Eli Update

I'm sitting here waiting for some pictures to upload to Shutterfly so I can go to bed...15 minutes 11 seconds...and counting...

SO, I thought I'd give a little Eli update. Sorry...no pictures. I'm going to have to dust off my camera and shoot some pictures one of these days, but I've been...you guessed it...busy :)

We went to Eli's one-year check-up today. I've been so anxious to go and talk to the doctor about a few things. We were suppose to go last week, but because he was running a fever we had to reschedule.

Eli weighed in at 23 lbs 15 oz. (okay...I'm just looking at the sheet the nurse gave me and it says 22 lb 13 oz...but I KNOW the scale said 23 lb 15 oz...) He is 30.5 inches tall (71 percentile) and his head is 18" (29 percentile) (This is all assuming I have the right info...a little questionable seeing as his weight is off on the paper...oh well)

The doctor said Eli is doing very well. I talked to him about the fact that Eli isn't getting into a sitting position on his own, has only pulled up once, and is not crawling. The dr. stood Eli up and held his hands and started laughing. He said that Eli is completely capable of doing all those things...he is just choosing not to. He said it's not an ability thing, it's a temperament thing...hmmmm...I wonder where he gets that from? Basically, my kid loves to let people do things for him :) It was so reassuring to hear that he is fine.

On a side note, Eli has gotten himself into a sitting position twice...though he used something to pull him into that position. (Crib, coffee table) AND, he is starting to 'army crawl' a bit...well, his version of army crawl. Fairly certain he's going to get rug burn on his forehead...

The doctor also looked at some bug bites-apparently a mosquito (or two...) attacked Eli and tried to eat him for dinner. The bites are like welts. Poor kid...his ear swelled up pretty bad from it yesterday :( I gave him some Benadryl, and the swelling seems to be going down.

Side note again...Benadryl does NOT make Eli sleepy...or hyper. I was secretly hoping for a long nap after his first dose, and I was a little surprised that he woke up 45 min. later...

We came home from the doctor (after getting McDonald's. Eli likes French Fries...and chicken nuggets...) and we both took a nap. We went for a walk after that-to the park near our house, and had a nice evening playing. Once Eli went to bed I FINALLY got my closet organized. I think my bedroom is pretty much done...until we renovate it... :)

Good news-46 seconds remaining on my upload :) SO, I think I'll go brush my teeth and head to bed.

I make no promises...but I will TRY and post some pictures of my baby tomorrow :)