9 Months Old

Eli Grant you are 9 months old today!

You are such a happy baby with the sweetest smile! You are now wearing a size 4 diaper and size 9 and 12 month clothes. I feel like you weigh between 20 and 21 pounds. You can say mama, baba, and hi and have really started to talk to us, we just don't know what you are saying yet!

You are everywhere and into everything. You love doors, drawers, and door stoppers!! You can get up on all fours and crawl but seem to prefer the army crawl method to get to places. You are very fast too and have started to venture into other rooms!  You are pulling up on everything and standing with assistance.

Eli, you love watching Emory and Cason and think they are both pretty funny. Your favorite toys right now are your cube, new farm puzzle, and blocks. You have really enjoyed playing with all your new toys you got for Christmas.

You have started to eat table foods (peas, green beans, & black eyed peas) and stage 3 baby food. You also LOVE your melts and puffs. You enjoy your food!

Happy 9 Months Sweetie we all love you very much!!

Santa Claus

After several years of not wanting to see Santa, Emory and Cason decided they both would while we were at Great Wolf Lodge for Maddie's birthday. I really thought Eli would cry as soon as I sat him down but he did great.  Cason was a little nervous but he went right up and talked to Santa. I think it helped that they all three went together.

Christmas Tree Pictures 2016

Emory (7), Eli (8 months) & Cason (5)

Cason not wanting to smile!

Our Christmas Tree

We went again this year to the Christmas tree farm in Mt. Enterprise to pick out our tree.

This is the tree we picked!

Emory and Cason both helped haul it in.

Several hours later voila......

Emory and Cason both helped me decorate the tree. They did a great job with only 5 or so broken ornaments, all of which were old ones from my college days.

The Greatgrands

The Saturday after Thanksgiving we went to Crockett to celebrate Thanksgiving at Alpie's. I attempted picture's with Alpie and 5 of her 6 great grandkids. These were the two best ones!

Family Picture 2016

8 Months Old

Eli Grant you are 8 months old!



You are wearing size 9 month clothes and a size 3 diaper. You haven't been feeling well this week, so I carried you to the doctor on Tuesday and you weighed 19.4 lbs! You are a happy baby with a huge smile that you flash often, even to strangers who stop to talk to you at the store! We recently discovered that you think swatting flies with the fly swatter is HILARIOUS!

You have three teeth (2 bottom and 1 top) with several more on the way. Your little gums are very swollen and white so they should be here soon! You can say Mama, Baba, and Hi (sort of). You aren't crawling on all 4's just yet, but you are a pro army crawler! You are fast and have even ventured into other rooms!

You are very observant and inquisitive! You see something you want and go for it! You are pulling up but usually just make it to your knees before either getting stuck or falling.

Taking your monthly sticker pictures has become quite challenging because you just want to put the sticker in your mouth. You like putting everything in your mouth! You are an excellent eater and eat baby food three times a day, usually two containers at a time.