4 months

sleeping baby!

i love going into eli's room to look at him while he's sleeping. he's just so precious...so peaceful...so beautiful. i just stare at him. and not because i like it better when he's asleep. i love when he's awake and playful! he likes to sleep though...sleeps through the night now (thank you, JESUS)...and i know he needs his sleep, which he gets, and is probably why he's such a happy baby! it's also nice to have a chance to get things done...or just chill on the couch and read a book (www.goodreads.com) or watch tv (another new the office tonight!).
[this photo was taken when he was 2 months old]

spring spring spring

we already have flowers blooming! they look like mini daffodils, but they have a different name...which i do not know. i nearly jumped in the air when i saw these...i just LOVE spring flowers. the bits of sunshine that we've been getting have been so wonderful! i just can't wait for spring to be here fo' real!

ryan and i enjoyed our "spring break" with eli. the week reminded me of my maternity leave. it was so nice to be home with my baby. eli enjoyed it too...he sure loves his mom and dad. he went back to daycare yesterday and was very happy to see miss cindy! while he was home, he got his first cold. ironic that he was home from daycare when that happened...hmmm... he's doing much better now...just a little congestion remains.

life is good.

flutter the butterfly

we have taken to naming eli's toys as he becomes acquainted with them. (side note: can you tell that i'm reading great gatsby right now? where did that sentence even come from?! anyway...i digress...) we got this from our friend marcy who has named all of her daughter alyssa's toys. ryan has really gotten involved as well! in fact, he named eli's current favorite - flutter the butterfly. flutter is the mobile on his changing table (thank you brooks'!)...and he LOVES it! my camera just cannot seem to catch his absolute delight with flutter, but here are a few to give you an idea...

spring break

it's spring break for eli! his daycare is closed this week, so he's home with mom through wednesday and with dad on thursday and friday. and what a beautiful weekend to kick off the week! it was so beautiful! eli and i took 2 walks on sunday - one with our neighbor and her daughter. he's decked out in his little hoodie sweatshirt - my favorite article of clothing right now (thank you, melissa, emily and alana!) we're hoping for some sunshine again today...it looks good so far. i really like my job, but it is so nice to be home with my baby!

3 months

taken on march 20...eli is 3 months old! he is very fun these days, smiling and laughing and making all kinds of very fun baby sounds. he is a fairly large child, growing out of his 3-6 month clothes already. he's sleeping very well...goes to bed at about 7:00 pm and gets up around 5 or 6 am. this is perfect timing during the week, but not so much on the weekends. we hardly care though when he breaks out in that huge grin when he sees us in the morning!