The First of Many!

Look Closely... Do you see it?

Eli has his first {of many} tooth!

He has been cutting that tooth for a while, and it finally broke through about a week ago.

I took this picture yesterday.

And I could see his lovely new little tooth!

I am little excited....it is a first!

But a little worried....because once they get teeth they start chewing and biting everything!

Henry and Grant better watch out!

Happy {Half} Birthday Eli!

Eli was 6 months old yesterday!!

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It seems like my SUPER baby is getting big SUPER fast!

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The sleepless nights seem to last forever, but when you look back they happened in a flash.

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Eli is rolling over really well now, and he is even starting to push up on his hands. He will probably be crawling soon.

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They don't stay babies for very long!

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Happy {Half} Birthday Eli!

Sitting pretty...

or should I say HANDSOME!!

Thanks to Jennifer's great advice {and a few minutes with the power washer}, Eli's is sitting in {and enjoying} his highchair!! No more stroller at dinner time for him!!

All I had to buy was a gallon of bleach. I soaked his gross straps in bleach/water for about 30 minutes, and I used some bleach and the pressure washer on the whole chair just to make sure it was nice and clean!!

Now it is as good as new!!

My! What a BIG baby you have

I took Eli for his four month well baby checkup yesterday. I have to say, before I tell you his height and weight, that he is technically four and a half months. So, keep that in mind when you see how 'big and tall' my little man is!

Height: 26 3/4 in. {in the 95%}

Weight: 19 lbs {above the 97%}

Head: 44 cm {in the 90%}

I knew that Eli was a chunky monkey, but I had no idea that he was as HUGE as he really is. On the way home {after letting the numbers sink in a little} I thought how blessed I am to have a {SUPER big} healthy baby! Really, since leaving the hospital, we have only been to the doctor three times. Twice for well baby checkups, and once because he had a little bit of a cold when he was only three weeks old. We really are very blessed to have such a big, healthy man {even if he is SUPER heavy and is constantly killing my arm and back forcing me to attempt to make a baby sling to carry him in(more about that tomorrow)}!!