Soph and Eli

Eli loves his big sister and, well, Soph...she loves her baby brother MOST of the time haha.

 Although both kids start in their beds, most nights one or both end up in our bed (usually just Soph). One night Eli was sick so I put him in our bed and he wanted Soph's hand. Soph was asleep so I took her hand and put it in Eli's - how sweet is this?

 Soph LOVES making Eli laugh and can typically get him to laugh over anything.

 I love when they play together:

 We've been getting outside as much as possible and taking walks/rides around the neighborhood:

 Eli loves Soph's ipad:

Eli loves to Eat

Eli loves eating and will eat just about anything we give him.

 

Rice and beans:

 Green beans:

 I typically mash up his food, one day I gave him a big piece of banana...he loved it.

 I also gave him a big piece of peach:

 Hmm...I can't remember what he ate here but it looks like black berries. His pediatrician said we should give him his food to "feed himself" - this is what he looks like when he feeds himself. ;)

 Did I mention we gave him a sippy cup last week? I'm not sure how much water he actually drinks out of it but we give it to him every night with dinner.

 He is always happy when he's eating.

Eli is 7 months old...

Oh Eli PLEASE stop growing up so fast! I cannot believe another month has already gone by. Eli is getting so big and is still my sweet baby boy!!

 

These monthly pictures are pretty funny. He wanted to eat his sticker:

 I managed to get some smiles and him looking at the camera (this is not easy):

 Then he wanted the blocks:

 And wanted to eat them as well:

 Then he wanted to eat his dog:

 

Here's his stats:

Birth weight: 9 pounds
First week appointment: 8 pounds 12 ozs
One month appointment: 11 pounds 3 ozs (82nd percentile)
                                          21.75 inches long (69th percentile)
                           
Two month appointment: 13 pounds 7 ozs (80th percentile)

                                          24 inches long (90th percentile)

 

Three months (this is from our scale): 15 pounds 5 ozs

 

Four month appointment: 15 pounds 21 ozs

                                             25 inches long

                                             HC: 44 cm

Five month (no appointment) 18 pounds (by our scale)

 

Six month: 17 pounds 10 ozs (he was in the 50th percentile)

                   26.25 inches long (30 something percentile)

Seven months (no appointment): 18.5 pounds (by our scale)

Clothes: He's wearing 9 months and 12 months and size 4 diapers.

 

Food: He's getting 3-4 bottles a day and he eats cereal with fruit for breakfast, baby food for lunch and fruit and veggies at night for dinner. He loves food and would prefer to eat over drinking a bottle. We've also given him a sippy cup with water.

Sleep: He's getting better at sleeping at night but still doesn't sleep all night.

Talking: He's been saying Mama since last month and then he also started saying dada!

Teeth: still no teeth.

Activities: He still loves rolling around and will roll from one side of the room to the next. He likes his jumperoo, sitting up and playing and being around his big sister. He also loves bath time and sitting on the floor playing with toys.

Dislikes: He still hates being in the car but its getting better.

Warm day

We had a nice day last week so we went to the park:

 Eli went on the swings for the first time and loved it:

 We went on a walk and Soph rode her bike:

 And we played on the play set out back.

Annie & Eli

Annie came over to play one Sunday. Eli just watched her EVERY move:

 They had so much fun together:

 Annie was ALL smiles: