18 Months

Eli turned 18 months on Monday which means several things; first my baby boy is officially a year a half, second he can officially go to nursery (even though he has been going for a month now) and last time for another well visit and stats. I took Eli in for his well visit yesterday and everything went great. He was fine with everything except for the one shot at the end. It seemed to have hurt his feelings more then the actual physical pain. We did get a Barney sticker on the way out which he did enjoy looking at, but not letting it be on his shirt.

Eli's current stats are:

Weight: 27 lbs 12 oz ~ 75th%tile

Head: 18. 5 ~ 25th%tile

Height: 32 1/4 ~ 50th%tile

***Notice*** Eli's height is actually shorter then it was at his 15 month check up. No my son is not shrinking. The doctor said at 18 months it is very hard to get an accurate reading since they are moving around so much. I could tell when the girl did it she wasn't even close so I guess I just have to let it go...even though it is driving me nuts. Maybe I will try and get my own height info later when Jacob is home ***

Things I want to remember...

• Eli is such a funny boy. He has always been a great eater, however his eating habits recently have gotten a bit weird. He basically will eat anything, and by anything I really do mean it. Some of his favorite things to sneak are toilet paper or paper towels. He chews his blankets when trying to get to sleep, and my chewing I mean ripping bites off like he is eating a slim jim! Ever since we have been catching him do this we joke our son is a goat, and sometimes I even catch myself calling him goat boy!
• He loves trucks, cars, animals, and making noises for all of them. He can pretty much tell you what most animals say however sometimes he gets some animals mixed up when they start with the same letter.
• Eli has recently gotten on a wonderful schedule. We read our Book of Mormon (the one with pictures for kids) say our prayers, and then I give him his night night (his blankets he chews on) finish with a kiss and I love you and he goes to bed. He was killing me there for a few weeks waking up at 5, but lately he has been waking up at 7:30 WONDERFUL!! He is also taking a two or three hour nap every afternoon...YES LIFE IS GOOD!
• He copies a lot of what we say. A good example of this is recently Jacob and I bought the new Mario Brother's game and have been playing it a lot lately (that is for another post) Whenever Luigi dies and you give him more lives he says, "I'm back!" Which you hear Eli say a lot now.
• He does say a few sentences. Mostly, "No no Daddy!" or "Walk door!" (meaning lets go out the door for a walk) Any way it is fun to see him picking up on words, and other things.
• When he wants Buddy or his truck to follow him he turns around and calls their name bends down a little and smacks his knees...I guess I must do that when I call Buddy!
• He loves to be outside. He now is in this phase where he grabs your hand and tries to walk you where ever he wants to go....which is usually out the front door. It is really cute. The other day Eli went with my dad to Austin's pinewood derby and my dad said he kept grabbing all the ladies hands so they would take him the places my dad said he wouldn't go...oh that cute boy!
• His favorite show is still Sesame Street...which he calls Elmo and then dances. However he recently found Barney and likes that a lot too. He is only allowed an hour and half to two hours of TV so I try to space it out to when I need to get something done...so I have to admit I love those shows too. Oh yeah and he still loves the movie the cat in the hat which Jacob just hates.
• He loves music and dancing and whenever he hears it singing he tries to sing now too.
• He has been going to nursery for a month and has truly loved it. We have loved it too! One day after church I went to pick him up when he saw me it was total delight on his face...on of my favorite memories of all time! In nursery he loves being around the other children and singing!
• He enjoys drinking a lot. I always say I would drink my calories, and I guess Eli is the same. Allison would joke that Eli was diabetic so she had me worried. I asked my doctor and he said no way he is growing so much. I guess I will just have to take Allison's teasing.
• He loves picking up the mail and going to the park so we basically do both those everyday. When we go to the park he likes the slides the best, then he likes running up and down the hill and then making me do it with him.

I am sure there are many, many more things to remember, but that is all I can think of for now. All I can say is I sure do love being a mom to this little boy!

Sunday Naps

This Sunday I was sick so Jacob and Eli stayed home to take care of me. At one point Eli crawled up on my lap to relax. He does this a lot so I just cuddled up to him and thought nothing more of it. A few minutes later I looked down and saw this...

It's Raining, It's POURING!!!

To say it is raining here is an understatement! For almost a week now it has been raining here pretty hard. Which NEVER really happens in good old AZ. The roads, people. and everything here can't take this much rain. Neither can my little boy. He keeps asking me to go outside, and I keep telling him we can't and try to explain to him about the rain. After a while I opened the door to show him the rain. He looked at it and then changed his mind and closed the door. I thought that was the end of that, but a few minutes later he asked again. So I decided to get him all geared up for rain and let him go out in it. He seemed to like it, but the adventure was short lived and he only stayed out for a few minutes! Here are some pictures of Eli's rain adventure yesterday.

Daddy Loves the Cardinals

Jacob has been obsessed with football this season. He has always been a Cardinals fan, but this year he took it to the top. Ok no really but I still like to tease him and say that. One thing he did do was buy himself and Eli jersey's. It is so cute because as soon as we get home from church Jacob will change Eli and put on his jersey. These pictures were actually taken back in October, but I figured I needed to share this.

21 Weeks

I am 21 weeks right now and I have not really wrote much about this pregnancy. I figured it was time for some pictures and some memories.

Things I want to remember...

• This little baby has been so still and chill however the last week he has really started to move and I am sure I am in store for some really good kicks here in the future.
• Eli loves babies right now and he pulls up my shirt and grabs my tummy and says," Baby!" Sometime he squeezes too hard and sometimes he pokes me, but it is cute.
• I have felt great. Ever since the few weeks I wanted to die (around my surgery and after) I have felt great, and otherwise wouldn't know I was pregnant if it was for my ever growing middle.
• I am nervous and excited at the same time to have two babies. I am worried how I will balance it all and if I can be a wonderful mother to two boys. I am excited to have another sweet angel to add to our home and continue to make it a loving happy place.
• I wonder a lot if this baby will look or even act like Eli. I know he will be his own little personality when he does come out however I do wonder what will be similar and what will be different.

Everyone was getting their picture taken so Eli wanted his taken too.

IT'S A BOY!!

It official with out a doubt that we are having another baby boy. I have to admit there for a while I thought it was a little girl. I have to be honest that there was no reasoning just mainly feeling and then I followed some old wives tales. The main reasons I thought it was a girl was because Eli I felt kicking all the time, and this little guy I hardly feel kick. Second I have not felt pregnant other then my few weeks of hell when I got my appendix out. Other then that I thought I was having a boy because I just know Jacob and I are going to have a slew of boys! Anyway here is how the appointment went....

Jacob showed up before me this time and was very concerned when he saw me walking in so slowly and funny, because I had to go to the bathroom so much. We waited about 20 minutes and I looked at Jacob and told him there was no way I could hold it longer. About 3 seconds later the lady opened the door and called me back. She was so kind because she did a few tests really fast and then let me go to the bathroom. She pretty much checked out the whole baby before we got the the big question of is it a boy or girl. We both quickly saw it was a boy and there was no questions asked. It was fun watching this little boy Eli looked like he was all sprawled out, where this baby is in a little ball and sleeps all curled up. He didn't move too much when we watched him, but he was moving around I think more annoyed with the movements we were doing. She told us we weight about 10 oz and is measuring perfect for 19 weeks. The heart rate was 150 (oh yeah another reason I thought it was a girl because Eli's NEVER got below 170)

After the appointment we went home to tell Eli. Eli just pointed at the picture and said Baby. Honestly I am sure he thinks it is like one of his books and his world will be rocked in a few months, however if there was ever a child meant to have tons of brothers and sisters around him it is Eli. He will be so happy when this new little brother gets here....WE CAN'T WAIT!

Things I want to remember...

• Just before I got there I was convinced for this might be a girl. Once I found out it was a boy the news was wonderful. Although I do want a girl someday I am so excited that it's a boy so Eli and this little one can be such close friends just like Jacob and Daniel were.
• Jacob was so kind a caring the whole time. You always wonder what these men are thinking since they don't connect to new borns so well however you could just see and feel Jacob's excitement.
• When we saw Eli the first time he was moving around everywhere and looked like was spread out. This little man was curled up in a little ball and just did tiny movements. Probably why his heart rate is lower then Eli's was...he is too comfy in there!
• I also want to remember the next time I need one of these ultra sounds I don't need to drink an hour before, and not so much. The nurse said I hydrate good and I should not be in pain...and I never want to have to go that bad again.

First Snow

I am the Mia Maid Advisor and they planed a trip up to the snow. Since I missed my families trip a few weeks ago I really wanted to go and take Eli to play in it. We went up Friday night, and stayed at my parents cabin. The next morning we got up and went sledding on the rim. Eli did not like the snow at first however, he warmed up to it really quickly. He loved going down in the sled and even said "weee weee" every time he went down. He LOVED IT. I had a hard time carry him, the sled, and my pregnant self up the hill every time, but it was truly worth it to see how much he loved it. He even liked to pick up the snow and throw it, as well as let the girls throw snow at him...he thought it was hilarious!

Eli also loved his new snow gear. I could not find him snow boots so I bought him a pair of rain boots which he loves. Eli has always loved looking at the boots when we go to the store or when I put my boots on so he loves his little frog boots. He likes to put them on every time he sees them.

I accidentally tipped Eli over. After that he was mad at my and only wanted Ale Ray to take him down the hill. Oh yeah I thought of just pulling him around near the end man I wish I would have thought of that sooner. It was so much easier and he loved that too!