Amazing

Looking back over this year, I would have to describe Cameron's growth as amazing. He is tall for his age and talking up a storm. I would almost call it the "why" stage, but he doesn't say why. He points things out.

"Look, momma, a bird! Look, momma, a bird! A bird momma!"

And on and on until you acknowledge it, then he either moves on to a new observation or starts over.

He went to his first movie in the theater, Toy Story 3 and loved it. He went to Mount Olympus and Noah's Ark in the Dells, and a Brewer's Game. He still loves his Thomas trains, but also loves Bob the Builder with a passion and all construction vehicles. It's amazing how he knows the names of the different types. He rode a pony at the Midwest Horse Fair. He spent a weekend with my dad, "Boppa Tim", while we went on an extended weekend away. He likes carnival rides, go carts and slides. And he still adores the zoo.

My kid is pretty cool :)

From 2010

From 2010

From 2010

Cam is 2

Yep, the Terrible Twos are here. Actually, Cam is advanced for his age and started them a few months early! Hopefully that means he will end them early as well. Went to the doctor and did the standard poking and prodding. He is healthy and happy. Weight and height are on the right.

He currently loves trains ("choo choos"!), cars ("vroom vroom") and Dora and Diego cartoons. He eats bananas, apples, Joe's Os (like cheerios, only better), goldfish crackers, carrot sticks, chicken noodle soup and apple juice. And I swear he's getting cuter :)

Another late update

It's August, and a lot has happened in Cam's life. He has gotten soooo big! He is climbing on everything, and is saying words all the time. He's putting them together in sentences too. "Bubbles go bye" is a favorite. Oh yeah, he can open doors now. Yay....?

We also went camping, and he slept just fine in a tent. Keeping him up as late as possible helped!



That's all for now.

Weekend Away

Cam had his first weekend "away" last week. He stayed with grandma and grandpa while we attended a weekend-long barbecue with some friends from out of town.

It sounds like he was a champ, and charmed the hell out of his grandparents with very little whining. We missed him a lot, but it's great to know that we have someone we trust that can watch him occasionally. And they still like us and him, so that's good! Hmm, maybe we can make a regular thing of it....

A Haircut

Almost forgot, Cam got a cute new haircut. Now that we've started to get his hair cut, it needs to be done all the time!

Midnight Fun

It was a rough night last night. Cam didn't settle down after his bottle at bedtime, and fussed and cried for about an hour. He fell asleep, but woke up again around 11pm. This time I picked him up and we lay on our bed for a while. After a while I put him back in his crib. He was quiet for a while then started screeching. It was awful! Then I heard a THUMP. Worried, I hopped out of bed and went to his room.

Cameron was standing on his floor crying. He had crawled out of the crib.

Great.

He was pretty upset, so I cuddled him on the floor for close to an hour. The sniffling finally stopped and we moved to lay on the couch together, where he finally (!) dozed off for the rest of the night. I looked at the clock and it was 2:45 am.

This morning I woke up, brushed my teeth and looked in the mirror to see weird splotches on my shirt. Looks like the fall from the crib gave Cam a bloody nose and he bled all over my t-shirt. Poor baby! Hopefully last night was a totally random occurrence and it will not happen again.

Crosses fingers.

These are a few of (Cam's) favorite things

Cameron is now 19 months old as of May 2009. He likes things that most kids like, I think:

Matchbox Cars;




Playing with water in the sink;


Doggies;


Getting spun around in a circle by an adult 100-thousand times until the adult runs away because they just can't spin anymore;


Being a big boy and eating at the table;


Bath-time;


Trucks;


Blocks (knocking them down is best);


Carrots (he really does like them, cooked or raw!);


Outside toys (check out the brand new --to us-- playset);


and getting big bruises and scratches to make his mommy and daddy feel badly.


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