3 Months already!

Well, my pumpkin turned 3 months old yesterday, doesn't seem possible!  His third month of life has definitely been the most fun so far.  Some things I want to remember:

• So, on the night of his 3 month birthday (14 weeks), just last night, he slept from 9:30 to 6!!!  The full night through.  He has gotten darn close before, but 6:00 a.m. has always been our goal.  We'll see if he can get consistent with this.  The past couple weeks he's been getting closer and closer to this, so maybe he's going to make it a habit.
• The week I went back to work (week of Aug 8th) we started him in his crib, so right at 13 weeks.  It took him about a week before he didn't need his pacifier to soothe himself back to sleep when he startled himself awake.  At first I would have to get up about 2-3 hours after he'd lain down and pop his pacifier in and he'd go right back to sleep.  Now, he doesn't seem to need that anymore.
• He LOVES his playmat.  Seriously loves.  If you lay him down on it with a full belly (full belly = happy Daniel), you're sure to see smiles left and right and he coos and gurgles and bats his hands at Mr. Octopus.   He gets his arms and legs a-going and it is so fun to watch.  When you first lay him down he studies the hang-y down guys (his "friends" I call them).  Checks em out real good.  Then he starts smiling and getting excited.  It's so fun to watch!!
• He also LOVES his crib mobile.  Same kind of excitement as the playmat. 
• Month 3 brought all the smiles.  Like bigger smiles than I've ever seen him do.  Anytime he's just eaten, it's super easy to get him to smile.  Other times, it can still happen, but best time to catch him is after he eats.  
• His gas doesn't seem to be causing him nearly as much pain as it did in months 1 & 2
• Started at the sitter during Month 3 (separate post coming on this topic!)
• Was Baptized on July 24 - just shy of 11 weeks. 

Some pics from Month 3:

Baptism at SHOJ, Sunday 7.24.11:

Baptism outfit (not sure if we like our outfit or not...daddy talked bad about it so much, that Daniel's just not sure.  Mommy's sure...it's darn cute!):

One of my favorite pics to date of my little man.  Sputnik the sock monkey was mine as a baby - made by my Aunt Jane.  My mom gifted it to Daniel and he's glad to have a new pal, 8.9.11:

Daniel playing with his friends, 8.16.11: