Cookie Monster!

This morning Eli and I went to the Gym and then to Weight Watchers. We decided that instead of staying for the meeting we would head on home because all 3 of us were going to Incredible Pizza for lunch with some friends. This worked out great because now I had time to change and get some things done around the house before we needed to leave. I decided that this would be a good time to make up a batch of cranberry, chocolate, nut oatmeal cookies and thought Eli might be able to "help" me. I needed to smash up the chocolate bar and thought Eli might be able to do this so I gave him the bar in a plastic bag and a hammer. He actually did a pretty good job. He seemed to enjoy watching me measure the ingredients and mix everything up. He knew we were making cookies so he was excited. He was also very excited when I let him lick the beater and spoon!







After our cookie mixin we headed out to Incredible Pizza. When we got there Thomas and I discovered that Eli learned a new word, Go. Eli wanted to go in and we were waiting for a few people to show up and all of a sudden Eli starts yelling, "Go, Go, Go, Go"! Eli also discovered the train at Incredible Pizza. He did not want to get off.



After nap time we had some family play time. Eli was getting a lot of use out of his new learned word. Every time he say his big dump truck he would yell "Go, Go, Go" and run to it and drive it around the house.

Eli is also starting to sign thank you. I'm not sure if he really gets the concept though. Some times he just starts signing please and thank you at the same time. Either way it's really cute!

Today was the first time that Eli responded with words when I asked him something. Eli was sitting on the counter pointing and grunting about something so I asked him "what do you want?" And he responds, "Cookie"! He was pointing at the cookies sitting in the pantry! I can't wait to see what he does tomorrow!