Our little champ turned 13 weeks yesterday and today, Friday the 17th of October... he is officially 3 months old. I said this so many times during my pregnancy and I have said it so many times since Camden has been born...
Where is the time going, can time just stand still for a little while!!!
I must admit though, it feels much longer than three months, seriously, it feels like he has been here with us and a part of our little family forever and a day.
He really is so adorable, his cute shy smile and the beginning sounds of his little giggle, honestly melts my heart. He isn't a quiet super easy sleepy baby as some of my friends brag about when they tell me about how perfect their kids are. Camden is a good boy with a strong little personality and he will let you know if he doesn't like something...this he definitely inherits from his mamma so I can't blame him.
As the days pass by he becomes more and more interactive, listening to him try and tell you "stories" is just too funny. He babbles on as if you understand him and his facial expressions are enough to send you over the edge, laughing so much at him that your tummy aches.
As the days pass by he becomes more and more interactive, listening to him try and tell you "stories" is just too funny. He babbles on as if you understand him and his facial expressions are enough to send you over the edge, laughing so much at him that your tummy aches.
I wouldn't change anything about my days right now, he is so worth it. I am thankful that he is sleeping from 10pm to 5am, for me this is sleeping through and one day I will thank him for not giving us too much of a hard time when it is sleepy time.
Having Camden has made me realise that not everything needs to be in its place at all times (Major OCD) and that it is ok to chill from time to time. I have never been so unscheduled in my life to be honest and at first that threw me off but I'm totally over that now. I usually have everything planned out and now I live for the day. Yes we may not have everyday planned out but we have a good routine that we follow, Wayne sees to Camden in the morning while I get showered, do my hair and make-up and eat some breakfast. Once I am done I take over from Wayne and get Cam ready for the day while Wayne gets done for his day. We prepare bottles and nappy bags in the evening and take turns to eat our dinner. This seems to be working for us....Go TEAM LOXTON! Having Wayne by my side helping me as much as he does with everything is amazing, I am truly blessed that he is such a hands on daddy...he IS amazing and I love watching my boys together. I can just see the love between them, they are best friends. Camden adores him.
I wouldn't say that raising a baby gets easier as the days go by.I just think you get used to having your baby around with the extra responsibility and looking after another human besides yourself starts to become second nature.
The other day while I was busy in our room and Wayne lay with Camden on the bed I looked up to see them both staring at me with so much love, that was a polaroid moment right there but I didn't have my camera or phone close by. My boys = love.
This month has been a rather busy one for us as a family. We had friends visiting from the UK with their little boy, so Camden got to meet him for the first time, birthdays, breakfasts and picnics on our agenda.
How Big?: In his 12th week we went for his check-up and second round of vaccinations. He was weighing 6.860kg and measuring in at 63cm
Clothing Size: By week 13 I was dressing him in some 3 to 6 and 6-12 month clothing. Our baby giant.
Eating: He is still eating roughly every 3 and a half to 4 hours, depending on how hungry he is that day or whether he wakes up earlier or later. He is still eating according to the 6,10,2 schedule but he has dropped the 2am feed. He has five bottles now per day and is drinking on average 900ml per day. Sometimes he finishes his bottles and other times he doesn't.
Sleep: He is awake for a lot longer during the day these days. The morning there is no more nap time after his 5am feed, now it is play,talk and laugh time, he mostly laughs at mommy and daddy when we yawn. He naps less in the day. He seems to have 20min power naps as his daddy likes to call them and then some days he might surprise us and sleep for 2 hours at a time. He really has no set sleep pattern, he sleeps when he is exhausted, this usually happens after about a 15min battle with himself to fight to stay awake and then he crashes. Night time he goes down around 7:3/8pm and sleeps until 10pm, has his last bottle and then sleeps until around 5am. We moved him from his bassinet in week 13 into a bigger campcot in our room to prepare him for when we move him into his own room and into his cot around 4 months ( if that happens is debatable but at least he isn't sleeping in our bed). He seemed very unsettled the first few days in his new campcot and I assume it is because he has loads more space to move around. We put him to sleep at the bottom of the camp cot and around 3am he fusses because he is bashing his head at the top of the campcot. We just move him and he goes back to sleep.
Movement: Still moving his arms and legs, he gets real excited on his changing mat when you trying to change his nappy, when he sees me or when Wayne gives him kisses. He has been jumping around in his jumperoo, he really loves that toy...best thing his grandparents could ever have bought him - thanks Ouma and Oupa! The problem with him loving his jumperoo so much is that when he is standing on your lap he seems to think that he is in his jumperoo and he jumps away with pointed toes, he really digs his toes into you...quite eina to be honest. He rolls from his back onto his side in his campcot to talk to his musical sheep...he has big conversations with this toy - SO cute! His neck is a lot stronger and he has a lot more control. When he is on his back he is constantly trying to sit up, he extends his neck forward like a turtle and tries with everything in him to sit up but he just cant' quite get it right - poor thing...working those core muscles like a boss!
Excitement this week: I think the excitement for mommy and daddy is the fact that they will be going away for the weekend. A mini romantic break, is much needed.
Physically: Still suffering with major joint pain.
Emotionally: Great! I am happier than I have been in a long time.
I wouldn't say that raising a baby gets easier as the days go by.I just think you get used to having your baby around with the extra responsibility and looking after another human besides yourself starts to become second nature.
The other day while I was busy in our room and Wayne lay with Camden on the bed I looked up to see them both staring at me with so much love, that was a polaroid moment right there but I didn't have my camera or phone close by. My boys = love.
This month has been a rather busy one for us as a family. We had friends visiting from the UK with their little boy, so Camden got to meet him for the first time, birthdays, breakfasts and picnics on our agenda.
How Big?: In his 12th week we went for his check-up and second round of vaccinations. He was weighing 6.860kg and measuring in at 63cm
Clothing Size: By week 13 I was dressing him in some 3 to 6 and 6-12 month clothing. Our baby giant.
Eating: He is still eating roughly every 3 and a half to 4 hours, depending on how hungry he is that day or whether he wakes up earlier or later. He is still eating according to the 6,10,2 schedule but he has dropped the 2am feed. He has five bottles now per day and is drinking on average 900ml per day. Sometimes he finishes his bottles and other times he doesn't.
Sleep: He is awake for a lot longer during the day these days. The morning there is no more nap time after his 5am feed, now it is play,talk and laugh time, he mostly laughs at mommy and daddy when we yawn. He naps less in the day. He seems to have 20min power naps as his daddy likes to call them and then some days he might surprise us and sleep for 2 hours at a time. He really has no set sleep pattern, he sleeps when he is exhausted, this usually happens after about a 15min battle with himself to fight to stay awake and then he crashes. Night time he goes down around 7:3/8pm and sleeps until 10pm, has his last bottle and then sleeps until around 5am. We moved him from his bassinet in week 13 into a bigger campcot in our room to prepare him for when we move him into his own room and into his cot around 4 months ( if that happens is debatable but at least he isn't sleeping in our bed). He seemed very unsettled the first few days in his new campcot and I assume it is because he has loads more space to move around. We put him to sleep at the bottom of the camp cot and around 3am he fusses because he is bashing his head at the top of the campcot. We just move him and he goes back to sleep.
Movement: Still moving his arms and legs, he gets real excited on his changing mat when you trying to change his nappy, when he sees me or when Wayne gives him kisses. He has been jumping around in his jumperoo, he really loves that toy...best thing his grandparents could ever have bought him - thanks Ouma and Oupa! The problem with him loving his jumperoo so much is that when he is standing on your lap he seems to think that he is in his jumperoo and he jumps away with pointed toes, he really digs his toes into you...quite eina to be honest. He rolls from his back onto his side in his campcot to talk to his musical sheep...he has big conversations with this toy - SO cute! His neck is a lot stronger and he has a lot more control. When he is on his back he is constantly trying to sit up, he extends his neck forward like a turtle and tries with everything in him to sit up but he just cant' quite get it right - poor thing...working those core muscles like a boss!
Milestones:
- From week 11 he was sitting up straight in his bumbo seat and watching his baby Einstein videos
- Started "talking" way more, if you speak back to him in your version of baby talk he talks back as if he understands you. This is rather entertaining.
- Beginning stages of teething for sure, the drool has increased even more and he is chewing on his hands constantly.
- Follows mommy and daddy wherever they go.
- Discovered his thumb, started sucking or should I say chewing it in week 13
- Starting to giggle
- Discovered his feet, stares at them and sometimes raises his one eyebrow when he moves them.
- laughs at himself in the mirror and talks to the baby in the reflection.
- rolls from his back to his side, especially to talk to his musical sheep.
- when he jumps in his jumperoo, he talks and laughs at the monkey toy that is on the jumperoo
- Has started to grab his toys and hold onto them
- Sometimes stops feeding to grin at you from behind his bottle
- I have a picture of an elephant on the wall at his changing mat and he has started to stare at this when I change him, he is staring at a lot of things all the time now.
- He is up on his back legs a lot and pushes forward with his bum in the air as if he wants to crawl but he is not yet able to push his arms up enough so that he is on all fours. He gets so frustrated with himself.
- First bath with daddy in the big bath.
- Met his friend baby Jaden for the first time.
- Went on his first picnic
- Went to Giraffe house
Excitement this week: I think the excitement for mommy and daddy is the fact that they will be going away for the weekend. A mini romantic break, is much needed.
This has been a good month!
Thirteen weeks post-partum: Being back at work I haven't found time to train to be honest and my weight has fluctuated. I have started with a dietician just to make sure I stay on track ( having someone to hold me accountable does help) and get back into the full swing of healthy eating. I want to do this so that when Cam gets older I can pass on good eating habits to him. It seems like I have a long road ahead of me to lose this stubborn baby weight but the dietician has also told me my hormones probably haven't returned to a normal level either so I need to stop being so hard on myself. Other than, the weight issue I am good and I have no complaints.
Physically: Still suffering with major joint pain.
Emotionally: Great! I am happier than I have been in a long time.
