Pictures

Just a few random pictures I just uploaded.

Boys Being Boys

I put Cam in the walker today just so he wouldn't destroy Kaden's puzzle he was working on. I honestly didn't think he would tolerate it for very long. Next thing I know... he's giving out free rides! Strong little pup!

1 year old!!!

Happy First Birthday to my little Cam-bone!

We had a wonderful birthday week and feel so blessed to have gotten to celebrate Cam's birthday with so much of our family!

On Thursday, Cam's actual birthday, my Dad and Pam came in town. My Grandma and Grandpa, and Auntie Jane and Uncle Mike came in town on Friday. My brother, sister-in-law and nephew, along with Nic's parents came for the party on Saturday. Cam's first birthday party was on Saturday and it was a great day!
















The party was perfect... we played outside, had lunch, ate cake and opened presents! Cam loved spending time with family and it was so great to have everyone together!

We went to the doctor yesterday and here are the stats:
Length: 30 7/8 inches- 80th percentile
Weight: 21 pounds, 15.5 oz- 40th percentile

This is the first time since Cam was born that he was shorter (only by 1/8 inch) than Kaden. He weighs about half a pound less than Kaden did at this age as well.

At one year old, Cam:
-Loves his morning nap, but lately hasn't been into his afternoon nap. The doctor said to keep putting him down in the afternoon so that at least he (and I) can have some restful time
-Wears size 4 diapers
-Is wearing 12-18 month clothes
-Has 2 top teeth cutting through! Finally!
-Signs "eat" and "more" pretty regularly
-Signs "yogurt," "cereal," and "cheese" occasionally
-Is still a very picky eater. He loves yogurt, crackers and cereal. Everything else is hit or miss. Sometimes I can't even get him to try certain foods... like birthday cake!! The doctor said to start him on a multi-vitamin and try not to stress. If he is still picky at 18 months, we may consult with a feeding specialist.
-Tests all food with his finger first. If he can squish it, he won't eat it.
-Stands up on anything
-Cruises around quickly
-Still stands up by himself when he doesn't realize you've let go. When he realizes he is doing this on his own, he lowers himself down
-Can walk holding on with one hand
-Has taken 7 steps by himself... when forced to. Will not walk on his own!! Just like your brother!
-Loves the bath and usually holds a penguin friend in the tub
-Says "up," "mama," "papa," "pop" and "ooo ooo."
-Has a few tricks- What does an elephant do? What does Grandma do?
-Plays peekaboo and pattycake
-Claps when you say yay!
-Gives high five
-Waves bye
-Blows kisses
-Barks whenever he hears a dog bark
-Knows where my nose is when asked
-Still LOVES being out of the house
-Loves to open and close doors, drawers and cabinets
-Loves to put things inside boxes or bags and then take them out again
-He smiles and laughs all the time but can be very serious too
-Still plays independently but would let you hold him all day
-Loves to sit in the middle of Kaden's puzzles
-When you ask who's that cute little boy (in a picture) sometimes he puts his hand on his chest and says "EEE!" [me!]
-Is starting to point at things
-Loves being outside
-Sits on his knees a lot
-Will go to anyone he is comfortable with, but does so cautiously.
-Is still rear facing in the car and looks over at Kaden the entire car ride
-Loves to climb up the slide on our swing set and likes to slide down
-Has started to snuggle more when I rock him to sleep
-Always sleeps on his belly, and sometimes he puts one arm around the bumper
-Likes to sit in Roxy's crate, open and close the door, come out, knock something of Kaden's over, and then go back in the crate

Dear Cam,
I am so proud of the little boy you have become. You are so sweet, yet you can be serious. You are cuddly and lovable, yet you can be independent. You have a funny sense of humor but you have your very own personality. I love to watch you and Kaden interact and I love how much you adore him. You are trouble, but I don't seem to mind! I'd do anything for you. I love you more than I thought possible!! Happy birthday, baby boy!! And many, many, many more!

More Funnies

I haven't been all that good about writing down the funny things Kaden says so I am going to try to as I remember!

Kaden told my mom on Wednesday: "I have 2 houses and an apartment. Literally, 2 houses."

Literally? Really? That literally cracks me up!

The other day in the bath tub Kaden put his finger in Cam's mouth and then in his best British accent said, "Charlie, you bit my finga... and that really hurt!"

Kaden is learning about dinosaurs this week in school. Eric asked him what his favorite dinosaur was and he said, "an aunasnorus."

Kaden asks why about everything and has for quite some time. There are definitely days that it wears on me. The other day I told him that he couldn't ask why anymore for the rest of the day. He then asked, "After I go to sleep and wake up, then can I say why again?"

I love how much he cares. Every time we go by our new fence (that Nic built), he says, "Wow, our fence looks so nice." On a walk yesterday he pointed at a house being built and said, "They have done so much to that house. It looks so nice."

Crazy, funny little Boo- I love you!!

Funny Bird

Kaden is a funny bird.

Today we went to Be-dazzled to do some footprints. I didn't think about it until after this happened, but the last time we were there was St. Patrick's Day (where I made a big deal about wearing green and pinching Mimi if she wasn't). As we pulled into the shopping center, Kaden said, "I'm wearing blue. And you're wearing blue. Is it blue day?" Nothing thinking anything of it, I said, "yep, must be blue day." Kaden replied with, "Oh! And if Mimi isn't wearing blue we can punch her!"

At Be-dazzled, Kaden started playing with wooden letters. He said, "Look an O!" My mom asked him what O stood for and he said, "OMG!" So awesome.

First Steps

This past Thursday, Cam took his first steps. I put him down on the floor and said, "Show Daddy how you walk!" And he took 3 steps!



This is our 3rd attempt at capturing this on video... so he was getting a bit tired of it! Since then he hasn't taken any more than about 3-4 steps, but it does seem like he has been a little braver with taking his hands off the furniture when he's going from one place to another.

11 months

Can it even be possible that Cam will be one years old next month? This year has truly been the fastest year of my life.

At 11 months old, Cam:
-Naps two times per day, around 9:30 and 1:30. There are days where he is too wound up to sleep... those aren't good days!
-Wears size 4 diapers now
-Is wearing 12-18 month clothes
-Still has only 2 bottom teeth! Where are the other teeth?!! Are they ever coming?
-Signs "eat" and "more" pretty regularly
-Has done the sign for "cereal" once or twice
-Now loves yogurt! I'm pretty sure it's his favorite food
-Has become a very picky eater. He had tried some bites of solids about a month ago and seemed to enjoy it (cheese, turkey, banana). For some reason now, the only solid food he wants to eat is cheerios. He pushes all other solids out of his mouth. If you try to trick him and put a solid bite in with pureed foods, he is able to separate it in his mouth and still spit out the solid piece. Some days he wants nothing to do with pureed foods either...
-Can pull up on anything
-Still stands up by himself when he doesn't realize you've let go. When he realizes he is doing this on his own, he lowers himself down
-Likes to walk behind anything that will move
-Can walk holding on with one hand
-I think he would be able to walk on his own (he is strong enough and balanced enough) but doesn't have the confidence!
-Still loves bath time and now he scoots close to Kaden and "washes" his back using his hand
-He has said a few words... I think I'm going to count them! Has said "up" "mama" and he may have said "cheese." One day he signed cheese and said "deez."
-Barks whenever he hears a dog bark
-He is the BEST boy when we are out of the house. He is the happiest, most easy going little thing when we are out running errands, even if he is exhausted. Everyone tells me how good he is.... then we come home....
-He smiles and laughs all the time
-He plays independently but would let you hold him all day
-Is trouble. His favorite things to do is to put his hands in the dog water bowls and to take the night light out of the hall upstairs
-Loves to "play" with the Ipad
-Knocks down whatever Kaden is building
-Still LOVES to open and close doors and drawers
-Still puts everything in his mouth, but now does it so fast you can hardly stop him
-Must have supersonic hearing because when he hears the refrigerator open, he is inside before you close the door. Same with the dishwasher.
-LOVES to look out the window
-Can wave "bye"
-Can play Pattycake by clapping his hands together then rolling them when time :)
-Loves to look at our family pictures on the way up the stairs
-Is starting to point at things
-Loves it outside. Loves going on wagon rides.
-Is such a sweet boy. I love him and love what a perfect fit he is in our family.