Baby Boy King's Birthday, Weight, Height, etc...

The wait is almost over. We are 37.5 weeks pregnant and feel that now is the time to start the birthdate, weight, height, and hair color game for our new little guy.

Eli thinks that his little brother will weigh in at 9 pounds even, will be 22 inches long and have red hair. As for the date, Eli believes the baby will be born on his due date of April 4th.

Sam and I actually think this little man will come in at 8.5 pounds, 23 inches long, and have blonde hair. I think he will make an appearance on April 1, but I thought Eli would come early too and he was 15 days late (so much for mother's intuition).

We are excited and nervous and can't wait to meet our second little miracle. Eli will be a terrific big brother and we are practicing giving kisses and being gentle with a baby doll.

P.S. If anybody bets that this baby will be bigger than Eli's 9 pounds 4 ounces and he is, I will get even with you.

Eli at 15 months

"Such a sweet face"


"Eli on the go...in circles"



"Eli letting out a rebel yell"

Eli is 15 months old. At his check up he weighed in at 29.5 pounds (95%) and was 33.5 inches (off the charts as usual). In addition his giant brain has placed his head circumference in the 91%. He is just a big, sweet toddler. He is up to 15 plus words now and is on the verge of running (which makes his hugely pregnant momma very very nervous!).

As the birth of our new little guy approaches we look back over the past 15 months with Eli and cant believe how much he has changed from the squirmy baby we brought home on Nov. 30th, 2005. He is such a little man now and he is growing up so fast. Luckily, even though he wants his indepence for most things these days he is still the snuggliest little guy ever (takes after his daddy). And yes, this post is definitely the pregnancy hormones making my sentimental and sappy.

Eli video

Here is a link to a video of Eli. He has gotten good at walking and even kicks a ball.

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=7464698089048117498

--Sam

Meal time in the King household

Meal time is extremely interesting now that Eli feeds himself almost all of his food (we still supplement with occasional jars of yogurt and baby food). He lives for cheese, cheese and more cheese and thinks quesadillas are the best creation ever (California baby at heart even if he was born in the midwest). He makes a GIGANTIC mess at all feedings and has decided that sharing his food with the dog, and my belly button (we are sure he is feeding the new baby through my belly button) is beyond fun. He definitely keeps us on our toys and we enjoy every minute of it!

A Walking Fool! And a trip to a Children's Museum

Eli is walking!!!!! He he started cutting loose on his own about 10 days ago when my parents and brother were visiting and now he just walks everywhere! He is amazing. He waited until he was really good at balancing before going for it and he hardly ever falls. We are so excited by are big guy's progress.

We took an amazing trip to the Children's Discovery Museum in Normal, IL (about 1 hour from here) this weekend. Eli had a blast. Everything is toddler size and he walked absolutely everywhere. His favorite spot was the water station as this kid is a water baby.

Eli is taking swim lessons (with a hugely pregnant mom in a pregnancy tankini) and we promise pictures of his craziness this week after Thursday's class. He is adorable and loves every minute of his time in the water.

Our little guy is doing great and looks healthy and on track. We had an ultrasound last week and I saw hair on the back of his little head and he yawned and blinked his eyes for me. Also, we have another confirmed boy shot (YES, YES, YES!!!!). Our Dr. says this baby will be average size and Sam and I just laugh at that because our last dr. thought Eli was going to weigh 7.5 pounds. Well, I can only hope this little guy is not any bigger than Eli's 9 lbs 4 ounces or I am going to protest! 9 weeks and counting!

Eli loves his dad and food

Eli sure does love his daddy! They are such BOYS together! The do all sorts of manly-man things like knocking stuff down, chasing the dog with Eli's rocket, and building blanket forts.

Eli also loves food...a lot! There is nothing he likes more than feeding himself. Feeding time is fun for the whole family as Eli has learned that by slapping his hand in his food he can splatter mommy, the table, the floor, his face and the dog in one fell swoop...good times for all.

He cracks us up with his antics!

Holiday Eli

We had such a fun holiday season with our little wild man. Eli makes everyday special but watching him unwrap presents and go into a toy induced coma made Christmas one of our most memorable Eli days yet! He is such a joy.

Right before Christmas Eli had his second hair cut as he was looking a little to hippy cool with his sweet mullet. Now he looks like such a little boy. He is growing up too fast.

We had a wild and crazy New Years Eve. Eli checked out at 7:30 like always, Sam checked out at 10:15 (he says 11 but sleeping on the couch for an hour does not count) and I made it up until 11:30. Eli had other plans for me though and woke up at 11:54 to ring or rather scream in the new year.

Our little guy is a crawling fool and will walk anywhere as long as there is something or someone to hold on to. He will go about 5 feet between Sam and I but really thinks that crawling and cruising are a safer way of travel. He is a bit cautious (must get that from his daddy as we all know that his mommy acts before thinking) but definitely knows what he wants. At the start of 2007 our little man says (when the mood strikes him) 7 different words: Momma, dada, dog, book, belly, baby, and bye bye. We think he is working on me and mine now which we are not encouraging at all. He is so vocal and sings and talks most of the day. Eli has also started rocking out and dancing to different music though he seems to prefer the cheesy 70's sound ringtones on our phones. He is such a ham.

Baby boy king is also growing big fast and we are now in the third trimester (27 weeks). Looks like we are growing another big one so our Dr. has ordered another ultrasound at 30 weeks to see how this little guy is growing. I think 9 pounds 6 ounces sounds perfect but Eli wants his little brother to be a hefty 10 pounds (as the mom, I veto that idea).