A Plane, a Pool, and a Wedding

Eli and I both had our first trip to Arizona! We flew out for a long Memorial Day weekend trip, along with Aunt Beth. He did great on the plane; on the way out he was somewhat fussy because it was nap time, but he wouldn't sleep on the plane. On the way back he did take a little nap, so it went a little smoother.

We went to In-and-Out Burger for lunch one day we were there. He has started wanting to eat what we are eating (even if we don't allow him to have whatever it is), but we let him have one or two french fries, which he mostly gummed and then dropped. :)

Yummy french fries!

Sorry the pictures aren't better, the light inside was, well, inside light, so there aren't many of those!

Playing with Aunt Carrie

Hangin' with Uncle Bill

Funny video of Josh making Eli laugh! Today I was getting pictures ready for posting and Eli saw this video and watched it about 10 times, enraptured with his giggling self!

The next one isn't very long, but shows how good a flipping over he has become! Still no crawling, but he wants to move around so badly; he scoots and rolls and reaches to get the things he wants right now.

Swimming! He really did well for his first time in the water; he liked to splash around, even floated on his back (with assistance) and put his face in. Granted, he like to drink or choke on the water too, but I'll take what I can get!

Plane ride home. Thanks Aunt Joyce for the Tigger! He likes to bite it! 

Finally in the car going home...

...and making funny faces!

Wedding Time!

My sister, Abby, was married on June 1st (Yay!) and I made matching tie and vest onesies for Eli and Rene's new baby boy, so cute! I also made a matching band for Eli's hat.

Dressed up for Aunt Abby's wedding!

Trying to be good waiting for the wedding to start.

Crazy family!

Beautiful bride!

7 Months

Mother's Day

We met up with my family for Mother's Day at my aunt's house in Ottowa, Eli was a hit, being the only baby (other older kids were running around).

Playing peek-a-boo with Uncle Luke around Great Grandma

He knows Luke has to come out one side...

...or the other!

Playing

He gets very serious when playing with his toys; staring intently at them, studying them from every angle, chasing them around the floor, tasting them, and sometimes rolling after them.

This one tastes like... blue.

Friends

Last Friday we went up to Wichita for a few things and met up with some friends for ice cream. We stayed out a little past Eli's bedtime, and he was being really good, but so serious! Just looking at everything...

Last week, I was working in the living room with Eli playing on the floor, and I could hear him moving around (he's been rolling and scooting a lot lately), next thing I know, I look up and he's half-way down the hall!

He was on his tummy, and would push himself backward with his hands, scooting along feet-first!

Talking with Dad

7 Months!

This was the best picture I could get with the monkey.

He was more interested in the dirt and grass!

We bought this hat for him for the summer; he hates the sun,
 but won't wear sunglasses, so hat it is!

Exploring the yard

Can't quite climb over the railroad tie

What is this? Wood?

Eli wearing his hat when we went to a friend's house for dinner, and he brought them some flowers!

First Tooth!

We knew he was getting close, and sure enough, on Wednesday his first tooth came through! It is still hard to see, but that little thing is sharp!

I made him some 'teething biscuits' last week and he likes to chew on them; they eventually get soft enough for him to swallow, or just fall apart and I end up throwing away the pieces, but either way it keeps him entertained for a few minutes.

Chillin' on the sofa with his biscuit

Hands free!

He has also figured out how to blow raspberries with his lips just these last few days. It was pretty entertaining the last couple of weeks while he was trying to learn how; he would blow but not make any noise, look at us confused ("why didn't that work?"), we would do it, he would watch really close, and then try again and again. Finally, success!