They are in the pictures on the wall in the background on the first link. On the second link, you can see them better. Eli and Christopher are together in the middle pic on the 2nd link. Eli is sleeping because it’s tiring being a baby model! Christopher is in one by himself to the right on the close up and center from a distance.

How it happened. We did a family photo shoot this past April with Elias’s family. The photographer was asked if she had any pictures of babies to put in the catalog, so we gave permission to use the ones of our boys. Pretty cool!

Eli celebrated his first birthday on December 26th. He had a fabulous birthday party with the family. He LOVED the chocolate cake, so much so, that after he finished his piece, he continued to lick all of the icing off of his fingers until they were clean.

Developmentally he is doing great. I watch him do things this week that he didn’t know how to do last week. It fascinates me how quickly and how much they learn at this stage. He knows how to go up stairs, pull up and scoot around the room holding on to things. He’s even started testing his balance lately by standing up without holding on.

He has a ton of teeth, including 4 molars. I think he has 13 total now. He sure knows how to use them to eat. He eats quite a bit these days. As of about a week ago, we are off bottles. He’s drinking whole milk out of a sippy cup like a big boy. It sure is nice to not to have to buy formula and make bottles!

We just got back from his 1 year check up and here are his stats:

Weight 23 lb 7 oz (55%)
Height 30″ (50%)
Head Circumference 18.5″ (75%)

At our last visit he was 75% across the board so he’s come down some in height and weight. He’s still toting that large noggin around. We just know that he’s got a massive brain in there! The pediatrician was very pleased with him overall. She said developmentally he is actually slightly ahead of where he needs to be. He can locate his foot and mouth which apparently doesn’t typically happen until around 15 months. Told you that noggin housed a large brain!

He also did really well with his Ouchies. He had a finger prick and 3 shots. He didn’t make a peep when he got his finger pricked. He was just annoyed at the nurse for putting a bandaid on his finger. He did however scream quite loudly when he got his 3 shots. Within about 45 seconds however, we was A-OK. That’s our tough guy!

Yesterday we had lunch with the Kings. The Kings have a little girl named Kaelyn that was in the hospital with Maia. Kaelyn is doing great and is absolutely beautiful. It was so good to see everyone.

That’s all for now. Below are some pics over the last couple of weeks.
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Before and about one minute later…

My very FAVORITE food is green beans. This can might last me a week if I ration them.