6 month checkup

Me and Eli outside the Strong museum last Friday... he is getting so big! Today was his 6 month checkup and here are his stats:

* Length: 28" (90th %)

* Weight: 18 lb 4 oz. (60th %)

* Head Circumference: 17.25" (50th %)

So you can see compared to last time he continues to grow and gain in percentiles. I truly believe he is trying to catch up with his big brother after a slow start. I think he will do it!

I was going to put a video, but it's still processing. If you're reading this, it's probably done and you can just head over to our vimeo page to see it. :)

6 months old!

Eli is 6 months old today!

So to celebrate (and to eat period, because Calvin had to go back to work at 5:30), we went to Moe's for dinner. Brian was mesmerized by Nascar...

All of us!

I had wanted to make a half-birthday cake for Eli too, but there just wasn't time. He can't eat it anyway, so it's no big loss for him, I guess! Brian did help me make some cupcakes though. Please don't laugh at the poor decorating job, it was super rushed! They say "Happy 1/2 B-Day Eli"!

Happy birthday, big guy! We can hardly believe how big you are!

Just some Eli pictures

By demand, I got a picture of the brand new teeth. See them?

And today I took some nakey-baby glamor shots; yes, I admit, if you know me, you know I mostly wanted to get some shots of these diapers before Eli outgrows them. :) Isn't he a great model?

Chewing the toes, his new favorite pasttime now that it's warm enough to be barefoot!

Around town

Just some fun around town. Yesterday we went to the library; Brian was a little monkey, and Eli was a good little reader. Bagels for lunch! Then today we went to the zoo to visit Brian's old pals, the polar bears.

Mendon Ponds

It was beautiful here today so we went to Mendon Ponds to go fishing. Brian asked if it was the ocean. Clearly it's been too long since he's seen the ocean! He had a great time "fishing" with sticks. Dad caught some seaweed (pondweed?), then both boys tried to lure the fish out from under the dock (no luck!). They are smart, that's why they still live there.

First Solids

Eli recently started eating solid foods. Bib on, eagerly anticipating:

All messy!

Just for fun, here is a picture of Brian when he started solids.

Matching Pajamas

Calvin bravely tried to get a picture of the boys in their matching pajamas. Surprisingly (or maybe not), Eli was the more cooperative one.