12 Weeks Old!

I'm sure most parents say this on a regular basis but its crazy how fast time goes when you have a wee one!  Jakson is 12 weeks today, which i guess by most estimates is 3 months.  Since this is obviously a milestone in baby development, we thought it would be fun to get weighed today to see how Jakson is progressing.  Would you believe he is a whopping 11 lbs and 13 ozs!!?  It seems like not so long ago that Jakson was only 6 lbs and he's nearly doubled that weight in no time.  He certainly is a growing boy and recently we've experienced some other exciting things that come with this milestone:

• Finding the Hands: Jakson LOVES to play and explore his jungle gym with his hands.  He pulls the rings, twirls the twirly thing and just pokes around at everything.
• Tummy Time: he is also getting better on his tummy and nanny Carol and Auntie Clare thought what better way to encourage this than buy the wee man some toys!  So now he has incentives to get on his tummy and play!
• Smiling and laughing: Jakson has been smiling for a long time now but today marks is very first giggle!  We were laying in our bed and out of nowhere he just giggled, and boy was it cute. 
• Talking: I've already shared how intelligent Jman is and that he can say 'hi' but that is one of many things he says these days.  And although 'hi' is the most identifiable word i'm sure it's no time before his babbles turn into full blown conversations (although i'm sure to be the only one to understand him).
• Sleeping!  Jakson has been sleeping pretty well since about 3-4 weeks, sleeping for a good 4-5 hour stretch before waking up for food.  But last night was a big step - he slept for nine hours straight!  From 730 until 430 am!  I couldn't believe it!  I actually woke up a couple of times and had to check him to see if he was ok.  Now this could be a fluke occurance or it could just be the start of something very special :)  Let's wait and see...

And here are some recent photos to commemorate his quick progression to 3 months:

Jakson attended his first wedding recently -
here he is smiling in his wedding outfit

Such a handsome little man!!

Cuddling his dragon :)

Cheeky Smile from Chubs

Tummy time face off with the dragon

Check out all my new toys!!!

I would also like to thank my dear friend Alison for the amazing quilt Jakson is laying on.  She made it and it's the perfect weight & material for our little man to play on during these hot summer days.   We just love it :) Thanks Alison!!! xxx