Okay, the Smithsonian National Zoo’s baby panda is finally cute.

After making its internet debut in August, furless and screeching well before spooky season, Mei Xiang’s giant panda cub has started to look increasingly like a giant panda in recent weeks.

We did not think the translucent bear was very cute then, though our readers disagreed: 69% of respondents to our admittedly unscientific poll somehow said they thought the ghostly bear was precious. (This isn’t the first time we’ve raised questions about a panda’s cuteness.)

Now, though, as his black-and-white markings have come in and his eyes have opened, we can safely proclaim that the panda is adorable.

Following this week’s reveal that the cub is a boy, assistant curator of giant pandas Laurie Thompson said in a, in Thursday update that his growth and development are right on track.

“This week, he seemed to experience a growth spurt,” Thompson wrote, noting that the six-week-old cub, who was quiet and sleepy as zoo staff took his measurements, had gained nearly a pound since last week. The “plump panda” weighed in at 4.5 lbs, and measured 15 inches from his nose to the tip of his tail.

Thompson also said the panda had added an entire inch around his midsection, with his “abdominal girth” increasing from 12.5 inches on September 30 to 13.7 inches. The cub’s eyes are also now fully open, and his ear canals should be fully open soon, per Thompson, meaning that Giant Panda Cam viewers may see the cub react to noises around him.

We likely won’t learn the cub’s name for a few more weeks, as the zoo has typically waited 100 days to name newborn pandas in “a nod and acknowledgment of Chinese culture and history,” spokesperson Pamela Baker-Masson told DCist in August.

Historically many countries and cultures, including China, waited to name babies for 100 days due to survival rates, though it’s not a modern-day practice. Baker-Masson said that the zoo would continue to provide updates.

“We will do our very best to engage everybody and just take everybody along for this very joyful journey,” Baker-Masson said shortly after the cub’s birth. “I know from the feedback we’re getting that it’s just a really awesome moment of joy, and we can all use more of that in our lives right now.”

Still not feeling the cub after his glow-up? Don’t worry, he’ll likely get even more panda-like soon. According to Thompson, the cub is also expected to take his first steps in the next few weeks.