Potpourri

I've been waiting for the infamous three-month growth spurt to begin, but while Tor seems to be waking up more frequently during the night this week than he has over the past several, he's still only eating every two hours during the day. My main concern at this point is that he's getting enough sleep. It's hard to say.

Smiling in his sleep

Getting swaddled for bedtime

Wrapped up and ready for a top-off

Every week, the kid's personality develops a little more. I don't get much work done while we're hanging out, but he sure is fun.

Our little filet-o-fish

Stronger every day!

Wary Tor

Getting ready to venture into the tail end of snowsuit weather

Bin ich nicht niedlich, Tante Christina?

Hopefully he loves baths this much forever.

The main struggle with the sitter so far has been getting Tor to take the bottle. Lars has kindly volunteered to practice with him so he gets used to it--he gets REALLY angry when I pull that crap with him.

Not impressed

Memorizing the plays

I got a disproportionate thrill last week when Tor began intentionally fondling the keys we jangled in front of him. He's been following objects with his gaze while engaging in "midline mutual fingering":

but hasn't understood that these appendages can make things happen. It's exciting to watch him form a picture of himself as a causal agent. (Warning: If you aren't directly related to Tor, the picture will probably do it for you; the video might be overkill.) 

"I'll have the car back by 11!"