Eli: Halloween to Christmas

So, we've got some catching up to do, eh? Last time we talked, Eli had the croup and was too sick to wear his Halloween costume, he was slowly transitioning from commando crawl to hands-and-knees, and his top two teeth were just poking through. Now, our main jobs in life have become "Keep Eli From Doing Stuff" -- he crawls with lightning speed, he pulls himself up to standing on almost any surface, his arms grow longer with each passing second so that no space on the coffee table is safe, and his primary goal in life seems to be DANGER. He loves mainly dangling cords, small choke-worthy items and crawling off precipices. Oh, and laptops. That kid loves laptops. Here, then, is a quick pictorial tour of the last two months as we close in on, I can hardly even type it, 10 months! Learning how to stand up, back in November: Legacy gallery image unavailable: Eli stands up Mastering it for good a few days later: Legacy gallery image unavailable: Eli stands some more Ruling the roost at his first Thanksgiving: Legacy gallery image unavailable: Eli at Thanksgiving Scoring a sweet new walking-wagon from Grandpa Bobo: Legacy gallery image unavailable: Eli and Bobo put together the wagon Then getting daddy to do all the pulling -- much better than walking: Legacy gallery image unavailable: Eli gets pulled in the wagon Eli joined the Eckhouse Thanksgiving weekend tradition of attending the San Francisco Auto Show, where he discovered that the Honda Odyssey has a seat built just for him! Legacy gallery image unavailable: Eli in his own seat He graduated to nine months by learning to climb the stairs at Fritz and Sharon's baby shower--mastering them with ease in only a few minutes: Legacy gallery image unavailable: Eli climbs the stairs Was adorable at the zoo: Legacy gallery image unavailable: Eli rides the frog Went Christmas tree hunting: Legacy gallery image unavailable: Eli examines a Christmas tree Had his first Hannukah: Legacy gallery image unavailable: Eli at Hannukah Made out like a bandit at his first Christmas morning: Legacy gallery image unavailable: Eli at Christmas Got all dressed up for Christmas dinner at Alicia and Michael's: Legacy gallery image unavailable: Eli's Christmas outfit And tuckered himself out so much he didn't even have time to lay down before he passed out: Legacy gallery image unavailable: Eli passes out Get all the month 8 photos here (legacy gallery unavailable), then click here for month 9 (legacy gallery unavailable), and consider yourselves up to date. Next up: videos!