Elias Update

Eli hit the five-month mark not too long ago, and things are going great. I can't believe we're already at five months. It seemed to take a lot longer to get to this point with James. He's started sitting up the last couple of days and he's getting stronger every day. He needed a lot of support when this picture was taken, but now he holds his own for a minute or so before tumbling to the side and onto his back.

I've tried giving him rice cereal a couple times but he doesn't love it (eats some - maybe by accident, and kinda spits the rest out). His big brother, on the other hand, loves eating Eli's left overs and 'pretending' to be a baby. We'll keep casually trying (ie - when it is convenient) - but I don't expect much for an other week or two.

Eli has had his two bottom teeth for a couple weeks. He cut his first tooth at about 4.5 months and the one right beside it appeared about 2 or 3 days later. It's not as scary nursing a toothy baby the second time around. Probably because I didn't have any 'accidents' with James. I might not be as comfortable once he gets top teeth.

Our little man is not the greatest sleeper and not the worst sleeper - somewhere in the middle. I'm still feeding him occasionally in the middle of the night (rarely - but it does happen) and really early (around 4am). It's not as easy to put him back down after he's finished eating as when he was 3 months old. But it's not bad...and no trends (positive or negative) seem to stick around for long anyways.

What a fun stage this is! Busy - but fun and exciting. It's incredible how quickly they grow and change....Eli's wearing size 12-18 months. It won't be long till they're sharing/steeling clothes...and everything else...