3 Month Portraits

     

Cade had his 3 month portraits taken by no one other than the talented Devan Rae Jacobsen! Anytime I see her work I get so excited. She has such a talent for photography! 

Devan's Website

She came to our house to take Cade's pictures. He wasn't feeling very good that day, but you would never be able to tell! Devan was also like 8 months pregnant too! She is such a great friend!

  

I know I will cherish these photos forever and ever!

It amazes me how much he has grown since his newborn portraits were taken.

Oh my goodness. Look at that smile! 

I think this is my favorite! Typical Cade face. Such a sweetie.

I love this photo of Cade and me. I am so glad Devan snapped a quick photo of me and my boy!

Month {Three}

Cade,
You didn't have a monthly appointment, but your daddy and I weighed you.
You weighed: Exactly 13 pounds
Height: About 24.5 inches
Next month you will have a Doctor appointment and we will know exactly how big you are getting!
I can't believe it has been three glorious months since you entered our family!
This month was a fun one for us! We went to St. George without daddy, went to your first demolition derby, and took your first trip to the sand dunes!
We went to St. George Maddi's graduation. But while we were there you had some firsts! Your first bonfire and first time in a swimming pool! I think you enjoyed the swimming pool, it was a little colder than a bathtub though! You did great in the car driving to St. George. We rode down with Nana and met with everyone else later in the day in St. George.

Cade with Maddi and Monica having a bonfire

Cade swimming with Grandpa

At the derby you just slept! Pretty much the whole time. It was a lot of fun! You wore your ear protection like a champ! It didn't even seem to phase you! You just would suck on your fingers and fall asleep. I was worried you would hate the whole thing, but I should have known. "Derbying" is in your blood! We rode to the derby with Halle, Dax, and Megan in daddy's truck. Luckily the weather was really nice as well. It wasn't too cold, and wasn't too hot! We watched Spencer and Case; and Chez and Ryan in the derby and cheered for them really loud!

Sucking on your fingers in the baby carrier.

Go Spencer & Case!

Dax, Megan, and sleeping Cade

We also went to the sand dunes for the first time with our friends! You loved being outside all day! You took a few naps and laid on a bouncer in the sunshine. I can already tell you will enjoy being at the sand dunes! Daddy can't wait til you are big enough to take on a ride in the RZR and on his four wheeler. I of course forgot to take some pictures while we were there, but you had a fun time!
This month was also my first Mother's Day! Your daddy got me a necklace with your birthstone in it! I love it! I am so blessed to be your mommy, Cade! Everyday I just love you more and more. I did not think that was possible... But somehow it is! I am so blessed!

You are getting so big. All you want to do is be moving. You don't want to miss anything! When you are awake you want to be moving and talking, or growling! When you are awake you want to be up and seeing everything! You don't like to lay on your back and want to be sitting up. You try to push yourself up so you can sit up. It's quite funny that you think you are so big! You are growing up so fast!  You are doing tummy time like a champ and even are starting to push your bum up in the air! Daddy thinks you will be crawling soon. I hope not! You have rolled over twice (from stomach to back), but they both were just flukes because you haven't done it since!

You are smiling so much! Anytime we make eye contact you smile and kick your feet. It melts my heart every time you do it! But I can never get a picture of your gummy smile! Whenever I pull out my camera you get super serious and wont smile again! You are a little tease!
You always have your hands in your mouth. You definitely have found your hands! You love to suck on your fingers (on your right hand the two middle fingers you suck on when you are tired and ready to go to sleep. It is adorable when you do it!), and love to chew on your hands. You are always covered in  slobber!

You are still a great sleeper! You go down for the night around 10 pm and wake up around 7 am to nurse. You usually go back to sleep for another few hours but occasionally you are ready to be up for the day and take a nap around 9 am. You still suck your fingers, and put yourself to sleep when you wake up. I love that you learned to self soothe so quick! Much easier for the both of us!
Your personality is starting to come out more and more. You sure are a happy little guy 95% of the time! You kick your feet and flap your arms and smile and coo all the time!
I decided this month that I wasn't going to work anymore and just be at home with you! It was a great decision and I am so happy that I did it! I love spending every waking moment with you! I hope you feel the same too. You still love to cuddle and be held. I love when I am holding you and you lay your head on my chest and just cuddle. It is the sweetest thing ever! I hope you never stop wanting to cuddle. I will always pick you up and hold you as long as you want me too!

Cade, your daddy and I love you so much! You are our pride and joy! We cannot believe you are ours!
xx -- Mommy

Month {Two}

Cade,
At your two month appointment on April 28, 2014:
You weigh: 11.7 pounds (80%)
Height: 24 inches (75%)
Head: 14 3/6 inches (25%)
Another month has come and gone. I cannot believe how big you are getting! You have started to smile and coo and it melts my heart. I have yet to catch it on camera though. It is so fun to talk with you, you are quite loud! You love to grunt and growl at me and daddy! You are rarely quiet. Even when you are eating you are making some kind of noise! It is adorable.

You are sleeping so well through the night! You go to bed around 10:30-11:00 and get up to eat around 4:30-6:30 to eat, and you go right back to sleep. It's awesome! This month we moved you into your room to sleep. I was a little sad that you weren't going to be in our room anymore, but it hasn't been to much of an adjustment. You are still sleeping in your pack 'n play, your crib is too big for me to reach you when you are laying down!

You have discovered your hands and tongue. When you are sleeping or hungry you love to suck on your two middle fingers. It is easily the cutest thing I have ever seen! At night you don't take a binky, you just suck on your fingers. I like that! I was worried you would love your binky too much! You still take it though, and it calms you right down.

Whenever you are awake you are sticking your tongue out. I call you my little snake, cause you stick it in and out, in and out.

I am loving your personality. I think you are going to be pretty silly, like your mommy! You are starting to look more and more like me. We have the same eyes! You still look a lot like daddy though! And, that is okay, cause he is pretty handsome! You are getting some cute little rolls on your arms and legs. I love that you are getting so chunky! You sure do love to eat, so it's a good thing it's paying off!
You are still loving tummy time. You are able to lift your head completely up, and look around. I love that I can lay you on the floor and walk away and you can look around and find me! You are starting to recognize people and their voices. Especially daddy's voice. When you hear him from across the room you immediately start to look for him!
I started working a few hours a week, and I take you with me. You have been SO great there! You just sit under your play mat and listen to nursery rhymes and play. Then you eat a bottle and take a nap! You are such a mild tempered baby, that taking you to work has been stress free!
Cade, I have loved spending every moment with you. You are my little buddy and we have a lot of fun together! I love that you still like to cuddle and be held. Sometimes you just cry cause you want to be held, and thats okay cause you are only a little baby once!
You are such a sweet little spirit. I cannot wait to see what the next few months bring... You are already such a joy!
Your daddy and I love you so much! You are our pride and joy! We cannot believe you are ours!
xx -- Mommy

Newborn & Nursery Pictures

My wonderful, fabulous, talented friend Devan took newborn pictures of Cade. 

She did such a great job on them!! I will cherish them forever!

Cade was 8 days old when these were taken and I cannot believe how much he has already changed since then. He is such a joy!

If you are interested in looking at Devan's photography, check out her website! She has taken quite a few pictures for me and my family. If you are looking for a photographer I would highly recommend her! Not only is she super talented, she does some of the best work I have ever seen!

Devan Rae Photography

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When Devan was at our house she took some pictures of Cade's nursery too. 

I couldn't wait to start decorating Cade's room when we found out we were having a boy!

I knew I wanted it to be masculine but but not too baby. And have a woodland forrest feel.

I love how it turned out!

I especially love that Josh designed and built Cade's crib and shelving unit. 

It turned out way better than I ever could have imagined!

There are a few more things that need to be done to finish it off; like a lamp by the rocking chair, his mobile hung above his crib, and his newborn pictures hung under the deer antlers.