Collin went to a German grocery store last week to pick up a few things for dinner. Collin has learned how to cook some really good German food. We also finally bought a grill in August and have loved grilling again. Collin wanted to get some German sausages to grill and asked a German man standing near the meat aisle what he would recommend for grilling. The man replied, "grilling season is over." Collin looked at him shocked and the man said since it was now fall, the season is over and there are not many good meats available to grill. And we thought people grilled at least through American football season. By the way, we still are grilling. We plan on grilling until there is snow on the ground.
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
3 Wonderful Months!
We can hardly believe that Cade is already 3 months old. Collin and I have really enjoyed being parents and having Cade as our son. He is such a joy!
Last Friday we started putting Cade in his room to sleep at night. He has done exceptionally well sleeping in his room at night. We thankfully have been able to get him down without crying. The first night he slept 4 straight hours! Saturday was a little harder, we couldn't get him to sleep until around midnight and we had to get him up for church so he didn't get much sleep, poor guy. He woke up at 4am and then 6am and then we had to wake him at 7:30am. Then Sunday night he slept 5 straight hours, Monday night 7 straight hours and last night 7 straight hours. So I have been able to get 4-6 hours of sleep a night which I am so thankful for. I'm not a napper so what I get at night is what I get and I have a hard time falling back asleep after feeding Cade in the middle of the night. Although last night I was so tired I put him back down and fell right back to sleep. Basically after his long stretch of sleep he then wakes up every 2 hours and will typically sleep for 10-12 hours a night after waking up to eat and have his diaper changed. I am really enjoying his new sleep schedule. Collin and I actually got to watch a movie last night. Cade went to bed at 9pm and after he went to sleep we watched a movie. It was wonderful! We're trying to put down Cade between 8-8:30.
A few new things Cade is doing include having better head control. He can put his hands together and grab things. He is doing wonderful at tummy time and can lift his head pretty high and turn his head from side to side in the air. He's laughing a lot more, is very chatty, and went for his first stroller ride Sunday afternoon sitting up. He loved it! Our German buggy allows us to have him face us or out so we had him facing us and were able to talk to him and he talked right back. His looks are changing and he's getting bigger. He's already doubled his birth weight and is getting longer. Praise God I been that I've been able to exclusively breastfeed Cade. My goal is for him to have only breast milk for the first 6 months. I am now halfway there! On the downside, Cade is teething and has been having a hard time with that. He is drooling a lot, biting everything he can, and is generally uncomfortable. It looks like his bottom two teeth are going to come in first.
Here are some pictures from birth to 3 months.
1 day old
1 month old
2 months old
3 months old! Sitting up in his stroller!
3 months old! We love his all gum smile!Wednesday, September 16, 2009
Cade's First Flight and 5th Country
We just got back from a wonderful trip overseas. We went to Texas and were able to see lots of family and some really good friends. We wish we could have seen more! Hopefully next time we will be able to. The three of us all got sick and we had to cancel many plans which was disappointing. This was Cade's 5th country to visit. He's going to be a world traveler!
We were not planning on coming home this soon but Collin had training so Cade and I came with him. I agreed to this trip before I had Cade. If you can wait on the travel with an infant, do so. Overall we had a wonderful time but were just really tired and unable to see everyone we wanted to.
Cade did great on his first airplane ride. It was a long flight. The overseas flight was 10 hours each way. We didn't buy a seat for Cade but did pay for him to sit in our laps (AA makes you pay for an infant to ride in your lap, crazy, I know!). It was a full flight both times so needless to say on the way over neither of us got through a movie. On the trip back to Germany Cade slept half the flight so we did actually get to watch a few movies. We also took a shorter flight to see Collin's parents and thankfully our flight on Southwest was not full and we were able to give Cade a seat. That made those flights so much easier.
We had several firsts on our journey back home. This was Cade's first time to fly on an airplane, fly overseas, and visit America. Cade had his first blow out diaper right before we boarded the plane. Thankfully it wasn't after getting on the plane. Collin went to gate check Cade's stroller and I was holding him and heard something and realized my hand was all wet with poop. Runny poop at that. There were not changing tables around and so we had to change him there and rinse his clothes out and change him. Cade also had his first shots. Poor little guy, the nurse gave him 7! I wish we would have said something and had them wait, that's a lot of shots for a two month old. Basically since he didn't get any shots at birth or at one month they decided to give him all of those. It was hard to watch. Cade also started having neon green runny poop while we were on the airplane. We go through so many diapers with this little guy. I feel so bad for him. We asked the doctor and nurse if this was normal and what to do about it. The doctor didn't say much and later we talked with a nurse on the phone. She said one of the shots could make his poop runny. Three weeks later it's still runny. It stayed green the whole time we were in the States. When we got back to Germany it was back to yellow, runny, but yellow. So strange! I guess that's enough with the baby poop. I know fellow parents understand our concern.
Other firsts include Cade getting to meet all of his aunts and uncles, his three great-grandmothers, and his paternal grandparents. He also met several of his friends. Legacy also gave Cade a baby blessing at church. We were really excited about that.
Now we're back in Germany and trying to get a schedule going. Cade's been sleeping in our room since birth but he's about to be 3 months old and we'd like to start transitioning him to his room at night. I've been very consistent in putting him down for his naps in his crib but during the night he's still on Texas time and is up every 1.5-2 hours. Once his jet lag is over I think we'll start putting him down in his room at night. It's tiring being a parent!
Here are some pictures of our precious boy.
We were not planning on coming home this soon but Collin had training so Cade and I came with him. I agreed to this trip before I had Cade. If you can wait on the travel with an infant, do so. Overall we had a wonderful time but were just really tired and unable to see everyone we wanted to.
Cade did great on his first airplane ride. It was a long flight. The overseas flight was 10 hours each way. We didn't buy a seat for Cade but did pay for him to sit in our laps (AA makes you pay for an infant to ride in your lap, crazy, I know!). It was a full flight both times so needless to say on the way over neither of us got through a movie. On the trip back to Germany Cade slept half the flight so we did actually get to watch a few movies. We also took a shorter flight to see Collin's parents and thankfully our flight on Southwest was not full and we were able to give Cade a seat. That made those flights so much easier.
We had several firsts on our journey back home. This was Cade's first time to fly on an airplane, fly overseas, and visit America. Cade had his first blow out diaper right before we boarded the plane. Thankfully it wasn't after getting on the plane. Collin went to gate check Cade's stroller and I was holding him and heard something and realized my hand was all wet with poop. Runny poop at that. There were not changing tables around and so we had to change him there and rinse his clothes out and change him. Cade also had his first shots. Poor little guy, the nurse gave him 7! I wish we would have said something and had them wait, that's a lot of shots for a two month old. Basically since he didn't get any shots at birth or at one month they decided to give him all of those. It was hard to watch. Cade also started having neon green runny poop while we were on the airplane. We go through so many diapers with this little guy. I feel so bad for him. We asked the doctor and nurse if this was normal and what to do about it. The doctor didn't say much and later we talked with a nurse on the phone. She said one of the shots could make his poop runny. Three weeks later it's still runny. It stayed green the whole time we were in the States. When we got back to Germany it was back to yellow, runny, but yellow. So strange! I guess that's enough with the baby poop. I know fellow parents understand our concern.
Other firsts include Cade getting to meet all of his aunts and uncles, his three great-grandmothers, and his paternal grandparents. He also met several of his friends. Legacy also gave Cade a baby blessing at church. We were really excited about that.
Now we're back in Germany and trying to get a schedule going. Cade's been sleeping in our room since birth but he's about to be 3 months old and we'd like to start transitioning him to his room at night. I've been very consistent in putting him down for his naps in his crib but during the night he's still on Texas time and is up every 1.5-2 hours. Once his jet lag is over I think we'll start putting him down in his room at night. It's tiring being a parent!
Here are some pictures of our precious boy.
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Granddad teaching Cade about investing.JPG)
Great-Grandmother Dot, Marisa, Collin, and Cade.JPG)
Marisa's family
One sleepy baby!
3 generations - Collin, Granddad, and Cade
Collin's family
Remember my friends Ashley and Jocelyn? We were all pregnant at the same time. See picture from a blog entry in April. Now all our babies are here.
Tracey and Cade
Grand Cathy, me, Cade, and Great WoWo
Aunt Michelle and Cade
4 generations - Granddad, me, Cade, and Great-Grandmother Charlene
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