Eli - 18 weeks

This week Eli turned 4 months old! I am so proud of my amazing E! On Tuesday we had his Dr. appointment. And I have to say again that I adore my pediatrician. She puts my mind at ease and answers all my questions even the dumb ones. 

Anyway, Eli is still in the 95% for height, 55% for weight and just under 50% for his head size. He is our growing buddy!! 

This is a list of my 3 month must haves and my 4 month wish list ... the items in bold and italics are things I want to get for Eli this month. 

1. Angel Blanket – using this for sleep training
2. Take along arch – this can be attached to almost anything and Eli LOVES it!
3. Kick and Play Piano Gym
4. Udder Covers
5. Britax Convertible Car seat – This is on my wish list…. I think I will wait until Eli can sit up on his own better. Because I use his carseat now when we go into stores
6. Bumpo Tray – I plan on getting this when we start feeding Eli solids on a daily basis… we do have a high chair but this will be easier to travel with
7. Sophie the Giraffe – heard this was great for teething babies… but is it too girly?
8. Johnny Jumper – Eli would LOVE this!
9. Instant Ear Thermometer – The one I have now is an under the arm and it takes FOREVER! 

Eli loves the water! Here is a video of Eli playing in the outside shower at the beach house Haley and her amazing family were staying at...

Big milestone - Eli eating his toes! Last week my bff Haley was in town with her family (staying at my dream house out on the beach,... literally walked through the entire house LOVING everything about it) We were enjoying the view of the sound on their screened in porch and Eli was lounging on the furniture with Christian and then plopped those little toes right in his mouth! 








Special visitors - Haley was in town for Katie and Jakes wedding, which was absolutely stunning! My family kept little man (mom and dad had so much fun playing with him in the pool). The reception was at an amazing location on the water on Palafox with delicious food and fun music! Christian and I had such an amazing time! And I LOVED seeing old friends that I hadn't seen since graduation. It was a spectacular night!

Katie and Jake have been together for 10 years! So precious

Me and my besties! I have known Rachel (left) since 5th grade and Haley (right) since 6th 

Me n Haley

Weight - 14 lbs 5.5 oz according to the Dr. 

Looking forward to this weekend - This weekend we are in ST. Augustine. We are so excited to be in our love town! We are getting to spend time with old friends (Scott and Jane) and see Christians family. We love riding our bikes around ST. Augustine, so we had to hook little buddy up with a helmet before we left! 



Favorite day of the week - My favorite day last week was Tuesday. Eli and I met Christian for lunch at one of our favorite spots (Bagel Heads) then Eli and I came home and it was a rainy nasty day so Eli and I cuddled in bed for a few hours napping and watching recorded shows. He was so cuddly, I loved it! I have decided that I am going to form Eli into the perfect man..., and number 1 on my list is cuddly - I will consider this checked off. Next - be able to fix a flat tire and cars in general .... oh wait, might have to hold off on that for a few years! 

How is Eli sleeping - At around 4 months old, babies sleep cycles tend to change to become that more like an adults. We wake up often during the night but do not remember it... Now that Eli's sleep cycles are shorter (like that of an adult), about half the time he is waking up every 3 - 4 hours at the end of the sleep cycle (the other 1/2 of the nights Eli sleeps like a champ till 7 or 8 am).  And however I put Eli to sleep that is how he is going to look to be put back to sleep when he wakes up from these cycles (i.e. if I nurse him to sleep he is going to think that he needs to nurse back asleep, or his pacifier or patting his bottom, etc.) So Dr. O'Grady says to make sure that he is awake when we put him to sleep (this is 100% Babywise too, and we were doing that in the beginning but then he started falling asleep while nursing so we just let him get into this habit). Also Dr. O'Grady says that we can put his "El" (his little elephant blanket/toy) in there with him and that can be his comfort item when/if he wakes up after a sleep cycle. If you want to read more about 4 month old sleep patterns/cycles check out this article. Four Month Sleep Regression Explained (sometimes 3 months too) and 4 month sleep problems

Nicknames - Christian has taken to call Eli his "Bud-bud" and "Boo-boo" it's really cute! Besides the typical love names, I like to call him Mr. E. He is so precious!! 

Random - Saw this great workout idea on Pintrest and had to steal it.... you put exercises on Popsicle sticks and throughout the week pick a stick and complete them all by the end of the week.... I color coded mine by what part of the body it works and I plan on picking 2 from each color everyday of the week. 

This is mine

This is the pintrest one

Pictures of Eli Throughout the Week! 

Baby you are a dream come true!

How did we get so lucky?

Blessed.

4 months!!

So sweet!!!

Loves eating his feet now! Just like his Uncle Muscles! 

This bumpo would look great with a trey!

Playing with Hay hay!

LOVING the view!

Eli meeting baby Benjamin, my friend Ashley's baby from church 

Swinging in the park! 

I love this phase that Eli is getting in... He wants to be apart of everything Christian and I do... what we eat, what we hold, everything! He is so curious, my little explorer!