My First Blog Hop

Well I am not really sure how this all works but it sounds like fun! I love to read other blogs and I think the circle of blogs on this Blog Hop fit my interests. I am excited to read some more blog posts!

8 Months old!

Wow! 8 months have gone by so fast! Somedays I want to go back to the first few weeks when they were so itty bitty and hold them like that again. It goes by so fast! But they are so much more fun now with smiles and giggles and little baby hugs! It seems as if I only get on here to blog about their monthly birthday and accomplishments. Life is busy with 5 children!

Let's see this month Eli's 3rd tooth has come through and three more are working their way through. Soon he will have SIX teeth already! Ellie is in no hurry, she only has her bottom two still. But she is in a hurry to go places! Ellie is crawling! She is a mobile baby now, look out world she is on her way! Ellie army crawls but only gets up and rocks on her knees still. One day she will figure it all out. Eli on the other hand figured out how to sit up and play with toys and not fall over. Crawling not so much. Ellie doesn't sit. This is one example of how it seems they do the opposite of each other all the time. In a couple weeks Eli I am sure will start crawling and Ellie will figure out sitting. It is a back and forth affair with them.

This past week Eli had his first ear infection with an accompanying fever over 104 degrees! Thankfully the fever broke after a couple days but it didn't save us a trip to the ER when it wouldn't go down with the max. dose of Tylenol and Motrin that I could give at home. Came home with a stronger doseage to go with and it came down very easily. High fevers in little babies are a bit scarey. Today though he has broken out in a rash, might be hives. I think it is the Ammoxicillian. Tomorrow I will be calling the doctor to see what he thinks. My Father In-Law was allergic to Pennicillian as a child so Eli might be too.

A Glimpse of Our 4th of July

 

Uncle Scott with the Twins. Isn't Eli a little ham?

 

Look at all of those kids! They had so much fun together and lived in the water pretty much the entire time. There were 12 including the babies!

Here are the 12 cousins. Don't they look great all matched up?

Here are the 6 Nelson cousins all in red,white and blue!

7 months old Already!

Eli peacefully asleep

Ellie peacefully sleeping


Our babies are now 7 months old! They are starting to move around the floor more. I guess crawling is coming around the corner. First, we have to master sitting up, which is in the works but they haven't quite made it there yet. Ellie has now joined her big brother and has her bottom two teeth. They have both started to eat solid food pretty well. You'd think they would leave each other pretty much alone at this age but, no, they steal toys from each other and pull hair already! I hope it turns into sharing and hugs before too long though.

Brotherly Love

Does it get any better than this? These two love each other so much! Kehan was probably the first person to make Eli laugh and smile. There is a very special bond going on between these two. I sure hope it stays that way and am delighted that I get to watch this bond grow over the years. I can't wait to see how it continues to grow!

Kehan is 5!

I can't believe how fast these years are going by! My little boy is now 5! He was a little bit of difficult delivery for a few moments but he was a healthy 9 lbs 11.9 ounces! So my big baby boy is now just a big boy getting ready for Kindergarten in the Fall. He has such a sweet nature about him too. Give him a hug and tell him how much you love him and he melts into you and will linger there enjoying the moment. He is the BEST at making his little brother Eli laugh and sweet enough to push his little sister Ashlyn on the swing for minutes on end. I love our little man. He does have a naughty side but don't all children? Mostly he is pretty darn sweet! I am a little sad to see him grow up so fast but also so excited to see what comes next. 5 is going to be a pretty exciting year!

6 Months and Counting

Yes, they really are 6 months old! I can't believe how far we have come in 6 months. We have gone from the NICU to smiles, giggles, and rolling! As you can see Eli is by far the more laid back one of the two and Ellie is a bit more serious. Sometimes no matter how hard you try you just can't get her to smile. Eli is a little ham and a flirt to boot. At their 6 month check up Eli was 13 lbs 11 ounces and 25.25 inches. Ellie was 11 lbs 6 ounces and 24.25 inches. The doctor would like to see Ellie gain more weight but her growth curve looks great, she is just little. He was impressed that they were growing so well on only breastmilk and gaining the .5 ounce a day like they should. He was even impressed with their cloth diapers and went so far as to say they were "cute." I love that!

Both babies are FINALLY taking to eating cereal. I am them on oatmeal because they really seemed to reject the rice cereal. Not many new developments. They are still working on sitting. Ellie though has figured out how to push up on her hands and look around better.

I hope the next 6 months don't go by in a blur like these first 6 months have. Happy 1st Half Birthday Eli and Ellie!