It is working!

So I have been trying to figure out this whole be-a-good-mom thing and get things done around the house, stay on top of my homework, find time to eat right and exercise and not go crazy. It seems to be working!

Today Cade and I went for an early morning walk, took a nap together, made thank you notes and sent them out, filled in his baby book, showered, dressed and even put make-up on, made a dentist appointment for me, a hair cut appointment for Chris, finished my work for my online class (two hours early I might add) and everyone is happy and fed.

Everyday gets easier and Cade will now take a nap in his swing after he falls asleep nursing so it helps me get things done! Life is going well :)

As a side note: Cade is still growing and now wears 6 months clothes! He has almost rolled from his back to his belly twice now and eats his hands daily. He is still working on holding onto and getting a toy to his mouth, but almost there. He smiles and laughs at almost everything and is generally a happy baby. He and Papa spend four nights a week together while I work now and have established their own routine that works well for them. They play guitar, watch football and go for a walk every night. Cade goes to sleep right at bedtime for him and they are both happy....therefore, I am happy.

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.

Full of Smiles

So I know I already said he smiled last week, but now he does it quite often and yesterday he even giggled with excitement when he was about to nurse :) For those of you without Facebook, I had to share the cuteness!

As a side note: Went to the doctor yesterday and he weighed in at 9 pounds 4 ounces. He has also been on an iron supplement since he left the hospital, but his hemoglobin levels were great yesterday so they might take him off of it next appointment.

Temper, Temper!

Cade found his voice today :) Lately (the past week or so) he has become very fussy when he is not asleep and I think it is just because he is getting older, but not old enough to really stay entertained by anything for long. In between sleeping and eating he wants to be held, but also wants you to be walking around. Sitting while holding him does not cut it. Though it may sound like this would get old (which it does) I simply put him in the Moby wrap and he is happy.

Anyway, the point of this blog is about his voice. Instead of fussing or whining, or even crying...he now screams. The first time he did it today I thought maybe something was hurting...it was that loud. He was fed, changed, clothed, wrapped in a blanket (but not too hot) and the only problem apparently, was that I had put him down! It was so loud and angry that Chris and I couldn't help but laugh. He was literally yelling at me for putting him down! Sooo funny! In addition, he has also figured out when I am going to put him down and starts to scream as I am in the motion of leaning over. As soon as I get my new camera (with video) I will post a recording of his lovely sound.

Bedtime for us both...

Almost Three Months Already!

One Month Old

Two Months Old


It has been so long since I have updated the blog! Things have finally settled down around here, at least for now. For the last 2 months we have had family here for all but a week. It was so nice to see everyone and for them all to spend time with Cade, but we are glad to have our house back.

Cade is growing and changing everyday. It is so fun to watch, but I wish it would happen more slowly than it is. To begin with, he is huge! At our last doctors appointment he weighed 7 pounds, 13 ounces and had grown an inch! We go again on Wednesday and I am sure he will be close to 9 pounds by now. He is much more alert and stays awake for longer periods of time now. He LOVES to be outside and will stare up at the sky and trees for almost an hour. Sometimes in the morning before it gets too hot, we sit together out back under the trees. On the nights that it is not too hot, we go for a walk together and he really seems to enjoy it. He stares at the sky and stays quiet the whole walk. Most of the time, he falls asleep.

He also smiled for the first time this week! He has always smiled in his sleep, but this was the first time it was intentional and in reaction to something. He had been really fussy all day and Chris came home and took him from me. As soon as he did, Cade calmed down and when Chris started talking to him, he literally almost laughed out loud! It was so sweet (even though Mama was a little jealous). Since then he has been starting to smile and even coo a little once in a while. Today I put him in his bouncy chair and attached the bar above him with the toys hanging down. It was the first time he really noticed them and started moving his arms in excitement and actually batted at the zebra. He stayed entertained for about 10 minutes, which is pretty good for him. He holds his head up all the time now and really strains to see everything. He is getting stronger everyday.

Sleeping is going great lately because I have now mastered the skill of feeding him laying down and don't even get out of bed at night. He wakes up about every 3 hours to eat, but I just feed him and sleep while he eats and he goes right back to sleep. I bought bigger diapers too, which helps because I don't have to change him every time he eats now since they hold a little more. I am getting plenty of sleep and feel very rested most mornings. During the day he still sleeps most of the time, but stays awake between feedings for about 30 minutes to an hour. He cat-naps all day and won't stay asleep for long unless he is being held. He seems to get really fussy between 6:00 and 8:00pm so I have started trying to establish some sort of bedtime routine. Most nights he has his bottle (with vitamins) around 7:00, he and I take a shower and put PJ's on and then he nurses to sleep around 8:00. Usually by this time of day, he is so tired from cat-napping all day that he passes out. I can usually put him down on the bed and he sleeps for about 3 hours until he gets hungry again. The only problem with this is that by 4:00 or 5:00 the next morning, he has had so much deep sleep that he is awake and ready to go for the day! This makes for a tired Mama with nothing to do so early in the morning, but I am really just trying to savor every moment no matter what is going on. Last night he fell asleep around 9:15, slept until 12:30am, didn't wake up but ate and went back to sleep and slept until 4:30. I can already see him starting to change and get older.

I have been staying in the house for the most part. When we had family here, we went out occasionally, but we are still trying to keep Cade home as much as possible for now. Most days we lounge in the morning and eventually get dressed and have breakfast. It is nice not to have work or school to rush off to and I am enjoying every moment of being home with him. Chris has been really helpful and let's me get out to Target or the grocery store to get out of the house for a while. Cade is really great at eating from a bottle so as long as I plan ahead and thaw out some milk, I can be gone for a while and all is well. I usually end up missing him though so I come home :)

I guess that is all for now. I will try to update this more often as I am sure he will start doing things rapidly now :) Doctor's appointment on Wednesday....weight update to come!
Check out how much he has grown already!