Tuesday, June 8, 2010

Mr. Man is 9 Months Old

This cute guy is usually called Mr. Man, Bud, Cutie, Brother, and Eli Lewis (Camille likes this one).

He loves to eat!  I am no longer buying this guy baby food.  He will eat anything I put in front of him as long as it is cut into bite size pieces!  He will eat and eat and eat...there's no filling him up!  Here he is enjoying some of grandad's fresh plums.
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He is still trying to figure out this crawling business.  He can go from sitting to his belly and then get up on his knees, but there is no forward movement.  He has the spin on his bottom and belly down so that is his way of getting what he wants for now.
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He would much rather be on his feet than his belly!  He gets so tickled at himself when he can do something new.  He loves holding onto things and walking holding someone's hands.  He will often stop and look at his feet as if he wants to watch what they are doing.
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Here are some more Eli facts for this month:
Weight: 20lbs. 14 oz. (50%)
Length:  30 in. (90%)
Head:  45.72 cms. (60%)
He wears 12 month clothes.
He is sleeping all night long!
He has 8 teeth.
Therefore, he is on formula now!
He says "da,da" all the time.
He is beginning to imitate sounds and signs we make.
He loves to clap to "Pat a Cake" and "If You're Happy and You Know It".
He loves bathtime!
He loves to snuggle with anything soft and his thumb.
He sleeps from 7:30pm - 6:30am.
He is such a HAPPY baby and we are so delighted and thankful to have him as part of our family!

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Friday, June 4, 2010

Happy Birthday to You!

Happy Birthday to B-B!
For Brooke's birthday, we celebrated at Texas Roadhouse.  I did get a photo of her on the saddle, but I was threatened not to share it.

Happy Birthday to Uncle Nathan and Ian!
For Ian's birthday, we took a trip to Austin.  His birthday party was at Kiddie Acres.  It is a small amuzement park that our parents probably frequented when they were 5 years old, but it was perfect for the kids!  They enjoyed aunt Delana's yummy cupcakes, presents and then all the fun rides!

Ian had all 11 cousins (now 12) at his birthday party!  What a crew...all 5 years old and under!  Although they aren't all our cousins, we all feel like family!  Eli was enjoying the rocks and Camille was doing a great job posing!  The birthday boy was doing a great job making sure Eli didn't fall over.
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Eli enjoyed his personal ride in the stroller.  This was first time to sit up like a big boy in the stroller...everything looks different from this direction!
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Happy Birthday to Clayton!
Clayton finally joined me in the 30's club!  These past 7 1/2 months have lasted forever and he has taken full advantage of them.  His birthday always falls on Memorial Day weekend, so we celebrated the next weekend.  We battled the heat at the Rangers game against Tampa Bay Rays with some friends.  It was a great game!  Rangers games are always fun, but it helps when they are on a winning streak!  Sorry, no pictures.
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