Three Months "Kleiner Mann"

We were at the doctors two days ago for his second set of jabs, and as we were walking past a very new baby it finally struck me just how big he already is! He's ginormous!
Without further ado, here's an over view. I'm giving you: Leo G., at 3 months!

Growing, growing... grown! (Well, to 3 months)

Objects of greatest interest: 1. Mobile, 2. any inanimate thing held in front of face, 3. Tara, moving.

I'm staring my toys down

Most reliable smile extractors: 1. Daddy, 2. the mobile, 3. toys wiggled in front of him.

Hey giggles!

Biggest areas to still work on: 1. Falling asleep alone, 2. Staying asleep when put down, 3. Sleeping on inanimate surfaces (i.e. not mum or dad... or, really, any other willing adult).
Most likely to hear from Mummy: 1. "Ich hab dich lieb, kleiner Mann." 2. "Wassislos, Stinker." 3. "Tasse. Das ist eine Taaasse. Tasse. Henkel. Heeeenkel. Zum Trinken, uh-huh? Taaaasse."
Most likely to hear from Daddy: 1. "Blilililiillllllip?" 2. "Ping!" 3. "A gu-gu-gu-guguuuuu? Ping!"
Most likely to hear from Tara: "Aaaaw, I love you little man." 2. "Hey what's up?" 3. "Leo guck mal!"

"Aaaaw, I love you, Little Man!"

Three favourite acivities: 1. Being held and bounced/jiggled, 2. Bathing (full bath with mummy), 3. Nappy changing time (inc. mobile-gazing & massage)
Makes him cry furiously: 1. Waking up and finding himself put down/alone, 2. Being shown a boob when hungry and not having it immediately, 3. Being picked up and put down seconds later.
To soothe Leo: 1. Boobie (+/- stroking temple), 2. bounce & jiggle, 3. Bounce, jiggle and sing. Most recent firsts: 1. Holding a toy when given, one week ago. 2. Puking half a cup of milk back into mummy's neck line, yesterday. 3. Batting at, and getting his hands on things, today (pram toys, mummy's plate) (discounting the countless instances in which he's got his hands entagled in my hair)

Grab it - wave it - oops, it's gone!

People, people say he looks like: 1. Papi, 2. Tara, 3. his uncle Derek (but it seems only I see that.)

For all those that say Leo looks just like Jose

Most recent acquisitions: 1. Ergo baby carrier (organic, with baby inset), 2. Play mat with activity bow, 3. Baby entertainer / play centre. (Ugh. This is expensive shit. We better have another one to justify all this, ey, Jose?) (Jose talked me out of number three, for now. It STILL is expensive, all of it, and I shall NOT delete the content of the first brackets!)



PS: Three things I meant to have started by now (and what I've achieved): 1. Lose all baby weight by now (Ha! Ha ha ha.) 2. Become a yoga freak and very fit (attended 3 classes at the gym, over 4 weeks - and the other day I managed to carry socks down the stairs and switch the DVD player on, intending to do an exercise video), 3. Convert the blog into a photo book (Have come to terms with Jose having deleted most of the pics of days 1-12, and nobody being able to retrieve any/more than a few)
Three things I reall really need to get done now: 1. Post the last Christmas gifts out. 2. Properly say thank you to his many well-wishers and gift-givers, 3. Given 1 & 2, there is no 3.