Our growing boy

This past week our boy really amazed us as he continues to grow so fast! Eli has been saying "dada" now for awhile but he has finally begun saying "mama." He thinks its really fun to say dada when we say mama though. We might have a little stinker on our hands.

Eli has also gotten up on all fours, rocked, reached, rolled, everything short of crawling. So we anticipate that any day now.

Our sweet boy has also begun standing for pretty good lengths of time while in his jumperoo, holding on to his pack and play, us, or other furniture. We are also thinking that he won't crawl for long before beginning to walk. Here are some fun pictures from this week.

These are a couple of Eli working with daddy. :)

And this was yesterday's church outfit that daddy picked out. Unfortunately you cannot see the best part, Eli's Cardinal socks!

Getting cool in NC

We've had many cool nights in NC already and Eli has caught his first cold of the season... So I hit a big sale at Old Navy and picked up a few hats for him. Here he is showing them off while playing in his jumperoo. I love the blue knit one because he looks like such a cool little dude!

First Halloween

Eli was a puppy like Chloe and we took him to a carnival at church.

Afterwards he was happy but getting sleepy.

We loved how cute our sweet boy was in costume!

NC State Fair



Eli loved the fair so much that we went twice!

Fun random pics from October



First winter outfit



Playing with pillow
Mama made for Eli

 

Playing with a big smile on his face

Loving on his doggie



Eli loves bath time!

Lately, Eli has really loved playing during bathtime with his rubber duckies and splashing in the water.

First teeth on top

Eli got his first two teeth at about five months old and now a week shy of eight months old he is getting teeth on top!

More first foods

Sorry it has been awhile since the last update.... Here are a few other first foods.

Enjoy! (Eli sure did) :)

  

Chicken and Noodles Dinner

Chicken and Rice Dinner

Peaches

Pears

Apple Strawberry Banana Mix

Eli wasn't too sure about this at first but eventually, like everything else, he loved it!

Our boy is really moving. He is rolling over both ways alot and scooting backwards. It's always fun to find him in a totally different position in the morning than how he went to sleep. I will try and get some photos up soon from tummy time!

Go Bulls!

Eli went to his first baseball game last night. We saw the Durham Bulls but had to dress him in his Cardinal gear from Uncle Blake and Aunt Suzanne & Uncle Rodney. He was still a little sleepy when we got there but became very alert with everything that was going on. He did really well despite being warm and tired and made it to the sixth inning before getting really sleepy after his bottle. Grandma KK carried him to the car as he was super cuddly and he was out on her shoulder before we even got in the parking garage! Such a fun evening.

Bananas for our little monkey!

Eli ate bananas for the first time today and loved them, no surprise! :)

7 months old today!

Eli is already seven months old and I cannot believe how fast he is growing!

Today he played with his first piano and seems to like it. He loves music.

GG Jean these pictures are for you!



Squash and Applesauce

In the last couple days, Eli had his first taste of squash.... Still not a big fan of cereal so I have been mixing it with his veggies.

        

Eli also had applesauce by itself for the first time and LOVED it. He kept wanting more. :)

Baseball 101

Daddy gave Eli his first baseball practice Thursday evening. He had to do a taste test first of course. We were impressed at our boy's grip already though!

 

        

Shopping and Saving

Eli's learning how to save early! Our morning started with sorting through coupons during which Eli wanted to help tear them out or just tear the paper. :) Then we went shopping at BJs which is like a Sam's Club or Costco. Eli rode in the cart sitting up looking at me for the first time. I cannot believe how big he is getting!! He was such a good boy and made lots of friends while mommy was shopping. He started getting sleepy towards the end and was asleep in his carseat before I even pulled out of the parking lot. So cute!