Growing, Learning, Smiling

Yesterday we went to Olan Mills to get a free portrait done of Caden, we got a coupon in the mail and decided to use it! He was 12 weeks old and we thought it would be nice to get some "in studio" shots of him. And man was he cute! He cried a few times, but overall he gave some adorable smiles and we got some of all 3 of us and some with just one parent with Caden. There was one where I was kissing Caden on the forehead while he had his fists to his mouth, his body curled up in the fetal position, and the photographer liked it so much she said she was going to submit it to be considered as a framed wall portrait for their store! Needless to say we ended up buying some of the pictures on top of the free ones. Darn they get you every time! While we walked around waiting for them to upload our pics, Nate wore the baby harness (I pretty much forced him ha ha), it was adorable!


In other things, Caden is now consistently sleeping 6 to 7 hours, wakes to nurse, then another 2 1/2. In the evening he has a bath every other night around 8pm, then gets fed about 11 ounces (!) between 8:30 and 11pm, which is when he falls asleep. His rough day routine is usually 3 1/2 to 4 ounces of breast milk or 15 minutes of nursing every 2 hours, then an hour nap (though he likes to change it up, like the other day when he was awake for 12 hours with only 1 1/2 hrs of sleep total - agh!). Though I keep the night time routine the same, but am more lenient during the day. He just won't conform to a schedule yet.

He is quickly approaching 15 pounds now...and I can already see him developing and learning new things. At the photo shoot they gave him a bear to hold, which he gripped tightly with both fists and promptly shoved it into his mouth (which I quickly pulled out, yuck!). That was the first time he didn't bend his head to his hands, he is starting to figure out it's easier for his hands to come to him! It was also the first time he has held an object. Pretty cool to see.

Look at my push-up!

I'm trying to get as much tummy time in a possible, but he doesn't like to be on his belly, he seems to get frustrated that he can't get up. So after screaming for a few minutes I pick him up lol. He really enjoys me singing to him, and makes all kinds of coos which is sweet. Now I'm just waiting for a real laugh!