Doing Push Ups and Being a Bear

Eli has been spending the last few days doing push ups. He gets way up on his toes. He still doesn't move forward, but he is really good at going backwards.

Eli has been such a bear lately. I didn't know what was going on with him until today. He woke up and I checked his mouth for a tooth as I do every morning and voila! there was actually a white, sharp tooth protruding from his lower gums. So, Eli has met yet another milestone: His First Tooth!!!

6 Months Old!!!

For Eli's half-birthday, he got a brand-new-big boy- yellow- duck bathtub. He tried it out tonight and LOVED it. I have a feeling he'll be taking lots of baths. And I will be regretting letting him splash around like a mad-man when I have to mop up the floor after each bath.

Hiking!

Last Sunday, Eli got to go hiking in his backpack carrier for the first time. He really enjoyed the ride. In fact, he loved it so much, he fell asleep.

Eli and His Friends

Here are all of Eli's friends from one of my moms groups. We meet at least once a week for lunch, but sometimes we meet two, three or four times a week depending on how bored we are. They are a wonderful group of women and babies and I don't know what I would do without them.


Top LtoR: Gretchen, Zoe, Daniela, Allison, Annika, Charlotte, Caleb, Jackson, Jake (hiding), Amelia
Bottom LtoR: Abigail, Malcolm, Luke, Jennie, Eli, Kayla

The Johnny Jumper

Eli LOVES his Johnny Jumper. In fact, he spends at least an hour in it everyday because he loves it so much. At first, he was forced into it as I needed to take a shower and he was getting bored with his bouncy seat. Now, he jumps for joy as soon as he's placed into the little seat with a giant spring.

Not a Gorilla Anymore

Starting last Sunday, Eli has been sitting up with NO HANDS. His balance is still a little off, but he can now pick up toys and play with them while sitting. Mom loves his new skill because now we can sit across from each other and do hand games. He loves them, but not as much as I do. Here is Eli's progression.

He started off by holding a ball or block in his lap and resting his hands on the toy.


He moved into having one hand hold him up while the other hand would wave in the air.


Then, he started to put both hands behind him while he leaned forward to balance himself.


Here he is sitting up biting on his blue moon, which is currently his favorite toy. He can sit up for a few minutes now without tipping over.


Also, Eli is getting on all fours all the time now and he rocks back and forth. But, he still uses his head to help him scoot forward.