Oh, Grayson — we’re three months in! It’s hard to believe that you are now thirteen weeks, or three months old! I think we officially need to stop counting weeks and just count the months now because mama is so tired it’s hard to even keep track of what day it is anymore.

BUT, you are one cute baby and full of smiles! You're getting really expressive now, and it's so fun to watch.

You continue to make us laugh every single day. You still have a pretty happy personality, and we can’t stop saying how lucky we are to have such an amazing and easy-going baby.

You wake up from nap time and you look around your bed and make a few cooing noises, and when you spot my face looking down at you YOU JUST LIGHT UP with the biggest (toothless) smile. Daddy came home from work last night and the second you spotted him you couldn't take your eyes off of him. And that toothless smile was so big! (Though we don’t think you’ll be toothless for long because you are drooling like crazy and we’ve got the feeling that first tooth will be here in the next few months.) You start chattering like crazy and kicking those legs all over the place, so excited to see your mama and daddy. It’s the sweetest thing! We talk back, and you reply, and you really seem to think we’re having an actual conversation because we just go on and on, and you’re as happy as can be!

Tomorrow you're celebrating your first 4th of July, so of course we had to do a picture!

This month we celebrated Daddy’s first Father’s Day. Your dad is so good with you, and I love watching the two of you together. He has all of these little games and jokes with you, and the two of you are going to have so much fun as you grow up. Daddy started flying you up in the air like Superman, and you love being able to see your home from this new angle. There is so much to take in, and you want to see it all!

You love cuddles, and you’ve fallen asleep in Grandma’s arms more than once when she’s been watching you. You sleep more soundly there than you do in your own bed! You also got to meet your Auntie Kirsten this month. It was love at first sight, and you gave her all of your biggest smiles! We know you're already looking forward to seeing her again later this summer!

You still absolutely love your swaddle for naps, and once we put on the ocean noises in our bedroom you fall right asleep. I am so excited to take you to Grandma & Grandpa Schwalm’s house on the Cape in a few weeks so that you can see the real ocean and hear what it sounds like! Then you’ll be like, “Uhhhh, mom? These aren’t ocean sounds! What’s that about?!?!”

Your new thing this month is that you have discovered your hands. You play with the hanging toys on your playmat, and you have the proudest smile when you realize that you made them move with your hands. You stick them in your mouth and make the loudest sucking noises as you chomp on them, too. The first time you did that I think you startled yourself, but you’re slowly getting a bit gentler when gnawing on your own fingers.

Another favorite spot for you is laying in your crib (which you don’t sleep in yet, but you love to hang out there!). Hanging above your head is a mobile with stars on it, and you get so excited to look up and see them hanging and twirling above your head. You coo, reach out your arms, and kick your legs excitedly when you see the stars. I think you’re going to love your bedroom when it’s finally time for you to sleep there!

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Now that summer is here, we're doing all of the fun summery things together! Walking around Congress Park to look at the ducklings, taking your bathtub outside and turning it into a baby swimming pool, and going on lots of walks in the sunshine. You really love being outside in the baby carrier and snuggling in close, and it's one of my favorite activities to do with you!

A few of your favorite things this month...

Dancing with mommy & daddy in the kitchen
Staring at your crib mobile
Playdates with your buddy John
Naps
Kicking your legs, and discovering what your hands can do

And of course, we have so many photos on our cell phones of our sweet little Grayson this month! Sleeping, playing, eating, and smiling seem to be all of his favorite activities!