Eli's half birthday

A quick glance at the calendar this morning stopped me in my tracks.  Eli's 6 months old today!  Whaaaat?  Where does the time go?

Some things he's up to:

*rolling over.  as soon as you put him down.  usually from his back to his tummy, and then he gets stuck.  he hasn't quite mastered from his tummy to his back yet.
*he sleeps on his tummy now.  i still lay him down on his back, but he rolls over almost every time.
*showing a big interest in food.  so now, i will give him chunks of whatever vegetable or fruit i'm munching on.  he loves to gum it, and smash it, and throw it everywhere.
*he has 2 little teeth!  they haven't popped all the way out yet, but they're there!
*sleeps through the night....he already did this, but now he sleep longer...from like 9 to 6 usually =)
*can sit up all by himself for a few minutes.  and then he face plants.
*his current weight is 17 lbs 3 oz.....and 21 inches long.  crazy!  he's growing like a weed.

it's amazing to me how much babies change in the span of 6 months.  i'm looking forward to the next 6 months!

right after birth

first day home

3 months old

five months old

30 minute rolls

I love this recipe.  Love, love, love it.  I was very skeptical trying this one out, because I had tried a few before that flopped miserably.  So, actually, while I was making this, I expected them to not work out.  Surprisingly enough, they are wonderful!  They're light and fluffy and just a hint sweet.  Try it out, and hopefully you'll like them too!

What you need:

1 cup plus 2 tablespoons warm water

1/3 cup oil

2 TB yeast 

1/4 cup sugar

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 egg

3 1/2 cups of flour

Method:

Preheat your oven to 400.

Mix the first four ingredients in a large bowl.  Let it stand for 15 minutes *this will allow the yeast to get all nice and foamy*

Add the salt and egg and 2 cups of flour and mix well.

Add the remaining 1 1/2 cups of flour in 1/2 cup increments, mixing well.

**This dough will be slightly sticky**

Grease a cookie sheet.

With clean hands, hand roll out the dough and put the little rolls onto the cookie sheet (depending on how big you want your rolls, you could get anywhere from 9 to 15 or so).

Bake for 10 - 12 minutes.

pictures of Eli

Eli meets Greatma and Greatpa

The hubby's parents and grandparents came to visit this weekend.  It was fun!  We got to show Greatma and Greatpa around Roanoke, and they got to meet Eli =)

playing's hard work when you're 5 months

my babies =)

Great grandpa Coller

Great grandma and Great grandpa Coller and the boys

the cheeses =)

i love this face!