9 Months?!? Tell me it isn't so!

This last month has gone fast- I'm sensing a pattern- and Eli continues to grow and change and develop. He bring such joy into our lives and we love him SO much!

In the last month...

-He has had more teeth come through- 6 all together- 4 on top and 2 on bottom

-Eli has learned how to pull himself up and is starting to try to cruise. He first pulled himself up in his bed. He was down for a nap but was not going to sleep very easily. I went in after awhile and there he was- standing up! I gasped and he just gave me a big smile. 

-He had roseola over Labor Day when we were in Sabetha. He had a high fever for 3 days and then when we got home after another day he broke out in a rash. 

-We went to Oklahoma to visit our friends and celebrate the Lynch boys birthdays! 

-He eats meals at lunch and supper-time (fruits, vegetables and meat) and nurses 5 other times. 

-He's started laughing when Brent or I am laughing- it's so cute. 

-His crawling method is still a knee-coil/belly flop combo, but he's getting a lot faster. He can go from the living room all the way back to his bedroom. 

-Eli likes... to chew on things (including his bed now), toys that sing, reading books (and chewing on them), pulling up on things, bath time-splashing and playing with the shower curtain, crinkling and trying to put paper in his mouth, being outside, mom and dad (but he still doesn't say momma), pop-up toy, playing in his room, playing with the door stops, swinging, being tickled and kissed


Stats:

Height: 29 1/2" - 87th percentile (95% at 6 months)

Weight: 19lbs 9oz - 34th percentile (54% at 6 months)

Head: 18.4" - 87th percentile (85% at 6 months)
Dr. Jantz said his weight is a little on the low side, but he wasn't concerned. We are just going to add a few "meal times" to his daily routine. 

Look at my top teeth!

I'm going to put this in my mouth, just like everything else!

Cheese!!!

Shots...he only had two pokes this time and so far it's gone really well!