Three months old!

Zachary is three months old today. He doesn't go back to the doctor for another month, but by our unofficial measurements he weighs 19 pounds and is 27.5 inches long. We've been taking him out a lot more now, and everywhere we go people comment on how well-fed he looks!

He is sleeping really well now - he usually goes down at about 9:30, then wakes up at about 3, then again at around 6, then gets up for the morning around 8 or 9. Last night he went to bed at 9:45 and didn't wake up until 5! When he wakes up in the morning, he is really cranky as he wakes up (definitely Charles's kid!), but then he is all smiles - that is his favorite time of day.

He is still sleeping in his playpen in our room. I've been putting him in his crib a little bit at a time to let him get used to it - he likes watching his aquarium in there.

He really likes taking a bath - even if he has been crying, when he gets in the bath he is instantly happy. When we put him on his changing table in his room he just beams and laughs.

He likes to hold his burp rag and look at his firefly rattle. I also printed out some black and white interesting patterns that he likes to look at.

He is really drooling a lot, and will gnaw on my knuckle like crazy if I let him. I don't really feel any teeth yet but he sure seems to be working on it! He also just recently figured out how to get his hands into his mouth whenever he wants to, which makes him very happy.

He can now hold his head steady when he's sitting up, and can sit in his bumbo chair for several minutes. He's getting much better on his tummy, and can push up on his forearms (like in the picture below). The doctor says it takes big babies longer to push up, which I can understand!

He is a blessing and a joy!