Christening

While we were home over Christmas break, Elliott and his cousin, Will, had a joint-Christening.

It proved to be a bit difficult to find a cute outfit in a giant-7-month-old size, so I turned to my trusty sewing machine.



I chose to use this Simplicity pattern.  You can read my review here if you feel so inclined.  I think his little outift came out pretty darn cute!

He was not being a happy baby model, and no, he did not actually wear blue socks to the ceremony!

The ceremony was very sweet.  The priest had married both of us couples, which was nice.  Elliott and Will both behaved very well and didn't even cry when the water touched their heads!

Elliott looked like the Marshmallow Puff man next to baby Will.  

 A shot with all the God Parents (minus Paul, who was in Florida)...

After the ceremony, my Mother-in-law had everyone back to her house for a very nice little party.  Her house was beautifully decorated for Christmas, including my Father-in-law's train sets, which was a hit with all the kiddos (including Elliott!).

All-in-all, it was a nice day and we were so glad to be able to share it with Will--it made it so much more special!

8 Months

Well, you went and did it...you turned eight months old.  You are 2/3 of your way to a year.  Holy Cannoli!

We spent the last 2 weeks in Kentucky for Christmas and New Years.  We returned to Stroller Strides today for the first time since we have been back.  I swear I left with one Elliott and returned with another one.

In the last 2 weeks, you have learned to crawl, chew, yell, and pull up to your knees! Oh yeah, and last night at dinner, you said "Da-Da", repeatedly.  When we tried to get you to say, "Ma-Ma," you stared at us like we were nuts. What the heck?!

We are still not at the crawl-from-room-to-room stage, but you are definitely mobile--and finding every little piece of fuzz and who-knows-what on the floor.  Yikes!  Momma needs to clean some floors today!  When you get to a toy or piece of furniture large enough, you can pull up to your knees before melting back into the floor.

You are doing great with eating.  You have not disliked one thing I have given you (even beets and turnips!).  Last night you tried Puffs for the first time, and loved them!  You just weren't sure how to get the ones stuck in your fists into your mouth.  You still continue to refuse to hold your own bottle and are downing 4-6 6 ounce bottles/day.

As far as your size, I think you are about 20 pounds now.  You wear 9 month clothes and size 3 diapers.  You are rapidly growing out of your size 3 shoes.

You had tons of fun visiting our families in Kentucky.  You just loved being entertained by the 9 million adults that were swooning over you at all times.  You got a kick when you figured out how to yell and subsequently realized that it made all the adults swoon even more.  You little ham.

You loved all the fun presents that you got to open Christmas morning.  I'm not sure if we have a favorite yet, but Mommy did have to make a trip to Target yesterday to figure out some sort of toy storage solution.  Yay for after Christmas clearance.

Little Buddy, you have brought so much joy to your dad and me, and to the rest of the family as well.  It has been so fun watching you grow and learn this month.  I can't wait to see what next month has in store!

Stop taking my picture now!