Our 6 Month Old

It's really hard to believe that Eli is already 6 months old (actually, 6.5 months now). He is turning into quite a character, and we have been having so much fun with him! 

At 6 months, Eli was 17 pounds 15 ounces and 28.5 inches long.  One big and healthy boy!  His eyes are still blue, and he is getting more hair which is looking pretty blonde.  Most people still tell us he looks like Jeff, but lately more people have been saying he looks like me.  His little personality is starting to show.  He is very curious, observant, and focused.  And he can be so silly too and cracks us up all the time!  He is starting to mimic actions and sounds -- if we laugh at him, he laughs back; if we beat on the floor like a drum, he does the same. 

Here are just some of the things he has been up to these days:

• He is sitting well without support, and even sat in a big boy high chair at a restaurant over the weekend.
• He is rolling all over the place, which makes diaper changes, getting dressed and bath time really interesting.
• He is pushing up and scooting backwards -- he'll be crawling in no time!
• He loves jumping in his jumperoo and also bouncing up and down when being held.
• He is running around the house in a walker.
• He enjoys playing with toys, and chews on all of them. 
• He reaches for and grabs everything, which makes me thankful for short hair. No more dangle earrings for a while!
• No teeth yet, but I think they're coming soon.
• He thinks it is funny when Charlie licks him.
• He still loves being outside.  We are so excited the weather is warming up!
• He has fun at our baby music class at TCU.
• He has a girlfriend in his class at school.  Last week he kissed her and held her hand on a wagon ride.
• He talks and squeals all the time.  AND, he started saying "da da" this weekend.  It's more like "da da da da da" (a sound, not a word), but I think it counts.  :)
• He makes some great faces.  See the pictures below for just a few examples!
• He eats baby food 3 times a day (cereal and fruit at breakfast, vegetable at lunch, 1-2 vegetables at dinner) and either nurses or has a bottle 5 times a day.
• He usually takes 2 long naps and 1 short nap a day.
• He sleeps from around 8:30 pm to 7:30 am, on his stomach in his crib. 
• He is a pure joy, and we love everything about him!