Just Chillin’…

…Like a villain

-Linds

Play date…

Yesterday we decided last minute to go visit our friends Jac and Parker since Auntie Stephie had the day off and we were all free. Of course the boys were on opposite schedules for eating and napping, Doh! Parker can’t wait for the time he and Eli can actually play together. Right now they do a lot of staring at each other and the extent of their interaction included Parker attempting to eat Eli’s shoe.

“Um Eli, can we play now?”

“cool shoe buddy”

Our 1,939,322,333 attempt to get a “good” picture of the 5 of us. The boys weren’t having it

One would cry and it would send the other into a fit of hysterics…




“"Lets try that again”…and again…and again…

Oh well, maybe when they’re older.
Steph showed up to my house wearing just about the same exact outfit as me! You can’t tell in the above pics because she has Jac’s hoodie on but we had the same Old navy top and dark denim on. Ha ha too funny.

           
Steph on the left, me on the right.

Thanks for the play date guys!
-Linds

Some new kicks…

So My mom had introduced me to a set of twin boys in her town who are 4 months old. They are super cute and just about the same size as Eli (don’t get me wrong, they are normal in size, my kid is just ginormous). With the colder weather coming up I decided to make Eli some shoes and he suggested I make a pair for his new friends as well (Such a thoughtful kid). They all now have matching kicks:

Baby shoe tutorial found here.

It’s kind of hard to see but the twins’ shoes have their initials in the stars so mom and dad can tell them apart, but I ran out of the letter “e” so Eli’s are plain. That’s ok, he didn’t mind. I tried them on him over his sleeper, aka “baby spanks” while he was sleeping so you could see them. ha ha.

Thanks honey for humoring Mommy.

Up close and personal 

Eli wore his all day today and they stayed on! They’re a little big yet since they typically fit a 6 month old but they still looked cute.
-Linds

Eli is EIGHT weeks old! But not TWO months yet…huh?

I’m confused. It must be the blonde in me because for a moment I couldn’t wrap my mind around this concept…How can he be 8 wks old but not 2 months old? Aren’t there 4 wks in a month? His 2 month well visit is next week on the 2nd which makes sense (since he was born July 2nd) but I was all excited to do his 2 month “photo shoot” today and give his stats because its another week down, but my smart momma told me I was supposed to do it NEXT week. Huh? But he’s 8 wks :/ Then my smart sister said, “yeah, some months have 5 wks in them so you can’t go by that.” I finally got it. So my friends, the stats come next week after his doc visit. So it’s going to be weird for me to say “he’s 8wks!” today and then say “he’s 2 months!” next week. Does this seem odd to anyone else or am I just an idiot?

We’re confused

Yours truly,

Miss Discombobulated

I’m a happy baby…

 

I seriously have it bad for this kid. He’s so fun and still keeps me laughing all the time!
So Eli and I have been loving our stroller rides in the evening. We get out, get some fresh air, and I get a little exercise. I just love our neighborhood and checking out all the gorgeous houses and the weather has been perfect for our walks. If daddy joins us, we usually end up at the chicken dip or Dairy queen for dessert so we LOVE it when daddy comes :)

THIS view makes me rubber neck…good thing they’re mine and its allowed, I’m a lucky girl ;)





        Well helloooo handsome!

Nighty night all
-Linds

Yummy…

Today I was so looking forward to getting out of the house and running errands because one, Eli and I were cooped up all day yesterday and I have a tendency to go stir crazy, and two, I ran out of my Seattle’s Best Iced Vanilla coffee drinks *Waah!*. The darn rain had other plans for me though and kept us house bound, grrr. I’m so much more inspired to go shopping when the sun is shining and I don’t have to lug my chunker of a son AND his carrier in the pouring rain. Lucky for me, I have said chunker, aka “bait” because this little gem got my sister out of her house, in her JAMMIES to come visit us, and I managed to talk her into stopping at Dunkin for a “drinky drink” on the way. My morning just got way better :D
Thanks Auntie Stephie! You truly are the BEST!

“bait”

-Linds

My baby is SEVEN weeks old!

…and he is HUGE! He’s so long. Sometimes I look at him and he reminds me of a toddler.
A few of his favorite things…..
  ….he likes to play
(And this is the shenanigans we get into when Eli is left to the devices of Mommy and Auntie Stephie. Poor kid.)






… to drape across your shoulders (it instantly calms him if he’s crying)


…pass gas. If you’ve been over to meet Eli, he has undoubtedly tooted in your lap.

• fall asleep on your chest
• go for stroller rides
• smile
• talk (did you SEE the video?!? I still watch it at least 5x a day)
• stare into momma’s eyes

We got his birth certificate in the mail. I love to read the part that says “mother” and see my name under it :)
Well that is all for now. Night night
-Linds