A Big Day for a Big Boy!

I was in the basement yesterday afternoon and came across Cade's little seat for the table and also a kneeler to use when I ever gave him a bath in the real bathtub. Up until yesterday he sat in his swing when we ate dinner, but is never really happy about it. He has also been coming in the shower with me because it is so much easier, but I don't know how clean his cracks actually get. I brought both things upstairs and set them up and Cade loved both! He sat in his chair at dinner and LOVED it and LOVED his bath in the big tub :) Here is video proof

"What are these?"

So Cade has discovered his hands. It is the cutest thing ever! He always has them in his mouth now and started noticing them this week. He looks at them with awe and curiosity and has gained much more control over them. I just recently started putting the little bar with hanging toys on his bouncy chair when he is in it. This week, he not only took great interest in it, but has really been working on batting at the toys. It is so fun to watch him develop those skills.

Also new this week, he is so much more aware of what is going on around him. He watches our every move and gets upset when he loses sight of us. He is aware of loud noises now too and gets a fat lip and starts to cry if a motorcycle or other loud noise goes by. It is so neat to take him out for a walk because you can literally SEE the connections being made in his little brain. He watch everything closely and turns his head at each new sounds.

Earlier this week, he received his first vaccination. I had gone back and forth about whether or not we would do them at all and decided on a few. We will be using our own schedule though, which means he will receive only one specific shot at a time. He got his first TdaP on Thursday last week and survived! He barely even cried and had no adverse reactions that we were aware of. I was more upset than he was! He will get one a month for the next few months.

He is amazing.

3 Month Update

So Mr. Cade is now 3 1/2 months old and growing rapidly. To begin with we went to his check-up this morning and he now weighs 10 pounds, 11 ounces and is 22 inches long! That is a weight gain of 7 pounds 4 ounces since birth and he has grown 4 inches since then! He is still only in the 3rd% in height and weight, but his doctor said because Chris was small as a child, he probably would be too.

Cade is amazing and is changing so much everyday. I love being his mama! He is getting so strong and almost completely holds his head up now. He smiles all the time and started to coo and almost giggle. If we lay next to him on a blanket he will talk for 10 minutes. He finds his Papa to be hilarious. He still has to wear mittens on his hands because every time we take them off, he destroys his face. I am waiting for the day that he has more control of his hands so he can see them! He has just begun to get his hands to his mouth and the poor little guy has no idea what they really taste like!

We just got home from our first family vacation. We went down to San Diego to see family and friends for 2 weeks. Cade met soooo many people, who all doted on him and wanted us to leave him there. It was neat to see how many people love and care about him. It was the first time Chris and I had been home together since we moved to Chico 2 years ago and man was it nice! We spent so much time together and most of it was stress free and fun. Cade went to his first soccer game (though he slept through most of it) and despite loads of sunscreen and shade, got his first sunburn. His mama felt horrible :( Other than that it was uneventful in a good way. We relaxed, hung out with family and friends and Mama and Papa got some much needed time alone going out to dinner and a baseball game. Thanks to Grandma Rawson and Auntie Lizbeth for that :) He did pretty well in the car ride there and back with only a few meltdowns. I don't blame him though since it took 10 hours and it was all spent in his tight car seat. Hopefully next time we can just fly down there.

So after 4 months of being out of work and time spent undivided with Cade, I had to return to work last night. I was excited to be back at work because I love my job so much and missed the girls, but I was not entirely happy to be away from Cade. He and Chris have a special relationship already and it helped ease my nervousness, but I still worried that he might wonder where I was or why I was gone. Silly, I know, but I can't help it. We all survived though and Chris did an awesome job having never been alone with him for that long before. Cade only had a few moments and was happily alspee on the bed when I got home. Back to work again tonight with fingers crossed that it goes just as well.