ooh...balloon...

"you are under my spell...you will now gaze at me for several minutes and ignore all other things around you...you will coo with satisfaction and kick your legs with excitement because of my striking colors and the way I float in the air...you can thank Auntie Jeri for giving me to you...you will cry when I am deflated but this will cause your mommy to take me to the store to bring me back to life again...I am the fishy and I am all powerful!"

Ryan at 12 weeks

Ryan is now 12 weeks old and weighing in at 15.5 lbs. He is much more vocal (cooing and making sounds when he's happy, excited, or upset) and I got to hear a few belly laughs out of him when I played peekaboo with him in a mirror and balanced him on my shins to "fly" him in the air. Here he is propped up in his crib. He can hold up his head a little better but still flops over or head butts me frequently. He's not sleeping through the night yet but has a more predictable schedule (every 3 hours he eats, then stays awake for a bit, then gets a little cranky before nap time). As you can see, he's a pretty happy baby!

Tryin' to be like dad

The apple doesn't fall far from the tree. Ryan cools out with the "Champagne of Beers".