Lucky In Love: 34 & 35 weeks {8 months}

Big milestones - Eli is letting go while standing more and more.... But as soon as he realizes what he is doing he sits right back down. He is also starting to stand on his knees. It is hard to get a picture of this because he is normally standing on his knees when he is trying to get me to hold him. I love when he tries to climb up my leg saying "mamamama" melts my heart.

Also, Eli knows what I am saying A LOT. Example... I will tell him to follow me while he is crawling around the house, and I tell him to get his passy,... I tell him to give me kisses (and he turns away :(, I guess I give him too many kisses!) And he knows, more, and milk, and water and cookie, ( those are the ones I am trying to teach him the signs for, he doesn't do the signs yet though)

This is Eli listening to mommy

Eli giving "baby kisses"

Teeth - He has 2 on the bottom 1 on the top and 1 on the way up top

Weight - 17.8 lbs according to the bathroom scale.... my little chunky monkey!

Sounds - Eli is discovering all the different noises he can make.... He likes to "whistle" and he has found a new noise he can make in the back of his throat! It is hilarious! Not the cutest noise, but I LOVE his sounds! Along with mamama and dadadada he says "I love you" well, at least his version.... It makes sense that "I love you" would be one of the first things he'd say, we tell him constantly that we love him

Eli saying I LOVE YOU

Eli's Noises - pretty hilarious

Sleeping- Instead of waking up around 5 then going back to sleep after nursing until 8 or 9,... Eli has starting waking up around 6:30 - 7 for the day,... he will rest for about 30 - 45 minutes before being wide awake though.

Schedule - MWF:

7:45 wake up & nurse

8:15 - 9:45 jazzercise

10 - 11 nap

11:15 nurse

11:15 - 12:30 play time

12:30 lunch

1:15 - 2 nap

2:00 my mom comes M&W to pick up Eli

2:15 - 2:30 leave for schools

2:45 - 4 teach tumbling class

4:30 head home

{Eli takes a nap while I am gone from about 4 to 5}

5:00 nurse

5:15 - 7:30 play

7:30 eat dinner

8 bath time

8:30 nurse

8:30 - 9:30 cuddles

Eli is put in his crib awake and usually falls right asleep

Tues & Thurs

The mornings are the same, but I take Eli to preschool from 9 - 1

Then Eli takes a nap from 1 - 2

My mom picks up Eli at 2

I leave around 2:15

I return around 4

The rest of the day is the same

Favorite Food - Eli LOVES animal crackers!

Upgrading to the Convertible Seat -

I am seriously not a fan of the convertible seat...

Does not have a base that you can easily snap in place and remove
I have to carry Eli out to the car like a baby and not like a bag (you know what I mean) I was able to carry Eli, diaper bag, my bag, and a drink in one trip,... now I have to take 2 trips.
Sits him upright so when he falls asleep it looks not as comfortable
When we bought the car seat we should bought a sun blocker too, because I miss the canopy that the infant seat came with

Favorite part of this week -

Christmas Fun -

We Cut Down Our Tree

Our Tree

Our Christmas Tree

We went to my Aunt Meme's Bell Choir

Eli helping trim the tree

Eli and Nanny playing

Visited Santa Clause

Showing Eli his Santa Clause picture

Waking up in Santa's arms

Sweet boy

Before seeing Santa

How is nursing going - Easier now that I make sure to let Eli calm down (if he is excited) before feeding him. If he is too wand up he will bite! And it super super hurts.

Christmas Crafts -