Well Eli is almost 7 months now (this upcoming Friday). As of the last week we have been rolling across the floor and sitting up on our own! I feel alot more independence now that he can sit up by himself. I know that there is an end to the 100% carrying him around phase :) I love him dearly but as he gets older carrying him around gets harder :) So that is a big milestone and I am happy for him...
What else? I've gone green! He eats only organic baby food (unless we are out then I give him table food), I use 7th generation products for all his cleaning needs- washing his bottles, doing his laundry, cleaning his rooms. I feel safer, more confident knowing he isnt growing up around chemicals. As much "cleaning" they might do, the chemical usage I think is much more harmful in the long run. So to the best of my abilities I will make sure he doesn't havbe to inhale, be exposed to that stuff!
We came back from TN about 2 weeks ago and that was fun. It's def. hard to travel with babies you just have to be super patient and know your limitations. Its amazing how discrimitory businesses/restaurants are against babies. I can't tell you how many times I have had to change Eli's diaper on the floor of some dirty restaurant floor b/c they have no diaper changing area. And when we went to Dollywood they wouldn't allow strollers into the building (well into the areas where you could buy something of course they did- just not everything else- interesting eh??)... So it was really cold and I had to shlep a tired, cold baby in and out, in and out of his stroller. But other than that I had a nice time there. It's very pretty!
Whats the next step for Eli? Well we should start crawling I would say by March-ish?
He is a very engaged child. He loves talking to people, looking at everything going on around him. He wants to be apart of it all. I think he is going to be a journalist b/c he is so interested in whats happening and what people are doing! Only time will tell...
Its interesting how things are shaping up. It seems some of life's decisions just kinda get made for you. At this point, although things might change Eli will be going to a Jewish day school thats abt 15 minutes from here.. Which would be quite awesome- it is my intense desire/interest for him to grow up in a strong Jewish environment. A conservative one, but one in which we are actively participating and being Jewish. So my goal is to give him a good balance of the two.
The first year of life with an infant is very much about the physical aspect of just growth and survival, but as they age you kinda shift to more of a psychological, nurturing parental role. I wonder when this comes if the transition is difficult or you just ease into it?? I am not saying that I am anywhere near that but I feel that I am more of a parent/nurturing type so hopefully it will go well...
Alright a pic then I'm out!
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