Playing. Before I snapped this shot, Christopher was intently staring at his toy dangling overhead, with both hands slowly and steadily reaching out. He was concentrating so hard on grabbing a certain toy that swivels away as soon as he touches it. One out of three times he could grab it and get it to his mouth. Those skills are getting sharper by the day!

It was such a good turn out at Amy's baby shower.

This cake was delicious!
Laura's craftiness strikes again. Amy's gift "goodie basket" included home-made wooden toy blocks, stamped onsies, a recipe book, soaps and lots of other stuff I can't remember. Great gifts.

A Polo onsies from Amy's friend Bridget, whose family is known to wear lots of Polo.

Leif on our front stoop. I couldn't get him to look at the camera. How does Laura do it?

Aunt Nancy, Lisa, Mom and Grandma helping to assemble Amy's shower favors. They turned out great, chocolate covered nuts in little pink boxes that had "Sophia" stamped along the side.

Christopher loves Grandma Ru. Every single time she talked to him, she got a smile! Grandma was great with him too, she played with him, read to him and changed his diaper. He will miss her when she leaves.

Smiling at his Oma Ru.

Jason and Leif visited last Thursday. Here Leif is reading one of Christopher's books.

Christopher is getting so strong. When in his bouncy chair, he pulls his head up as if doing stomach crunches. He is very close to rolling over; he gets 3/4 the way there, only to return back to his starting position. Tummy time is now one of his favorite activities, he can spend over 10 minutes on his stomach. And lastly, Christopher is gaining strength in the "Pod" chair. He no longer needs to lean over on one arm, while playing with the other, instead he holds himself up straight and plays with both hands. (See above video)