Levi and Bob the Big Black Bear

Is that comfy?

This is now how Levi sleeps 95% of the time. We put him down on his back or side, but minutes later he squirms into this position and sleeps, well...like a baby.

Fun with the Exersaucer!

Levi loves this exersaucer that Roxi loaned to him! He spins around freely and is developing amazing leg strength - he even held on to the outside of it by himself for a few seconds!

Sweet boy

The last minute of 5 maniacal minutes.

I was a little afraid Levi had lost his marbles. Jen is singing the theme song to the old "Freaks and Geeks" TV show --- "Bad Reputation" by Joann Jett.

Levi and elephant

A fun day in Fort Collins

Levi just loves the snugli. We took a nice hike along a river trail and then played on the swings!

Big Boy!

16 weeks old vs. 2 weeks old!!!

Hello kitty!

WARNING! The cuteness of these photos could harm your eyes!

Hangin' in the yard on a nice summer day

Dad's special day

Mike and Levi enjoying some quality time on Father's Day

lovin the snugli

Happy boy

Look at me! I can stand up!

More milestones

In just the past few days we've noticed Levi has reached his next milestone - rolling over! I wouldn't say he's exactly mastered it, but he's pretty close. He kicks his right leg out and rolls onto his left side. He usually just hangs out on his side, happily sucking at his hands, but a few times he has made it over to his stomach all by himself. He has yet to roll back over onto his back without some help from us (and a lot of frustrating grunting), but he doesn't seem too far off from that skill. We try to give him a lot of "tummy time" to help him develop those huge muscles and he's great at lifting his head and part of his chest up for short periods of time.
He also loves to sit (with support) and stare at his feet. He's just starting to seem to make the connection that his feet and hands are, indeed, his own!
Levi also is starting to reach for objects that we hold in front of him and a few times has grabbed on. He then loves to put whatever the object is in his mouth and chew, suck, chew, suck, chew chew chew! Grandma mentioned that both Mike and Dave were very early teethers, so we're wondering if Levi will follow suit. The drooling has definitely increased as well. Hmmm...
The one thing Mike and I are most impressed with is his ability to stand for even minutes at a time with us holding onto his hands. His strength is just amazing!
We have also recently tried putting him in his swing for daytime naps and it suddenly is working like a charm! (usually) He's graduated from his bear chair to his swing and it rocks him happily into lala land. He's peacefully sleeping in it right now.