This is an awesome kid

What an incredible journey this is. Our little guy is eating and growing like crazy, and watching him learn new things about his world is exciting like I never really knew before. Within the last several weeks, Liam has finally started recognizing our faces, and reacting to us with smiles when he sees us. He now also laughs at our funny voices and sounds and faces we make - he loves the character decals in his nursery, and immediately smiles and chuckles to himself each time he sees them:

It's not always grins and giggles of course; there definitely are still times where things are more stressful than I'm generally at ease with, but being able to count on seeing him smile at me when I get home, or laugh when I show him the wall yeti above his changing table makes all that anxiety melt away.

Tomorrow he turns 11 weeks old, and during his short time here so far, he has made amazing strides - he started 2 weeks early, and a touch on the small side, but he's now squarely in the above average percentiles in all his measurements. He eats really well (no surprise!), and is strong and healthy. He's active, and likes play time as much as he likes snuggle time. He's sleeping better and better, sometimes giving us 6 whole hours in a row within which Jessica and I can catch up on our z's too. 

Most excitingly to me is seeing his little personality begin to show itself. The little man is quickly growing into someone who is not just healthy and strong, but happy and content - which is thrilling to see. I look forward to a lifetime of joy teaching and learning from our little warrior.

Love you buddy!