My little virtuoso

In the past few weeks, when Nate would get really cranky, I would sit him on my lap and play piano for him. In the beginning, it was hard because he would squirm around and practically slam his head on the keys, but he was always fascinated with the sound. He could be screaming mad, but once we start playing, it's like a switch goes off and he starts kicking his feet and smiling and squealing. He really likes musicals, but his favorite is Ben Folds. About a week ago, he started singing. I think he recognized the song and all of a sudden we hear a long, drawn-out "Aaahhh..." So precious.

Nate's holding his head up really well now, though he doesn't seem to be close to rolling over. And that tooth I mentioned a couple weeks ago? It's definitely there, just waiting to pop through the skin. I started giving him Tylenol before bed and he is sleeping SOOOOO much better -- 7.5 hours Saturday night and 8.5 hours last night. It is rocking my world.


Nate and Herman

Almost three months!

After the two-week whirlwind of traveling, weddings, and a barrage of new faces, Nate is getting back to his old routine ... which, unfortunately, still involves getting up for a feeding in the middle of the night. But just in the past few weeks, he's changed so much -- he's smiling all the time and has even started grasping a rattle and the toys in his gym. He's lifting his head really well during tummy time, and it's only a matter of time before he'll be crawling all over.

Now that he's so interactive, we've been giving him "lessons" like a school day, but much, much shorter. He has Music (playing piano with mommy), P.E. (lifts, practice rolling over), Literature (reading "Goodnight Moon" and "Is Your Mama a Llama?") and Recess (playing in his activity gym). Now that he can see so well, he's also picked up a bad habit -- watching TV. It's weird because it seems like he couldn't see much past a foot or so for a while, and now he can see clear across the room. I also swear I feel the bud of a tooth, but that couldn't possibly be, could it? I must say, he is drooling a lot ...