3 Months Old!!

So our baby boy is 3 months old already!  And I feel like he is changing every single day.  One of the newest changes is how well he is holding up his head - he loves doing it!  It is SO cute...I'll prop him up on my legs, hold his hands, and he immediately tries to pull himself into a sitting position while exclaiming loudly.  Once he stabilizes his neck, he looks around wide-eyed as if he is seeing everything from a new perspective.  He is getting so much sturdier, no longer the floppy newborn he used to be...which excites me and saddens me.  Another new development is the intentionality with which he moves.  Whereas he used to just flail around with little control, now he sees something within his reach (usually the animals hanging from his play mat) and you can tell he is intentionally trying to hit that object with his hands.  His look of concentration is absolutely adorable - he focuses in with intense determination and his one eyebrow raises as he plots how he is going to get his hand to connect with the animal to make it move.  He has also started reaching for my face when I'm in close proximity, which can be dangerous with those little fingernails of his (nearly impossible to keep clipped!).

My favorite recent development of his is how social he is.  I love seeing his huge gummy smiles, especially when he sticks out his tongue at the same time :)  And oh, his little laughs just melt my heart.  When he gets really excited, he leans his head back with this huge grin & gleeful giggle.  I willingly make a total fool of myself just to get this reaction out of him.  Along with his smiles, he is "talking" more and more.  We have many conversations throughout the day, and it brings me so much joy to just sit there and talk to Evan.  I just say whatever comes to my mind, and the noises he makes in response are so sweet.  Sometimes he'll just burst out with this string of sounds like he is telling a story, and I adore it.

He still isn't too keen on his car seat (it's pretty much the bane of his existence), most of his naps are still only a half hour long (pretty much to the minute), and he isn't sleeping through the night yet (we're hoping that development is coming soon!), but I am thoroughly enjoying the little person that he is and can't wait to see the one he will become. 

Here's a picture of him holding his head up all by himself!  Hoping to have more pictures to post as soon as we take some good ones :)