Moriarty discovered his hands weeks ago but now has the dexterity to control putting just his thumb or his pointer and index fingers in his mouth. Yay! Dexterity! But now he's gagging himself several times a day. He appears to be attempting baby bulemia. Possibly because he's concerned about his weight, which is understandable since he is gigantic now. The majority of the pics this week are in two outfits because they're the only long-sleeve long-legged clothes we have that fit. I ordered more nearly a week ago but they're not here yet and the house is a bit cold for short-legged onesies. *shrug* He's cute as a monkey pirate!

He no longer needs the infant insert in his carrier and that allows him to see while we walk around. We took a couple walks this week where he was wide awake. We looked at all the plants and flowers and I'd pull them close to his face so he could see, or flowers near his nose so he could smell. He's so visually engaged.

I have been hoping he'd start rolling over for weeks, but alas, he is making me wait. He was making progress on the front-to-back rolling, then out of the blue he started getting motivated toward back-to-front rolling. He'll curl his legs up and reach his arms across his body to try to roll. He'll get about halfway there but lack the momentum to fully roll over. It's adorable. Sometimes I help him and then he looks startled. He's on his own developmental schedule and it's fun to watch him learn every little thing required for these skills.

He's getting more vocal and singing and cooing at us a lot more. Sometimes he sounds like a cat or a raptor. We do a lot of talking and taking turns. When he gets distracted he moves his head from side to side in a swirly figure eight pattern like Stevie Wonder. Couldn't be cuter.