Milky Face!

Here is an update to my cute little boy. We have made it to 3 weeks!

The past 3 weeks have been the best 3 weeks of my life. It is amazing how I love this little boy more and more every day.

Here are some of things that have been going on with baby Wade!

Your Dad's favorite thing ever is when we visit him at work. You are usually asleep for it but it makes him so happy.

Your Dad has spent a lot of time and money making sure you are as close to a super hero as possible. He has invested in some friends for you to play with and we had the idea to give you your own super hero photo shoot. Auntie Shay took some great pictures of you, but here are some of the pre-shoot photos.


Grandma Shillig made you some pretty amazing presents. Ever since I found out you were a boy I have been waiting for this quilt. I love how it has your own personal design and I love how now we both have silkys to snuggle with.
Your Auntie Liz and Uncle Stephen also have quite a soft spot for you. Uncle Stephen still hasn't gotten the hang of holding you while you wiggle.

Some of your cousins came to visit you and they loved you so much! You also got to spend some time with Grandma and Grandpa along with your Auntie Kale and Shay. I don't think you will ever know how much everyone loves you. Not to mention how impressed they were with your strength!



We took you to see your first movie and you did great! No crying and it wasn't too loud or anything. It made your Dad so happy that your first movie was the Captain America movie.
Your jaundice has finally started going away. Thank goodness because I cried like a baby during your last blood test. In the 14 days you were alive your blood was drawn 7 times. On your last test your levels were at 13. They consider it a problem anytime the levels go over 13. The doctor said you didn't have to get your blood drawn for another week and boy was I grateful.
I don't sleep very well when you sleep in our room, but I am too scared to have you in another room at night. I will miss you too much. My sleep is constantly interrupted by your grunts and growls in the night. Most of the time it is just gas. Until last week I decided to stop swaddling you. No matter how tight I wrapped you, you would grunt and wiggle until your little hulk arms were free.
You have gotten pretty vocal lately. The way Dad and I work is during the night I do all the work then in the morning he takes care of you so I can sleep in. You always end up in bed snuggling next to me in the mornings and you just won't stop talking! You growl, grunt, moan, and "oooooaaaaahhhhh" all morning until I get up. Then when I get up, you fall asleep for your morning nap.
Tummy time is a breeze for you, mostly because you end it when you please. I put you on your tummy and you pull your arms up and get up on your elbows. Then you struggle just a little, kick your leg up and next thing I know you are happy as a clam on your back.
The picture below is pre-roll over, the picture above is post-roll over.
You hold your head up very well. We noticed this during the first week when both your Dad and I had a hard time supporting your neck. What you like to do is get up on your elbows while we are holding you over our shoulder. Once you are up on your elbows you like to look around. You turn your head back and forth. So far the longest I have seen you hold your head up is about a minute. You are very very strong
We can already tell you are going to be a trouble maker by the goofy antics you pull! "fake sleeping" while nursing, and the silly faces you make while nursing. My favorite is your "Mr. Snooty Milky Pants" face. That one is where you stick up your nose and purse your lips in the middle of nursing... As cute as this face is, it often makes both of us wet.

At your last doctors appointment you had finally gone past your birth weight at 8lbs and 14oz. You also grew a whole inch! You are now 21" tall! Your hands are still giant and so are your feet.

There are a couple of moments I haven't been able to capture on camera because they are so spontaneous. We love your little smile. Sometimes it is a smirk and sometimes it is a full on smile with dimples and all! (you get the dimples from your Dad) We both love your growing hair and can't wait to see what color it ends up in the next year.

Still my favorite part about you is how much of a mama's boy you are. The way you always want to hold my hand while you nurse, or how you scream and scream when your Dad holds you but quiet down when I hold you. Somehow being snuggled into my neck makes you so happy. When you are crying while we are driving you instantly quiet down when I hold your hand and make up songs about you.