Ready, set ... roll?

Piglet is not there yet, but it does not stop him from trying.

Getting up on his side is his specialty.

But he would rather make faces at Mama than practice

Or practice raspberries

I'll give it another try

Uff da-- time for a break

Croup, RSV and an ear infection, Oh My!

And a yeast infection and laryngitis to boot!

Poor little guy has not been feeling well lately,

as a result he has been doing a lot of this:

And while he sleeps, I've done some of this:

Because he was having trouble breathing we were at the hospital for the 4th time in his short 4 months

(the first being when he was born--does that count?)

The toy-in-mouth phase

These days, Piglet's "play" mostly involves putting toys in his mouth.

Recently I got him a new toy,

 and had my camera at hand as he checked it out.

At first he's a little indifferent,

and way more interested in what is on the television.

Once he decides to check it out--he is not so sure.

Note the intense concentration:

Mama, I don't think this is going to work.

Step one: bring toy to mouth.

Step two: try again.

I don't like this stupid toy anyway!

A note from Piglet.

I think my papa is amusing.

Actually, I think he is pretty funny.

Scratch that, Papa is downright hilarious!

At three months Piglet...

coos, babbles and sings--especially to his mobile which is still his favorite toy,

is still not to sure about being on his tummy,

had his first belly laugh and chuckles often,

loves to play with Papa and cuddle with Mama,

sleeps abut 5 hours at night before waking up to eat,

sits up well on his own with a little support,

has dark, dark brown eyes,

loves to hold his toys and put them in his mouth,

wants to hold a hand or the bottle when eating,

watches us intensley and lights up with a smile when we look at him,

drools a lot,

has not gotten the hang of his bouncer yet,

likes to stick out his tounge and blow spit bubbles,

can scoot on his back by kicking his legs, and

Piglet is a huge flirt!

Piglet is such a good baby!

Piglet hardly cries at all anymore--and he can be put in his swing or bouncer for up to 30 minutes and will happily entertain himself. 

We got him a mobile with some colorful animals that he just loves.  If I put him in his crib and turn it on he talks to it.  Non-stop.

There is also a mobile on his swing.

He thinks its neat.

Piglet was especially smiley so I tried to snap some pictures of his big grin, but I was unsuccessful. 

Here are some more shots of his--very serious--camera face.

We went and visited Grandma Betsy last weekend--but we forgot the camera.  Doh!

Piglet thought she was pretty funny, maybe its a good thing I didn't bring the camera--he might not have smiled for her if I did!

Grandma was impressed with what a good Baby Piglet was, when he got tired just laid him down on her bed, and we went right to sleep.  He even slept while Grandma, Auntie and I cheered for the Vikings.

Two months old!

Now that he is two months old,

Piglet is really good at holding his head up.  See--

(The cute turkey hat and bib were a First Thanksgiving gift from my Aunt Jan--Thanks!)

Piglet has found his voice and will sing to Papa and I.

And--if we don't pay enough attention he will yell. 

It goes something like this:

Aaaagooooo. Aaageee. Brrrrrrahhhh. Aaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhh.  AH! AH!

And tummy time?  He hates it.

It may look like Piglet is sleeping peacefully, he is not.

He has just given up.

Piglet continues to smile alot, but refuses to smile for the camera. Apparently, the camera is to be taken very seriously.

Look at that belly!  As a breast-feeding mama I'm very proud. 

He was at the 80th percentile for weight at his six-wee check-up.  On a sad note, Piglet has a hernia that he needs to have repaired.  We were referred to a pediatric urologist. 

I didn't even know there was such a thing.