On the move!

When in Utah, Eli started army crawling and less than a week later he was using his legs. It's been so fun watching him learn and grow. It still takes me by surprise when I walk into a room after getting a drink of water or doing dishes in the kitchen to find Eli getting into anything and everything within his little reach.

Even if the living room is completely clean, he looks for obstacles. 

 I have LOVED being off track this semester. I swear there isn't anything better than being able to be home with my baby. But, at times it gets a little lonely... soooooo we have play dates when the weather is nice. :)

 Carter, Eli and Alora... aren't they so cute?!

:)

California

We had so much fun in California. We flew in on Monday(April 11) and Craig flew out on Saturday while Eli and I stayed for a few more days then DROVE out to Utah with my mom.

 He just laughs and laughs when he gets on the swing it is so. dang. cute.

 My dad and I at the Giants/Dodgers game. I'm bummed we didn't get a picture of Craig and I there!

 mhmm, I just love those chubby little legs in shorts.

:) We can't wait to go back this summer for swim lessons!



Cousins

Here are some more pictures of our time in Utah. We always love going to Payson because we know that we will be able to see all of Craig's brothers and sisters(hint to my family...). Eli is in LOVE with his cousins. He thinks it is so funny to watch them jump and play. I can't wait until he's old enough to play with them too! Here's a few pictures of Eli, Aunt Kristina, Uncle James and his cousin Keaton.

Our Musician

During the break between semesters, we were able to stop in Utah and California for a nice vacation! Over the next few days, we'll be posting pictures from the trip. We first stopped to visit Craig's family in Utah. Eli was introduced to the piano and he absolutely LOVED it.

Here's a little clip of Eli playing on the keyboard that Grandma and Grandpa W. let us have.

Music is one of the only things that can really calm him down...I swear he's going to be a musician.

Eli meets a train

The railroad lies in our backyard, and a couple of times each day a train goes by.  I thought I would take Eli outside to get up close and personal, because little boys love trains, right?  Well, as you can see I was wrong... very wrong.  I haven't seen him more terrified.  He screamed louder than I've ever heard him scream and he cried.  I felt horrible.  Poor lil' guy.  Kimi came out to capture a cute father/son moment, but got this instead.



Happy St. Patrick's Day!

From us to You!

Already?!

I can hardly believe Eli is 6 MONTHS OLD! My goodness, time has been flying! Some things about him:

-He's HUGE! We have his appointment this next week, so stats will be posted later. Last month we told our babysitter that he was 5 months, she flipped, becuase she thought that he was 8 or 9 months!(She doesn't speak English, and we don't speak Spanish... so we only talk about the basics things: how many dirty diapers, how long he slept, how much he drank, etc.)

-He has a long torso and short legs like his mama. He's wearing 9 mo. onsies, and 3-6 mo. pants. We got him a new toy last week, hoping that he'd love it as much as his cousin love his walker, but Eli's feet don't even TOUCH THE GROUND! haha

-He's SO smiley!

-He's so helpful. Somehow he knows when I need him to be content(homework needs to be done, dinner needs to be made, sanity needs to be kept intact, etc.). Here he is helping me bake cookies:

-He just cut his first tooth!

-He's starting to scoot. In random, unintentional directions.

-He is so easily entertained! He loves when we read books to him, tell him stories, or do anything completely ridiculous. 

He just started eating rice cereal this week. Here's how it went:

(His eyes are bloodshot from his bath. He constantly splashes water into them!)

First Taste...

Sat on his lips for .1876 seconds...

Then he wiped it off with his bib...

No thanks!

Thankfully, he's gotten better. I am absolutely smitten by my Eli! Happy 6 Months baby boy!