Momma Love

Eli is such a "momma's boy".....and I am okay with that!

He is a big sweetheart and it is so hard to keep from smooching on him! Every chance I get, I go in for a smooch. Luckily, sometime in the month of January, he decided it was okay to give you kisses back.

These pics are terrible of Momma, but capture a precious moment of us snuggling and playing...
I love you Eli!

Big Boy Haircut

Eli is no longer "shaggy"..... one Saturday (early January), Daddy and Momma took Eli for a haircut. I was wanting a trim and Daddy wanted to try a short hair style. His curls were great when he got out of the tub and it dried, but once he laid down for nap or bed, it was flat.... needless to say, he was in need of a cut. Well, Eli did not enjoy this as much as his first haircut because we were in the middle of nap time. We had a fun filled morning of breakfast at IHOP and then shopping at BabiesRUs beforehand.

Eli's hair turned out cute and made him look like a big boy.

of course... big boy with a bottle!

Where did January go??

It seems that time is flying so fast! The month of January was pretty uneventful overall, yet very eventful that it flew by so fast. We must have been super busy because I can't really say much about the month except these updates.....

Eli was sick quite a bit this January. We went back to school on January 4th and Eli to daycare. That week was his "trial" week in the one year old room. He did well. However, by the weekend, he was sick. Friday night, Eli spent a couple hours with Grams while Jer and I went to dinner as a couple... it was fun yet we both missed our little man! Then we were all in bed by 9pm... we had a rough week back to school/daycare going full speed. Around 9:45pm, Eli woke up crying and when I picked him up from his bed, he threw up all over us! Needless to say, that was the beginning of his sickly month. Grams came to stay with him that week because he threw up and ran fever all weekend...by Tuesday, he went to the doctor and was diagnosed with double ear infection and touch of pneumonia. After a week off, he went back to daycare and joined the one year old room. He has done really well adjusting except he is missing his naps. They only have one big nap and he wants/needs 2 big ones. It is a work in progress. Eli's first weeks in the one year old room had some events... bee sting while outside, pink eye, and then again last week he had double ear infection again!! Poor baby! He is scheduled to see an ENT at the end of February to see about tubes in his ears.

Jeramy had a pretty busy month with work. It seems that he is the number one estimator in the office... they pile on more and more and he seems to do a great job at it. There have been some projects that had his name requested to do the estimating. He has really showed to be a wonderful Daddy and my heart melts every time I see he and Eli together.

Baby Aiden is growing fast. I have gone from barely wearing maternity clothes in December to full-fledged maternity gear. At 29 weeks and 5 days (Jan 28), I have gained a total of 4 pounds during the pregnancy and no signs of trouble with blood pressure. Both Aiden and I measure about 5 days ahead of schedule. On the 28th, I had an ultrasound to see if all is going well since the low weight gain, and all was wonderful. Aiden weighs approximately 3 lbs, 11 to 15 oz... YIKES! I am a little panicked because Eli weighed 6 lbs, 12oz at 37 weeks/birth. Baby Aiden is already sneaking up there and we are barely 30 weeks! I am now going to the doctor/OB every 2 weeks and at 36 weeks, I will go weekly.

School has kept Momma (me) busy. I am trying to prepare for maternity leave, TAKS testing for the kids, and Aiden's arrival, as well as trying to get and keep little Eli well. I can't believe how fast this school year has gone by. It all has gone too fast!

What is he wearing??!!

I picked up Eli from daycare on January 7th and this is what I saw.....

he was wearing a Longhorn shirt! AH!!!!

It was the day of the UT bowl game against Alabama.

Eli wears a lot of Aggie clothes to daycare and one of the teachers in his room is a huge UT fan. She decided that this one day Eli could sport her team.

I laughed and said "what is that?!" when I saw him...

however, Jer didn't think it was as funny as I did.

He let Eli sport it for the evening since I wanted pics.

But now it is forever in the dresser drawer (according to Jer).

Actually, he has worn it 2 more times since then... bedtime t-shirt and once for play day at home.

Hill Country Christmas

We traveled to the McGarity's on New Years Day.

It was great to see them and to see Jen's baby bump belly!

Jen and I are both due in April.

We are 4 days apart and both of us are having boys.

Eli enjoyed Momma riding in the back seat with him on the way to Canyon Lake.

He was really fascinated in their Christmas tree.

He spent a lot of time exploring the ornaments and playing with Justin.

On Saturday, January 2, we went to Schlitterbaun's Hill Country Christmas. It was fantastic! There were so many Christmas lights and activities for all ages. They had sledding, ice skating, story time with Mrs. Clause, moonwalks, merry-go-rounds, and more!

We are definitely planning to do it again next year with our boys!

For those of you who have been to Schlitterbaun, you recognize this pool area... they made it into a hot tub for the season. No... we did not get in...

They had some awesome light shows.

This one was set to music and changed colors, scenes.... it was amazing!

Terrie, Jenn, Eli, Justin, and Jer watching the show.

Sean was somewhere in the back... not in the pic

Momma and Eli

The McGarity's

lights were strung up everywhere!

Eli's first time on a merry-go-round. He loved it!

Look close... there is a little girl in pink and he is just behind her. I was holding him onto the horse. He was bouncing up and down like it was galloping!

Eli was ready to run to the next thing... wanting to see what else they had in store for him to explore!

Eli is such a great boy. He is so easy going and fun to watch.

I am thankful for my little precious man....

more lights and views....

Justin striking a pose!

This was a really cool play land area.

It had lights everywhere and slides and places for kids to play.

This is a castle area that was lit up.

Eli loves to slide!

We had such a good time. Thank you, McGarity's for joining us on this adventure and having us over for the weekend!

Happy 2010!!

We rang in the new year with our neighbors down the street. Actually, we left around 11pm and were home and in bed by 11:40. We were pooped.

This household doesn't normally stay up past 10pm!

It was pretty cold outside so Eli kept warm by having a bottle of warm milk... yum yum!
Eli and Mommy

The neighbors were shaking their tails! There was a DJ and moonwalk to keep everyone happy.

The blond with her arm in the air is Pam... she hosts the party every year.

Thank you, Pam and Steve for such a great party and great friends to ring in the new year with!

Eli loves his Courtney. She has two cute little boys herself!

This video is hilarious! Clayton is the DJ and a neighbor down the street. Apparently he knows all the moves to MC Hammers "Hammer Time"

And this video is where the kids join in....

Now that everyone is gone....

I can play with my Grams...

As soon as Michael, Tracy, Dave, and Dawson left to go home, Eli was ready for his "Grams Time"

Papa James gave Eli some (non-alcoholic) egg nog. Eli loved the sweet taste.
milk-stache...

We all got in our PJs and snuggled in and played.... the boys watched a football game on TV

Jer tried on Momma's new boots...sexy....

Eli tried on Daddy's old boots...

Grams said all 3 of her boys wore these...they are well used and broken in!

Cowboy Eli

I love this pic because it really captured his baby blue eyes...

Eli played mailbox with Grams

he is so fascinated with cell phones....Here he is with Papa James...bringing him some goodies

Then Eli decided it was time for him to try on Momma's new boots...

Eli ended the night playing horsey with Grams and Jamie

Eli's super cute face .... "I'm coming up for the horsey ride"

giggling because he was almost bucked off of Grams

playing horsey with Jamie

Eli had a wonderful Christmas... we all did.

It was wonderful spending time with all the family on both sides and not being in a rush.