Who is that big baby?

Is this my infant son?  

In the last week at The Children's Center (where Eli does day care here on campus) he went from being the little baby on the block to one of the "big babies"  He's got some friends who are now 3, 4, 5 months while he is (gulp) going to be 6 months next week.  

He is so smiley and laid-back.  It's a good thing ~ his life always has a loud and fast 4-year-old in the background (this is why I love this photo)

He is loving oatmeal these days...taking some by spoon in the morning and at dinner time when we are all at the table.  I've got peas all queued up and ready for this weekend.  I'd like him to be enjoying veggies when they are all in season in our garden.

Speaking of garden, we will be planting soon.  The backyard is coming to life ~ I'll post some pics this weekend along with our trip to the Bog Boardwalk with Noah's Montessori class yesterday.

Eli has been battling a bit of a cold...he continues to be so stuffy at night.  He is sleeping well, though.  Down to 2 feeding at night - usually around 11 pm and then again at 3:30 am.  All in all, I'm feeling more rested.

Gene starts his first nighttime shift tonight - 7 pm to 7 am.  He's got mostly weekends for the next couple of months.  We sort of saw that coming - he's the new guy on the floor.  Our challenge will be finding a way for Gene to get good sleep during the day on the weekends when the kids are home!  I'll let you know how it goes.

Mark and Lisa go back down to Boston on Saturday.  The Bruins keep winning  - and they are really enjoying those playoff CLUB level seats.