Oh how they change!

I had written a post about how similiar James and Eli looked at birth. I put a picture up and you could really barely tell them apart! So I thought it would be fun to do it at 6 months because it's been so fun to see how much Eli has changed. He has really become his own and has his own sweet look. So here is James at 6 months

                                                            and here is Eli at 6 months

So different! James had 4 teeth by 6 months and Eli has none! James was a chub man and Eli is so slender. Both have beutiful blue eyes! Love my boys.

Have a happy Friday!!

James is two

James is two!

 I can't believe it's been two years since I walked into the hospital to have him. I still remember how excited and anxious I was. I remember how I was so excited to meet him and get to be a mom. I never could have imagined the blessing he would be or the love I would have for him. It's been an amazing two years and I couldn't have been given a smarter, handsome, or fun little boy.

James is seriously so funny. He cracks me up and is such a joy to spend everyday with. I am so thankful I get to stay home and get to know him and teach him day in and day out.

Here's what he's up to:

-Weighs: 29lbs (50-75%), Height: 35 3/4inches (90%)

-Down to one nap! It's finally come! It's been so nice to have a little more flexibility in the day since he only goes down in the afternoon now. He sleeps from 8pm-6:30 and naps from 1-3. He's nap time still varies a little. Depending on what we are doing that day he goes down a little later sometimes, but it seems like he sleeps longer if he gets down closer to one.

-Still a great eater. He has really enjoyed pickles, apples, cottage cheese, and avocado lately! He eats 3 good meals and has one or two snacks.

-Doing a great job on the toilet. We have moved to him being able to go to the bathroom by himself every once in awhile. He can pull his pants and underwear off and climb up on the toilet. He'll go and get down by himself. (this only happens if I am busy with Eli and he can't wait to go. He prefers to have me come with him of course, so I can hold the phone for him.)

-Sings the ABC's! He starts singing, a,b,c,d,e,f,g  then I say h,i,j,k,l,m,n and he sings, o,p, I say q,r, he says, s,t,u,v,w,x,y,z. It's so cute. He also likes to sing the Itsy, Bitsy Spider. He sings the phrase, I repeat him and he sings the next one. He can do that song all by himself! He loves songs. I am singing all the time..and I am not good!

-He's got his colors down. He confuses purple with pink sometimes, but he's got the rest down.

-He will count his cars, "1,2,3,5,7,8,9,10. I usually say the number where he gets stuck and he will say the correct following number.

-He loves to read, loves playing with his trucks, bubbles, bike, lawn mower, tools, and shopping cart.

-He is a great helper for me and Eli and has such a sweet heart. He is becoming more independent and it is so useful in getting him to do what I need. I ask him to come in the bathroom and he doesn't come or says no. I say, "do you want to march over here or do you need help getting here?" 9/10 he says, "James do it." and starts marching over!

-If Eli is getting fussy and I'm working on something James will say, "help I (eli)" and he'll go over and say, "I its okay.It's okay." and will give him his binky and try to make him laugh. Or say, "talking.talking" because I've told him to go "talk to eli to make him happy." It's adorable.

James is turning into a little man. I am excited to see what God has in store for him and for his gifts and talents to be revealed! I'm sure we have a lot in store for the year to come!

6 months!

Doesn't he look so big?! He's getting to be such a big boy! Literally...he's so long! But I feel like he's finally growing out of the baby stage!! It's been long! He's made a lot of progress this past month though and it's been so much fun.


We had Eli's 6 month pictures, James' 2 year and some family shots taken by our friend, Abby, on Sunday. They turned out beautiful!! I was so pleased with them. These are a couple of the shots. When I get the CD I will share some more. You can check my Facebook page for the family and James' shots though!

Here's what Eli's been up to this past month!:




-Weighs: 16lbs 3oz (25%), 29.5 inches (>98%), head circ: 17 1/4 inches (75%) Long and skinny!!

-I felt like he was going longer between feedings at the beginning of the month, but he must be in a growth spurt again because now it's been 2-2.5 hours again! This kid is always eating. It's so cute though because when I sit him on my lap and am messing with my shirt to pull it up. He knows he's so close to getting a drink he gets so impatient and like starts whining/coughing every time. I can't even describe it..but you can see the excitement on his face! It's time to start baby food so he can get a fuller belly!

-No teeth yet!

-Sleeping has also been affected because of him wanting to eat more. We were doing one feeding in the night and now it's been 2 the past couple nights. I am hoping that once we start some rice cereal he will stay fuller and sleep better. He has been sleeping on his belly now for almost a month and he is doing pretty well with not being swaddled. He tries to get his hands up at his face and knock out his binky so I just try to hold that hand while I'm patting his butt and singing (it's quite the task!)

-Naps about 3 times a day. 9:00, 12:00 and 3:00 are about the times he goes down. He tried to take one around 5:30 some days, but he goes to bed around 7:30-8 so I try to keep him up if I can so he doesn't push his bedtime later.

-Rolling over both ways! He had been only rolling to his right while on his belly. But in the last couple days he's been rolling to his left too. And today he rolled from his back to his belly!! He has been so close for a week now so it was fun this morning when he finally did it!!

-Sitting up in a chair pretty well and on his own for a couple seconds. The bumbo is finally a place he can stay for a little while without pancaking and eating his toes!

-He's so much more content just sitting and watching everything around him. He sits in the highchair while James' and I eat lunch or I'm cooking. He will sit on my lap while James' is running around outside. He loves to watch James' play and will laugh and laugh at him. It's so cute.

-Eli is a big talker. He flares his nose and goes high to low in his cooing. He loves to have a conversation with you.

-Grabs everything! It's hard to eat with him on your lap now because he wants to grab your food, plate, silverware..anything in reach! He's getting pretty good with his hands too so he'll take it right out of your hand!

We made it through our Colorado trip really well! The boys did great on the trip! I did have to give James my phone on the way home to stay content, but it was worth it. We make our way down to Austin on Saturday and we borrowed a friend's DVD player. So we'll see how that goes. He's never watched an actual movie before! I will post pictures of both trips once I get back! And it will be James' 2nd birthday so I will have pictures from that! Busy, busy..but so fun! :)