Recent growth

Cameron is so much more mobile these days. If he's sitting on his butt, he can pick up his heels and rotate himself around in a circle. He's rocking forward from sitting to grab at whatever he's interested in. He's pulling up to stand on his superyard gate. He's rolling around on the floor. He's scooting backward when on his belly. And he's extremely interested in pulling up to stand on your hands and then walking around EVERYwhere.

A few days ago I found him sitting up in his crib in the morning when I went to feed him. I've never seen him go from laying down to sitting up by himself, but now I know he can do it, somehow!

Here's a picture showing one of the ways he enjoys spending time lately: pulling empty CD jewel cases off the shelves and making a big mess. It's lots of fun!

With the increased mobility, I've started to notice that he's beginning to lose his cankles. He still has arm rolls, though they are not quite as pronounced. But for now, he still has those cheeks. :)

There are other signs that he's growing up, too. He's showing less interest in bottles lately, and more interest in solid foods. He's very good at picking up foods and feeding himself now. He is especially into blueberries; he practically shovels them into his mouth. You can tell that he likes something by the sounds he makes while chewing. It's pretty cute. ;)

Rough week: update

So, the cough got worse before it got better. I took him to see the pedi a week ago Friday so she could listen to him breathe. What she heard was the cough coupled with the tiniest bit of wheezing, so she wanted to try using a nebulizer and some albuterol to get his bronchial tubes to dilate a bit and make breathing easier.

That seemed to work for the wheeze, so she sent us home with a nebulizer rental and instructions to do it 3 times per day for 10 minutes per treatment. We would put Cameron in his high chair and sit in front of him holding the breathing tube (since he can't hold it in his mouth, we held it near his mouth so he would inhale the medication as it left the end of the tube). He was a pretty good sport about it, really. We'd give him some toys to play with and he didn't complain at all. And I'm happy to report that after a week, the cough is finally on its way out. :)

We're still doing the antibiotics for the tick bite: only 1 more day to go. He's been really good about taking that medicine too; he's such a trooper!!

Rough week

Can we have a do-over? I think we need it.

On Sunday, Cameron woke up from his afternoon nap blazing hot. This boy had a fever and was a cranky mess! We took his temperature and at its highest, it was 102 degrees. After a call to the advice nurse, we headed to the after-hours clinic. The pedi that saw him said that his throat was red, so it was probably just an illness that he had picked up somewhere. Fortunately he showed no signs of an ear infection, which we were a bit concerned about. Cameron has been pulling at his ears more frequently lately, but it's most likely due to the teething (those top teeth are *so* close to breaking through!).

So, we gave him some Motrin and by that evening his fever was better. Whew! Then, on Monday, we discovered that what we thought was a small scab on his scalp was actually a tick! Eeeew! My baby had a tick in his head! Chris pulled it out, and we put in another call to the advice nurse. We then had to make the decision to put Cam on antibiotics to squelch out the remote possibility of Lyme disease, or do nothing. After debating it and talking to some of Chris's coworkers, we decided to go with the antibiotics. We can't be sure they are necessary, but the benefits outweigh the risks. But medicine twice per day for 2 weeks is no walk in the park.

And now, just today, Cam has started to develop a cough. His breathing is raspy at times, kinda like when you have a frog in your throat, but it doesn't go away when he does actually cough. Which he is doing with increasing frequency. Poor little guy. :(

Think healthy thoughts for him, would you?

10 months!

Cameron is becoming quite the young man! I can't believe he's 10 months already. (Nor that it's August and he has to wear long sleeves and pants, but that's another story.)

The top two teeth have *almost* broken through, and he's been feeling pretty icky for the past few days. Poor guy. He can be seen gnawing on his hand a lot.

And then quite often he gags himself. :::shudder:::

But despite the teething, he is very happy most of the time and continues to charm strangers when we're out and about. I know he charms me on a daily basis. :) Love you, Mr. Man!

Haircut, take 2

Cameron's hair was getting long again, so we decided to take him to the Panda Room for a trim. I don't think he was very happy about about it this time, though!

He tolerated the scissors, but started crying and yelling when the electric clippers came out. :( I don't know how those people cut hair when the clients are so upset and wiggly! Despite all the drama, though, the cut turned out pretty well, and he looks pretty cute.