It's hard to believe that Eli is three months away from being a year! He is such a sweet boy and so easy going. He has his 9 month check up this week and got yet another vaccine, but was very brave! I am WAY overdue for an update as to how he's doing. Overall, he's doing great! Some of the things he loves these days are playing at this fun musical table (which you see below). He really loves to dance and jive to the beat and bends his knees and little legs. It's so cute to watch and he gets this big grin on his face! He does have some stiff competition for this table, as Emrey likes to dance to the songs (especially "
here she comes" aka, "
she'll be coming round the mountain"). Sometimes, Emrey gets frustrated as his grabbing at the table often interrupts the song she's dancing to, what a
primadonna!
Emrey has rediscovered this toy all over again. When she first received this as a one year birthday present she also loved it, but didn't know any of the songs or her ABC's, or other random things it plays. Now she does...and she was so excited when we pulled it down from the attic last week!
(apologies for the poor pictures, my camera is being fixed and the I-phone is a sorry stand in)
So, back to Eli...He also loves to chase after Emrey, wherever she goes in the house. He has gotten up on his knees a few times, but prefers to crawl on his stomach, like a little snake. I'm always amazed at how fast he is! He especially gravitates toward all the dirty places in the house, like the bathroom floor, and the living room, where I swear he looks for dust bunnies to eat!
He is struggling to go to sleep quickly since he can sit himself up in his crib. This (above) is how I usually find him these days when I go in to get him. Often times he will play for a while with his stuffed animals in his crib before giving in and laying his head down to sleep!
Still doing cloth diapers....it is tiring...but feels so worth it and we are definitely saving money. Luckily we have had a VERY dry summer, so I've been able to do a lot of drying outside, which saves even more on energy!
Eli's getting his first two teeth, on the bottom. I've been watching these two little white patches slowly surfacing...poor guy, I know it can't feel good.
Breastfeeding has been interesting. We're still going...but Eli is SUPER distracted when I try to feed him during the day. We're down to four feedings, but the two mid-day one's are challenging, as he's often trying to climb off my lap when he gets distracted, then wants to climb back for more....So, I'm pumping and giving those ones to him in a cup, and also supplementing with a little bit of formula and Kefir drink, which he also LOVES!
Eli does not like, diaper changes, getting his face/hands washed after meals, being dried after the bath...
And Ms. Emrey...started "school" or MDO, at a nearby Methodist church, this week and is having a blast! I brought her to visit her new teachers last week and stopped at the grocery store quickly on the way home. I have a hard time saying no to fun, beautiful treats like this one...So, we brought it home with us.
Ahh yes, that beautiful scar on her forehead..was a playing wound she recieved just as we were about to head out to dinner with friends last week. Luckily, our friend is an oral surgeon resident, so he was able to let us know that it did not need stiches! It did bleed pretty bad, but it's healing up well! Emrey was a champ and was running around again, a few minutes after it happened!
Emrey goes to school on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9 - 2. Below is a picture of her schedule that I took to show dad. I was told that during circle time each of the kids will take a turn holding up a card with their name on it and practice spelling each of the letters, so that very soon, Emrey will be able to spell and recognize her name! She already knows there is an "E" starting her name and anytime we're out driving and she sees and "E", she yells "
look mom, there's an E for Emrey"! I'm curious to know what they discuss in "science"?? And, how they get them to nap? Because so far every day I've picked her up, she's out cold!
Although Emrey's napping is sporadic at home these days, when she does fall asleep, she's usually out cold! Below are some really sweet pictures of what usually happens when Ellis goes in to put Emrey to sleep...but usually Ellis is on the floor and Emrey is actually using her
pillow :) I thought this was really sweet!
We're trying no pull-up for the first time tonight with Emrey! She's been waking up dry for a long time now...we'll see!
It's hard to believe we celebrated our Five year anniversary this past weekend! We decided to drive out to San Antonio and take Ben and Kath up on an offer to watch our kids! Ellis and I did an overnight and got to go swimming in Hamilton Pond, a natural spring fed swimming hole near Austin! We also did some wine tasting at a few vineyards in the Hill Country and stayed at a great B & B, Alexandra's House, in Wimberly. Not only did we get to sleep in, but we were served breakfast (for a change), the most delicious lemon, ricotta pancakes! After our night away, we got to hang out with the Hollo's for the afternoon, swimming and eating great food, that Kath so graciously made! We hit the road at bedtime, so all the little ones could sleep on the way home (which makes for much smoother car rides). I feel so incredibly blessed with all God has given us and the amazing relationship Ellis and I have...although we're still learning and trying to figure out this marriage thing! Hopefully we'll have many more anniversaries to celebrate!
Oh...it wouldn't be a King family blog post with out a kid....Eli is now standing up in his crib!!
And I just love this photo of Eli...he was very curious about these weights when we had them out last week! It's hard to believe, but someday I'm sure he'll lift much more than his mom's measly little 15 pound weights!
