Update on Eli
Eli is doing well these days. As you all have seen by the pictures he is sitting up on his own now and he can even stand up by himself if he has a table to hold onto. It is amazing to see how fast he is changing all of the sudden.
It is odd, it seems like the 1st 6 months of his life he really didn't do too much. He just ate, slept and pooped with an occasional smile thrown into the mix as well. Now that he is 6 months old he is so busy doing so many things. He is changing daily now- making new discoveries and taking new risks. I just love watching him as he explores his world and plays with his toys.
Eli is in a new faze where he really doesn't like taking baths. When he was a newborn he hated baths but grew out of that and started enjoying them. Now for some reason he hates them again. The past 2 baths I have given them we filled with crying. I was trying to be nice and play with him. I gave him toys and let him splash in the water but nothing worked. He just did not want to be wet! Hopefully he'll grow out of this and start to enjoy bathtime again.
Eli is discovering his voice and all the different things his tongue can do. He makes many different sounds and moves his tongue all around in and out of his mouth to see how that manipulates the sounds. It is pretty funny to watch. He also loves to blow raspberries now. He will breathe in oxygen and breathe out a raspberry. He will just sit and go through this process with every breath. It is so funny. He is good at making me laugh.
Yesterday during Eli's nap he started to cry. Eli takes great naps and does not usually cry so I went in his room to check on him. You won't believe what I saw! Eli was laying on his belly. He has never flipped himself over from his back to his belly before. He has pretty much mastered rolling from his back to his front but not front to back. Eli really doesn't like being on his tummy, it usually makes him cry if he is there too long. That was why he was crying. He went to sleep and had a great nap once I put him back down to sleep on his back like he is used to.
Please pray for Eli tomorrow. He has an appointment with the Neurologist. This is his first appointment with Dr. Kojic since he was released from the hospital. I am hoping for a good report tomorrow. He seems normal and healthy to me, hopefully Dr. Kojic with all her expertise will agree. His appointment is at 1:00. If you remember tomorrow around that time- pray for wisdom for the doctors. If there is anything out of the ordinary I want her to find and recognize it. But also I don't want her to think something is wrong if there actually is not. Pray as well, that if the news is not good- that I have grace to handle it.
Eli truly blesses my heart. I will love him no matter who he is or what he does. He is such a precious little boy. He loves to snuggle up on a shoulder and relax. He is being used to heal my heart. He is the best thing AJ could have left. He is a blessing and I am so thankful for my little man. I just pray that I can be faithful to God with the incredible task he had entrusted to me of raising Eli. I want Eli to be passionate for God, to desire Him and to do His will obediently. I want Eli to worship God with his whole heart for all his days. I know that I can not do this alone. I pray everyday that God would give me grace and wisdom. I pray that I would honor God by how I interact with Eli. I pray for God's help.
posted by Kellie # 11:51 AM
