Saturday, August 13, 2011
Friday, August 5, 2011
I rolled over!!
I put Cace on his tummy last night to play a little bit and he pushed up on his hands and slowly rolled over to his side and then all the way onto his back!!
I tried to get him to do it again, but he would just roll over to his side.
I tried to get him to do it again, but he would just roll over to his side.
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| On my back after I rolled over!! |
Thursday, August 4, 2011
I love this picture!!
As an aside, Cace's hair is looking more and more red, especially in pictures. We might have a little redhead!!
Monday, August 1, 2011
Our growing boy!!
So, I started this post the weekend he turned 2 months old and am now a couple of weeks late in posting it.
Some things about Cace at the 2 month mark....
- He loves to be outside and look at the trees. As soon as he gets out, he'll lean back as far as you'll let him to see them and it's almost impossible to get him to face forward again. If he starts to get a little fussy, I can take him outside and he'll immediately stop.
- He loves to look in mirrors and can entertain himself for a good 30 minutes or so if he has one to look at.
- I love his little smile. When he smiles, there is something that he does with his eyes that makes him a spitting image of Michael.
- He is still moving his arms and legs around like crazy. It's funny because he didn't kick a lot during the pregnancy and he didn't move around much for the 1st week or so. But ever since then, he's pretty much constantly moving unless he's sleepy.
- When he's getting upset, he'll stick his bottom lip out and make a pouty face. It is so sad and funny at the same time. I really need to try and get a picture of it!!
- When he sneezes, he makes a "Aaaah" sound afterwards that cracks Michael and I up every time.
- He can't fit into much of his 0-3 month clothes anymore. We've pretty much moved on to the 3-6 month..... except for his shorts which he still can't fit into the 0-3 month very well.
Also, here's a picture with his Great Aunt Merlene from Indiana. She was in Houston a few weekends back and we met her in Roseburg for dinner.
I still can't believe how the time has flown by. I started back to work a couple of weeks ago and Cace had to go the babysitter. He did great and got raves about how great of a baby he is!!
On the first day, I had to go to Houston, so Michael's mom took him and picked him up. I didn't have that hard of a time the first day, since I just left him in the morning with his MoMo (who he had stayed with before) and I had a lot going on that day. The second day was definitely harder. I had to go drop him off myself and I was just down the road and knew that if I really wanted to go get him I could. I ended up picking him up at around 4:00 and working a little bit longer with him there. I didn't get anything done though, so it was a lesson learned that I need to leave him there until I'm ready to give him my full attention.
He is growing and growing.... He was 13 pounds a couple of weeks ago at his doctor's appointment, but he has grown a lot since then and I wouldn't be surprised if he's at the 14-15 pound mark now. It seems like every day he is wanting more and more to eat. Last week he was taking 5 ounce bottles... now we're up to around 7 ounces. Because of this, I had to throw in the towel on breastfeeding and switch him to formula. It was too hard to keep up with him pumping during the day. I had started supplementing his last bottle at night with formula when I started back to work so that I could pump and make up the difference between what he was eating during the day and what I was able to pump, but with his increased appetite I was falling farther and farther behind. So, it came down to either switching to formula or being stressed out about it all of the time. So far, we haven't had any problems and I am very happy with the switch. He is not a picky eater by any means and doesn't care what it is or how it comes, as long as he gets to eat!!
Some things about Cace at the 2 month mark....
- He loves to be outside and look at the trees. As soon as he gets out, he'll lean back as far as you'll let him to see them and it's almost impossible to get him to face forward again. If he starts to get a little fussy, I can take him outside and he'll immediately stop.
- He loves to look in mirrors and can entertain himself for a good 30 minutes or so if he has one to look at.
- I love his little smile. When he smiles, there is something that he does with his eyes that makes him a spitting image of Michael.
- He is still moving his arms and legs around like crazy. It's funny because he didn't kick a lot during the pregnancy and he didn't move around much for the 1st week or so. But ever since then, he's pretty much constantly moving unless he's sleepy.
- When he's getting upset, he'll stick his bottom lip out and make a pouty face. It is so sad and funny at the same time. I really need to try and get a picture of it!!
- When he sneezes, he makes a "Aaaah" sound afterwards that cracks Michael and I up every time.
- He can't fit into much of his 0-3 month clothes anymore. We've pretty much moved on to the 3-6 month..... except for his shorts which he still can't fit into the 0-3 month very well.
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| Cace and I on July 22nd |
Also, here's a picture with his Great Aunt Merlene from Indiana. She was in Houston a few weekends back and we met her in Roseburg for dinner.
I still can't believe how the time has flown by. I started back to work a couple of weeks ago and Cace had to go the babysitter. He did great and got raves about how great of a baby he is!!
On the first day, I had to go to Houston, so Michael's mom took him and picked him up. I didn't have that hard of a time the first day, since I just left him in the morning with his MoMo (who he had stayed with before) and I had a lot going on that day. The second day was definitely harder. I had to go drop him off myself and I was just down the road and knew that if I really wanted to go get him I could. I ended up picking him up at around 4:00 and working a little bit longer with him there. I didn't get anything done though, so it was a lesson learned that I need to leave him there until I'm ready to give him my full attention.
He is growing and growing.... He was 13 pounds a couple of weeks ago at his doctor's appointment, but he has grown a lot since then and I wouldn't be surprised if he's at the 14-15 pound mark now. It seems like every day he is wanting more and more to eat. Last week he was taking 5 ounce bottles... now we're up to around 7 ounces. Because of this, I had to throw in the towel on breastfeeding and switch him to formula. It was too hard to keep up with him pumping during the day. I had started supplementing his last bottle at night with formula when I started back to work so that I could pump and make up the difference between what he was eating during the day and what I was able to pump, but with his increased appetite I was falling farther and farther behind. So, it came down to either switching to formula or being stressed out about it all of the time. So far, we haven't had any problems and I am very happy with the switch. He is not a picky eater by any means and doesn't care what it is or how it comes, as long as he gets to eat!!
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| Wearing the fishing shirt that my T-Ma made for me!! |
Friday, July 8, 2011
Wednesday, July 6, 2011
July 4th
This weekend while at my parents house, I was looking at my baby book to compare my baby pictures to Cace and I'm now even more confused to whether he looks like me or Michael. His old grandpa hair is definitely from me and his eyes are mine. I forgot that I had big eyes as a kid and my eyes were for quite a while. I'm not sure when they turned green, but they were still blue at around 10 months. So, we'll probably have to wait a while to see what color his eyes are going to be.
It was also fun to see read all the stuff my Mom wrote and made me realize I need to do a better job of documenting everything he's doing.
Some of the best stuff from my baby book....
Some of my first words were shoes and trying to say pickles (I love both!!).
When I was 4 after going on vacation camping at Inks Lake, we got back home and I saw my cousin Michael. He had also been on vacation and we were trading vacation stories. Michael tells me, "I saw Shamu" and I respond with, "I I I saw... a cactus... and it had flowers". ( I still have never seen Shamu). With Cace, I hope that he can experience both...the relaxation and joy of enjoying the great outdoors, but also get to do all of the classic kid stuff like go to Sea World and Disney World that I never got to do.
So, back to Cace....
He is getting to be such a big boy. He is much more aware of his surroundings and loves to look at toys, lights and ceiling fans. He is also smiling and laughing a lot when people talk to him. He is also doing such a great job of holding his head up a little bit if you hold him by his stomach.
He is a little wiggle worm and loves to move his arms and legs around. He also has been lifting his head and pushing with his legs when you hold him on your chest. It amazes me how strong he is and can't wait until he can jump and crawl and play.
This last week he slept all night for a few nights. The last couple of nights he has gotten up at around 4:30 to eat, but then goes back to bed. So, he may not be quite ready to go without eating all night.
Here are some pics of him playing at his activity mat and looking at the mobile on his swing.
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Cace and I went to my parents house for 4th of July and Cace had a great time smiling and laughing at everyone. He also had a great time sitting outside under the tree with the boys and going on the front porch with the girls!!
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It was also fun to see read all the stuff my Mom wrote and made me realize I need to do a better job of documenting everything he's doing.
Some of the best stuff from my baby book....
Some of my first words were shoes and trying to say pickles (I love both!!).
When I was 4 after going on vacation camping at Inks Lake, we got back home and I saw my cousin Michael. He had also been on vacation and we were trading vacation stories. Michael tells me, "I saw Shamu" and I respond with, "I I I saw... a cactus... and it had flowers". ( I still have never seen Shamu). With Cace, I hope that he can experience both...the relaxation and joy of enjoying the great outdoors, but also get to do all of the classic kid stuff like go to Sea World and Disney World that I never got to do.
So, back to Cace....
He is getting to be such a big boy. He is much more aware of his surroundings and loves to look at toys, lights and ceiling fans. He is also smiling and laughing a lot when people talk to him. He is also doing such a great job of holding his head up a little bit if you hold him by his stomach.
He is a little wiggle worm and loves to move his arms and legs around. He also has been lifting his head and pushing with his legs when you hold him on your chest. It amazes me how strong he is and can't wait until he can jump and crawl and play.
This last week he slept all night for a few nights. The last couple of nights he has gotten up at around 4:30 to eat, but then goes back to bed. So, he may not be quite ready to go without eating all night.
Here are some pics of him playing at his activity mat and looking at the mobile on his swing.
And some general pics of him...trying to catch him smiling.
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| Cace and his MeMe |
Friday, July 1, 2011
The Hall family
Michael's grandmother, Dean, has been visiting from Alabama for the last few weeks. We took some pictures last night before she had to leave this morning. Cace is going to miss getting kisses every day from his Dean!!
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| Cace with his Dean!! |
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| 4 generations!! |
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| Cace was majorly distracted by the ceiling fan... |
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