliot has become quite the talker and is constantly saying something. Often, we can really understand what he says. His favorite sayings are: "all done" (when he finished eating); "Mama"; "ball"; "turtle"; "no" and "nein"; "bath"; "hi"; "danke" (thanks in German) and some other things. If he follows in his sister's footsteps and keeps up with all that talking, our ears will be chewed off by the time those kids are 5 years old. (Amelia talks all day long, from the time she gets up till it's time to go to sleep.) Thus, it can be quite noisy in our house. But those are good, happy noises.

 

Of course, he eats like a champ too. So far, there is no food he doesn't like. And I don't cook for him anything separate anymore either as he likes our food the best. Especially meats: he had tried steak, pork,  sausages, chicken of all kinds, lamb and ground meat. He seems to like it all.

 

Amelia has been a good big sister and lately she is trying to feed him and brings him his water cup or his pacifier when he is crying. Elliot loves playing with her and crawls behind her and tries to do whatever she does. It is nice to see that they play so well with each other and grow up doing things together since they are so close in age.

One thing he already learned from his sister is throwing a tantrum. When we tell him no and he really doesn't agree with our decision, he throws himself on the floor and cries. Luckily, it only lasts a few seconds and he is easily distracted and forgets why he was mad at us. It is fascinating to see how fast he grows up and that his own personality is already shining thru. Even though they don't look much alike, certain character traits are very similar between Elliot and Amelia. On the other hand, he is still a Momma's boy while my girl is Miss Independent. But best of all, they are best friends and love playing with each other, which makes me really happy.