Fun at home:

Visit from the cousins:

Headshots from Eli’s upcoming piano album:

Pulling up to a standing position:

Crawling, playing, and eating some books:

Eli’s first attempts at crawling involved mixing up “Drive” with “Reverse” . . .

After some practice, he is moving around like a champ:

Enjoying some music with mom:

Dining, Italian style:

A Weekend in New York:

Father’s Day Weekend:

Eli on his half birthday:

At six months, Eli is into sitting up straight, reaching for toys, eating peas and other assorted foods, and watching his cat Sadie dart past him.

Eli is also learning to make all kinds of different sounds.  See below for a video of him practicing his newly acquired growling skills:

 Catching up with some pictures from the last few months:

Visiting with family:

Eli sharing hugs with his friend Nora:

Eli’s first Passover at Grandma’s house:

Just a cool dude, out and about:

Getting caught up with some pictures from March & April . . . more to come soon!

Taking a nap with Nonno

Sharing a laugh with Nonna

Slobbering for Sophie and Uncle Andy

Playing with Aunt Susie

Eli eats oatmeal for the first time:

First bite

Thumb or spoon?

Licking the bib clean

Starting to get the hang of this!

Hanging out on the back deck:

Yeah, I have my own giraffe . . . no big deal.

Post-nap bliss

Impromptu bidet

Bjorning with dad

Smelling flowers for the first time (photo by Uncle Ben)