Three Months Old!

Well, I'm a couple of days late...better late than never, right? This blog is devoted to Eli (aren't they always?!) and some of the things he loves at three months.

1) Jumping in his jump seat. (Notice the books...he's not quite tall enough to reach. I knew there was a reason I was keeping my college physics and differential equations books...) We've moved the seat, however, closer to the kitchen. So he hangs out in it while I am cooking or cleaning.

2) Eating. Here's a shot of Abuela giving a bottle to Eli for the first time! On the 7th I went to a baby shower and Edgar was going to baby sit. Edgar got lucky and his parents stopped by to give him an extra hand-not that he needs it! He's GREAT with Eli.

3) Playing with Spunky (that's the dog, in case you couldn't figure it out...) We never go anywhere without him :) He likes to lick and 'chew' him...he's pretty cute with him.

4) Listen to music. Someday he'll play, I'm sure. Right now he's pretty content to have music playing all the time. It's amazing how he calms right down when he's upset if I start singing to him or if I put one of his CD's on. He also will sit for about 30 minutes while I practice the piano-which I am trying to do every day. He likes to listen-especially when I have the metronome going (I'm sure that will change when HE'S practicing...)

5) Watch Baby Einstein. There comes a time nearly every day when I need to either get some housework done or take a shower, and he wants to be entertained...fortunately he loves watching his video. He usually watches Baby Beethoven, but Baby Bach is on order. (We listen to the Baby Bach CD in the car all of the time, and he seems to really like it, so I'm sure he'll like the video)

6) Meet his new friends. This picture is a little dark...and no, I have not had a second child already. Yesterday we got to meet Kaz. He was born February 11, and is the son of some friends of ours. He's pretty cute :) TONS of hair! I'm not sure why I didn't snap a bunch of shots of this cutie, but I was talking to Bri (Kaz's mom) and forgot. I believe you are looking at Eli's future running partner :)

7) Going for walks. I have been trying to get back into running...it is a slow process, but it is coming. Eli and I take walks on days when I'm home all day (usually...). He enjoys it-well...he sleeps through it, but I think he enjoys it anyway. Today I actually put him in his stroller without the car seat for the first time. He seemed to like it just fine, although the sunglasses only stayed on for about 5 minutes...He didn't seem to like them very well. He stayed awake for 15 minutes instead of 10, so apparently the 'face forward' position suits him.I got a close up (so close you can see my reflection in the glasses...) but I am not quite sure why it loaded sideways...that's not how it is saved on the computer. Oh well-he's cute no matter which way you look at him :)

We've been keeping busy. On Wednesday we went to a Valentines party. It was part of a mother's group I'm a part of...well, it's only the second meeting I've gone to, but I'm planning on sticking with it. He got lots of Valentines from a bunch of cute kids :)

This weekend we have big plans for hanging out as a family...NO WORKING ALLOWED! Gets me off the hook from laundry, moping the floor, dusting...right?! We'll see...
This video is just a quick video of Eli working on rolling over. He has a ways to go, but it's coming!