5 Months

Our baby is 5 months old. This last month has gone the fastest of all of them. About a week ago someone asked Brent how old Eli was. He said "about 5 months". I laughed to myself thinking- he doesn't even know how old his son is...but turns out he does. I checked the calendar and realized that I was the one that didn't know. We love Eli SO much and are so blessed that God has entrusted us with his life. 

In the last month Eli...

-started rice cereal. He eats it around supper time. I decided to start him on this because he was waking up randomly at 2 am so he probably needed the filler. 

-wore only disposable diapers- no cloth this month. I know I know, but I have good reason. The bump on his bottom has returned and so I have just decided we're doing disposable until it is completely gone and until he is completely off antibiotics. 

-can sit up...kinda. Eli can sit up when someone is close (like really close) by to catch him as he loses it. 

-started to laugh. He does it mostly when he is tickled, but he also laughs at us when we try to get him to say "dada" and "mama"- he thinks it's the funniest thing!

-has gone to his first track meet. Uncle Josh's team was in Newton so we went to the meet. It was really windy, but he liked it.

-went to his first wedding- He was really quiet and good until he pooped all over his outfit and some on mommy! We had to take him out as discretely as possible- luckily we were in the back.

-went on two out of state trips. One to Nebraska for a good friend's bridal shower (Bethany) and to Tahlequah to visit our Oklahoma family.

-usually wakes up once a night- around 4 or 5- eats and then sleeps another 3 hours.

-went to daddy's softball game and proceeded to throw up! It was horrible. He threw up 5 times in an hour and of course mom was kind of freaking out! She called the nurse and she said it was just a little virus that should be done within 12 hours. He was done throwing up after that horrible hour and slept normally through the night. Thankfully!