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

bath time at our house is a big deal. not only because by the end of the day, eli smells like barf and sometimes poop, but because he LOVES his bath! he splashes and laughs and screams that high pitched happy scream. daddy hates that he misses bath time every night, so i take pictures for him.

he kept playing with the faucet. i need to get this kid some bath toys.

he loves being wrapped up in the towel after his bath. this one was nice and warm!

thank you Baby einstein

if anyone else has a rambunctious, hyperactive (clingy, A.D.D) child, I suggest baby einstein, or something similar. i'm not one for sticking my child in front of the tv, but when there's anything i need to get done, it comes in handy. i figure this is better for him to watch then episodes of the office. so there you go, i get dishes done, and he learns the moves for 'if you're happy and you know it'.

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

we had a great time while the folks were here! we made lots of yummy food and played some fun games. we also made it to NASA, unfortunately without Mike, but it was still a good time.

we found these helmets that the astronauts wore in space.

my mom couldn't stop laughing......don't know why