My little, "Ticking time bomb"

I have been loving Eli so much this week. He is growing up so fast. I have mixed feelings about this. I love when he will sit on my lap and cuddle and read with me while he holds his, "Bee" (favorite blue blanket he has had since birth) while rubbing his cheeks with, "feather" (the tag that is on his blanket). I love when he cries for me and rests his head on my shoulder while I comfort him. But I also like his Independence he is discovering. Bless his little heart for really trying to be potty trained... but he has done a grown up thing for me this week. My little Eli has slept through the night, maybe 10 times his whole life!!!!!!! We have tried everything, so this week we decided to try a big boy bed. That must have been the trick. I have never tried just sitting him down and talking him face to face and telling him it's time to grow up and quite crying ALL night long! He has stayed in his bed two nights in a row and has proved to me he is growing up.
Now for the title, Spencer calls him our ticking time bomb because he can be so sweet, and within seconds he is freaking out about something screaming and going crazy! This week he has been trying so hard to be happy. When he wakes up the first things he announces to us all is, "Eli's happy!!" We all celebrate and cross our fingers he doesn't explode later.

He does say some cute things:

I was talking to Jonah about getting his socks on even though they had "bumps" and were bugging him. Eli came over to me and said very clearly, "Mom, kids don't like socks".

Scooby doo "Sooky doo"
Sharp tooth dinosaur "Cha-chu"
Jonah "Jo-ah"

I love that he asks for pickles at any time of the day. After he is in bed, first thing in the morning, every day for lunch...

I love my Eli!
Eli, pantless while trying to be potty trained.

Eli loves to play legos and is great at building, "trees"
Last night while he was playing in the shower, I went in to check on him and there was water ALL over the floor. I asked, "what are you doing?" He peeked out of the shower and told me "swimming with my dolphin and he's splashin'."