Elliot @ 6 months!

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!  We are extremely thankful this year for many things.  Mostly we are thankful for our incredible, beautiful, sparkly little boy who brings us so much joy everyday!  We are thankful for the incredible amount of love and support we receive from our loving family and amazing friends!  This year we are thankful for our new president-elect whose ideas inspire us once again to hope for change.  We are thankful to have each other and to always have just what we need.  Above is a pic of our little milagro holding his favorite milagro pillow handmade for him by dear friends Jen and Julie.

The last couple of weeks Elliot has discovered swinging!  He loves it!  Jason hung his swing (a hand me down from the Bosco's, thanks guys!) in the back yard.  The days here have been gorgeous and he loves to just hang in the swing and listen to the wind chimes.
Here he is with his ever-present dimply smile that lights up the room and our hearts!

Elliot has also discovered that he can sit up all by himself (with pillows behind him and dad's hand to soften the fall).  He seems to feel very proud as he sits up tall and plays with his toys.
Jason had to work on Thanksgiving (boo!) So Elliot and I went up to the station to visit while they were making their feast.  Elliot loved all the attention from the guys but still doesn't realize how cool it is that his dad is a firefighter!

All our love and thanks to you all for everything you do...

c, j, & e

Elliot 5 1/2 months

Elliot has been especially cute lately, hard to imagine, huh?  Despite having his first cold and cough, he has pretty much bounced back.  He is nearly sitting up on his own and is enjoying his new freedom (pics soon). Here he is contemplating life!
He loves to give face kisses, the droolier,  the better!  He also enjoys knawing on your chin or cheek, whichever he finds first.  Did I mention that he is teething?
Sometimes he just likes to be kissed, wouldn't you?
Here he is "nakie as a snakie" and oh-so-cute and chunky!
AND, he started eating this week!  He still prefers to just chew on the spoon, but he's getting the hang of it.  He loves butternut squash!

Love to you all!

c, j, & e

El the Skel-eton

It was a great first Halloween for Elliot!  He dressed up twice...once as a Chili pepper and then again as a skeleton so that he could be "halloween twins" with Kieran.
He had his first taste of pear on our picnic yesterday and loved it.  He's nearly ready for first foods! Jason and I are so looking forward to showing him the world of delicious food!  

Here he is "tripod-ing".  Almost sitting, getting there!

Elliot's favorite mode of transportation is "in arms".  This sling (made by my mom) comes in very handy when we need to get stuff done.
We broke down and bought a jumpy-chair-toy-thing at a yard sale.  It has all the bells and whistles (literally) and Elliot loves it! Here he is enthralled by it's many gadgets.
Sending November love out to all of you especially those celebrating this month! Happy Birthday Greer, Grandma Barber, and Cousin Megan !!!

xoxoxo,

c, j, & e