I'm 3 months old!!

May 14th - My 3 month birthday! :)

It was bedtime by the time I realized that we hadn't taken a picture of him yet...he was quite fussy so I snatched these few pictures before taking cranky pants off to bed

 And here he is, my little angel sleeping soundly.  He loves to be swaddled, "the tighter the better" for him.  He is such a doll & a huge blessing in our lives.

Some new things about our Harlito:

• He is one droolly guy, always has bubbles or a drool line coming out of his mouth.
• He smiles so cute! (...still haven't been able to catch one with my camera) He is the most smilely right when he wakes up & when he starts winding down & getting sleepy
• He tries to laugh which is adorable...he hasn't quite gotten it yet.
• He can't figure out what's happening to him when we tickle him.  He just gets a shocked look on his face & his arms & legs flare out...maybe that means he'll be ticklish.
•  Sometimes if he's lucky he will roll over.  He doesn't know how to get his arms in the correct position but if they happen to get there He flips himself right over.  He does it all the time, but I'm pretty sure its just luck.
• He likes to hear himself make noises.  He co's, ah's & plays with his tongue.
• His hands & mouth have met!  And he loves it!  He licks, sucks & gums his tiny hands all day.
• His newest trick is to stand up! He has strong legs.  He seems to like the view & sensation of standing.  Maybe he feels like a big boy.  He holds onto my fingers & up he goes.  His eyes get big & its just like he's saying "I did it!"
• His blonde/red hair has fallen out on top, while a little still remains at the base of his neck.  He was bald for a bit but it's coming back.  This cute spiky blonde hair has made its debut!  but you've got to be close to even see it, so alas, the world still sees my child as the perfectly round headed bald baby...its okay Harlow, your hair will keep growing & soon, all the ladies will be chasing after you
• He loves the water!  He has fallen asleep in the middle of bathtime more than once.  He even enjoyed his shower experience.  I am excited to take him swimming with me this summer, hopefully he likes that too...that water might be a little cooler, hope that's not a problem.
• He enjoys when Mommy & Daddy sing to him  
• He loves to eat!  My favorite is the look he gets on his face right before I feed him.  His eyes get all big & determined, he gets all wiggly.  It cracks me up...hard to take a picture of that face though...but I wish I somehow could

Harlow is the sweetest blessing in our lives.  He has brought even more love into this home than there was before, which I thought was pretty hard to do.  It is a dream come true to be a Mom and hold my son in my arms.  He's growing so quickly.  I love watching him learn and develop new skills.  I love seeing his face light up with a toothless smile when he sees my face & hears my voice.  I love how I can calm his tears.  It is a privilege and honor to be a Mother.  God is entrusting me with the stewardship of one of his children; to love, care for & teach him, to help him become the man He needs him to be.  A Mother's responsibility is next to Divinity and I thrill at the calling!  

I am a blessed woman!  I am a Mother!