As can be seen from the lack of months 3, 4, and 5 we have been very busy. Elijah is growing bigger every day and he is such a joy. He has mini conversations with us and spends much of the day laughing and smiling. The only time he is unhappy is if he is hungry or sleepy. We are finally into a "routine". Elijah is taking two naps a day. One around 10 and the other around 2. Sometimes he sleeps for 2-3 hours, other times only 30 minutes. We try to cram in as much housework and other misc. things as we can during these times. He is pretty contented to spend time in his baby einstein when he is awake making it easier for us to prepare his bottles and food for ourselves. He actually prefers to be in his baby einstein to being held. He is also an amazing sleeper at night. He goes to bed around 8 and sleeps til about 7:30. We have been so lucky because most babies his age sleep about 6 hours a night. He eats a lot during the day, about every two hours, where most babies eat about every 3 - 4 hours. We believe that is why he sleeps so well at night because he cluster eats all day.As some of you know I had to give up breast feeding due to Elijah's low weight gain. When he went in for his 4 month check up and vacinations he was in the less than 3 percentile for weight. It was very hard for Nick and me to hear, especially me. He didn't act any differently then he had previously so we had no idea that he wasn't getting enough substanance. We switched him to formula and he has gained about 6 pounds in two months. He is already in 9 month old cloths(slightly big but they fit). He is back on track and is as happy as can be. We are happy that it was an easy fix.
Elijah is very active. He likes to be entertained every minute that he is awake. He has his favorite toys like the baby einstein as mentioned above. He also likes his sensory cube and his baby laptop. His favorite book is Brown Bear, Brown Bear, what do you see. He likes to "taste" everything. He loves studying faces and trying to put people's hands in his mouth (not so sanitary.) He has had one cold and handled it pretty well. Luckily it didn't travel into his chest or ears. He hasn't started teething yet. We are not looking forward to that but he will be so cute with little teeth. He does great when we go places because he likes all the action, noise, and people. That has been great because we don't have to be shut-ins. He pretty much goes everywhere with us. We feel so blessed every day.
