A normal work day for us consist of me waking up at 5am and getting ready. If Elijah doesn't wake up on his own, we wake him up at 6am to feed him before I go to work. If I don't wake him up, I don't get to see him and that breaks a momma's heart! After I leave Matt puts Elijah in his swing for a little nap while he gets ready and then it's off to Mrs. Marsha's. We have been blessed with an amazing in home daycare to take Elijah to. He loves Mrs. Marsha and we do too!
I leave for work at 630am, not to return again until 630pm. 12 hours away from my little man everyday is the hardest thing in the world, but I have to work. Until the Lord provides something closer, I will continue to press on. Matt picks up Elijah around 445 or 5pm and they go home and have daddy/son time. I'm so blessed to have such an amazing husband! He is such an amazing daddy!
When I return home, it's my turn with Elijah for the rest of the evening. I feed him, play with him, bathe him, feed him again, and put him to bed. He is such a champ! We put him down to bed sleepy but awake. He goes to sleep on his own with no crying! The past week he has been waking around 3am and Matt (who takes night duty nightly because I have to get up so early) puts a paci in his mouth and he goes back to sleep til 545 or 6am. We are so blessed to have such a great sleeper!
Last Friday, we took Elijah for his 4 month wellness visit (he was really 4 1/2 months)
Here is little man on the scale at his visit! He weighed 16 lbs 15.5oz. He was 25 inches long. He is growing like a little weed. He is full of personality and we laugh A LOT! Just last night he started this high pitched squeel that had Matt and I dying laughing! We are loving and cherishing e
very moment of our new life as a family of three!
Doesn't this just pic just make you smile!
We starting Elijah on rice cereal from a spoon about 2 weeks ago. After his wellness visit, we decided to go ahead and introduce oatmeal. The pic above is him eating oatmeal! He likes it MUCH better than the rice cereal! Last night I added a little bit of carrots to his oatmeal. He seems to really like that. We will continue introducing new foods every 4-5 days (have to make sure he isn't allergic to anything)
This stage is so fun, we really are enjoying every moment. Elijah has changed our lives and we are forever greatful to be his parents!
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