Happy Half Birthday Eli!!! A little late!
Little Eli is just growing like crazy! When I was looking back at his pictures from the last seven months I realized that he has changed so much. He had his six month appointment last month and he was 18.5 lbs (63 percentile) and 27.5 in (81 percentile). Good news is that his head is back on the charts at (96 percentile)!! He is still wearing 6-12 month and 9 month clothes. He did move up to a size 3 diaper after he turned 5 months. He was weighed again at the Dr when he went in for a sick visit and he was still right around 18.5 lbs.
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| Still smiley after 6 month shots |
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| Such a precious boy!! |
We started oatmeal and baby food right around six months!! He wasn't a big fan of the oatmeal at first. I only did oatmeal for a week or so. His first baby food was sweet potatoes and he loved them!! He seems to really like fruit. He doesn't like peas at all. He gags so hard when he eats them. He is a little iffy on green beans too. He is eating baby food twice a day most days. He is also still nursing! He usually eats 5 times a day, but occasionally 4 times. I am so happy that breastfeeding has gone so well with him.
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| First time trying oatmeal |
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| Sweet potatoes |
Eli is a busy boy. He figured out how to roll from his back to his belly in June. He has now figured out how to get around by rolling. He is also sitting up by himself too. He started that around six months. He loves to play in his exersaucer, highchair, or on the floor. Right now he puts everything in his mouth and loves teething toys. No teeth yet!! He does like his doorway jumper too and just figured out how to jump in it. He loves his brothers and loves to be held. He went through some serious fussy times between 6 and 7 months. I think it is his little way of getting Mommy's attention. He loves people and Dr. Cosgrove said he is pretty social for a six month old. In the last week I have started to notice that he is getting picky about who is holding him. We will see if that lasts.
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| All dressed like a cow for some free Chick-Fil-A |
Eli is still sleeping great through the night. He usually goes down around 9:00pm and wakes up around 7:30-8:00am. He is by far the best sleeper of all the boys!! He still sleeps on his back in a sleep sack. He takes a morning and an afternoon nap. We don't use the swing anymore for naps because he started sitting up and trying to roll over in it about a month ago. Eli did go through a little phase recently where he was refusing to nap. I read in the Wonder Weeks app that this when they figure out distance and that Mommy could leave the room. That made me feel much better and the app was right because it was short lived, Thank God!! I was starting to think something was wrong with him.
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| Love this picture! That is his little blue bear that Andrew got him when he was born :) |
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| Mommy cuddles |
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| Daddy cuddles |
Most of the time Eli is such a smiley, happy baby!! I love to see him smile and laugh. He is such a blessing to our family! We love you so much Eli James!!!
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| Big kisses for Andrew!! |
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| Big Brother Love!!! |
