Catch Up

Today is the last day that I can say that Eli is three months old.  It was over two weeks ago now when he began rolling over--July 18th to be exact. 

 A few days after that, I just couldn't wait any more to start him on cereal, so I did.  And all before the recommended '4 months old' - what a rebel Mommy he has.  The good news is that he eats splendidly and loves every second.  He gets all upset and fusses to high heaven if the bowl runs out before he is full, so you have to make him another bowl to quiet him down.  When he gets full, then he starts spitting it out, but up until that point, he doesn't spit out much at all.  He eats it right up like a champ.  The hardest part is keeping his hands out of his mouth while I'm trying to shovel in the food.

A week ago, I took out the little 'saucer' that he can sit/push his feet on.  It has toys around the outside of it for him to play with and he's liking it a lot so far.  Mostly, I think, he likes being upright so he can practice walking.  A few days ago, a friend walked him all the way across a room....maybe thirty steps, by just holding his forearms.  He is so strong and loves to practice standing up.  He holds all of his weight on his own legs...quite amazing, really. 

He also sleeps a lot...more than I remember the girls sleeping at this age, but I'm not complaining.  I figure he needs lots of time to rest because he's growing so much.  He coo's so happily now.  He'll have whole conversations with you and his eyebrows go up and down while he talks - it's the cutest thing ever.