Splish, Splash, Eli Was Taking a Bath

Splish splash, I was taking a bath

Long about a Saturday night

A rub dub, just relaxing in the tub

Thinking everything was alright

I was a rolling and a-strolling, reeling with the feeling
Moving and a-groovin', splishing and a-splashing, yeah!

I told you he was quite the splasher!

Donkey Family Photo Shoot

Beth Techtmann from Waypost Photography took some family picures of us in May. Eli had just turned 7 months old. My how they change in a couple of weeks. Eli now has two teeth, more hair, and is crawling!

My friend Renee had family pictures taken by Beth at the same location back in October. I absolutely loved their pictures and thought it would be a great place to take pictures of Eli once he could sit up. So thanks Renee for the inspiration!

I'll post some more when I get the CD of pictures, but here are a bunch to start with. There is a slideshow on her website with more pictures. We had so much fun with Beth that day. Not only is she is a talented photographer, but she also managed to keep Eli smiling. Check out her website here.

Eli's New Cadillac & High Chair

This past weekend Eli got two new big ticket items- his new stroller and a new high chair. My Nan had given him money at Christmas for a high chair. We finally decided on what we wanted.

It's so much easier feeding him in the new chair rather than the Bumbo seat. And not nearly as messy. Plus he can't reach out and grab the cat's tail as she walks by.

My parents came down Sunday night and left this morning. They watched Eli all day on Monday. They took him for a nice long walk in his new stroller, played on the swing, and planted a flower for me in my Mother's Day flower pot.

"Let's get moving folks. I'm ready to test out my new ride."

Hat? Check. Toys to chew on. Check. Let's Go!

Ok I'll pose for just one more because I know I look really cute in this outfit.

"weeeeeee!!"

"Push me higher Mim!"

"This flower feels funny."

"Are you sure I'm allowed to touch this dirt?"

"Mim, a little help please!"

The finished product

Daddy's Helper

This was such a proud moment for me....Kevin teaching Eli how to do laundry. Look at what a good helper Eli is already. Now if I could just get them to do the ironing, too....

Self Tanner

The other night I was sitting next to Kevin on the couch watching TV. I had just put self tanner on my legs. Self tanner, for those of you who have used it, has a slightly weird smell. I've been using one of the gradual moisturizing kind. Anyway, I thought it would be funny to see his reaction to it. I anticipated a comment and he didn't disappoint. I put my leg up to his face and tried not to giggle. He looked and me and said, "What are you doing?" Then, "What's that smell?"And finally "Your leg smells like a hamster cage."

That's why I married him. He has such a way with words.

Sweet Potatocado

Making Eli's baby food has been interesting. It's actually been much easier and less time consuming than I thought it would be. And it has certainly saved us a ton of money. I bought one bag of organic carrots, and they have lasted over 6 weeks so far. I have a whole shelf in the freezer filled with freezer baggies of ice cube size portions. Eli has tried rice cereal, carrots, apples, pears, peas, bananas, green beans, and avocado. Bananas and peas didn't "agree" with him, so we stopped those for awhile. He loves apples, pears, and sweet potatoes, but he's a good eater and will eat anything. Just take a look at his plump belly and you can tell he's a good eater!


Here he is eating avocado. I'm not a big fan myself and had never purchased an avocado before. But I've seen Rachael Ray slice it and scoop it out so I gave it a shot. Eli's a fan. I mixed it with sweet potato tonight, and he loved his Sweet Potatocado dinner!

Ladies & Gentlemen, the Kid is Mobile!

Oh boy, he's mobile! Eli crawled for the first time this afternoon. I had a better video, but it won't upload for some reason. But this one will do. I'm on the phone with my mom while I'm taping it, and she's asking, "Is he doing it??? and "Are you there?" and I answer her with "I'm vidoetaping." What? "I'm videotaping." So you'll hear my strange whisper of "I'm videotaping" throughout!

The other video shows his whole routine. Up on all fours, rocking back and forth, and then propelling himself forward. (I'll try to upload that for you Mom. But I figured you would want to see this asap.) He did it a bunch of times, going as far as 3 feet or so. First a tooth, and now this? My baby isn't a baby anymore!