Laugh until you cry

Tonight when I was starting to get Eli's dinner ready I was interrupted by this. I was glad to have the video camera close by. Now what you may ask was so hilarious? I was trying to kill a fly with a pot holder. I would of laughed to. Oh and he really did almost start to cry...he had tears! It was too funny!!

Easter

I think Eli really enjoyed his first Easter egg hunt. Being outside and playing with things that resembled a ball, who could ask for more.

Instead of having a basket full of candy the Easter Bunny left Eli a basket full of plastic eggs. Which he could not get enough of. He literally sat there for almost an hour playing.

Overall we did have a really good Easter. Most importantly it was very humbling to be able to reflect on the true meaning this time of year has. How grateful we are for our Savior and how blessed we are to know that He has Risen!

We hope that everybody enjoyed their Easter weekend.

I Know we are not too Springy in our outfits, we actually didn't even plan on matching either.

--Oh a little update so Eli is FINALLY sleeping better at night and taking naps but now he doesn't want to eat anything...I know another phase!

Update time again...

I guess it is time for another update. I was getting so good at posting semi-regularly, oh well. On April the 7th Eli turned 8 months. He is getting so big and smart. It is so much fun to see him starting to understand the world around him a little better. Here is a little update on him.



He is SO close to crawling. He will lunge at his toys while he is sitting up and just when you think he is going to take off he pushes himself to just sit up again. He does scoot backwards though. Which actually gets him pretty frustrated because he gets farther from his toys than closer. When on his stomach Eli can push himself to change his direction but that's about it. He babbles all day long. Of course his favorite is da-da-da (why is that with babies when usually their dads are gone all day) He did make the ma sound for a few days then went back to da. He loves just about everything I feed him. What can I say he is definitely a boy. He LOVES to be outside. Or even just looking out the window makes him happy. Bath time is always exciting. He would probably stay in there for hours if I let him. I really can't wait to take him swimming. Eli tries to pull himself up on anything around him. I wish I could say that he was sleeping better. He has started to take somewhat better naps. But it really varies from day to day. Yesterday though he did take two pretty long naps so I guess there is still hope. I tell myself it is just teething....still no teeth though. Eli loves to bang anything I give him to play with. Even his head on the wall/floor/church pue. He thinks its funny...crazy kid. He waves and claps not on demand of course. He actually claps with his feet more than his hands.



Overall things here are going pretty well. Besides the unseasonably cold weather we had this past week we are all really excited for Spring time to FINALLY be here! Troy is busy as ever with the semester getting ready to come to an end. Then I believe he has maybe a day or two break before he starts again in the summer. I got a new church calling second counselor in the Relief Society. Let's just say it will definitely be a growing experience. Next post I will try to include a video so everyone can really see how Eli is growing.

Scooting backwards

Pulling himself up

Looking outside. This is by far is my new favorite discovery. I usually can get quite a bit done.

Why??

Why is that in life once you think, "hey I can handle this" things change. This time it is Eli and his sleeping. I am not sure if it was going to Utah and the time difference, daylight savings, Eli getting sick, me getting sick, or just a "stage" he is just not sleeping. He used to be such a good sleeper. Two LONG naps during the day and then would sleep at night from 7-7 occasionally waking up only to quickly eat and go right back to sleep. Oh how I would love to have those days back. Let's just say last night I stopped counting at 5 times of Eli waking up which all occured before 2 am. Tonight he went to bed at his usual 7 but has already woken up once...its going to be a long night. I know I am just going on and on about this but when you have tasted that sweet victory of your child sleeping through the night only to have go back to those sleepless nights and days, it can get to you.

What a month...

These past few weeks have been nothing short of crazy. On March 7th we went out to Utah to visit Troy's family. It was nice to be able to get away and to be able to see everyone. While we were there we were able to eat at Cafe Rio, see some snow, have Daniel take some family pics and pictures of Eli, eat at Tucanos, attend the temple with Sean for his endowments, and have lots of fun with family and friends.

Cousins

Eli and Hunter

We got back home around 2:30 Saturday morning. Troy then had to be at the church at 7:30 am to ref youth basketball games all day. That afternoon Eli started to feel pretty warm and sure enough he had a fever. Monday I took him to the doctor ( which is pretty good when you think of it, at 7 1/2 months old he is just now getting sick for the first time) he had a minor ear infection and nasty cough. Nothing a week of antibiotics wouldn't fix. While we were there they weighed him...19.14 lbs. He really is such a good baby though. You could tell he didn't feel good but he would still be all smiles. Then on Wednesday I woke up with what I thought was nothing but come to find out I got that nasty stomach bug that always seems to be going around. After three days of not keeping even a sip of water down we decided it was time to go to the Emergency Room. Being a Friday night it was a pretty busy trauma night in the ER which meant we waited over 8 hours until we were seen, yes 8 it was extremely ridiculous!!! Let's just say it was by far the LONGEST night of my life, and probably Troy's too he was such a trooper through the whole ordeal. So after we finally got seen and two bags of fluids in my IV the doctor diagnosed me with a kidney infection and stomach virus. yeah for me! I am finally starting to feel back to normal. It is crazy how much you miss something as simple a drinking a glass of water when you can't. These past few days have made me even more grateful for family. My mom is the most selfless person I know and she proved that once again as she diligently took care of not only Eli but also me!

Another milestone...

Last week we decided Eli was getting a little too big for his baby bathtub.

He absolutely LOVED taking a bath in the "big" bathtub. Even though like always you can't really see it in the picture.

I have been meaning to post this pic from a few weeks ago.

Eli playing with his mamateel.

(thanks Kellen for letting us borrow your bumbo!!)

How can you not love this little guy?!

Too Fast!

On Saturday the 7th Eli turned 6 months old.

These last 6 months have gone way too fast. Trust me there have been many of those LONG days where I just wish he could talk to tell me what he wanted or that he could walk so I didn't have to carry him, the diaper bag and whatever else I needed to grab. But on Sunday afternoon when Eli was taking a nap after church Troy and I tiptoed in his room just to watch him sleep I think we both got a little emotional thinking about how big he really is getting. He is not our little newborn any more. It makes you realize that yes it can be extremely hard at times but how important it is to not to wish another day away. This is really such a fun age. Right now my favorite thing is going to get him out of his crib in the mornings. I love how once he sees me he will start smiling and laughing, he gets so excited. He is mastering baby food quite well. He has liked just about everything we have given him. Like I said in previous posts he LOVES to play peek-a-boo. Some of his favorite toys are measuring cups a big mixing spoon and a very colorful giraffe. Eli also gets very excited when his daddy comes home. It is so sweet to see him raise his arms in the air and get a huge smile on his face when Troy walks in the room. I could probably go on and on about what an amazing little guy he is. But I won't and just show some pictures instead because I know that's what everybody likes to see!

--Oh we took him for his 6 month check-up he now weighs 18.12 lbs

and is 27 inches long--

Playtime

Now that Eli sits up he has a whole different prospective of his once favorite rain forest gym

"Story time"

First time drinking juice.

It is a tradition in my family that when you turn 6 months you get a cupcake. So on Sunday after family dinner we let Eli dig in. He absolutely LOVED it. It took him a little bit to figure out exactly what was going on but once he did we had to literally pull him away from the mess.

This is another one of Eli's new favorite games. If he starts fussing all you have to do is make a tent over him and he is fine. He is such a little boy.

Swinging at the park.

I cannot wait till Spring!!