Eli gets a new chair!

Yesterday, I finally purchased a high chair for Elias. It's not one of those stand alone types, but something that straps onto the chair and advertises that it "grows with your child" becoming a toddler booster seat and with different recline options. Very high tech. It was also the only one at Target with a cushy padded seat, although Brad is convinced that it just looks cushy to the parent but is secretly torturous to the child. Anyway, I excitedly conned Brad into assembling and installing the chair last night and first thing this morning, I plopped Mr. Eli into his new chair and let him have at it! He seemed quite comfortable, despite Brad's concerns, so much so that he barfed into the attaching tray! It was quite impressive, too, because he managed to miss all of his clothing and the tray managed to catch all of the barf. A purchase well made, I would say. The chair also gives Elias the illusion that he is bigger and joining us "big" people at the table. I'm always looking for new ways to boost the guy's self esteem!

Elias is now over 4 months old, which seems pretty old in my book. He has started injuring himself almost daily, which makes him seem even older and causes me heightened anxiety about what accident is to transpire with each passing day. I've been unable to detect any patterns, for example, of increasing severity in injuries. This is good news so far, but I am considering having him surgically replanted inside my belly, just until he reaches age 1, for extra protection. Being a mom is hard on the nerves and emotions. It's also very lovely on the emotions and easy on nerves, so I guess it all balances out.

Elias is locomoting like a mad man! There is certainly no slowing him down now! He's a fiesty little squirt! We sure are having a grand old time with our little bug-a-lug!