Grain of Rice

Sorry it’s been so long since we’ve written. The nights and days have run together since Joakim’s birth, it’s hard to believe that he’s almost 3 months…
He is doing great! At his pediatrician appt. last week he weighed 13 lbs, 6 ozs and was 2 feet long! Here in Puerto Rico he seems big, everyone tells me that he’s huge! I think he’s perfect. He is a gorgeous child, everytime he looks up at me with those big blue eyes, I melt. He’s looking older now, changing almost everyday and definitely has lost the newborn look. His hair is still in between dirty blond and strawberry blond. His thighs and arms are filling out, a nice fat roll on each thigh…I’m aiming for 2 or 3 :). He’s reaching for things and has now figured out that he has legs. Just tonight he started kicking the hanging toys on his activity mat, instead of punching or grabbing them. He is also rolling over more often now. He found his hands awhile ago and they are in his mouth often. He loves his thumb…we might end up with a thumbsucker! He is very interactive, with a repertoire of facial expressions. He’s also laughing & talking quite a bit, which brightens our days.
He is doing so well! We couldn’t be happier with him and his progress. The only thing is that he needs to wake up less at night. Say prayers for him to sleep, do magic tricks, sleep dances… anything. I need to sleep!