Oh sweet child of mine

Alright, it's been awhile! My trip to St. Louis was awesome. It was great to spend some time with my bestie and get 4...yes 4 whole nights of uninterrupted sleep. AMAZING. I don't think I have had that much sleep in months...probably since before i was pregnant! It's really amazing how a little sleep and time away puts a new perspective on everything.
I feel like someone pushed the fast forward button. It seems like almost on a weekly (sometimes daily) basis Elliott is changing. He is learning and doing so much.
The whole "food thing" has actually gone a lot better than I thought it would. He eats about 3 jars of baby food and about 1-2 tbs of oatmeal a day (and every 4-5 hours at that!). With that said, I would like to add that rice cereal is evil and I will never use it again. It gave Elliott the worst stomach "problems". The second he got on the single grain oatmeal, everything was running like clock work again (if you know what I mean).He eats like it's his job. Defiantly has his daddy's appetite. The best part of it was that it cut out the 1 o'clock feeding he suddenly started waking up for again. That kid was hungry!
Some new things:

He is obsessed with his feet. They are constantly in his mouth.

He is reaching out for stuff, especially the dogs. Every time they walk by, he reaches out to touch them. He laughs hysterically when they jump, play, and bark.

He definitely babbles a lot more.

He is trying to sit up in his swing...may not be able to use that too much longer.

Naps are getting so much better!!!

Still working on sitting up, he could probably sit up for a few seconds by himself because his balance is getting better, but he always takes a dive for his feet (of course). He actually pushed himself up on his hands and knees for a few seconds the other day!
I think as he gets older and more independent and more aware of EVERY tiny thing, things are starting to get more fun. I can't wait to take him to the zoo, aquarium, etc.
Halloween was a lot of fun! Elliott was a giraffe. Why a giraffe you ask? Well, I went to Babies R Us and of course they have way cute costumes but they were about $20. Ummm...no thanks. Not for something he will literally wear once for maybe an hour. So I went to a place called Kids to Kids and sure enough they had the exact same costume there for $7. Way to go mommy! He went trick or treating (I guess you could call it that) to a couple friends houses in the neighborhood, I don't think he really cared too much. He did enjoy chewing on candy wrappers and we of course enjoyed eating his candy.
The holidays are right around the corner and all I have to say is...bring it on!

We bought Elliott a jumper, here he is enjoying it Happy first Halloween Little Man!!