Wow... just think.. 6 months ago we got a call saying that we had been chosen by a birth mom, and to ask if we wanted to become adoptive parents. We said yes.. and as they say the rest is history.The past 6 months have been pretty much a blur.
We started off traveling long distances, visiting Eli in the hospital. Long road trips and short weekends traveling back and forth. I was not sure that would ever end. But it did.
Then we finally got the O.K. to bring him home. Once we got home we had long nights, getting up to feed him every 3 hours. I was sure those days would never end.. but they did
And now it's 6 months later...
When Eli was born he weighed 2 lb 4 oz.. Today he weighed 12 lb 15.5 oz. When we brought him home it was a challenge to get 30 ml every 3 hours.. now he is eating 24-26 Oz every 24 hours. And the Dr. said we can now start using regular formula instead of the more expensive infant brand. YEAH!!
He used to sleep most of the day. Now he is awake, and alert a lot. He recognizes our voices and turns to our direction when he hears us. He loves to make faces at us, and that cute kid in the mirror.
We were worried about his eye development, he had a check up last week and everything is perfect. Don't have to go back to ophthalmologist until 5 years old.
We really haven't posted much here in a while, because every day was pretty much the same. But I have a feeling that we are on the very edge of a whole lot of "Eli Activity"
But here are a few highlights from the past few months.
Eli did get Baptized
And he went swimming!
And he loved watching the dance lights
Stay with us over the next few months as we hopefully see him roll over, start eating some solid foods, and continue to grow and grow.
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