Cade - 3 Months

I'm a couple of days late on this. Friday, our newest member of the family officially turned 3 months old! Yay for Cade!

The little guy that used to scream at us constantly has morphed into a pretty happy baby. I like this baby a lot more than the one we brought home from the hospital! (Of course, having said that, today's been a particularly rough day when he hasn't been happy much of it. At least today is now the oddity instead of the norm.) His smiles and coos are now smiles, laughs and full on conversations. Sometimes he's got a whole lot to say. And, if you give him the eye contact, he'll give you the sounds.

(Can anyone actually see the video here? I've tried uploading a couple of ways? My draft shows it but I don't see it online.)

Nights are getting somewhat better....most nights. I've all but given up on the bassinet until he starts sleeping a bit more. A gal's got to survive so we're doing what works best for us right now. Cade's given us some fleeting glimpses of what it will be like to have a sleeping baby but isn't at all consistent yet. We've gotten a handful of 5 hour stretches from him, 2 of which that have actually been when I was sleeping too (as opposed to starting at 7 or 8 o'clock at night when I'm still up for several of those hours). The unfortunate part about that is that the 2 times that's happened, I wasn't able to enjoy it. Something about the fact that I haven't slept that long at one time for almost a year now prevents my body from being able to do it now. Ain't that a kick in the pants?!? Perhaps once it starts happening more regularly (any day now, Cade, ok?) I'll get used to it quickly.

My Funny Bunny

He's growing like a weed but I have no idea how much. We don't have an wellness visit to the pediatrician until he's 4 months old so I'm trying to figure out a way to get him weighed on one of those baby scales soon. I'll say this, he sure is feeling a lot heavier. My back sure thinks so. The little guy still wants to be held most of the time so he's either in my arms or in my ergo baby carrier a good portion of the day. Let's just say that those massages I'm treating myself to every other week and occasional nights in the hot tub are still not enough. My back is taking a beating and is pretty sore/strained every day.

Cade has officially discovered his hands and does a pretty good job of finding them. He loves sticking those cute fingers in his mouth and sucking away. The way he likes to nibble on our fingers and the way he's been fussing makes me think we might have an early teether on our hands. Only time will tell if I'm right about that.

Even though I swore I was going to be a more together parent 2nd time around and get the baby announcement straight away, I had the same timing as I did with Dylan. So, at 3 months, the birth announcement finally went out. Hey, at least I'm consistent. And, since all the folks that were mailed it should have seen it by now (except for those living abroad), here it is.

Front

Back

Probably one of Cade's biggest developments for this month is his neck control. He's been a strong little guy from day 1, lifting his head off my shoulder hours after his birth but that control is something that only comes with maturity. One of his newest tricks is playing Superman and flying through the house. That trick has payed off and his neck is just about ready for some our seats and play things that sit up. Something to look forward to very soon!