Six Months Old

It's hard to believe that in the spring we had a tiny baby so new he could barely control anything except his eyes. Now we are heading into fall and Elliot has more than doubled his size, giggles, rolls over, pulls on our dog's ears, plays with toys and is even starting to get teeth.

First of all, Elliot had his six-month appointment this week. He is 18 pounds, 2 ounces. He measures 27-3/8 inches long. He's in the 50-75th percentile for his weight and head circum- ference, and 75-90th percentile for his height. He still has his chubby legs though thank goodness--we love to snack on them.

We thought Elliot had a cold last week, but it subsided quickly and soonafter little white spots started to appear in his bottom gums. Teeth will come in handy later when he starts eating food with texture. For now he's happy with his baby food. He eats: rice cereal, sweet potatoes, winter squash, carrots, peaches, bananas, apples, blueberries, rapsberries and pears. Sweet potatoes and bananas seem to be his favorite. Baby food can add up, so mom bought a book so she can make her own. We'll see how that goes.

Last weekend was ACL (Austin City Limits Music Festival... see link to the right) and we had friends in town from Denver and Los Angeles. JB and Michelle Bissell stayed with us. It was great to see old friends--we miss the crew back in Denver. The Clancey brothers (Bo, Gunnar and Ty) were also here with their posse from L.A. Bo helped our son teeth on his Corona bottle at a bar on Sixth Street. See video in the link below. Elliot and Cat skipped the concerts since he needs to nap a few times a day, but they got to see our friends and show them some of Austin. The concerts were great. It's amazing that ACL has become such a big event and it's only five years old. Come on down next year!

New milestones for Elliot:

• Getting his two bottom teeth.
• Growing more hair, but still has that very defined widow's peak.
• Laughs hysterically at his Baby Einstein puppet.
• Rolling back to front and front to back like a pro.
• Can hold two toys at once.
• Eating like a champ.
• Does raspberries.
• Can sit up in the grocery cart.
  
• Poops his Fuzzi Bunz every time he sits in his Bumbo seat to eat.
  
• Still has the bluest eyes and chunkiest thighs.

Here's the video link:
Elliot's big day at ACL