6 Months

Is my baby love really already 6 months old?! Gosh, to me that sounds so old already. 6 months, huh? I can't believe it.

I remember when Eli was just a newborn, 

thinking about the holidays and how old he'd be. 

What we would be doing. 

How his personality would be. 

If he would be crawling or attempting too. 

How tall or short he'd be :)

If he would be chunky or not. 

What toys he'd like. 

If I'd still be breastfeeding. 

If he'd actually enjoy the holidays or not. 

What new foods he'd be trying. 

If maybe I could sneak him a lil' pumkin pie for Thanksgiving. 

Thinking about ALL the fun lil' outfits I could put him in for the holidays.

Our first family holiday pics. with our pups as well.

I can remember it like yesterday being pregnant with him.

Thinking about just being a mom to a baby.

Actually having a baby.

The anxiety that comes with a baby.

And now here I am with my baby six months later. 

And it's so much more.

It's so much more exciting.

More adventurous.

More full filling.

More challenging.

It's a world of unknown till' you actually fill in these shoes.

Being a mommy is like nothing else. 

If you think about it, 

you have a baby for yourself. 

For your own enjoyment. 

It's kinda crazy to think of it like that.

But it's so true.


So now that I sit and type this out, I know I'm in for a whirlwind of changes the next six months. In six months from now he'll be eating like a big boy, talking, having a full head of hair, walking. Being a lil' hammy! Playing with the pups. I can't believe how fast they really grow up. Can't God give us just a lil' more time of them staying lil?!

Well my angel love,
You are changing by the minute. Your face is changing. Your facial expressions. Lately you've been doing this goofy thing with your eyes, where you'll squint them or slowly bat your eyelashes then have this goofy smile to follow. It's actaully hilarious to watch. 

You LOVE solids. Absolutely LOVE them. Your fav I would say is pears. You've tried:pears, peas, bananas and sweet potatoes. Today you tried avocado, but you weren't a big fan of that. You love to eat anything mommy is eating. I always let you try my food if I'm eating any fruits or vegetables. And so far you love it when I'm eating apples. You munch on those things like crazy. You love to suck on them. Well buddy, mommy tried giving you whole foods without smashing them and you were doing good at exploring them and feeling them, but when it came time to putting them in your mouth they'd be slippery or you couldn't grasp them and you were just not patient. You were getting so frustrated that you couldn't eat them, so I decided to hold off on that. I give you chunky food instead. You still have to chew it and by the way you LOVE chewing your food, but I give it to you in bites on a spoon. You do great! 


You're sitting up pretty much on your own, but still have moments of tipping over. I think it's cuz you got daddy's head size. Blame papa! :) I think once you FULLY master that you'll be crawling cuz your so ready. You get up on your knees and arms, but then you try to go forward and hit face first. That really upsets you. Have I told you, you are just a lil angry gremlin when you can't accomplish something. Yup! 


You've slowed down A LOT on your growing. I think you barely gained a lb in the last two months. Your still eating like a mad man, every 3 hrs. Right now your eating every 2 hrs, but I think that is cuz you are teething. Man are you teething lil' man. And then comes the cold. So far every time your teeth come in so does that annoying cold of yours. It bothers you so bad and now this time you got a lil' cough to go along with it. No fever, so until then no need to go to the docs. I'm hoping though with some pedialite and your humidifier you'll get better faster and quicker.


Lets see, you still love your paci's. I only try to give them to you when your sleeping though, but you def. know what they are now. When you see your paci's you grab them and pop them straight in your mouth. You went up to size 4 in diapers, you got some legs on you. You eat about 7-8 oz. when you take a bottle. You no longer like to be held when your sleeping. You wake up easily. When I go check on you, I have to tipy toe in your room. Your on a good schedule, you take 2 naps during the day and go mimi by 7. You are pretty good about sleeping. You'll wake, eat and go rite back mimi. 

You just don't like TV. At all, so I found a way to keep you occupied while mama gets her morning breakfast. I put you infront of the window and you can just stare outside for hrs. You love to be outside. You love feeling the grass on the floor. I can't wait till your cold goes away so we can start playing in the front yard.

  

You're really starting to laugh hard. I love it when I can get you to laugh hard. You laugh mainly at the pups. Especially your girl Nahla. You and her are best buds. 

You are my lil Rollie Pollie. 

The other day I caught you and LuvLuv playing together. I was cracking up. You guys were rolling all over together. It was so cute. You got some pretty fun doggies bud.

You are a pro in your jumper. You handle that thing like a champ. You now know how to turn in it. By far your fav thing. We got you a walker and your learning how to use that. Thank goodness for all these things cuz I don't know how long you could last just chillin' on the floor. I gotta feeling your gonna be a kid who needs to constantly be challenged, but hates to do things slow. I see sports in your future. You are obsessed with the swings at the park. That is your new love. I love to see how happy you are when you swing in them.

Honestly Eli, Mommy is so proud of you. You are my perfect lil' angel!