This has been a fun week for me as a parent, but I suppose pretty fun for Baby too. We heard him laugh out loud (that's "LOL" for all you young 'uns) for the first time this week. It's kind of like a cooing, gurgling laugh. He also started using his hands a lot more, to bat and grab at things around him:

"Having... too much... fun..."

Last week, if you put him on his stomach for what is known in the pediatric circles as "tummy time," he would just kind of suck on the mat, and eventually start to cry. This past week, he was able to pick his head up a bit, and can hold it up there for quite a while...

"I've finally got you, purple kitty..."

...before tiring out completely.

"Foiled again! Maybe I should start taking those extra vitamins..."

He also took up some light reading of "Good Night Gorilla:"

"This repetitive storyline is riveting!"

And made a few friends, big..."OK, big guy... you stay on your side and I stay on mine..."

...and small.

"There's only enough room in this crib for one of us..."

Everyone tells me it gets better as he gets older, and I can't disagree - that must mean it'll be a blast when he starts potty training.