favorite things

today parker is 3 months old! the older he becomes, the more i enjoy being a mom... newborns are not my thing, but im totally digging the new stage he is getting into. he no longer looks like a newborn, but is turning into a cute chubby fat baby. just so i remember at 3 months parker can

*reach for and grab onto his toy rings
*sleeps through the night (yay!)
*holds his head up very well
*can roll over tummy to back
*smiles and talks a LOT!
*would rather smile and talk to me instead of eat
*enjoys tummy time more
*survived his first cold (i never want a sick baby again... not fun!)
*loves a small squeaky monkey
*sit in his bumbo for a long time
*enjoys bath time
*loves to be held and be around people
*kicks his legs like there's no tomorrow

these last three months ive found a few new favorite things... baby style.

first up: The swaddle

seriously... best invention EVER! they gave us one at the hospital and parker has not gone a night in his life without being wrapped up tight in it... im pretty sure this swaddle is the reason he has been sleeping through the night since 6 weeks. love it. but he is getting to big for it now... and im scared to put him to bed without it.... jared says the poor dude is still gonna be swaddle up tight when he is 8! hey, whatever works right?

second: Gripe Water

i personally think it should be called miracle water. a friend of ours told us about this wonderful stuff just a few days before parker made his way into this world. boy am i so glad she did. those nights that parker screams and screams and screams, just a 1/2 teaspoon of this wonderful stuff, and it calms him right up, and asleep he goes! it works like a charm everytime. love it.

Third: Aquaphor
if parker ever has a diaper rash, just a touch of this bad boy, and it clears it right up... like within hours... wonderful, wonderful, wonderful!

any other wonderful baby products out there that im missing out on?

of course what would an update be without a picture of the cutie patootie?