Well people, things are looking up. Eli seems to be feeling somewhat better. We went to the doctor Friday for his follow-up and they added a new medication to his regimen, but he’s no longer wheezing, so that’s a good thing. He’s also been sleeping a whole lot better and has woken up coughing less and less. I finally went to the doctor Tuesday. Turns out I’ve had a sinus infection for a bit. The antibiotics haven’t quite healed me up yet, but my fever is gone and the only lingering symptom is full, hurting ears. We’re on our way!
We had a pretty good weekend so far. Yesterday Eli woke me up at 6 and he and I made some cinnamon roll pancakes. Then we cleaned the house, did some laundry, and headed out to the Bellevue picnic. Heck, I even got most of my scrapbooks up to date! Only the video one is left. That leaves today wide open for a whole lot of nothing. I can’t wait to sit around in pajamas and watch cheesy Netflix movies (after church, of course). It’s only going to get better. Monday I get to go out for a girl’s night and…there’s only 5 more work days before our anniversary and Memorial Day! I got Josh the sweetest, most adorable gift from Etsy. I can’t wait to share!
So we’re getting pretty far along on Eli’s weekly updates. My goal is to do his first year with weekly updates all the way until week 52. I don’t refer to him as my 18-week old (nope, he’s 4 months), but it’s kind of cool to think about how close to 52 weeks we are. It really goes by so fast. He’s such a littler person already, with his own personality and energy and facial expressions. I can’t believe just a few weeks ago he was learning to smile. Now he’s a smiling, giggling roly poly.
What we bought: An iPad car holder. We’re going to try to use Baby Einstein videos while we drive and see how that works. I did buy another little tyke a book for this cute book exchange. Essentially you buy 1 book for said kiddo and send on the request to 6 of your friends and so on. If everyone participates you get 36 books for the price of one. That being said, I’ve been in a cookie recipe exchange before that was very similar and I only got 1 recipe, so we’ll see how it goes. At least we have Dolly’s Imagination Library to look forward to.
How my life has changed: I can now shower in under 5 minutes. Might seem like nothing to you, but I used to treat a shower like a 45 minute steam. No longer. We also ventured out to the grocery store with Eli for the first time today. What a challenge toting 2 carts around the place! I would’ve put him in his carrier, but he was going to sleep and I didn’t want to move him again and again. I’m doing a lot better about taking care of myself. My nails are even painted! I'm only 7.5 lbs from my pre-pregnancy weight and I squeezed into a pair of my "normal" clothes. I'm not there yet, but I'm getting there. I need some extra motivation to keep going.
Eli: Week 18
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That’s it for me! I hope your week is going as good as mine.
-Shantel
We had a pretty good weekend so far. Yesterday Eli woke me up at 6 and he and I made some cinnamon roll pancakes. Then we cleaned the house, did some laundry, and headed out to the Bellevue picnic. Heck, I even got most of my scrapbooks up to date! Only the video one is left. That leaves today wide open for a whole lot of nothing. I can’t wait to sit around in pajamas and watch cheesy Netflix movies (after church, of course). It’s only going to get better. Monday I get to go out for a girl’s night and…there’s only 5 more work days before our anniversary and Memorial Day! I got Josh the sweetest, most adorable gift from Etsy. I can’t wait to share!
So we’re getting pretty far along on Eli’s weekly updates. My goal is to do his first year with weekly updates all the way until week 52. I don’t refer to him as my 18-week old (nope, he’s 4 months), but it’s kind of cool to think about how close to 52 weeks we are. It really goes by so fast. He’s such a littler person already, with his own personality and energy and facial expressions. I can’t believe just a few weeks ago he was learning to smile. Now he’s a smiling, giggling roly poly.
What we bought: An iPad car holder. We’re going to try to use Baby Einstein videos while we drive and see how that works. I did buy another little tyke a book for this cute book exchange. Essentially you buy 1 book for said kiddo and send on the request to 6 of your friends and so on. If everyone participates you get 36 books for the price of one. That being said, I’ve been in a cookie recipe exchange before that was very similar and I only got 1 recipe, so we’ll see how it goes. At least we have Dolly’s Imagination Library to look forward to.
How my life has changed: I can now shower in under 5 minutes. Might seem like nothing to you, but I used to treat a shower like a 45 minute steam. No longer. We also ventured out to the grocery store with Eli for the first time today. What a challenge toting 2 carts around the place! I would’ve put him in his carrier, but he was going to sleep and I didn’t want to move him again and again. I’m doing a lot better about taking care of myself. My nails are even painted! I'm only 7.5 lbs from my pre-pregnancy weight and I squeezed into a pair of my "normal" clothes. I'm not there yet, but I'm getting there. I need some extra motivation to keep going.
Eli: Week 18
Interesting, tell me more
The man of steel! Holding my bottle, no biggie. Hey Boo Boo, At the Bellevue Picnic with mamma
This week I finally broke 15 pounds! I’ve been trying to roll from my back to my belly, but even though I’m really close I’m not there yet. I like to be active, and will squirm around happily for hours. Sometimes I even fight sleep because I don’t want to miss anything. I’m really considerate when I wake up in the morning. I just talk to myself until mom or dad comes to get me. I only wake up once during the night now.I like to try to hold my bottle, but I’m not quite strong enough to hold it the whole feeding. I love to sit up (with assistance) and I’ve been doing a lot better with car rides, but I still wont tolerate a 45 minute drive. C’mon people! You can drive to another city in 45 minutes.
-Shantel
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