9 Weeks Old

Nathaniel is 9 weeks old today and what a big boy he is becoming so quickly! He is going to the pediatrician on Friday for his check-up so we'll find out for sure, but it certainly seems that since "de-newborning" himself (i.e. stretching out his arms and legs instead of scrunching them up), he takes after his big brother in stature. He is in many 3-6 month clothes as of last week and seems to be another tall Martin boy ("where do they come from?" asks 5'7" Andrew!)

Here are a few photos of Nate chilling out in his room this afternoon. I gave him his new baby blanket for the first time today and he liked grasping it.

He also has such a strong neck and limbs that I decided to try him in the BebePOD chair for the first time today. Ben was in it at around this age so I figured Nate could probably handle it too. Well, he did great and barely slumped in it at all! He actually was content sitting in it watching me for about 5 minutes straight while I did some things around his room. Can you believe that little Nate is "sitting up" already?