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3 Months Old

Eli, you are three months old!

• You are 15 lbs. and 23 1/2 in. long (I think I recorded the length incorrectly last month)
• You fit in 0-3 month & 3 month clothes. You are pretty much the average size since everything pretty much fits you according to size.
• You are in size 1 diapers (but they are getting pretty small!)
• Despite your seemingly joyful expression in the first picture, you weren't too thrilled about having your picture taken.
• You don't give out the smiles too readily ;) I think this face is saying, "Why are my mom and dad making so many funny noises?"
• But every now and then we capture your sweet smile :)
• You are holding your head up really well.
• You have also enjoyed some time in your exersaucer.
• You have attempted to roll over but you haven't done it yet.
• You are always kicking your legs moving your arms, especially when you're laying on the floor. It's like you're trying to move out!
• You can also bear your weight on your legs when we hold you up.
• Your sister thinks you're pretty great.
• In fact, I think she's pretty enamored with you.
• Half the time you wake up around 3:00 am for a feeding and then you stay in the bed with us until your 6:00 feeding.
• You eat every 2 1/2 or 3 hours during the day.
• You usually get quiet or sleep in your stroller or the car.
• You have started putting your fingers and other things in your mouth.
• You always do good in the nursery but the ladies always say "he spit up a lot" whenever I pick you up. They have dubbed you the Spit Up King :(
• You will look for me and Daddy whenever you hear our voices and you love to watch your sister do funny things :)
• You are talking more now but it's usually after Lela goes to bed. That girl doesn't let you get a word in edgewise!
• You will laugh occasionally, but you are a tough crowd.

You are growing like a weed and you no signs of slowing down!

Your personality is coming out more and more each day and I can't wait to see more!

You are a handsome boy and Daddy and I are already so proud of you!

Two Months

Eli, you are two months old!

• You weigh 12 lbs 12 oz. and you are 22 1/4 in. long.
• You wear size 1 diapers and you wear 0-3 month or 3 month clothes.
• You eat every 2 1/2 or 3 hours.
• You are sleeping well and sleep through the night about 50% of the time. Otherwise you wake up around 3:00 a.m. but you usually go back to sleep without eating.
• You got your first shots and it really made you mad. You were fussy all day unless you were sleeping. You probably wouldn't have been so mad if Lela didn't keep trying to pull off your band-aids!

• You have made it clear that you would much rather be held during the day rather than being put in your bouncer or the swing which sometimes forces me to be somewhat creative in order for me to get things done.
• You are holding your head up well but you haven't mastered it yet.
• You do good in the nursery at church and you usually sleep the whole time.
• You are talking more and more and you almost always smile when someone smiles at you.

You have already grown so much and I feel like the time is flying by!

Daddy and I are already so proud of you and I know our pride will only grow as you grow.

Eighteen Months Old

Lela, you are eighteen months old!

• You weigh 23 lbs.
• We just switched to size 4 diapers.
• You have decided one nap is enough for you, but that may be because you have a habit of sleeping until 10 am or later!
• You are so happy when you wake up and you sometimes play in your bed for 30 minutes or more. You obviously found your shirt entertaining this day :)
  
  
• Unfortunately, you also found chewing on your bed entertaining as well and despite our efforts to cover the rails on your bed you pulled off the covers and consequently got the touch-up marker all over your nose and mouth.
  
  
• When you go to bed at night you sometimes insist that we put "Bubba" to bed first before you'll go to bed.
• You are talking up a storm. You can say a lot of things but the one I hear the most is probably "Elmo.""Cookie" and "Ish" are a close second.
• You have figured out how to get down from the couch and you can just almost climb up it.
• You are definitely a climber and you are sometimes very creative in how you climb on things.
  
  
• You frequently take me by the hand (or finger) and lead me where you want me to go which is usually the play room or the front door because you want to go outside.
• You love your Bubba and sometimes ask to hold him or lay with him.

• You have decided potty training is interesting but we are not actively potty training you just yet.
• Taking your picture this time was a breeze because I could actually explain to you that I was just taking your picture and not puttingyou down for a nap. I could also tell you to smile and pose and you gladly obliged :)
• You had your first experience with the ice cream man recently and you thought that was pretty cool. You got a Dora the Explorer ice cream which is quickly becoming your second favorite character next to Elmo.I may have gone overboard on the pictures this time but you do so many funny things and make so many faces, I wanted to remember it all.

You are such a sweet and fun girl and it's crazy and kind of sad to think about how big you are. I just know I'm going to blink one day and you'll be a teenager!

One Month Old

Eli, you are one month old today!

• You are 9lbs 14oz.
• You wear newborn diapers but we're about to switch to size 1.
• You are also growing out of your newborn clothes.
• You are always rearing your head back and you're so squirmy, it's hard to hold you sometimes.
• You have been sleeping about 4 hours between feedings at night, but you followed in your sister's footsteps and slept through the night last night! (check it out!)
• You eat every 3 hours during the day and sometimes every 2 hours.
• You are mister serious and you like to stare at the ceiling (we say it's because you're wondering why there's glitter on our ceiling).
• You are not too attached to your paci and you could take it or leave it.
• You're not very vocal and you seem extremely laid back.

You are such a sweet boy and you are easy to calm whenever you get upset. It's crazy to think we have two babies now! You definitely different from your sister and I can't wait to see how you will interact with her.