Eddie's First Christmas

 We just celebrated Eddie's first Christmas. Thursday night we drove up to Helena to spend time with my family. On Saturday, Christmas Eve, Eddie dressed up as Santa and we went to deliver gifts to my aunts, uncles and cousins.

 I have to say that he makes one cute Santa!

 Dan even let him sit in the front seat. He thought he was big stuff!

 This is Eddie with Ken and Sue. Ken is my Dad's oldest brother.

 And here is Eddie Santa with the real Santa...or should I say Uncle Dave! Surprisingly, Eddie wasn't scared of Santa. He just wanted to pull his beard off and eat it.

 And here is Eddie's Uncle Cole with Santa...

 And Uncle John...

 And me...

 And Dan...

 Eddie's Great Grandpa Lloyd...

 Grandma Shannon...

 And finally, Grandpa Mike.

 Here is Eddie with his Uncle Cole.

 And with Great Grandpa Lloyd. By this point Eddie was not too happy because we wouldn't let him eat the calendar which I made for the family.

We ended up having our Christmas on Christmas Eve after we got Eddie to bed. He was so worn out after playing Santa and delivering gifts that we put him to bed early. Then Sunday morning, Christmas day, we left at 6am to head to Wellsville, where we spent Christmas day and the following day with Dan's family. It was such a wonderful Christmas and it was so great to get to see everybody. It was hard on Eddie to travel so much and be in so many new places but he was a trooper. He got spoiled by all of his grandparents. He is one loved little boy!

6 Month Checkup

Eddie had his 6 month pediatrician visit this past week, which consisted of Eddie flirting with the girls at the check in desk and some shots. I've never seen anything like it. As we checked in he smiled, and giggled and squealed to their delight. Even after having his shots, he put on a good face for the cute girls up front.

Eddie now weighs 16 lbs 8 oz and is 27 inches long. He is in the 70th percentile for height and 40th percentile for weight. It was almost like he took his weight as a challenge and since then had about tripled his food consumption. "Nobody's gonna call me a lightweight!"

6 Months Old

Eddie turned 6 months old yesterday. So crazy to think that I will be having his first birthday before I know it. The time really does just fly by. He is now eating homemade solids on a regular basis. That's right, I make his food now. I can't believe how cheap and easy it really is. He has refused to take a bottle for the last 2 months and I don't see that changing any time soon. I give him a bottle or a sippy everyday, but he just chews and plays with it for a few minutes never actually drinking anything out of it. He is napping so well. He usually takes 3 naps a day with no crying for the most part. He sleeps a good 12 hours at night, but does still wake to eat once or twice.

He is not crawling yet, but he is so close. He can wiggle and roll his way to about anywhere though. So I have to be really careful about only leaving him unattended when he is strapped down. I learned my lesson with this on Monday when Eddie had a fight with his Bumbo, and the Bumbo won.

I was doing the laundry and had him sitting in his Bumbo on top of the washer like I always do. Well, he decided to reach for a shirt I had sitting on the dryer and he toppled out of the Bumbo before I could catch him. So he only fell about 4 inches, but it was right onto his face and on a hard surface. Thus, his first black eye. I felt horrible about it, but I figure its the first of many battle wounds to come.

Eddie never sits still. He is in that phase where he is wiggling all the time. And he loves to stand. There is no such thing as sitting in your lap. He will stand.

And Eddie loves his dadda. It is very rare anymore that Eddie will laugh for me. I can tickle him and do the silliest faces and make the funniest noises and he might give me a courtesy chuckle if he's feeling sorry for me. But Dan walks in the door and Eddie is all smiles. Dan just has to talk to him and Eddie is laughing full on belly laughs. At first I was jealous, but I figure since they only see each other for about 30 minutes a day (long enough for Dan to feed him dinner and bathe him), Dan needs all the giggles he can get.

My baby boy is growing into such a good baby. He does have quite the temper, but I can only blame myself for that one. I just love to watch him learn and take the world in. I can't wait to see the boy and man he will grow to be. Not that I want to rush that by any means. I much prefer to think that he will still need his momma to swaddle him when he is 16 years old. 

Eddie's 6 Month Old Pictures

We had Eddie's 6 month old pictures done this past weekend. He won't be that old for 4 more days but close enough! My dear friend Andrea Christy is branching into the photo industry and was kind enough to experiment with us. She did a wonderful job! If she considers these beginner, I can't wait to see what she will accomplish later. Take a look at some of the great moments she captured...