Today we started his first veggies. I made him some acorn squash and, true to form, he loved that too. Eli just loves to eat. Though you can't tell that from looking at him. At his 6 month check up he weighed in at a whopping 14 lbs 10 oz and 25 inches long. Still in the 10th percentile for both weight and length. At least he's proportional :) He loves sitting up, though he needs some help to avoid tipping over. And he also loves the cats. He stares at them whenever they walk by and he likes to "pet" them. They're surprisingly patient with him as he grabs fists full of fur and pats them a little too hard... We're trying to teach him to be gentle. He's also rolling over now but usually only from front to back. A few times we've seen him roll to his tummy but he usually needs help to get all the way over.
Sadly Eli also has his first cold. It started on Tuesday and is showing no signs of going away. He doesn't have a fever just lots and lots of congestion and a little coughing and sneezing. It's so pitiful :( He's also trying to get his first teeth. We can see some white spots and he's drooling like crazy and putting everything in his mouth but I think it'll be a while before they poke through.
The best news is that he's finally napping!!! He'd actually been sleeping too much at night (13 hours) so we're keeping him up a little later and he's taking 3 naps/day now for about an hour each. It's absolutely wonderful!!! Here are some pictures of him eating his first veggies. He loved it at first then started making a really funny face. He also loves when Daddy feeds him and makes airplane noises (last picture)
