2 Months Old

Elijah is growing, changing, and learning/doing lots of new things. On 16 Jan he turned 2 months old. He has discovered his hands and is even trying to hold his own bottle. His legs are getting stronger and stronger too. He is holding himself up quite well these days. He loves sitting in his boppy and keeping mommy company when she is working around the house. He goes everywhere w/ mommy. To work, the gym, meetings, bible studies, prasie team/gospel choir practice. He is so good and very popular. Eli has also discovered that he can make his toys move w/ his hands. It is so cute when he realizes that he moved something on his own. He is cooing up a storm and has also found his scream. When he is mad, he lets you know it (like his mommy);-). Eli's favorite time of day is in the morning, especially when he is getting his diaper changed. He talks, smiles, and kicks the whole time. He is also starting to enjoy bath time.

Elijah has had some major issues w/ being gassy and fussy. We tried EVERYTHING. We think we FINALLY have a handle on it. It seems to be a lactose problem (like his daddy). He doesn't like the taste of the soy formula so we mis it with the kind that he does like which is for lactose sensitivity but still milk based. We also found some drops that settle his stomach when he has a really bad bout. Even though everyone else swore by Mylicon, he would spit up almost as soon as he swallowed them. Believe it or not we have had success w/ the generic walgreens brand. The only thing now is that we have a lot of poopy diapers and a rash :-(.

At his 2 month check up Eli weighed 10 lbs 15 oz and was 22 inches long. The doctor said he is doing all the normal 2 month old baby things. He also had to get shots :-(. We brought along our friend Kari, who happens to be from the same part of NY as we are. Kari brought Eli in when he got his shots so that mommy didn't have to see her little man get hurt. He did really well and we kept the tylenol going for about 24 hours. He did end up having a reaction on his legs from the bandaids. It got red and bumpy, but it didn't seem to bother him at all.

We are loving and enjoying this little guy to the fullestand hope you love and enjoy the pictures.