8 weeks

Mystery Baby turned eight weeks old on Friday, October 12.  Here he is, a day later on his 8 weeks and 1 day birthday.

He went in for his two month check up on his eight week b-day.  Here are his stats:
length: 23 inches (50-75%)
weight: 12 lbs. 13.5 oz. (75-90%)
head: 40 1/2  (50-75%)

The doctor said his head control was at almost four months.  He smiles.  He sort of coos and makes vowel sounds.  He sort of giggles.  He almost never lays his head down if you are holding him upright.  He'll follow you around the room with his eyes.  He likes patty cake and sometimes it seems like he's anticipating the fun part that he knows comes next and smiles ahead of time.  The kids still love him, even Buddy asked to hold him the other day.  He has a long, loud screamy part in the middle of each day when he is over tired.  He seemed like he was getting nearer to sleeping through the night but that was followed by horrible nights of waking up every 2 1/2 to 3 hours.  He has long periods when he'll just lay on his blanket and stare at toys or walls, etc.