3 Months

I cannot believe I am writing a post for Cameron that he is 3 months old! Time has gone by too fast but at the same time I enjoy all of the changes that come with each new week. He is getting to be so much fun and be somewhat predictable. He is currently sleeping 11-12 hours per night, however he still wakes to nurse 2-3 times in that time period. During the day he has a 2.5-3.5 hour cycle of eat, play sleep.  

I have to go back to work on September 4th and to get ready I took him to daycare for 4 hours today. He and I both did surprisingly well. Next week we will practice one more time before he is there full time.

Last weekend we went to Spokane for a visit and had a lot of fun! Cameron got to meet more family and friends. We tried letting Cameron go swimming in Grandma Sheri’s pool but he was not thinking that was so fun. He did not mind having his feet in but screamed when his whole body was in the pool. I guess he was not quite ready yet. We will try again later. While we were there our friends Hilary and Brian went into labor so Cameron will have a new friend, Paxton!

Some of the new things Cameron is doing these days:

• Car rides are not so traumatizing. He either looks at his toys for the car ride or goes to sleep now with very little crying. This is so nice and it also made for a much better drive to and from Spokane.
• Loves chewing on his fists and sucking on his fingers
• Cooing and squealing more when interacting with others especially when he is being read to or sung to
• Following voices and objects very well
• More and more smiles each day!

7 Week Photo Shoot

Here are some photos that Leilani took a few weeks back of Cameron.

11 Weeks

I keep saying it every week but Cameron is getting to be more and more fun and develop a personality. He is a pretty easy going baby and fusses when he is hungry, sleepy or needs his diaper changed. He is most fussy when he is hungry though. I guess most of us are though. He smiles, coos and is an expert drooler now.

 

Cameron is enjoying the car more too. He would scream every time since we brought him home from the hospital when we placed him in his car seat but now he is calm and actually smiles and plays with his toys while we are driving. I thought this day would never come and that our child just hated the car. Thank goodness for the timing because we are going to Spokane next weekend for 3 days and that is a much longer trek than 30-45 minutes in the car.

 

Sleeping is still inconsistent. He sleeps 11-12 hours each night and goes to bed anywhere from 7:30-9:30pm. He usually sleeps 5-6 hour stretches but he will throw a few 3-4 hour stretches in there every now and then which is not so fun. It is much easier though because now he eats for 15-20 minutes and goes right back to sleep rather than thinking it is play time. With how much he is growing and so quickly, I hear this will continue to happen until he is a year old.

You can see blow how much Cameron loves his Nannie! They were reading, singing and talking up a storm together and as you can see she wore him out.

2 Month Check Up (10 Weeks)

Cameron had his 2 month check up yesterday and got a clean bill of health from his doctor. He was happy with how Cameron is progressing and was impressed to hear that he rolled over from his stomach to his back at 3 weeks. As you can see below Cameron is a long and lean guy.

Height – 23.82” (72.86%)

Weight – 11 lbs. 14 oz (30.79%)

Head Circumference – 40.1 cm (68.22%)

Favorite Things:

1. Eating and sucking of course
2. Laying on the floor and moving (kicking, cooing, smiling, looking around, being talked to , etc.)
3. Bath time or shower time
4. Miracle blanket and white noise (best thing ever for helping him sleep)
5. Bouncing, walking or moving of any sort

He is starting to sleep better as of the last week or two. He typically goes to bed between 8:30 and 9pm and sleeps for about 5-6 hours then eats and will go back to sleep until about 6:30 or 7am. Sometimes after eating again he will go right back to sleep for a few hours but typically he is awake and wants to play for an hour or so then he takes a nice long nap again. During the day he is still eating every 2.5-3 hours but he is much more efficient at breastfeeding so it takes him about 15-30 minutes depending on how hungry he is. This used to take 1-1.5 hours so I felt that all I did was feed him all day. It is much nicer to have some freedom from the couch!

We finally found a daycare that we like! It is an in home daycare in Seatac that happens to be about 6 blocks from Ryan’s new house. It is small and she only takes up to 6 kids at a time and one infant at a time (that will be Cameron). So he will get lots of snuggle time still and the lady who runs it has very similar values and parenting view points which is great! Her name happens to be Marsha too (if you don’t know this is the same name as the person who used to babysit Ryan and I and we are still great friends today)! So I think it was a sign!!! He will start full time on September 4th when I go back and he will go two 1/2 days prior to me going back so I can get used to the change as well as Cameron.