Per Karin's request (and for personal enjoyment), here are a few of my son Prahlad's firsts.

He stopped peeing on me whenever I change his diaper. I guess that's a milestone.

Melinda and I took him to the park for the first time, City Park in Denver, on April 19. You can read more about that adventure here.

He is smiling now! I think he just started smiling a week or so ago. It's amazing to see your child smile for the first time. As Melinda says, "It melts you."

I wiggle his little chin and push his cheeks together to force a smile. Usually he'll crack a smile just by looking at my own smile. I even got a laugh out of him the other day. He seems to do most of his smiling when he wakes up in the morning and when I come home from work and stare at him. Maybe he just misses me during the day.

We just started reading to him last week. His first book, which I read to him, was Dr. Seuss' Mr. Brown Can Moo! Can You? He seemed to like all the onomatopoeias. We have since read another classic, The Cat In The Hat. He didn't make it all the way through that one (he got hungry).

His two-month checkup is coming up soon, so I will keep you all posted on his development statistics. I know he's gained quite a bit since his last visit.