This year, there are many things that I am thankful for: a house, a job, friends, and family. But I am most thankful for my fantastic husband and my wonderful son. Today I was with them, and that made it a good day.
Cameron woke up from his morning nap at 9:30am, and we hung out and played until it was time to leave for Thanksgiving at Aunt Sharon's house. We enjoyed spending the afternoon with the extended family, and didn't take off until nearly 5:30pm! Cameron was such a trooper...he had been awake since 9:30am, having skipped his afternoon nap entirely. I was super-duper impressed with how well he handled it. He was tired at the end of the day, but he was still in good spirits, laughing and playing with his truck and piano, and charming all the adults in the room.
Also, Cameron decided to take his first steps today! And he did it when everyone got a chance to see, which was a real treat. :) He has yet to stand up on his own without holding onto something, but look out, we now have an official walker!
November 25, 2010
November 22, 2010
Chomp chomp
Why is it that the crib rail tastes so good?
I'm sure glad we added that protective covering, otherwise it would be covered in tooth marks!
I'm sure glad we added that protective covering, otherwise it would be covered in tooth marks!
November 6, 2010
Dada
Dada pimped Cameron's ride. He went to the hardware store and bought new tires for the Cozy Coupe. Real tires (I think they were made for wheelbarrows?) that make pushing the car around on sidewalks much smoother and quieter.
November 1, 2010
Halloween
We went to a Halloween party at a friend's house so all the babies could hang out and show off their costumes. A good time was had by all!
Cameron's marionette costume didn't make it easy to lounge around, so we waited a little while before getting him dressed up. He thought it was interesting and fun at first...
Cameron's marionette costume didn't make it easy to lounge around, so we waited a little while before getting him dressed up. He thought it was interesting and fun at first...
But pretty soon after that he decided that he was tired and hungry, so we headed home. His bedtime is still on the early side, so we missed out on trick or treating, but I'm not sure if he would have enjoyed it anyway. Next year!
October 30, 2010
October 26, 2010
Kisses
If you ask Cameron for a kiss, most often he will lean toward you with an open mouth and let you plant one on him.
I thought that was the cutest thing ever. But I was wrong.
Last night I got my first unsolicited kiss; just before I put him to bed he leaned toward me with that open mouth without me asking first...and that's the cutest thing ever. :)
I thought that was the cutest thing ever. But I was wrong.
Last night I got my first unsolicited kiss; just before I put him to bed he leaned toward me with that open mouth without me asking first...and that's the cutest thing ever. :)
October 25, 2010
12 months!
We just had Cameron's 12 month check up. His height (29.75 inches) and weight (23 lb 2 oz) are now in the 50th percentile: totally average. But his head (48 cm) is still in the 90th percentile! :oP
All in all, he's doing really well. He's meeting all his milestones and is a happy guy! We talked about what foods he's going to eat as we go forward and transition off the soy formula. Since he isn't going to be getting the fat and calories from whole cow's milk, we're going to have to make sure that his diet includes plenty of non-dairy caloric foods. We're going to try both soy milk and rice milk, and see what he thinks. No almond milk, though, as the allergist cautioned us to stay away from all nuts for at least another year. He didn't have a reaction to peanuts when tested, but, to be on the safe side, we're going to hold off.
We also talked about transitioning off the bottle. It'll be a gradual change over the next several months. We'll likely keep the pre-nap and pre-bedtime bottles to start, but maybe give him more to drink in his sippy cups with daytime meals. We'll see!
I got my flu shot today, and Cameron got his first of two flu shots (in addition to two other shots, poor guy!). We have to return in four weeks for his second dose. Fun stuff.
All in all, he's doing really well. He's meeting all his milestones and is a happy guy! We talked about what foods he's going to eat as we go forward and transition off the soy formula. Since he isn't going to be getting the fat and calories from whole cow's milk, we're going to have to make sure that his diet includes plenty of non-dairy caloric foods. We're going to try both soy milk and rice milk, and see what he thinks. No almond milk, though, as the allergist cautioned us to stay away from all nuts for at least another year. He didn't have a reaction to peanuts when tested, but, to be on the safe side, we're going to hold off.
We also talked about transitioning off the bottle. It'll be a gradual change over the next several months. We'll likely keep the pre-nap and pre-bedtime bottles to start, but maybe give him more to drink in his sippy cups with daytime meals. We'll see!
I got my flu shot today, and Cameron got his first of two flu shots (in addition to two other shots, poor guy!). We have to return in four weeks for his second dose. Fun stuff.
October 15, 2010
For posterity
At one year, Cameron...
- has this "ha ha ha" laugh, which is totally adorable and he will mimic you if you do it.
- is walking around when holding adult fingers, or on his own when holding onto objects like chairs or the coffee table.
- is very proficient at pulling up to stand, squatting down, and standing back up again.
- is wearing 12m clothes, but not for very much longer. Gotta go wash those 18m ones!
- is wearing size 4 diapers, size 5 at night, but still in cloth most days.
- has 6 teeth (2 bottom, 4 top).
- is in between 1 and 2 naps per day; we've been going back and forth.
- is not saying any real words...will make a hard C (or K) sound when he sees the cats, and for other objects whose names have that sound (like duck, clock, book, etc.) but otherwise it's really just pointing with a very emphatic "mmmm!" for whatever he wants.
- understands a lot, though, and will correctly point things out when we say "Where's the butterfly? monkey? ball?" etc.
- just learned how to properly use a straw, instead of just chewing on the end. Straw sippy cups, here we come!
October 11, 2010
Happy Birthday!
I can't believe my little man is one already. This year has flown by so fast!
His party was a success, if I do say so myself. Above you see the "smash cake" that I made for him: a dairy-free banana cake with dairy-free frosting. He didn't eat more than a bite of the cake, but got a few mouthfuls of the frosting. It was pretty amusing to watch, actually. He didn't really want to get his hands messy, so he just dove in, face first. Hey, whatever works! I didn't even have to change his shirt afterward.
The kiddos in attendance had fun playing with balloons, toys, and many of the garden decorations in the backyard (sorry Karen!). Then, after cupcakes and presents, it was time to call it a day.
Cameron says, "I had a good time, but I'm pooped!"
His party was a success, if I do say so myself. Above you see the "smash cake" that I made for him: a dairy-free banana cake with dairy-free frosting. He didn't eat more than a bite of the cake, but got a few mouthfuls of the frosting. It was pretty amusing to watch, actually. He didn't really want to get his hands messy, so he just dove in, face first. Hey, whatever works! I didn't even have to change his shirt afterward.
The kiddos in attendance had fun playing with balloons, toys, and many of the garden decorations in the backyard (sorry Karen!). Then, after cupcakes and presents, it was time to call it a day.
Cameron says, "I had a good time, but I'm pooped!"
October 3, 2010
Winding down
I had this inexplicable feeling that when I nursed Cameron on Friday morning that it was my last nursing session. I made sure to soak in the details.
Saturday morning, for various reasons, I ended up pumping and giving him some formula. But then today, when I tried to nurse him, he said "no thank you" in his own little way. I moved to a different room, and again he said "no thank you". So I went and got some formula, and he gobbled it down.
So I guess that's it. I really wanted to make it to his first birthday, and that is only 6 days away at this point. I'm pretty happy with where we are, given the circumstances. I told myself that I would continue pumping as long as he was still interested in nursing. And since the number of pumping sessions has been tapering off over the past few months (last week was the first time I did not tote my pump to work with me), this seems to be the nod of approval I needed to really let things wind down.
It's a happy/sad day for me. I was going to stop using the label "baby" on my blog posts about him after his first birthday, but, this may be the last one!
Saturday morning, for various reasons, I ended up pumping and giving him some formula. But then today, when I tried to nurse him, he said "no thank you" in his own little way. I moved to a different room, and again he said "no thank you". So I went and got some formula, and he gobbled it down.
So I guess that's it. I really wanted to make it to his first birthday, and that is only 6 days away at this point. I'm pretty happy with where we are, given the circumstances. I told myself that I would continue pumping as long as he was still interested in nursing. And since the number of pumping sessions has been tapering off over the past few months (last week was the first time I did not tote my pump to work with me), this seems to be the nod of approval I needed to really let things wind down.
It's a happy/sad day for me. I was going to stop using the label "baby" on my blog posts about him after his first birthday, but, this may be the last one!
September 30, 2010
First step
Cameron is getting quite good at squatting down and standing back up again (while holding onto something). Either just because, or to pick up a toy on the ground. He is also much more coordinated when it comes to sitting down from standing. He no longer lands on his butt with a big thud that leaves me wondering if the momentum will carry him all the way backward and have his head hit the ground.
Well, today he attempted to take his first unassisted step. It was a spectacular disaster, but at least he tried! He has this habit of reaching out for your hand when he wants assistance. He was holding onto the edge of the coffee table, and he wanted his little piano toy on the ground. He let go of the table with one hand and reached out for my mom's hand, but then he retracted it. We both thought he was going to put that hand back on the edge of the table, but no, he just left it hanging in mid-air and took a step toward that piano.
He ended up falling down, on his face (which hit the little piano). :( Fortunately though, the crying didn't last too long, and he doesn't seem to be scarred from the episode.
Well, today he attempted to take his first unassisted step. It was a spectacular disaster, but at least he tried! He has this habit of reaching out for your hand when he wants assistance. He was holding onto the edge of the coffee table, and he wanted his little piano toy on the ground. He let go of the table with one hand and reached out for my mom's hand, but then he retracted it. We both thought he was going to put that hand back on the edge of the table, but no, he just left it hanging in mid-air and took a step toward that piano.
He ended up falling down, on his face (which hit the little piano). :( Fortunately though, the crying didn't last too long, and he doesn't seem to be scarred from the episode.
September 27, 2010
Movin' on up
We're fast approaching Cameron's first birthday, and we figured it was about time to say goodbye to the infant carseat. The Graco Snugride 32 was supposed to be good to either 32 inches or 32 pounds (whichever came first), and while Cameron is neither of those yet (the latest stats are 28.5 inches and 25 pounds), he was looking a little cramped in there.
Quite the difference from when he was 3 weeks old, huh? (This was on Halloween, in case you're wondering about the outfit.)
In any case, we finally made the switch to convertible car seats. I thought they were big when they arrived; I thought Cameron would look much smaller in the seat than he actually does. I'm sure it won't be too much longer until we turn him to face forward.
In any case, we finally made the switch to convertible car seats. I thought they were big when they arrived; I thought Cameron would look much smaller in the seat than he actually does. I'm sure it won't be too much longer until we turn him to face forward.
September 19, 2010
When does it end?
And now he has roseola. FABulous!
Cam wasn't feeling like himself toward the end of last week; his teeth were bugging him and he had had a fever since Wednesday. By Friday, each time the medicine wore off the fever was up past 103 degrees, so we took him to the doctor on Saturday morning just to be sure it wasn't an ear infection or something we couldn't see. They couldn't find anything, so they chalked it up to a virus. The fever had broken by that point, so he was acting pretty normal.
But today was a cranky day; he napped for more than 4 hours (which was great, but pretty unusual). He didn't have his usual appetite. And tonight, just as Cam was getting dressed in his PJs, Chris saw the telltale rash on his chest. Uuuuugggghhhhhhh. He's through the worst of it, apparently, but still ugh.
This has to be the end of it for awhile right? I'm sure ready for a little break!
Cam wasn't feeling like himself toward the end of last week; his teeth were bugging him and he had had a fever since Wednesday. By Friday, each time the medicine wore off the fever was up past 103 degrees, so we took him to the doctor on Saturday morning just to be sure it wasn't an ear infection or something we couldn't see. They couldn't find anything, so they chalked it up to a virus. The fever had broken by that point, so he was acting pretty normal.
But today was a cranky day; he napped for more than 4 hours (which was great, but pretty unusual). He didn't have his usual appetite. And tonight, just as Cam was getting dressed in his PJs, Chris saw the telltale rash on his chest. Uuuuugggghhhhhhh. He's through the worst of it, apparently, but still ugh.
This has to be the end of it for awhile right? I'm sure ready for a little break!
September 13, 2010
Allergies
Chris and I took Cameron to the allergist this morning. We sat and chatted about why were there, the foods Cameron has already tried, and his home environment. He was then tested for wheat, egg, peanut, cat, milk, soy, and dust mites.
He tested positive for milk, but we pretty much expected that due to his reactions to the yogurt and formula. The doctor said that most kids will outgrow it by the time they are 5 or 6 (!!!), and that we can have him tested again when he's around 3 years old. It's too bad, but I'm still hopeful that he will outgrow it eventually. In the meantime, we still have to be vigilant about all milk, cheese, butter, etc., and we'll have to read labels or ask at restaurants once he starts eating more table foods. We also got a prescription for an epi pen, as a "just in case". Yikes. It's hard for me to imagine stabbing my baby in the thigh with a needle.
The other thing he tested positive for was cats. :( He has a cat allergy! This makes me very sad. The doctor said that kids who show signs of cat allergies and are exposed to cats at a young age can actually develop more severe cat allergies later in life. He really doesn't show any signs of being allergic (trouble breathing, etc.), but I don't want to be dooming him to a miserable, cat-allergy-ridden adult life. :( We are going to be more vigilant about laying down towels where the cats sit most, and washing those towels more frequently. Not that the cats hang out in Cameron's room, but we'll keep them out of there as well. We'll just be paying attention for any signs of respiratory distress that are not linked to illness. Hopefully he just continues to tolerate them as he has been; I don't really want to think about having to find a new home for them!
He tested positive for milk, but we pretty much expected that due to his reactions to the yogurt and formula. The doctor said that most kids will outgrow it by the time they are 5 or 6 (!!!), and that we can have him tested again when he's around 3 years old. It's too bad, but I'm still hopeful that he will outgrow it eventually. In the meantime, we still have to be vigilant about all milk, cheese, butter, etc., and we'll have to read labels or ask at restaurants once he starts eating more table foods. We also got a prescription for an epi pen, as a "just in case". Yikes. It's hard for me to imagine stabbing my baby in the thigh with a needle.
The other thing he tested positive for was cats. :( He has a cat allergy! This makes me very sad. The doctor said that kids who show signs of cat allergies and are exposed to cats at a young age can actually develop more severe cat allergies later in life. He really doesn't show any signs of being allergic (trouble breathing, etc.), but I don't want to be dooming him to a miserable, cat-allergy-ridden adult life. :( We are going to be more vigilant about laying down towels where the cats sit most, and washing those towels more frequently. Not that the cats hang out in Cameron's room, but we'll keep them out of there as well. We'll just be paying attention for any signs of respiratory distress that are not linked to illness. Hopefully he just continues to tolerate them as he has been; I don't really want to think about having to find a new home for them!
September 9, 2010
11 months!
Tonight I brought a meal to a new mom in my mother's group; she and her husband have 2-week old twins. They were so tiny and helpless, and my boy is now so big in comparison! It seems like eons ago that he was that small, and yet I can't believe there is only one month left until his first birthday.
He is actively teething again; one of the top teeth has broken through, another is right there on the surface, and two others are not far behind. This makes him pretty grouchy sometimes. But otherwise, he's a happy little guy who really enjoys playing with mylar balloons and walking around while holding onto our hands.
I often look at him in the morning before I leave for work and just reflect on the wonderful little man that he is. He brings me such happiness...I am so smitten. <3 Happy 11 months!
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