Raspberries, Toes and Sleep

Levi's new favorite trick is blowing 'raspberries.'  He's chewing on his fingers/hands all the time so there's definitely enough 'juice' to help him out with that.

It's kind of hard to see, but Levi's perfecting his drooling on daddy.

He gets frustrated easily because he wants so much to put things in his mouth, but he isn't quite coordinated enough yet.  He'll bring it up to his mouth, but since he's used to munching on his hands, he'll eat those instead.  Even if I try and help him out by holding the toy a certain way or putting it up to his mouth he hasn't quite mastered it yet.  Or, he'll try to put things in his mouth that are never going to fit.  Case in point:

It's actually kind of funny watching his little tongue try and get into those holes.
He loves his toes and, just like any other toys, tries ever so hard to eat them.

As I'm sitting here he's rolling over back to tummy.  Once he kept going and ended up getting squished in the corner of his mat. 
He's able to put more weight on his legs now and loves to 'stand.'
The past few nights have been great sleep-wise.  Since he normally doesn't take naps (today excluded-he took two 1 1/2 hour ones) he has been in bed by 7:30.  He gets up to eat once and then has gone back down till almost 6:30.  I obviously don't sleep that long of a stretch, since my mommy-sense is always on alert.  It's always nice, though, when I realize that I didn't see some hours on the clock last night.
I went to another consignment sale, or went back to the one I visited the previous week, since most everything was half off.  I got an inSANE amount of clothes for under $60.  Onesies, shirts, pants, sleepers, two-piece outfits, etc.  It has competely soured me toward 'regular' stores.  Even WalMart.  It's just hard to justify spending $10 on a onesie and pants when he'll just wear them maybe three times before he grows out of them.  You can tell that what I bought is second-hand, but it's still in great condition.  Mostly I focused on 3-6 and 6-9 months.  Only because I really have no idea if he'll actually hit those milestones when he's supposed to.  And since all of those months are in the winter I figured if he was slow or fast it would work out either way.
Again, I'm adding more pictures to Facebook than I am here, so use the above link if you want to see them all.

Happy T-squared Day!

T #1 stands for Transfer.  Exactly one year ago today, little Levi came into our lives.

We didn't know which little embryo he was, but we were so excited and thrilled to have Baby Ferg's first picture.  I was even excited and thrilled despite my extremely, and I mean extremely full bladder.  I was also thrilled that I didn't empty that bladder on the doctor.
I can't believe it was a year ago.

T #2 stands for Thanksgiving.  We're extremely grateful for Dave and Kari and their generosity in giving us the opportunity to bring Levi into our family. (See 'Baby Ferg's Story' link above if you need a refresher)  Since then we've gotten to know them and appreciate their friendship. 

In other news:
I believe we're going through the three-month growth spurt.  Right now Levi loves to eat, eat, and eat.  With a few cat naps thrown in for good measure.  So momma's trying to keep up with his appetite along with tiptoeing around the house so he sleeps as long as possible.
Grandma and Grandpa were here again this weekend.

They played with and held Levi pretty much the whole time.  Then Monday comes and mommy, well, mommy has to bring him back to the reality that she can't sit and entertain or hold him all day.  Needless to say, he isn't very happy.  Don't get me wrong, I'm super happy that my parents visit and enjoy him as much as they do.  And let me tell you, they do.
Levi yet again decided to show us what a big boy he is and rolled over for the first time last Thursday.  On his second attempt he just kept on going and did a full 360 from his tummy to his tummy.

However, when he looks like this we're afraid he's going to roll over end to end and do a somersault.

Three Months!

Happy Month #3, Levi!

Our little boy is getting to be not so little any more.  Three months already!
He really shows his age by wanting to do so many new things.

Starting to hold things and pick them up.

And try very hard to put them in his mouth.  Even if it's attached to something.

Tummy time is getting better.

We realized today that this crocheted blanket is a little too fuzzy for tummy time.

He loves to sit with daddy and watch The Pink Panther cartoons on YouTube.

And watch tv, too.

Houston, we've found our feet.

He tries to put those in his mouth, too.  Not with very much success.  Yet.

The monkey bum pants were a good pick for his new favorite position.  Roly-poly boy.

He seems to be hitting the three-month milestones that he should be.  We're still working on getting those neck and back muscles a little stronger.  Just this morning he used his arms and hands a little bit more to prop up his head during tummy time.  Which is a relief for me because of course I worry about his development and if he's on target or not.  The best advice I've found to combat that worry is that each baby develops at his/her own pace.  It's ok if they're behind on some things according to 'them.'  They'll catch up.  I think it helps a lot that I'm able to focus my time on him and work with him on things.  Both Tim and I are trying to make sure that he can entertain himself, too.  If for no other reason than we can't sit and hold him all the time.  He can self-soothe pretty well if I put him to bed and he's not asleep.
No doctor visit this month.  He has a bit of cradle cap which I hope isn't spreading to his face, so we might make a trip before our next appointment.  He's had some congestion, too, but the vaporizer seems to be helping a little bit. 
I put him in fall-ish clothes for the first time this week since the morning temps were a little cooler than they have been.  We went to visit daddy at his office that day and those extra clothes made it a little bit more difficult to buckle up that car seat.  Can't wait for bulky winter coats.  Always a new adventure.

And just a final picture of our little cutie:

Fun at Grandma and Grandpa's

The three of us went up to North East to visit Grandma and Grandpa this weekend.  Much fun was had by all.  Although I think Grandpa had the best time.

I'm not quite sure what was going on here, but Levi seems a little concerned.

It's hard to see it because it's in front of Grandpa's arm, but Levi is sticking out his tongue.

Of course, Grandma got in on the fun, too.  Especially diapers.  Grandpa was more than happy to hand Levi over when that time came.

Levi got a fun present from G/G's trip to Lancaster:

A high chair and...

a school desk and...

a rocking horse!

Very fun and something for him to look forward to when we visit.

Levi was enthralled with the big tv that Grandma and Grandpa have.  Or maybe he was just excited to watch something other than Fox News.

Grandpa's favorite time was Levi's nap in his comfy arms.

Aunt Katie and I went to a consignment store in Erie on Saturday morning.  I had a $25 gift certificate from one of my showers and since Levi is growing out of his 0-3 month clothes I thought this would be a great time to go.  It. Was. Awesome.

All of this for $29.44.  Which was really only $4.44 for me.  Again: Awesome.
Levi is still trying to be a big boy and continues to keep mommy and daddy busy with sit ups.  On another good note: out of the past three nights, he has slept nine and half hours for two of them.  That's more like it, guy!  Naps are a little bit better now.  I try to be fairly quiet when he naps because even though I know he needs to get used to the noise, sleep is more important for him right now.  And it gives me a chance to nap, too.
He'll be 12 weeks old tomorrow.  It's fun to see him discover and do new things, but I want to enjoy every minute and not rush things along.