Happy 6th Birthday!

We celebrated Isaac's 6th  birthday at Chuck E. Cheese this year. He had such a blast playing with all his cousins. Even Summer and Luke made it from Houston! Thank you to everyone who came out to celebrate this special day with our our extra special boy!

Elliot is 11 Months Old!

Once again, I am very late. But I still want to update with each month's pic. At 11 months Elliot has 5 (1/2) teeth. He's also letting go and standing on his own :). He is getting into everything and exploring around the house every minute of the day! As you can see from the pictures with the blocks. haha

Isaac is 5!

Where does the time go? At the end of September we had Isaac's fifth birthday party. It was really special too because it was the first party we've had at our new house. It's so nice to actually have the space. We did a Transformers theme and of course we had a lot of family come by for some fun. Thank you so much to all who helped make Isaac's day so special. He's turning into such a big boy.

Elliot is 10 Months Old!

Once again, I have fallen behind. So I will now inundate you with posts. Time is going too quickly!! I love to see my baby boy grow but sometimes I wish that time would just stand still.

At 10 months old, Elliot is EVERYWHERE!He is starting to eat more and more foods and he has 4 teeth :). He is still nursing well and is waking up once at night STILL. That's my fault. I'm too tired so I just put him in the bed with us. So he's spoiled rotten. He's on the big boy side of daycare and he has a ball playing with his friends there.

Elliot is 9 months old!!

I'm behind so just catching up a bit. My little man is getting so big. At his 9 month  checkup (he was actually about 9 1/2 months), he weighed 20 lbs 9 ounces! He has officially outweighed big brother at the same age. Isaac was 20 lbs 2 ounces when he turned one. haha. Elliot is everywhere now!! He is pulling up and standing while holding on to anything - toys, the sofa, Molly. He has been on the "big boy" side of his daycare and he is having a ball since he is able to really crawl around and play without worrying about the little bitty ones.

Isaac is SO good with his baby brother. He helps me out a lot and loves to show Elliot things. And Elliot loves laughing at his big brother! It definitely warms my heart to see them together <3 .="" nbsp="" p="">

Welcome to Kindergarten!

I can't believe how big my Isaac is getting! A few weeks ago he started kindergarten. He started at a brand new school, and he has been making a lot of new friends. We also really like his teacher, Mrs. Skinner. So far we've been working on his sight words and getting used to his big boy schedule. He's  not crazy about the school bus in the morning yet but he's getting used to it :). We can't wait to see what kindergarten has in store for him!

Elliot is 8 Months Old!

Ok, almost caught up :).

Elliot has learned so many new things over the past few months! It really is crazy how quickly they grow in that first year. He has become a pro at eating off the spoon. I've been making his foods like I did with Isaac, and so far the only one he dislikes is bananas. Seriously...what baby doesn't like bananas? haha. His favorite so far are peas, sweet potatoes, and peaches.

He also got his first tooth. I forgot how adorable they look with the start of one little bottom tooth ♥
Within the past month, Elliot has also started creeping. He pushes himself with his feet. He also gets up on his knees and pumps back and forth. haha. He'll figure it out soon enough. My baby boy is getting so big! 

Elliot is 7 Months Old!

I'm such a slacker. He's actually 8 months, but I'll do that post next. Let's pretend I did this one on time and I'll update you to that point :). haha.

At seven months, Elliot is so much fun! We just recently started spoon feeding oatmeal. He's really not eating much at all, but we're trying. He also still trying to get steady sitting alone. He's still nursing and taking his 5 ounce bottles each day. He's doing so well at daycare. We haven't had any issues with them, so that makes mommy feel better :).

He's still not sleeping at night. That would be nice!! But no. He's still waking up about twice during the night to nurse. I'm trying really hard to get him comfy in his own crib. His favorite things are his jumperoo and when mommy sings songs with him.

Elliot is 6 months old!

I can't believe it! Really...I know I say it every month, but SIX MONTHS?? Wow. He currently weighs 17 lbs 6 oz and is 25.25 inches long. His weight/age is 25th-50th percentile (for a regular 6 month old!), length is 3-10th percentile, making his weight/length between the 90-97th percentile :). And you can tell! haha, Dr. Defusco is so pleased with his progress. The majority of his development is in line with a term 6 month old...although one noticeable thing is the need to sharpen his fine motor skills. He's getting there! My little man is a chunky bundle of joy! He is very pleasant and loves to laugh and smile. He is working on sitting up on his own (he's still using his hands). He is rolling and scooting around like crazy! His favorite things are big brother's old jumperoo, his gym, and just a plain old blanket on the floor.

He has no teeth yet, but his gums sure are bothering him. In fact I just bought him one of those vibrating teether things and he seems too like it so far. All the ladies love him at daycare and say that he's so pleasant. He's still breastfeeding well and taking 5 oz bottles while I'm at work.

My favorite thing is watching him and Isaac together!

The Graduate!

I can't believe how big my little man is getting. Last week, he graduated preK, and I was all tears about it. In fact, I had a lot of anxiety leading up to it. I just can't believe how quickly time is flying by. The class did so great with their songs and little performances. And of course, he was adorable walking across the stage. After his graduation, we went to the park for some fun. Kindergarten, here we come!

Elliot is 5 Months Old!

I can't believe how big my little bub is getting. Elliot loves to roll back and forth and push himself in random positions. Trying to work on strengthening his torso for sitting. He's found his hands and loves to suck on that thumb! Although he still likes his bouncy seat, he prefers big brother's old horsey jumperoo. Mostly, he enjoys just laying on the floor on his big play blanket and hugging his soft toys.

Daycare is going well. And breastfeeding is still going well. He's just slightly sleeping through the night (~6 hours). He is babbling more and more, loves to smile, and is such a cuddler.

We are so blessed to have this little doodlebug in our lives!!

Elliot is 4 months old!

Well, my little peanut is getting to be a big boy! At 4 months old, Elliot weighs in at 14 pounds 10 ounces and is 58.3 cm long (~23 inches). His weight/length is over 97%. HAHA. That's because his weight is caught up for his actual age of 4 months (50%), but his length is not. It is less than 3%.

But that's ok. We usually still correct for prematurity at this point. Plus, from experience...the length takes longer to catch up than the weight does. From a developmental standpoint, he's doing great. He is trying to bat at some objects with his hands, but not very coordinated yet. He's tracking objects and voices like he's supposed to. And he just started rolling from belly to back. He's sitting in the bumbo and working more on head control. He's still waking up twice at night. No problems with nursing :). And he's smiling regularly!

Elliot is 3 Months Old!

Time is going by too fast. At three months, Elliot weighs 12 pounds, 5 ounces and is plotting like a full term 3 month old :). He is smiling socially now and is much more alert. He LOVES the bouncy seat, the gym, and now likes the swing.

Elliot is two months old!

Time is flying by with our new little one! And he is growing so fast. At 2 months, Elliot weighs 10 lbs 4 oz. He is still sleeping quite a bit but staying awake longer and longer. He loves his bouncy seat and likes to play under his gym. He is still not reaching for things and is still not smiling socially-although I am trying my best to make him smile. haha.

I have to admit, he has become quite the handful at night. I've had to go back to work and about a week before I did, he's decided that he won't sleep at night unless I'm holding or nursing him. It's quite a challenge. After trying lots of things, I've finally given up. So I hold him next to me on his back and/or nurse him. Last night, I was able to sleep in 3 hour increments...sadly, I was thankful for that! haha. Here's his two month pic and a comparison with his one month pic! Note the double chin :)