3 Months

and LAUGHING! 

...I know, I can't watch that video without smiling either.

3 Month stats:

Weight: 13lbs, 3 oz

Height: 24 inches

Eli

He is smiling a lot now!

Hanging out with Aunt Mallory

We had a great time with M&M this past weekend.  Thanks for coming to visit!  and Mark, Kimi won...

He sure loves his Mama!

Eli loves to play with his little 'friends' aka the brightly colored mushroom, owl, racoon, and hedgehog hanging on his bouncer.  He will stare at them for the longest time.  He also loves to 'talk' to them.  It is so cute!

Ha ha ha, this picture still makes me laugh everytime I see it!  He apparently wasn't too fond of church a couple of Sundays ago.  He had two nasty blowouts and soiled both of his outfits, so we had to take him home in just his diaper!

Eli is 2 months old!

Our little man is growing up!  Today he is two months old, so we thought we'd put up some pictures.

Hanging out with his lil doggy in his crib.  Eli dosen't sleep in his crib, but he will someday soon.

This is a little bit late, but here we are at the ward Halloween party dressed up as tourists.  I love Eli's little Hawaiian shirt!

Eli loves his belly time, although most of the time he'd rather be on his back.  He has, a few times, rolled over from his belly to his back.  He is also getting really strong at holding his head up.  go baby Eli!

Mama K and baby hanging out.  Eli has put on a few pounds in the past couple of months(notice the double chin) :)

hangin' in his bouncer staring at the light on the ceiling in his muscle tee

Our little man is starting to smile, but not consistently, so we haven't been able to get a good picture, but he has the cutest smile!  We love our little man and can't believe he is already two months!

First Hike

A couple of weeks ago Craig and I took Eli out on a hike. Too bad he slept the whole time...

 We're trying to take advantage of the good weather while it's still here.

Happy Fall!

side note: Call it what you want, but Eli rolled over twice today during his belly time. :)

Growing, growing, growing!

I can hardly believe that Eli is one month old! He has already changed and grown so much, I can only imagine what the next few months and years(oh dear...) have in store for us! It has been an honor and blessing being his mom, I'm thankful to my Heavenly Father for giving him to us. There are times I feel inadequate, tired and overwhelmed--thankgoodness they are outweighed by feelings of happiness, gratitude, and love! We meant to take pictures today to celebrate, buuuut we didn't. So here are some others from the past week or so:

 These are pictures from his first "sink" bath. He loved it! It was so dang cute to watch him look around completely content! I sure hope this means that he'll like Grandma and Grandpa's pool!

Although his stone-face is cute, I'm looking forward to a smile!

(and I'm not talking about the involuntary smiles that he gives once in a while...)

Happy one month, babyboy!

Favorite things...

Eli is almost 3 weeks old! Yesterday we had an appointment at the doctor and his weight was 8.00lbs(22%) and his height was 21 inches(53%). We're starting to figure out what he does/doesn't like. Here are a few of his favorite things...

 Sleep!

 Bath Time!

(buuuut, He's only has sponge baths because his umbilical cord hadn't fallen off until recently...)

His bouncer. It really comes in handy when we want to sit down to eat meals or do homework!

His Carseat. Within 2 minutes he falls asleep everytime he's put in it. without fail. He loves his stroller and car rides!

 During the first week, he wasn't eating very well, and had a minor case of jaundice. Solution: Tummy time in the sun! This particular day, we missed the sun while it was on the floor(barely), so Craig provided a puppet show for Eli instead!

The Moby Wrap! It sure makes doing homework a LOT easier.

ps... HAPPY BIRTHDAY MALLORY! We are so lucky to have you in our family! Feel free to come visit anytime... it's just a short little drive. :))

Birthday Bash

When my mom was here, Mark, Mallory, and Paige decided last minute to come up to visit. Craig's Birthday was on the 12th, so my mom made brownies and ice cream to have before they all left. Here are a few of pictures for your enjoyment...

Check out Eli's facial expression. I'd suggest clicking on it to make it bigger(simply so you can see the cute little double chin and his wrinkly forehead as a result of all that smoke!) More pictures to come from the visit with Eli's Aunts and Uncle. :))