3 months.

We're a quarter of the way to Levi's first birthday already!  Boy, has he ever changed in the past month.  I say that every month, I know, but it just keeps happening!  Here are a few of the things we've noticed.

-  He's found that his thumb is even better to suck on than his entire fist and is perfecting that skill rapidly.
-  He's been holding his head up his whole life, but this past month it has become alot more steady.  We can easily hold him away from our body and not worry about his head flopping around.
-  He has started grabbing things and putting them in his mouth, though usually it's just people's fingers and flexible things like clothing and blankets.
-  Just this last Sunday he found his tongue and has been sticking it out and playing with it all the time.  Such a cute tongue he has!
-  He can sit with only one of our hands for balance/support.
-  He notices when we leave the room and lets us know if he doesn't approve.

-  He's up to 14lbs3oz...that's up 6lbs1oz from birth weight.
-  He rolls up onto his side and pushes himself in a circle on the floor.  So far he's only made it 90 degrees of the circle, but it kinda surprised me the first time I saw him in a different position than when I left.  He also moves himself up by kicking his legs so a few times we've found him with his head pushed against the side of the crib, unable to do anything about it.
-  He gets himself completely out of even the tightest swaddle and I have found him a couple times in the middle of the night with no blankets at all...yet he still sleeps best all wrapped up tight.
-  We have heard a few amazing belly laughs from him, but it's still fairly rare to get a really good laugh from him.  Mostly it's just tons of smiles!
-  He looks toward noises rather than just reacting to them.  I'm not sure if this is new, but he seems to be looking for where it's coming from more now.
-  He began to love his bath time!  He kicks and splashes and smiles the whole time!  Finally...
-  He smiles at me while nursing...a true, eye-contact, full-body smile.  This is one of those things I cherish with my entire being.  There is nothing more wonderful.
-  He has started to notice when we're not at home and too many different people/places make him tired and fussy.  Thank you, Christmas, for bringing that out.
-  He babbles ALL the time.
-  He has noticed the mirror and smiles at himself every time.
-  He tried his first "real" food...Christmas orange.