It's hard to believe that Eli was given to us 3 months ago yesterday. Haven't had much time to write - has been kinda busy around here. Eli is growing a lot these days. He's right at 15 pounds and growing out of clothes left and right due to his length. Looks like he's got his Daddy's height - thank goodness! The past few days have been challenging as Eli has taken to screaming quite a bit. Apparently his little tummy has been in turmoil and he hasn't been eating much. Tonight, something clicked in my head to try a different formula supplement. He has been on Enfamil and tonight I picked up the Gentilease formula for fussiness and gas. He seemed so much happier with his bedtime bottle and it was amazing how well he took it. I'm sure it is hard to say that the formula made that much of a different instantly but it seemed to help. Eli has had screaming fits the past two nights going to bed and it must have been air in his system as he was not a happy little boy. Tonight we did our same routine but he was much calmer. Thank goodness for small miracles!!
Tomorrow after his first bottle, we're headed to the farm to spend the day with my parents. Fortunately, we're doing lunch at my Mom's instead of Grandma's so that will be less traveling for us. It'll be great to see everyone and eat some good food. Our family has been so blessed and we have so much to be thankful for this year (screaming and all!). I'll do my normal "Black Friday" shopping with Mom and then we'll head home Friday afternoon. Tim's parents will be coming to see us over the weekend and we'll celebrate our own Thanksgiving with them. I'm excited about their visit as we will also break out the 14' Christmas tree out of the attic. Hopefully they'll join us in putting it up and decorating on Sunday.
Looking forward to posting more pictures soon. Eli is getting so big and developing his little (stubborn) personality. He can handle his head much better and is trying to eat his hands right off his body. His smiles and laughs melt my heart and just make me so happy. It's amazing how a baby can cry and get you upset and then a few minutes later be laughing with you so much that your heart smiles and you forget about everything else. I guess I really am on that roller coaster called 'Parenthood'.
Happy Thanksgiving everyone. You're all a blessing to our lives and make them better.
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