First things first, here are some of the many wonderful photos that we had made on December 8th. We were so glad that we had a photographer come here to the house where we were all comfortable. We haven't posted them before because they were part of some Christmas presents so here you go!
Eli had a really wonderful first Christmas. He was pretty happy with all his new toys, but I think he was even more enamored with all the shiny paper that made great crunchy noises. Here are some photos from Christmas day - thanks for the great Christmas tree hat Doris!
We are really blown away by the quick developmental leaps Eli is making right now. In the last week or so he's mastered grasping things and putting them in his mouth - look out! He's also grown a bunch and is now solidly in 6-month clothing (yes, we know he isn't even 4 months yet). He still isn't sleeping through the night. In fact, he is having pretty regular "growth spurts" where he eats constantly (or feels like it anyway). He was up about every 2 hours just the other night, but then went back to his once-a-night routine. He's mastered what the baby books call his "social smile" and gave all the relatives and friends he met during the funeral a real show. He smiles for us pretty regularly too- here he is enjoying a good "Daddy burp."
Hope you all have a very Happy New Year!
