Elijah at 8 months

     So today I have the day off from work so I thought I'd update things on here. Elijah now has 5 teeth, and 3 of which are coming in right now. He looks so cute with teeth now. At first, I thought he looked funny because I wasn't used to there being teeth in there ;). Elijah turned 8 months old on Sunday and still cannot believe how fast time goes by! In only 4 months, Eli will have his 1st birthday! Today he pulled himself up on my leg and then let go to try to stand!! It was soo exciting!! I love seeing everything new that he does. He's crawling pretty fast, he can now go from crawling to sitting, and he can escape his bumbo. He also constantly tries to roll over when I'm changing his diaper or getting him dressed. He is becoming more and more of a hand full, but I wouldn't ask for anything else. I love watching him grow and experience new things. On Thursday we are going to Charleston! It will be our first vacation with Elijah. We're going to take him to the beach, and I really can't wait to see how he reacts to everything. After Charelston, we are going to start saving up for baby #2 :). We figured with me working now, we should have enough saved up to start trying again in about 4-5 months! I cannot wait to have another one and for Elijah to have a lil bro/sis. Well that is pretty much all the updates we have for now :)

Elijah's 6 month check up

     Today Elijah had his 6 month check up. He's a little late getting to it, he'll be 7 months old on Friday. He was 18 lbs 3 oz and 28 1/4 in long. The doctor said he is looking great! He said I need to start giving him table food so he can practice with new textures and practice feeding himself. I'm excited to start trying all that with him, but a little sad that he's growing up. He has started crawling over the past week. Well the way he does it, the doctor calls is creeping lol, but needless to say, he is getting into EVERYTHING! I had to get his playpen back from my parents so he wouldn't get into anything if I couldn't watch him. He has also started to sit by himself. It amazes me how fast he is growing!
    So I started working part time at the daycare up the road from our house. Josh wasn't too thrilled about me working, but I mainly wanted to so I could have some extra spending money for Elijah :). Eli goes with me and he seems to do really well. He has a little friend there, Ben. I think it's good for him to have a little social interaction besides Mommy all the time lol. I usually watch the after-schoolers and they don't need much, so it's pretty much 4 hours of sitting outside talking to the other girl I work with lol.
     Well just wanted to give a little update on Eli and our lives :)

Elijah at 6 months

      Well my lil man just turned 6 months old about a week ago. Where has the time gone?!? It seems like he's changing every day. He is now starting to try to crawl. He gets on all fours and rocks back and forth, but instead of moving his arms and legs, he just throws himself forward :) He is soo cute to watch doing that. He is starting to talk more. He'll randomly throw a "Ma" or "Da" in his little babbling, so I've been so hopeful to hear "Mama". I can't believe he's only 6 months away from his 1st birthday! I just want to freeze him and keep him little forever.
     So I believe Josh and I have decided to start trying for baby number two around March or April of next year. It took us 3 months to get pregnant with Elijah and Josh wants a March/April baby so that would be about the right timing. I want another one soo bad, but it makes me nervous to think about having a toddler and a newborn! I know God won't give me anything I can't handle so I just keep telling myself that lol.
     Well that's pretty much all the updates we have for now, so til next time...

About us and our life so far

Hello to all! Well a little about us. My husband, Josh, and I have been married for 2 1/2 years. We met our senior year of high school. We dated for seven months and got married in November 2008. Josh left for Marine Corps bootcamp in January 2009. He got back home September 2009. We found out we were expecting our first baby January 2010. We could have been happier. When I was 14 weeks pregnant, we found out we were having a little boy. Our beautiful boy was born on September 15, 2010. When he was two months old, I went into the hospital for severe blood clots. I was in the hospital for ten days. In September 2008, I found out that I have Protein S Deficiency, which makes me more likely to get blood clots. While I was pregnant I had to take blood thinners to make sure I didn't get any clots. Well turns out that didn't really do the trick. It has been four months since I got out of the hospital and everything is going great! Elijah is absolutely wonderful. He's trying to crawl, he loves baby food (which I make for him each week), and he is always such a sweet, happy baby. With my condition, he may be our one and only. Right now we are in the process of getting information on whether or not I can have more children. We are really hopeful and praying hard! That is just a little peak into our lives :).