costumes

eli and i went with my parents and violet to their ward's trunk or treat. cassie and josh were on a cruise so violet was staying with grandma and grandpa. we had fun eating chili and the babies had fun in their cute costumes.

his costume was a little too small to say the least

eeyore and the dinosaur looked very cute

eli kept reaching through to grab v's eeyore ears

i love how extremely chubby this costume makes him look

pictures pictures pictures

i don't really have much to say about this post, but a picture is worth a thousand words, right? so let's get to it.

violet's name book. who else's 6 month old can read?

how do you think we keep those cheeks so chubby?

eli's first fashion show

ok mom, so maybe i do need that bumper

.5

my baby turned 6 months on october 10 2009! or as my dad put it, "you turn point five today!" he is so big and SO active. mike and i just adore him and are having so much fun lately. mike is constantly telling me how much he loves being a dad. that's like music to my ears, i love that he loves being a dad, and he's pretty good at it too. so let us all praise eli in all he has accomplished as of his 1/2 year mark....

-crawling like a pro

-sitting up

-sitting to crawling

-pulling up to standing on EVERYTHING

-screaming and yelling. yep, a whiner. big surprise.

-loves being scared or startled, laughs hysterically. don't ask me how we figured that out.

-can't get enough of daddy. loves riding on his shoulders.

-gets the biggest grin and grabs at the phone when i'm talking to mike on speaker. then yells at me when i don't give him the phone.

-has eaten all the vegetables and now on to fruits for the first time

-has taken to caressing my face when i feed or "cradle" him

-pulls my hair

-loves dogs

-has two bottom teeth

-last time i weighed him, about 3 weeks ago, was 16 lbs. 8 oz.

-has a really nerdy laugh. seriously, i'll record it sometime.

-LOVES being outside

-he has started pulling himself forward in his stroller while on walks. he thinks he's really cool.

-loves loves his cousin violet. it is a sight to see when they catch each other's eye after waking up from a nap or just entering a room. oh it is love.

-loves to watch his cousins jayms and johnny from afar. they are a bit crazier than what he's used to, but loves them just the same.

-has a soft spot for his uncle todd

-gives auntie claire the best kisses

-does NOT sleep through the night. wakes up twice wanting to grub. any suggestions?

-is a very light sleeper. my sisters curse me because i'm always shushing them, and i literally tip toe when i walk past his room. it's pathetic.

eli is such a sweetheart and we couldn't ask for more! he is our world, our love, our everything!

5 1/2 months

eli is now 5 1/2 months, will be 6 months on october 10th, and is a very big boy! he keeps me on my toes all the time and learns new things everyday. he is eating rice cereal and baby food but is not a pro just yet, it's the messiest time of day. he can't keep still and just crawl around everywhere. he imitates his cousin violet, who is 3 months older, and thinks he's so big. he missis his daddy very much and can't wait until next saturday when he gets to see him, great birthday present! let's just keep this short and sweet and get to the pictures of this little guy.

enlarge the picture to see his teeth

he LOVES his teddy bear. when he goes down well, he'll look for his teddy and cuddle with it and fall asleep. very sweet.

can you believe those cheeks!

we've got a climber on our hands

this is gross but pretty funny. he'll reach for anything that puts him in the most awkward position.

this is one of the first few times he crawled

relief

after a 6 month battle and countless attacks with my friend "the kidney stone", our courtship finally comes to an end. tomorrow morning i go under the knife to get rid of this thing for good. ok not really under the knife, it's actually very minor and the whole thing should only take about 30 minutes, but i am going to be under anesthetics and that makes me nervous. so wish me luck! actually if you could all send your luck to claire as she will be watching eli from 5 o'clock in the morning!

snuggle bug

this has been eli lately. sweet baby.

a day in the life of eli

eli likes to get up in the morning and hang out with daddy. sometimes they play, and sometimes they watch ufc videos on the computer.

eli and i run errands sometimes. lately, he's been holding onto the tag on his toy, he even falls asleep holding it.

he likes to go swimming. thanks grandpa for my fun pool floaty!

and when eli's naughty we put him in the laundry room

he has been teething pretty bad lately