Cade {4 months}

Sweet Cade is 4 months old!

Every day with this little guy is so much fun...and I love watching him change.

(He becomes more like his Daddy every day)

What's New?

Cade is (mostly) sleeping through the night now. Occasionally (like when Dad works late and Mom is the only one at home) he wakes up between 2 and 4 for a feeding, but most nights he sleeps from 9-6. I would love for him to sleep until about 7, but he's been waking up since 6 am pretty much his entire short life, so I think I'll just have to deal.

He's rolling over much more, still from back to belly. He doesn't stay on his belly long enough to attempt rolling off of it onto his back. However, he is starting to tolerate tummy time better now. He at least has more patience for it.

He's holding his head up so much better, which makes it way easier to hold him and do something else. But don't be fooled, he'll still wait until you least expect it and fling himself backwards or slam his head into your front teeth and then throw a fit. Like last week at church when he busted my bottom lip.

Still eating all formula, averaging a 4-ounce bottle every 3 hours or so. I've tried increasing the bottle amount to hold him over longer, but that didn't work.

And holy cow...we have hands and know how to use them! It was seriously like Cade just looked at a toy one day and thought, "I like that ball, I think I'll pick it up and cram it in my mouth." Now he's grabbing everything he can get his hands on!

14 pounds 10 ounces (33%) and 25.5 inches long (68%)

We can start cereal now! Hellooo hot mess express!

Favorite Things:

• Summer Infant Activity Seat: We chose this over other infant seat because it's transitional, and essentially a toy as well. The outer ring (which is removable) has a snack tray and toys attached. It has an insert (that's removable) for when baby is smaller. It also straps to a regular chair and functions as a toddler booster seat. Now that Cade can hold his head up well, he can sit in it for short periods of time and play.
• O-Ball Rattle: This is the first toy Cade could hang on to. It has all those holes he can fit his fingers in, and it's soft (think back to some jelly sandals, that's what it feels like) so when he tries to eat it his gums don't suffer.
• Trend Lab Burp Cloths: My favorites! They are thick and hold up well in the wash. One side is terry cloth and the other is cute fabric :) I'm a sucker for cute fabric. Since Cade is a drool factory, we always have multiple rags on hand.
• Babyganics Insect Repellent: Who wants yucky chemicals on baby? No one. I didn't feel comfortable with a label that said I could spray it on infant clothing, but not on their skin. Ew? This spray kind of smells like furniture polish, but it's made from natural oils so it'safe for baby.
• Hand and Face Wipes: These are worth mentioning again. We keep a pack on hand at all times, especially now that everything goes in Cade's mouth.

Ever notice that baby toys are also excellent cat toys?