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Micah is three months old.

He is smiling, cooing, giggling, sucking on his little fists, and today he even grabbed a little toy. He is a wonderful child, and the rest of us are glad he's in our lives. Caleb loves his baby brother and can't wait until Micah can play with him and is looking forward to being able to feed him too.

Some tidbits of his development from babycenter.com:

Even though your baby has been able to recognize you since he was just a few days old, he may now be able to show it. About half of babies this age begin to exhibit an obvious recognition of their parents.

I love this! Whenever I go to pick him up in the morning or after a nap, I am greeted by a huge smile and sometimes even the arm & leg pumpings and flaillings of joy. :) Happy momma.

Most likely he'll still smile at strangers, especially when they look him straight in the eye and coo or talk to him. But he's beginning to sort out who's who in his life, and he definitely prefers you, your partner, and a select few over others.

Micah hasn't really smiled at anybody else aside from Bryan, Caleb, and myself. He loves looking at Caleb!

The part of the brain that governs hand-eye coordination and allows a baby to recognize objects is developing rapidly now. His hearing, language, and smell have also become more receptive and active. When your baby hears your voice these days, he may even look directly at you and start gurgling or trying to talk back.

I love this too. We have little conversations about agguh and other baby nonsense... It's wonderful!!

Side note: started using the sign for milk. (me, not him.) :)