4 Months Old!

On January 14th, Eli turned 4-months-old. Where the time is going, I'm not quite sure, but we are loving every minute of our time with this sweet little guy! Here are a few things he's up to these days:

Weight: not sure at the moment, but will update after his 4-month check-up on the 25th

Length: ditto

* Eli rolled-over for the first time, from his tummy to his back (on 12/27/09)--I will try to get a video of that on here soon!

* He has become even more vocal, oftentimes breaking-out into ear-piercing Teradactyl-type shrieks and squeals

* He's definitely recognizing his Mommy and Daddy more and more each day and we LOVE it!

* A few days ago, Eli discovered the wonders of his feet, so now he has to play with/examine them EVERY TIME he has a diaper change

* The drool has arrived. We're thinking he might be teething, because his hands are almost always in his mouth to chew on.

* Elijah still very much loves his thumb. When he's getting sleepy, he'll roll onto his left side and pop it into his mouth.


* Speaking of sleep, he's still napping and going to bed in the evenings pretty easily. After about 7:30 or so, he'll begin to wind-down for the evening. Such a blessing to us that this has allowed us to get much-needed sleep over the past couple months!

* He is obsessed with his hands and examines them very closely on a regular basis.

* Eli is becoming a grabber. Instead of just swiping at toys and other objects, he will now reach out to grasp almost any object put in front/above him. His current favorites are the toys hanging from his play gym, his plastic key ring, and anything that rattles or crinkles.

* Over the last few weeks, Eli will wake-up in the morning around 7:30 and just "talk" in his crib. It's so funny to listen to him over the monitor.

* He loves to giggle when you tickle his belly, the inside of his legs, or kiss his neck. There's a really sweet video I took of Eli giggling at Mark that I will have to post on here.

* Eli has traveled quite a bit in his 4th month--back to Virginia for Christmas and even up to NJ for a friend's wedding. He travels great in the car, usually sleeping most of the time during extended trips.

* He's attended his first weddings, the first two Saturdays of this month. Thankfully, he slept through both of the ceremonies. I can't wait until he's old enough to start "dancing" at the receptions! Currently, receptions are a little overwhelming for him, with all of the loud music and lights.

* We've also learned that Eli does NOT like his milk cold. We tried to give him a pumped bottle last weekend (which had been in a cooler on our drive up to NJ) and he barely drank a drop. Poor Mark had to figure out a way to get some hot water to warm-it-up (we were at a rehearsal dinner at the time), but he came through in the end and Elijah was most appreciative!


That's about it for now. We look forward to what month five has in store!


This is pretty typical during diaper changes these days!



Busted!




Jesus's Birthday Cake Christmas Morning...an At Lee family tradition!



Eli's 1st "pile". He looks so tiny!



Chilling in the hotel after the wedding.



Two of the cutest guys I know!



Mom, Dad, are we done yet?