Lincoln - Week 11

I've never been a very good scrapbooker so I figure these blog posts are a sort of interactive scrap book to help me remember all of the little details about Lincoln.  It's crazy to think that one day we will look back on these memories and I'll have to recount them for a very grown up Lincoln!

Week 11

• You are starting to put everything in your mouth

• You are trying to sit up--we can see you using your abs for the first time

• You're still mesmerized by anything with eyes but now musical toys also capture your attention
• This is the first week you've tolerated tummy time and we can see that your neck is getting much stronger.  I've got to force you to do tummy time every day so that you roll over and can crawl on time
• You smile a lot when you get your diaper changed and when you wake up in the morning

• I think you have hit a growth spurt this week because you're hungry all the time and your now fitting into 3-6 month clothes. Plus, you're a little more fiesty than usual. Now that you've taken an interest in people and the world, I think you fight off sleeping.  I put a 3-6 month sleeper on you that looked way to long and you stretched perfectly into it. Your dad and I snuck into your nursery a lot that night to stare at our big boy.  It's very bitter sweet to us as your parents.
• Your distinctly grabbing at things  now.  You can grab items in front of you and started grabbing blankets (like your little monkey blanket) and our shirts when we hold you. You reached out for a rattle and were surprised when you pulled it toward yourself. It bonked you in the head. We decided that stuffed animals may be a safer pull until you get a handle on your coordination.

• You now put your arms over our shoulders when we hold you
• You're starting to flirt with girls around you...you give them your best smiles.
• First 4th of July! We were both in stripes with festive feet

• This is the first week you've taken a small interest in Bear.  Bear loves to give you kisses

• Your laughing easily now--especially while playing with daddy.

• You are starting to notice the incessant camera in your face...and now you prefer NOT to be filmed :)

 Lastly, here are more shots of you sleeping...I can't get enough of your precious face when you're fast asleep (now with your hands above your head). We both try to get extra cuddles when you are asleep