2 and 3 Months

I kept thinking all of last month that I needed to post a 2 month update on Cam, and because I put it off so long, now I have like 10 posts in the works, and can't really remember last month very well. Oh well! Such is life.

What I will say about Cam's 2nd month, is that life settled down a little bit. Before having a third baby, people like to offer advice, and tell you that the third child is the game changer. Many people told me that 3 kids was their hardest transition, and by the time you have 3 the parents are then outnumbered etc. So far, for us, we have had so many things thrown at us since Cam's birth, that yes, life has been crazy, but I swear to you, it is not because of Cam. He is doing everything he can to make life bearable for us. He is so sweet. I joke that he is my favorite child. Sometimes that's joke, sometimes... not so much.

 Sometime during the second month, Cam started sleeping on a pretty regular schedule at night. Usually he's asleep by about 8, then I wake him up around 11 to feed him, and then he wakes up again to eat around 5 or 6.

 He's our only baby so far that I can lay down on a blanket on the ground and he will kick contentedly for a little while.

 So far, he pretty much only cries if he's hungry or tired, and he eats pretty well-about 4 oz., about every 3 hours. He doesn't however, like his carseat very much.

 He had a crazy alfalfa sprout on the back of his head, and I waited for awhile for more hair to come in and even it out. I waited way to long, because when I finally cut it off, he looked so much better!

 What a handsome boy! So far, I think he looks more like Meili than Grant.

 Are you kidding me?!? Those toes!!!

My friend Lindsey let us borrow her swing for a few months. It has been a life saver! I love everything about that swing!

 Mary Elizabeth came to church with us for our primary program. Meili's part was the very last of the program and she did awesome. She also sung in a small group, she was the youngest in the group, and she still did great. I could hear her and she knew all the words. 

Around 2 months, Cam learned how to smile. Now that he's three months, he has started laughing and cooing more. He is such a joy, and we just adore him.

But honestly, how could you not? He's adorable! Here he is in the freezing cold at the Aggie game last night.

The last few months, Meili has become an even better sister than she already was. Since Cam has gotten a little bit older, and he's gotten strong enough to hold his own head up for the most part, she is able to help with him even more.

 

Since he's smiling and laughing more these days, she also can keep him entertained for a little bit longer.

 

 

And this was a moment that melts your heart as a Mama. I set Cam down in the crib for a minute while I was putting away laundry and cleaning up, and this is what I came in to find. They stayed like this for over a half and hour. They loved it, I loved it!

So sweet!

And this boy! Is a pretty good big brother himself! (And I couldn't resist the matching shirts.)

But, of course, Meili needed to be in on the action!

At his doctor's appointment, at about 2 1/2 months, I think he weighed about 13 lbs.-which was in the 50th percentile. What? We don't know about these average children! We have only had the extremes thus far. I think he was in the 80th percentile for height, and 90th for his head :)

Speaking of his head... It's crooked. He always lays with his head one way. So right now, we are trying to do some stretches with him, and reposition him when he sleeps. We're hoping we can get it figured out, so he doesn't have to have a helmet.  

Goobers

These are more random pictures that I'm dumping from my phone. First off, I haven't done an update about Grant for awhile. (The Ugly Truth about being the middle child.) So let's just talk about how silly this little boy is.

 

I don't think I've ever had anyone in my life that I has simultaneously made me laugh and made my blood boil at the same time. It's probably because he is so much like me. He is so full of life. There is no other way to describe it. When he wakes up in the morning, he lights up the room, and from that moment on he is on a mission. A mission to live life, to destroy our house, to get his way, to laugh, to whine, to hit, to tackle, to cuddle, and to play. You know when he is excited and doesn't know what to do with himself because he just sticks his tongue out and spits. I don't love the behavior but it just endears us more to him (which I could probably say about most of the things he does.) He talks like crazy in a high-pitched, glass shattering tone, and at this point his c's and k's sound like t's, g's sound like d's, and r's sound like w's. Most of the time, pretty much anyone can understand him, but I have had several people ask me if our baby is "Baby Tom."

 

And he is All-Boy. I don't know how else to describe it. He finger nails are always dirty, as is his face. He loves potty humor, and he is not delicate or graceful in any of his movements. He LOVES cars and trucks, and his favorite color is blue.

 A couple funny stories about Grant:
When we can, we ride bikes to Meili's school. Usually she rides her bike, I pack Cam in the backpack, and Grants rides his tricycle. He finally figured out how to actually use the pedals about a month ago, but still refuses, because he has learned that if he just scoots along by pushing his legs, he goes faster. I think a lot of days, we are quite the sight on our way to school. One day, I decided that it would be faster, when we picked Meili up from school, if Grant rode in the wagon and I just pulled it. Every kid's dream right? Well, Grant had other plans. (Grant ALWAYS has other plans.) He put his truck in the wagon. I thought he just wanted a toy to play with on the way. Nope. He pulled his truck all the way to and from the school in the wagon.

There is never a dull moment with Grant in sacrament meeting. One week, we didn't bring our church bag with all of the toys, so I had to think of other ways to entertain Grant. I drew a picture of a garbage truck with a black pen. He said loudly, (because Grant has no inside voice,) "Now draw a green garbage truck." I said, "I can't draw a green one. I only have a black pen." To which he replied, "Just try." He sure showed me. I drew 4 garbage trucks that were the exact same, and he assured me which one was black, and which one was green, and which one was pink, and which one was blue.

I don't think it would be possible for a mom to love a little boy more.

 Lacey borrowed this Olaf costume from Kami last year. So before we gave it back, all the kids just had to take a turn trying it on.

 I'm not so sure Cam wanted in on the action, but someday he will be stronger for having to endure older siblings. (Trust me, I know.)

Utah State Aggies All the Way

Over the last few weeks, I've had to face the facts that we are officially in fall and the fun of summer is behind us :(

However, it's hard to pick my favorite season of the year, because just as I'm missing summer, I remember that with fall comes Aggie football, and just around the corner are pumpkins, sugar cookies, costumes, and corn mazes.

 

The ugly truth about being the third, is that most of Cam's life is just being along for the ride. I remember wanting to go to a basketball game when Meili was 4 months old, and being totally overcome with guilt that I was going to be exposing her to so many people and such loud noise all at the same time...



 ...Apparently I'm over that now, because here Cam is at 1 1/2 months at his first football game in the bitter cold.

 So cute! They sure make football games more challenging, and I miss half the action, but I just can't bring myself to leaving them home most of the time.

The chaos is worth the memories!

THE.... LONG....AWAITED.... DAY....

Meili has been waiting for the first day of kindergarten since, oh, forever. So when the first week finally came, to make matters even worse, she didn't start till Friday. On Tuesday, (back to school night), she woke up that morning, got dressed, and was so excited to go meet her teacher. She was so disappointed when I told her she had to wait till that night. Then she had an assessment on Thursday, and it wasn't nearly long enough to be at the school. So then, as of a week ago Friday, she's a KINDERGARTENER!!!

 Maybe with my last child, I'll cry and reminisce about how fast the last 5 years went. As far as Meili goes... we were both so ready, and I'm excited for her to have new adventures and to make new friends. Of course, the first thing she told me when I asked her how school was that day, "We didn't have recess today, because it was Friday."

And if I thought Meili was impatient waiting to start school, now she has a little brother who has seen that his sister's classroom has blocks in it. Aye yi yi... It's going to be a long 3 years!

Museum of Natural Curiosity

For our last hoorah of the summer, I took the kids to the Museum of Natural Curiosity at Thanksgiving Point with my sister-in-law Kami. For how crazy my kids have been lately, I really thought this might put us all of the edge. But I thought it went pretty smoothly and we were all able to enjoy ourselves. Cam was, as always, a total trooper.

 Of course we had to stop by the farm afterward for a quick pony ride.

From the Phone

This post is just some random pictures from mine and Josh's phones.

First off, in a bit a bad news, Meili took it upon herself to cut her bangs in primary last week. Interestingly enough, she cut her hair for the first time when Grant was a baby. Apparently when we have a new baby, and Meili feels she is not getting the attention she deserves, she cuts her bangs. Or it could be total coincidence. Needless to say, this time is way worse than the first, because of course, they are her bangs, they are super short, and there is no way to cover it. (Trust me, I've tried.) And yes, of course, this time it is one week before school pictures.

 On a side note, if you happened to stop by Meili's school this week, and saw a cute little girl, in a very warm jacket, with her hood on, and pants, in 90 degree weather, and you questioned the judgment of said girl's mother, just know, there were probably more important battles being fought that morning. I finally convinced her that she didn't need a jacket on Thursday, and that was the day the temperature plummeted.

 We needed a picture to document Grant and his Yankee blanket, because this it totally typical for Grant. Some days we can tell that Grant is starting to get tired, because he randomly starts walking around searching for his blanket.

 This little gem is from clear back on St. Patrick's Day. We decided to do a rainbow themed dinner, which ended up taking quite a bit of time to make, and we still didn't get a Pinterest worthy picture. Oh well! We still have the memory.

 

 If you look closely, his badge from primary says, "I can obey." I couldn't resist the irony :)

 I just love baby stretches, so I couldn't pick a favorite.

 My parents stopped by and we took the kids to the park for lunch. These were Meili's kid's meal toy. A total hit!