Toby had his 1/4 birthday last Thursday - he's three months old!  The fourth trimester is over, and he celebrated by starting on two new skills: grabbing (on purpose) and rolling over.  His attempts at rolling over may not look like much to the uninitiated, but to us it's a world of difference.  He's wriggling all over the place now - he can spin himself around 90º on the floor and once I actually saw him roll all the way onto his side.  (He happened to have pulled his legs up that time - he hasn't figured out it's necessary yet).  The video doesn't actually show grabbing, but some very advanced batting (and kitty action, the spice of life).

To celebrate this first quarter year, I'm including recent and first-month pictures of Matt with Toby.  Sometimes I forget how much he's changed, even though I admit he often seems to have grown when I've just been away for the day.

The great photographic victory of the last couple of weeks was getting a really good smile - bath time is usually a smiley time of the day, along with right after waking up.  MommaSue gets credit for eliciting the smile while I handled the camera - she kept us company while Matt was away for a weekend of work.  She also got to spoil the grandbaby rotten, holding him all the time.  She observed that he's like a puppy who goes and goes and then suddenly drops asleep - that's what happened in this picture in the rocking chair, I think.

As Toby gets stronger and more interested in the world outside, we're doing lots more fun things.  Reading together (he likes big bright pictures and rhymes), playing the piano (he's successfully hit the keys twice!) and facing the computer to smile and goo for Skype calls are just a few activities we've been enjoying. 

Getting bigger also means experiencing new clothes, including this cool hoodie from our friends Melanie and Andrey, with pants from local friend Bill.  I really enjoy dressing him up.  Matt thinks pants are annoying because they make diapering harder.  But we both agree that Toby is a dapper fellow in a collared shirt.  I'll have to get a picture of that for the next post.  :)

Another favorite article of clothing is the hysterical boobie-hat, which my friend Lorna knitted for Toby; she's a professional knitter now, with an Etsy website and everything!

In closing, a few pictures of our weekend at the cabin on Crooked Lake (as detailed in the last post - I just got these from Joe): evidence that we really DID waterski (Matt got up on his second try - the first time he's ever waterskiied(!) and I got up right away - like riding a bike, but sweeter).  Also a precious moment on the hammock with Toby.