The Five Stages of Tanner's Smile

11 pounds and growing!

I'm six weeks old now and getting to be a big boy! I'm starting to get this eating thing down and I'm staying awake the whole time! (Mama is really happy about that!) So now I'm packing on the pounds!

I'm getting longer and longer too! My legs are so long I've already grown out of my 0-3 month clothes! Mama says I'm going to be tall just like my Daddy.

The biggest news is that I'm smiling a lot now - if you give me one, I'll give you a big one too!! Plus, I smile at objects and lights - pretty much at whatever! I'm a really happy baby! Mama and Daddy haven't been able to capture my smile on film yet but they say it's the cutest thing they've ever seen!

Here's some new photos of me and my family...

I like to fall asleep in my car seat:


I sometimes take a pacifier but I like my fist and thumb better:


Grandma and Grandpa Root came to visit and meet me - we had a wonderful time! Here they are checking me out for the first time!


Grandpa rocked me to sleep!


Snuggling with Grandma:


And with Grandpa:


The Roots!


Look - Rogaine really does work! (aka My Daddy has a silly sense of humor and a really ugly wig)

What I've been up to...

Here's my family! I'm waving 'hello' to all of you!

I'm very alert and love to look around to see and learn about the world around me.

I really love to look at my Mama!

My swing is so much fun!

Here I am on my new playmat - whew...so much stimulation!

I love to sleep - so much so that Mama usually has to wake me up to feed me!

I love snuggling with Daddy...

And looking at Nana...

And snuggling with Nana...

And Grandpa too!!!