Eli's Half Birthday!

It is very easy to get behind on blogging when you have a cute cuddly baby to play with, feed, bathe, etc. So I guess I need to catch everyone up with 5 and 6 month pictures. Eli turned 6 months on January 28th, and now weighs 16lbs 11oz. I cannot believe a half a year has already gone by. Eli is such a happy baby, and full of smiles everywhere he goes. He knows how to roll over both directions, is learning how to sit up on his own, and likes to eat his veggies for dinner!

Eli enjoys going to "school" and playing with his friends. I continue to stay busy at work, and am back part-time (3 and a half days a week). Wednesday is our favorite day of all!! Pajama Day!!! Wednesday is my day off, so Eli and I usually stay in our PJ's all day and play and read books!

Here are several of my favorite pictures from the past 2 months!

Eli 4 Months

It has been a great weekend here in South Bend! I have 5 days off from work, so Eli, Ryan, and I get to spend some quality time together. We had a wonderful Thanksgiving with my family, so only had to go a block down the street for dinner. Eli got to wear his "1st Thanksgiving" outfit that the neighbors gave him. Yesterday we all slept in, and had a great day of lounging around in our pajamas. Today Eli is 4 months old, and he has had a very busy day. Eli has been working on rolling over for about a week now, and today he was successful! He rolled over from his belly to his back 4 times all by himself. He also rolled over from his back to his belly twice with very minimal assistance!

Today we started putting up our Christmas decorations! It has been fun listening to Christmas music (which you can do now because it is after Thanksgiving) and hopefully by tomorrow we will have everything up!

Eli 3 Months

Here are some updated pictures of our little man. It is hard to believe he is 3 months old...growing so fast! Two weeks ago I went back to work. I am working part-time, three and a half days a week. So far Eli seems to like daycare. The picture of him in his car seat is his first day of school!

Happy Halloween! Eli in his pumpkin and giraffe costumes!

The weekend of my birthday we drove a long 7 hours to Evansville so Eli could meet his great grandparents. It was great for Eli to meet lots of family!

Eli's New Swing

Why did we wait so long to buy Eli a swing? He loves it, and has been so happy all day!!! The swing has given me plenty of time to get all of Eli's things ready for his first day of daycare tomorrow. Yes, that is right I said daycare. I have to go back to work tomorrow and I am not looking forward to it. I am praying that everything goes ok. I am sure it will be fine once we get used to it.

Our Little Man is 2 Months Old!

It is hard to believe that Eli is already 2 months old, but at the same time it is hard to remember life without him. I am not sure what we used to do with all of our free time. Eli is getting so big, and is starting to get rolls on his thighs. Tomorrow we go to the doctor for his 2 month appointment. Wish us luck that his shots go well, and that I survive.

Eli is starting to smile, and hold his head up on his own. He is also doing great sleeping at night, and has even slept through the night a few times! Last night he went to bed at 10:30 and slept until 7am! I am hoping this will continue since I have to go back to work in 3 weeks. My plan is to go back to work part-time 28 hours/week.

Little Houdini

So for the first 6 weeks, Eli has been sleeping upstairs in our bedroom in his Pack 'N Play. Last night I decided to try to have him sleep downstairs in his bedroom in the crib. Well, lets just say things did not go well, actually verging on horrible. I am hoping that things will improve, or I am going to be one tired lady. Apparently when Eli woke up this morning he no longer wanted to be swaddled. He seemed to have kicked out of the blanket, and almost out of his gown. This is how I found him...he was not very happy.

The First Month!

Eli is 5 weeks old today! It is so hard to believe that he has been here for 1 month now! I feel like we have learned so much, but know we have SO MUCH MORE to learn. Eli has gotten to do a lot of fun and exciting things in his first month. He has been to several of Uncle Evan's tennis matches, on play dates with his little friends Jenna and Drew, Niles to visit Mommy's coworkers, and to Daddy's football game! He also has perfect attendance at church, and has slept through the whole service each week. We went to the doctor last week, and Eli already weights 9lbs! Eli's biggest outing so far was to Big Long Lake to see Nana Deb and Papa Ron. He got to go for his first boat ride, and loved being outside at the lake!

As for me, I am learning to cope with little sleep, and accepting that the house is not always going to be clean. We are starting to develop a schedule during the day. The hard part for me is deciding if I should eat, shower, or sleep while Eli is napping. I have come to find out that it is a good day if I manage to get all three of these things done. I usually have to decide which of the three absolutely has to be done right now. My excitement for the week so far has been realizing that me being sick really complicates things, and means a lot less sleep.

Ryan and I are so excited about being parents! Eli is perfect, and so well behaved. We are so blessed!