A Boy Called Biggums

I don't know why every month I'm surprised that Eli is huge. It's been that way from the beginning. I guess we expect his rate of growth to slow down at some point. Well, not my kid. Not yet anyway. So, here you go...18.2 pounds (95th percentile) 27.5 inches long (98th percentile). Huge. No wonder my back is sore from lifting him up. Not that I care. He's too damn cute!

Sleep is GLORIOUS!!!

Eli is now sleeping in his own room. We moved him into his crib on Friday night and, as sure as night, the boy slept. And slept. And slept! From 8:30 pm to 7 am!! And it wasn't just fluke. He did it Saturday night and Sunday night too! *Fingers crossed* it won't end now.

In food news, we added sweet potatos to the solid food repertoire. They were a big hit.

Tomorrow we go back to the pediatrician for his monthly well visit. I'll update with his four month stats!

Hallelujah!!

He's not quite sure what to make of it, but we got the ok to start rice cereal yesterday...


Maybe now we'll get some uninterrupted sleep. Fingers crossed!

Party Animal

This weekend Eli celebrated 3 birthdays...Jen Barry's & Mindy Beardsley's at the Belmont (the scene of the infamous first happy hour) on Saturday night and his GiGi Goldie's 95th!! on Sunday. I must admit, he was quite the party animal. Here are a couple of pictures:

With Julie:
Do you think he's starting to get some teeth?
Passed out at the end of it all.

Also, on Friday Ryan took him to his 3 month pediatrician appointment. He weighs 16 lbs 4 ounces and is 26 inches long. 90th percentile in height & weight. Such a big boy!!

Just Livin' Life

Not a whole lot of stuff happening. We're finding our groove in our new Eli-centered life. We survived Ryan's weekend in Boston and Eli's second road trip, this one to Monterey to meet with the contractor on the house that will soon (fingers crossed) be off our hands!

In developmental milestone news, Eli is rolling over from belly to back! And it appears that back to belly will soon follow. He's also started "talking". Mostly vowel sounds that sound like bird squawks. It's so cute I can hardly stand it!

Mommy's back at work

And so far so good! We actually started Eli at daycare last week for a few half days and he brought home wonderous praise (which we TOTALLY expected!) as well as a cold complete with a very stuffy nose. Poor kid can hardly breathe in the middle of the night. So my last weekend of "freedom" was spent nursing the baby's stuffy nose, Ryan's food poisioning/stomach flu and the cold/fever my son gave me. Ahhh parenthood! Next hurdle, Ryan's trip to Boston this weekend my first weekend alone with Eli!

A Day at the Park

Eli's Nana & Papa took him to the park and the La Brea Tar Pits this afternoon and came back with these pics. I couldn't resit posting them!