At 12 weeks old, Evan likes to smile when you smile at him.  He also smiles and talks to his toys.  He loves his bouncy chair and will grab the toys we hang from the dog tail on it.  He has a couple of ball toys that are easy for him to grab.  He will hold them for a long time and tries to put them in his mouth. His other favorite toys have big eyes. He will study your face for a long time and follow you with his eyes when you walk.  He does not like tummy time, but will tolerate it for a few minutes.  He holds his head up well when he is sitting up, but does not hold it up as long on his tummy. He would rather just roll over or kick his legs like he's swimming.

Evan sleeps through the night from about 9:30pm to 6:30am every night.  He usually eats about 4 ounces of Similac Advance formula every 3 hours throughout the day.  He's been using the Dr. Brown bottles for the last two weeks and does great with them.  He typically has 3 or 4 wet diapers after each feeding and 1 dirty diaper per day. His longest nap is in the morning and can last 1 to 3 hours.  He usually only cat naps after that for 30 minutes to an hour. He gets a little fussy when he's wet, is really hungry, or very tired.

He babbles a lot until he starts getting tired.  Then he starts zoning out very quietly. He wakes up very happy.  In fact, I usually get most of my smiles from him in the morning when he first wakes up for the day. I can't wait to hear him start laughing.

We work with him on grabbing toys, holding his bottle, holding his head up, and talking to him often.