i can see the light!

after three doctors visits, (man am i glad we don't have a copay!), two antibiotics, two ear infections, and one rsv test (which came back negative, thank the good Lord), i think this little one is finally becoming his old self again. praise the Lord! this mama was about to go insane.

he is back to talking up a storm and has even starting dancing a little. his form of dancing is bouncing up and down from his knees. it is adorable. just adorable. maybe i can post a video of that soon. thanks for all the prayers. believe me, it is only by God's grace that Eli and his tired mama made it through the past two weeks.

week two of a sick baby

my little sick one

since my last post, we have made another doctor's visit with one more to follow tomorrow. eli definitely had more than just an ear infection. after some blood work, the docs determined he had a viral infection as well. we did all the things any good parent should do: humidifier, stand in the bathroom with the shower going, raise one side of the bed, check his temp every 4 hours, give him meds when he needed them, let him nurse whenever he needed to. he igot somewhat better. he was without a fever for almost 24 hours. now it is back, but low-grade and he has a rash. his cough is still pretty bad and his throat seems really sore. so we will go back tomorrow for a quick checkup. hopefully we are nearing the end of this. i attached a couple pics from today.

playing in a box like aunt kate

getting stuck under a chair

mad at his mommy for not freeing him but instead laughing at him and taking his picture. sorry buddy, you were too cute not to take your pic

working his way out from under the chair

bless him again...

poor eli. he just can't catch a break this week.

103 temp...check
ear infection and cold...check
fall out of wagon onto pavement and bust head open...check
103 temp again...check
fall down trying to walk and bust lip open...check

*all of this incidents above happened under eli's mother's care. eli's father might be looking for a new daytime caregiver soon!

hopefully, we finish the week strong with a healthy baby and no more body parts busting open!

Labor Day weekend

Labor Day weekend was a lot like the 4th of July but trade out the fireworks for football and the blistering hot for freezing cold. I don't think freezing is an exaggeration either...low 50s is freezing when its in the upper 80s during the day. We had loads of fun with the Barrys', Hills', and Kafskys' and the Hardens' came up for some R&R as well. We relaxed, ate a whole lot, soaked up the last rays of summer, sailed some with Captain Kafsky and worshipped the old pigskin. We actually worshipped pigs by eating Andy and Mack's awesome ribs as well!

Eli going on a walk

My child is quite the little talker. He talked to Laurel Blake all weekend and looked at her like she should understand him. I love this serious talking face he has going on here.

"bye bye"

Eli loves conquering the stairs wherever he may be.

count them...1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12 people in the kitchen. way to go clean up crew.
check out my hot hubby back there loading up that dishwasher!

and here are the cooks.
we stick to the "if you didn't cook or prepare food to be cooked, then you clean" rule.

oh yeah, i forgot that we danced a lot this weekend.
this is the "cricket dance" made famous by chris kafsky

this man labored most of the weekend. bless him.

here is eli getting his first toss by chris k.

here is dad and kafsky wrestling.

rob and mere. adorable.

and as you can see, we played so hard this weekend that babies started falling asleep in boats. clay was 2 for 2 in the falling asleep while boating catagory.

Update on Little Bit

Eli has thoroughly enjoyed the summer. He loves to be outside playing in the grass, swimming in the lake, ocean, or pool, and strolling around in his stroller or wagon. He is so observant of the sounds that come from outside. Dad even swears he said "dog" this morning when he heard a dog bark.

We believe his first real word is "bye". He says it whenever anyone starts to get off the phone. He knows the key phrases, such as "love you", "alright", "i'll talk/see you later", and immediately says "bye" when he hears them. Do you think I might talk on the phone too much? It is possibly the cutest thing I've ever seen. He also waves now when he says bye.

He loves to go anywhere in the car. He is so good at playing by himself with his toys. He is really starting to take lots of steps together. He walked 10 feet or so yesterday. He hates shoes! Which is partly the "Tree hugger" in his mom and partly the "Alabama" in his dad. :)

He will be 11 months this Thursday. He has a cold/ear infection. He was weighed today at the doctor and came in at a whopping 19 lbs and 4 oz. Bless his heart. He is a tiny little thing.

Look for a Labor Day weekend post coming soon. Hope everyone has a great short week. Here is a little video Emily took from our trip back from St. Simons.

quick trip to ssi

last week mom, em, and i took a quick little trip to st. simons to see some family. it was good to hang out with lori, rachel, tim, uncle don, and aunt janet. we enjoyed the beach, pool, and lots of great seafood. thanks for taking us in for a couple of days. this was truly a vacation and i didn't take many pics. so here are some of the only ones i have to offer.

here is eli's first popsicle (that i know about!)
he thoroughly enjoyed his "king of pop" rasberry lemonade popsicle.
he enjoyedit so much that when i took it from him...he screamed and screamed until
he got another bite.

the last leg of our trip back to habersham--we did make a pit stop to watch the raiders play under the friday night lights in apalachee.
saying goodbye to the aunts. sometimes i wonder if he gets enough attention!

low ride-errr...

eli has a new favorite toy...his wagon. he loves to ride around and check out everything that is happening outside. he looks so darn cute as he is being strolled around the yard and neighborhood. whenever he is whiny, the wagon is my trick to break his mood. that is until it's time to get out...

thanks boo!

p.s. cute story...chris and i went out to dinner with some new friends a couple weeks ago and my parents graciously kept eli so we could enjoy ourselves to a nice dinner. when we got home eli had a new wagon and a black eye. i laughed so hard. the wagon was from boodon and the black eye is still a mystery! i'm sure there will be many more to come though!