9 week progress report...

Being with him everyday, I may not notice how much he is growing, but I do notice when he learns new things and he seems to be full of progress lately. Yesterday, during some playtime on his belly, he was able to prop himself up on his arms, lifting his head and part of his chest up off the ground, all on his own. He is really starting to smile now...honestly...it isn't gas. He smiles most with his Daddy...no surprises there. He has also started to reach out to touch things. He isn't very accurate yet, but you can definitely see the intent, focus, and effort to reach mobiles hanging or toys right in front of him. He is also focusing and watching us and things much further away than he used to, and his color pallette has moved from preferring black and white only to a range of colors...still preferring a stark contrast of colors on an object. He seems to have an affinity for lady bugs. He migrates toward the one on his hanging gym and he likes to look at that side of his play cube too. One is 3-Dimensional and the other only a drawing. Just seemed like a neat observation to me. Anyway... here are a couple more pictures of our little play thing.