Buddies

Our neighbor, Martin, came over this morning with his mom, Rachel, for a little play date. Martin and Elliot are both chill babies so its fun to see them play together. As you can see in the photos, a fun time was had by all.

Milestones

On Friday Elliot had his 6 month check up (he has been on a delayed check up scheduled since an ear infection postponed his 4 month). His check up was a bit traumatic, Elliot was tired and hungry so he was pretty fussy. When he got his shots he cried his little head off - not fun for me or Elliot. The doctor said that Elliot is doing great. Our little man has SIX teeth, is in the 90th percentile for height (28.5 inches), and is in the 50th percentile for weight (18 lbs 10 oz).

Additionally, Elliot is right where he should be developmentally. He is scooting (almost crawling), babbling, responding to his name, and grabbing/reaching for everything. In "firsts" news, we introduced the sippy cup for the first time this weekend, and Elliot managed to go from laying to sitting all by himself.

Elliot showed off some of his skills for his friend Clare when she came over for a play date yesterday. Clare is 2 months older than Elliot. She can crawl, say ma-ma, wave bye-bye, and pull up! So cool. They really do grow up so fast.

I'll post again this afternoon, we have a few adventures planned for this rainy Sunday, including a play date with our friend Martin.

Big E

Brian is in Las Vegas for a bachelor party this weekend so Elliot and I are getting to spend lots of quality time together. This morning we met up with Elliot's friends Clare, Jenny Leigh and Zant (and all of their mommies) for playgroup at Jenny Leigh's house. As always, Elliot had lots of fun. Jenny Leigh had some really fun toys to play with and her mom, Rachel, provided a lovely assortment of snacks (cheese, crusty breads, grapes, & chocolate covered strawberries) for the Mommies.

Our friend Andrea (see the Run, Billy! Run post) came by this afternoon so I could go get a haircut. The haircut didn't happen (that's another story) but I did get to run some errands. Elliot had lots of fun playing with Andrea and was ready for bed by 7:30 PM sharp. Tomorrow we plan to meet up and catch up with Ada (Mommy) and Clare (baby) over lunch. Clare is two months older than Elliot and Ada affectionately calls my little man, "Little Elliot." Well Elliot is no longer little, in fact is as big as his friend Clare, thus the new nickname and title of this blog, Big E.

New Experiences

The Farnum family had another relaxing weekend. Brian played golf and I managed to get lots of yard work done. Elliot did his "Elliot thing" and spent a lot of time trying to crawl, rolling, chewing (on everything), coveting the remote control, and being silly. On Saturday he took a really late nap so we decided to take him out for Sushi. No, Elliot didn't get to eat any sushi. However, we will consider it his first sushi dining experience, as you can see in the photo he was not very thrilled with the concept.

Today Elliot accompanied me in the yard. While tackled the weeds that have taken over the flower beds, Elliot hung out in his pack-n-play (the latest in play pen technology). He seemed content for a little while, but after about 45 min. he'd had enough. I do think he enjoyed the sounds, smells, and sites of the outdoors. Maybe it will take a few tries before he get used to the play pen experience.



Mimsey and Granddad Cliff are coming over for dinner tonight. I know Elliot will be happy to see them. I think a family dinner will be a very nice way to end our weekend.

Run, Billy! Run!

Today Elliot, Brian and I went to watch our friend Billy compete in the Monument 10K Dash for the Cash. Billy was randomly selected to start the race at the half-way point. To win he had to beat the field (including the elite runners). We cheered Billy on as he made his way past mile marker 5. Billy did us proud and kept up a great pace... beating the "elites" by two minutes, and wining the Dash prize, $2,500! You can read all about the race and Billy here.

Elliot enjoyed watching the race and hanging out with Andrea and Brad, the other members Billy's fan club. We saw several other familiar faces in the race and enjoyed spending time outside. We headed home just as rain showers moved in. Hopefully things will clear up this afternoon, our friend Allie and her mom Audrey are coming over for a play date :)