Three Months Old!

Our little boy is growing up so fast! It has been such an amazing week for little Parker. He finally giggled on Thursday (at his mom whipping her ponytail around and singing Willow Smith's "Whip My Hair"), but he hasn't giggled since... at least we know he can do it! He has been smiling a ton and that provides us with hours of entertainment. Here's the little guy while I'm trying to burp him:

Oh, that lil' Popeye...

Saturday morning we went to an Easter activity for the "mommy group" I'm part of. Jake, Parker, and I got to meet after other families and see what we'll get to look forward to as Parker gets older. The Easter activity was definitely geared towards older toddlers/kids, but we met families with babies that were Parker's age. There was an Easter egg hunt, small petting zoo, and the Easter Bunny!

Dad and Parker

Me, Parker, and local teenager dressed in Easter Bunny costume...

We also were able to get out and enjoy the beautiful weather! We tried putting Parker in his "big boy" stroller (versus using the car seat attachment we have) and went on a walk along the creek. There is a really nice path for strollers/bikers/runners.



So, at 3 Months here is what Parker is like:

- weight (as estimated using the Wii Fit): 14 lbs 6 oz
- babbles a lot
- is starting to smile more
- makes a serious/quizzical face more than anything (we think he ponders the problems of the world)
- still needs to be rocked to sleep (oh, my aching back)
- only takes 20/30 minute cat naps during the day (all the hard work rocking him for nothing, ha)
- a good night sleeper (usually a 5 or 6 hour stretch combined with another 2 or 3 hours)
- starting to hold his head up better, but not quite there yet
- has taken a bottle twice (very hit or miss... need to get better at that before I go back to work!)
- loves rattles
- has discovered his hands and loves to chew/suck on them
- we think his eyes are staying blue!

- he already has us wrapped around his little finger... oh, we're in trouble