14 Weeks Old

Nursing: Nursing is still going great! I am so glad that my milk supply has finally calmed down and evened out!

Cloth Diapering: We absolutely love our new Sloomb OBF diapers! I wish we had found them sooner! The absorbency is truly amazing, plus the colors are so darling! Nick and I are always amazed at how heavy the diaper is when we change Cash, yet he doesn’t feel that wet!

I caught Nick singing "All About that Base" to Cash during a diaper change this week. It was hilarious! He went from singing to making "ca caw" bird calling noises. Cash was giggling and talking to Nick the whole time. Such a precious daddy son moment!

Sleep: Our little Cash man is sleeping so well at night! He likes to go to bed between 7:30 PM and 8:30 PM and then he likes to get up for the day around 7:30 AM. We still nurse every couple hours at night but I hardly have to wake up for it so I don’t mind one bit! Naps are a little different; Cash only will sleep on us. He can fall asleep in our arms and sleep for 15 minutes, 30 minutes or an hour and the second we lay him down in the basket he wakes up! Nick and I have started wearing him around the house for his naps. When we wear him he will sleep for 2 or 3 plus hours at a time. Thank goodness for our ergo baby carrier and ergo baby wrap!

Likes/Dislikes: Cash really likes music! This week Nick played his guitar for him and Cash loved it! He also really likes the Meagan Trainor song “All About that Base” so Nick and I sing that to him and play it on our phones quit frequently.

Our 4 Moms Rackaroo swing is also getting some more action. One morning this week I put Cash in his swing in front of the glass shower door while I showered and he was perfectly happy the whole time! I was even able to shave my legs! I gave him a flat prefold diaper to suck on when I first put him in his swing and he was good to go. He was content in his swing almost the entire time that I was getting ready too!

Nick’s parents bought Cash an activity gym and he doesn’t really care about the hanging toys too much but he absolutely loves the sun that lights up and plays music! I take it with us to distract him with while he is in the car seat and this works for a little while.

No change on the dislikes, unfortunately. Cash still screams and cries in his car seat. I would like to say that it’s getting better but that would simply be a lie.

Activities: We had a really busy week with a court date and finishing up taxes so we didn’t have a lot of free time but we did go over to Nick’s parent’s house for a BBQ. Cash loved the new surroundings and new lights! He is drawn to lights like a moth to a flame! It is so funny! Cash got to enjoy some much needed GG and Papa time!

We also met my new friend, Alisa, in CDA for coffee at the Grumpy Monkey. Cash really enjoyed watching Molly play at the little kiddie table. Alisa scored a pair of stellar basewoolies for me so I picked those up as well and she let us borrow a pair of weathervane BWs also. Such a sweet mama with such a sweet little girl!

Health: Our sweet baby boy is officially teething from what I have read online. While he hasn’t cut an actual tooth yet he is exhibiting several of the teething symptoms. Drool, we have so much drool! Cash soaks his shirts, our shirts, our arms, our shoulders, you name it, Cash soaks it. He also likes to chew on anything he can get in his mouth. He really likes to chomp down on our fingers and his own fists.

Cash is also really getting into sucking on his fists and fingers. He gets his thumb in his mouth but then wants to add a fist to the mix and gets frustrated when it all doesn’t fit in his tiny mouth. He also likes to suck on both fists at once!

We weighed Cash on Wednesday and he weighed 11 pounds 12 ounces! Almost double his birth weight!

Best Moment: Cash and I had a really nice visit with my friend, Monika, this week. Cash just loved watching Monika’s son, Jack. He also really enjoyed watching Monika’s dogs and cat. Jack was so entertaining and gentle with Cash it was just so fun to watch Cash stare at Jack and follow his movements around the room. He liked it so much that he didn’t want to take a nap and didn’t go to sleep until Jack went down for his nap.

Monika also gave us a small nursing pillow to help with tummy time and it has made all the difference in the world!