to otto, our 3 month old busy body

you fell asleep sucking your thumb today....just more proof that you are your mother's son. (that plus the fact that i saw them pull you out of my belly with my own eyes. but i digress). you love to suck on your thumb, fingers, one hand, both hands...whatever you can get in your mouth. it would be great if you could use this as a calming mechanism for car rides, which you seem to HATE. and when i say hate, i mean it. sometimes the ride goes smoothly, but most often you are screaming and crying, and by the time we reach our destination you (and mama) are both hot and sweaty and just a plain mess. if you do manage to fall asleep in the car (not likely), you awake as soon as the speedometer goes below 45 mph or so.
other than your car woes, you continue to be one easygoing little dude. you were the hit of grandma katie's birthday party, amusing everyone with your goofy little smile and how well you hold your head up and look around. you smile so easily, and now you are laughing like crazy as well as squealing. you will smile and goo and coo at pretty much anyone....you are really pretty social. you still love to watch your sister, and you get so excited when she actually pays attention to you that you look like you are going to jump out of your skin with admiration.
you have rolled from your tummy to your back 6 times, and have started to roll onto your side when you are on your back. you love to move....your legs are always going and you often manage to sort of push yourself around.
you love your bath and have started really kicking in the bath too, which splashes water up the back of your neck, which startles you. you have taken an interest in your hands and your feet and like to watch them. but mostly you like to watch other people, which means you aren't as content as you once were to lay on your own. you want to be in the middle of all the action....basically if you can see greta you are content.
you continue to do a good job at nursing....and you also continue to do a good job of spitting up everywhere! i never knew one baby could go through so many bibs, burp cloths, and clothes in a single day. dr. bird calls you a "happy spitter", and he couldn't be more right!
now if we could just get you to sleep a little longer.....