Hello friends and family!
I know it's been a while, but I haven't forgotten about you!! Eli is growing so fast and doing new things everyday. I wish I could post a new entry for each new thing, but life does get in the way. It's a crazy life, but I wouldn't trade it for anything. The love and adoration that Shawn and I have for Eli simply can't be put into words. We are truly blessed.
Eli is now crawling, exploring, eating, and talking. He started crawling just a few weeks ago and has taken off! When I put him on the floor to crawl, I actually have to set up stations of approved items for him to get into. I know he's going to want to explore something new, so I figure planning for that will help keep surprises as a minimum. It was a slow start for eating solids, but he's my little eater now. He loves yogurt, anything with banana, and Sandies cookies (thanks, Daddy!). His "talking" is mostly "dada", "yaya" and "haha" and lots of happy squeals. Still waiting for his first word. I tried to get him to say "dada" on Father's Day, but he must be holding out!
Celebrating Mother's Day and Father's Day this year as first time parents was so special. Eli worked so hard to make us each one-of-a-kind gifts :) For Mother's Day, he (and Shawn) painted a beautiful plate which is now displayed proudly in the kitchen. For Father's Day, Eli starred in a "Just Like Daddy" photo shoot and made a video especially for his daddy.
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| Loving solids! |
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| Meeting his cousin, Priscilla |
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| Banana time with Pops! |
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| Keeping daddy company in the hot tub |
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| Mother's Day |
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| Mother's Day gift from Eli and Shawn |
Hope these pictures and video made you smile! We are now getting ready for a very exciting event... Eli's first trip to Puerto Rico!! I hope he's ready for lots of new foods, Spanish cartoons and plenty of hugs and kisses from family. I promise to post pictures (I know there will be hundreds!) when we return.
Thank you for all of your love! Shawn, Eli and I are so lucky to have you in our lives.
