Last week Jana was holding Drew and he decided to take a quick nap. Drew's so much bigger than he used to be, but we love that he can still fit nicely on our chest for a nap. He's such a warm, comforting weight on you while he's sleeping!
I have a deficiency in my knowledge base (I don't know many nursery rhymes), so Drew and I started to address it last week with some reading. Doesn't it look like Drew is reading along with me? (I think he is!)
Drew has a great attention span for TV, but he's still working on staying engrossed in the book. He sat still for about five minutes and then he started to look around the room and wiggle.
Drew loves to grab anything within reach and put it in his mouth. He's now able to grab almost anything (including the mirror on the gymini) and pull it toward him. Drew's strong enough that when he's grabbing onto the gymini and we pick him up, he picks the whole gymini up with him.
Drew loves his bumblebee and he's gotten quite adept at pulling it down toward him. Here he's using the two-handed method, but he can also pull it down with one hand.
Drew loves going in his swing. While I was gone, he got a little tired and started to snuggle in with the bear toy on the swing. That's a very sleepy smile!
Here you can really see the exhaustion setting in. I think it is time for an N-A-P!
When Drew wakes up in the morning he is very perky and excited to see us (he must get this from Jana). The smile on his face is our normal morning greeting. Can you think of a better way to start your day than with a smile from Drew? He might even turn me into a morning person!
You will notice in these pictures that Drew is sideways in his crib with his feet kicking the wall. We don't put him in his crib that way; he started with his head up by the baby monitor and he has rotated 90 degrees to the left. Also, he was completely bundled when placed in the crib and now our little Houdini has managed to get both his arms out. I think part of the reason for the smile is because he is so proud of his accomplishment. With all that wiggling we're starting to realize that we can't set him down and expect him not to move. He's starting the process of becoming mobile!
Drew's latest trick is that he loves to grab his feet and hold them. He holds his feet and rocks back and forth, usually with one hand on each foot.
Jana did some experimenting with this photo. Drew was sound asleep on our couch in a completely dark room, so Jana tried out the night setting on our camera. It worked pretty well for there being no lights on in the room!
This was the morning after I returned from Boston. Drew was so excited to have me around (he won't sleep right now if I'm in the room because he gets too wound up), and he was chatting away with me and doing his foot trick. 
After picking me up from the airport late at night, my two favorite people needed a little nap the next day to recover.
Drew always squints in the sun, so we got him some sunglasses. They're a little big still!
Drew is so strong now that he can keep his head held up like this for a while. Good job Drew!
Last night Jana went to work out at the gym, so Drew and I went outside for a little play time with the gymini. Drew has a foot in one hand and the octopus in the other. There was a lot for him to look at in the backyard, so he kept busy looking around and maintaining his grip on the things on the gymini.
Every once in a while Drew took a break from looking around, so that he could chat with with me and focus on yanking the octopus around.
After the gymini, I got to give Drew a bath! Yeah! Giving Drew a bath was so much fun. He was splashing around, talking with me, and having a great time. Afterward I wrapped him up in his towel and had a photo session. Look at all these cute faces! We had a great time and Drew was nice and clean for Jana when she got home.
Drew loves to play with the gymini. He now uses his arms and legs to kick and pull on things. He can really get the toys moving around once he starts playing!
