4 Months

I know it has been a long time, but I am here with an Eli update. Our little Doodle Bug is now 4 months old and getting so big. At his 4 month appt (which was 11 days before he turned 4 months) he weighed 12 lbs 15 oz, was 24 in long, and had a head circumference of 42 cm. I was just saying to Mitch that is was hard to believe this little person was inside of me growing and developing and that when he was born he was half this size! Oh, it all happens so fast.

Elijah is amazing us with the new things he does everyday. He is really reaching for things now, especially his own feet. When he feels like it he will hold his own bottle. He can roll over from his stomach to his back and is almost to the point where he can go from back to stomach. He is talking more and more and really chuckling. He loves being lifted up in the air and when daddy gives him zerberts on his tummy. He loves when mommy sings to him, especially the ABC's. Eli's newest adventure is his jumper even though we have to put a pillow under his feet. He has so much fun with it! He also likes to blow bubbles and stick out his tounge. For now this is cute ;-).

We have been eating rice cereal and just recently tried sweet potatos. So far, so good. He seems to really like it. And of course I just get a big kick out of watching him eat and make faces. Eli did have quite the case of baby eczema (You can see it in his St. Patty's Day photo), but we have it under control now.

We are just so blessed as a family and are enjoying this awesome and amazing experience of watching our baby learn and grow into his own person. Being a parent is the BEST!!!