Itty Bitty Baby Cable Turns 3

On Wednesday, July 12th, my little spitfire turned THREE! This kid has brought so much into our lives that it's sometime hard to explain how much has changed. Everyone tells you when you have kids, your world is different, and it's so very true. While in a lot of ways my priorities are the same -- I still value my career tremendously and I'm constantly trying to make my relationship with my husband my number one priority -- this little blonde headed, blue eyed boy has sent the rest of things in a tilt-a-whirl! He constantly has me questioning whether or not I have any clue what I'm doing as a parent/adult, but the minute he looks at me with his squinty little smile and says, "I love you so much!" everything seems to just click right back into place. Since we've moved home, he's shown me just how smart, willful, and happy he can be. Over the past few weeks, it's been very clear we've made the best decision for him, and I'm so excited to have him grow up at home. Enjoy the little snapshot into his birthday!

Official Birthday Cake!

Birthday Decorations for the Cake Display Table

Favors!

Homemade Paw Patrol Cake

Lochlan and his best friend Cooper!

Pappy Jeff and Mamaw got Lochlan his very own electric powered 4 wheeler for his birthday!

Photo Courtesy of Elyse Davis
Be on the lookout next blog post for updated family photos!

Milestones: We are about 90% potty trained! We have about one #2 accident per week, and I can't figure out why sometimes he decides to hide from us instead of going to the bathroom.
We found a "school" for him for next year, and he's adjusting really, really well to being in a new environment.
Sleep: Still up about once a night and crawling into bed consistently around 4 am, which we really need to work on because that will not be a good idea when baby brother gets here in September.
Eating: Eating has always been a weird one for this kid. He rarely likes to sit still and eat, and he rarely wants to try anything new, but when he's hungry, he will eat a small teenager under the table.
Mood: Very mouthy lately. He likes the word "no," and frequently exercises his freewill when it comes to expressing himself. There have been quite a few time outs and quiet times filled with tears, but we're all working on trying to find the best solution to help him manage his temper (and for us to manage ours when he screams at us).
Likes: His new quad and sitting outside on the porch after breakfast -- especially if it's raining.
Dislikes: When things don't go his way.

Things I want to remember: How resilient he is, and how excited he is to be a big brother.

Looking forward to: Adjusting.