Cam's Appt.

Cam and I spent the day at home. We played outside and he went swimming in his baby pool. We played games inside and did puzzles. Cameron has also picked up a few new words. He loves balls and can finally say 'ball.' He also learned how to say bike and baby. They all sound pretty much like the word itself except ball kind of sounds like bow, but it's close and we can tell what he's saying.

Cam's CF clinic visit went well today. It was a bit long and he got tired of being there, even threw a fit because I wouldn't leave, but we got a good report. He's gained a half a pound in the last three months, which is good. He's in the 20th percentile for weight and his weight/height combo is between the 25th and 50th percentile, so we are very pleased with that. He is able to stop his Reglan, so I will decrease the dose and have it eliminated in the next week. Also, once we complete the pulmacort we have here in the house, he can go to a different one and only do a breathing treatment once a day. He'll still need CPT twice, but anything we can combine or minimize helps!! There were some other meds we talked about, but it's probably nothing most of you will know about, so I'll wait to explain when he actually starts, we just discussed some things we'll be doing in the next year with Cam. Overall, good report. We don't have to go back for 3 months unless he gets sick. Tomorrow is the amnio. Wish us luck that the procedure will go smoothly with no complications. Hopefully we'll find out the sex of the baby. I'm nervous. I can't wait until tomorrow afternoon when this is over with! I'm sure we'll update more either tomorrow or the following day.

Daddy's Birthday Weekend

Saturday was daddy's birthday. We went to stay with his family in Fort Thomas, KY for the weekend. Cameron got to spend a lot of time with his grandparents and his cousin Sam all day Saturday. Sunday he also spent time with them because they all came to watch Zach's bike race (which he got 2nd overall and 1st in his age group, go Zach!!). Cameron was able to swim in a kid pool on Saturday and we even walked the boys up to the fire station on the corner. They were able to sit in the drivers seat of the fire engine and pretend to drive and were each given a hat. We enjoyed the weekend and it seemed to fly by. Zach and I went out to eat Saturday night for his birthday (his parents were so nice to treat us). It was maybe the best meal I have ever had. I was able to see a couple of my friends there on Friday night and Saturday morning. I am very tired from the weekend. Cameron slept the whole way home and still seems tired, so I'm sure we will all get some much needed rest this weekend.

School's Out

I had my last day of work Wednesday. Yesterday, Cameron and I went to the zoo in the morning. Cam did really good until he got tired. He wanted to walk around some and did a pretty good job staying right next to me. He was so cute running around. I took him on the carousel for the first time. He didn't like it. He wouldn't sit on an animal, so we sat on the bench, but he kept saying off. Then we came back, went on a wagon ride, and played inside the rest of the afternoon. It was so hot and we were both tired after the zoo. Cameron has a clinic appointment Tuesday. I'm hoping for a good report and good weight gain. Then, my amnio is the next day. Today we leave for Northern Kentucky to spend the weekend with Zach's family. We will probably hang out by the pool tomorrow and then Zach and I will go out to eat for his birthday. Zach has a bike race up there on Sunday, so we'll do that and then come home late that afternoon. I've been trying to pack all morning and I know I will forget something. Last time I forgot one of Cam's meds and since we will be there a few days this time, I just can't forget something like that. We're taking the small Civic to try to save on gas and because it has the bike rack on it, but it's going to be a tight squeeze in there. I'm wondering how Cam will do on the drive. We usually drive during his nap, but Zach has to work, so we are leaving right after he's had a nap. I'm sure he will be tired to sitting, I just hope he doesn't scream a lot, my head can't take that. I will update Sunday night and probably have cute pictures from the weekend. I posted a pic of Cam on the couch. His Aunt and Uncle got him this DVD of this lady he loves and he watches it 3-4 times a day. He loves it! He's also been obsessed with wearing his daddy's hat.

Hot Weekend!!

It has been a very hot weekend (actually a hot week) here in Louisville. We have spent a lot of time outside. We have the baby pool for Cam in the backyard which he finally likes again and we've been going to the neighborhood pool. Zach had a bike race today at Fort Duffield.

Cam and I weren't going to go because of all the bugs there and the heat, but we decided to surprise him (I've never missed a bike race).Cam did so much better at this race, but he got a nap on the way there and we weren't there that long because Zach's race had started by the time we got there. We hiked up and down the big hill there so we could see Zach at a couple places. Then, we sat at the finish line and cheered people on. We had fun and Zach was surprised and happy to see us, it was good motivation for his last lap. I have felt better for the most part this weekend. The last 4 days of work were horrible. I was so sick each morning I could hardly make it to work. One day I had such a big headache, I couldn't do much. I was feeling so much better, so I'm not sure why I feel bad all of a sudden. Probably just exhaustion. I'm ready for summer break!! Only 3 more days to go!!

Big Gift

Zach and I got Cameron a new climbing thing for outside. He is just so active and always wants to be outside, we knew we had to get him something more to do in our backyard. So, today, the climber arrived. Zach and I put it together after we put Cam to bed. We got it done pretty fast and were so excited to show it to him that we went to see if he was still awake (which he was) and brought him down to show him. He was so excited. His mouth literally dropped. We got so many cute pictures it's hard for me to pick what to put on here. He was just so happy. He likes to put the stools down the slide. He threw a fit when it was time to come in, of course, but we could only keep him up so late (hour past his bedtime). I'm also posting some pics from when we went to the pool Sunday with grandpa. Cameron was finally able to stand in the little kids pool without being in our laps. He never did like being in the float and was always eager to get the toys out of the water and then try to get out himself. I think it will take a lot of pool trips to get him used to it again. I'm feeling okay, but VERY tired. Things have been busy at work and here and I just feel tired every second. I'm starting to feel the baby fluttering and have had a couple big movements, but when I go to feel, the baby doesn't move anymore. We have the amnio June 18th. Not very far away. I'm so nervous. I can't wait for it to be over and to know that the procedure didn't cause any problems with the pregnancy and to hopefully get good news about the baby's health. We should find out the gender that day too.

Well, hope you enjoy the pictures....

Grandpa's Here

Grandpa Hoeptner has a business trip to Ohio Monday, so he decided to come early and stop here for the weekend. He and I were at the new cabin for the morning yesterday and then spent the afternoon with Cameron in the backyard. Cameron has this fear of swimming this year. He loves baths still, but just hates getting in the pool. Last year he loved it. We even put him in a float and he still just kept saying "off." We were eventually able to ease him in by sitting on daddy's lap and then daddy slowly getting out of the baby pool. But, once Cam figured it out, he was out of there too. Strange! So, he spent most of the time just playing with cups and moving water from one bucket to another. We have these huge buckets he is using, I need to get him a little pail or something that is more his size. Cam never took an afternoon nap because he fell asleep in the morning downstairs, which is VERY abnormal. He's pretty cute sleeping though! My ankle is killing me and all swollen again. I guess it's from being on it too much Friday at our school field day. I can hardly walk around at all this weekend it hurts so much. Plus, I've been feeling very sick. I thought this was going away, but I think I've just been extra busy and maybe doing too much. I went to bed early last night and slept like 11 hours, but still don't feel great today. So, I think today, we are going to head to the pool and just let Cam play outside again. That's all he wants to do, he just says "outside" constantly, even first thing in the morning. Hope you all have a good weekend!

Memorial Weekend

We have had a great weekend so far. Saturday we went Frisbee golfing for a bit and played outside. Today Zach had a bike race in Frankfort. So, we watched him. Cameron and I ran around while he biked. Cam's little friend Bodie was there, so they got to play together a little bit. Cam liked running around the baseball area and going in and out of the dugout. He got a little wheezy there today, but it's seemed to clear up. He actually ate a sandwich this afternoon, which is amazing. He's so picky. There is nothing easy to take when we're out, but today he ate it just like a sandwich, it made me so happy!! After his LONG nap, we went to the pool. He doesn't have a float right now, but he can stand in the little baby pool. He tried to run and fell down face first and scared himself (and us too). We were right there, but it's so scary. He was nervous after that. He liked sitting on the side of the pool with us, throwing his toys in, and then going in to get them out and getting back up on the side again. After the pool, we went to "The Barrel of Fun" and had some soft serve, which he loved!! Who knows what we have in store for tomorrow. I wanted to sign Cam and I up for a swim class this summer, but I still have two and a half weeks of school left and they all start now, so I'd have to do Saturdays and we are going to miss half of them with things that are already planned. So, we may have to wait until next year to do it.

Baby 2 @ 13 and a half weeks

Doc Appts

Well, we just ended up talking with Cameron's doc on the phone and they want to put him on Omnicef before we go to the Levaquin. So, we're going to try that starting tonight. He was in such a horrible mood today. I'm hoping it gets better as the steroids get out of his system. We had my ultrasound today and it went well. The baby was moving all around. It was so cute. We saw both legs and feet, both hands and arms. I will try to get Zach to scan a pic to put on here. They said my new due date is around November 20th. I am now a little over 13 weeks. The amnio is June 18th. Gotta go, Cam's screaming....

"Cookie"

This weekend flew by! I had no time to get more pics up from the walk, so I added a few more today. I also put a short video of Cameron. He's starting to try to say new words and repeat the things we say. We taught him to say, "that" and "more," but today I asked him to say cookie (it was the iced animal cookies) and he did. Now, it doesn't sound exactly like 'cookie' but it's pretty cute and he was pretty proud of himself. We all thought it was close enough. By the time I got the video, he was getting sick of them (that's always how it goes, I'm always getting too late by the time I break out the camera). Cameron's doing okay. He still has his cough and he's in a bad mood often the last two days, which I believe is the steroid. He had his last day today and there is no change as far as the cough. He's congested at certain parts during the day, but not always. So, Dr. Eid wanted to try something new if he wasn't 100% or much better, so we'll see what he wants to do tomorrow. I have a doc appt at the OB tomorrow. We have another ultrasound. I'm about 12 weeks now. I'm a little nervous because we always had some kind of bad news for each and every ultrasound during my pregnancy with Cameron, so I hope things go okay. I'm sure they will, I'm just nervous and anxious. I can't wait to see the little one!!

Great Strides Walk 2008

We had a beautiful day for the Great Strides walk. We had friends and family travel from California and the Cinci area and so much support from our local friends!! Once all the money is together, we will have raised about $13,000 this year, which exceeds our goal. We are SO happy!! We'll have to find a way to beat that next year. It has been a very long day, so I'm just going to post the group picture of our walkers...tomorrow I'll try to get some of the cute pics of Cam and the other kids on here. Cam really likes water and there was a playground with water on, so he went straight for it. Some kids got drenched, but we just let Cam get a little wet and then made him get out because I don't want him sick. But, you can see his little shirt I made him this morning in that picture.

Cameron is getting sick again, this time some kind of congestion in his chest. We've increased therapy to every 4 hours an he's on steroids. He didn't sound great this morning right before the walk, but started sounding better and has seemed fine all day with the exception of a little runny nose. So, we're hoping he will be healthy quickly and this won't be like last year at this time. I'll update more tomorrow when I have more time!

Doing Better

Cameron woke up with a slight fever this morning, but it went away and he had a great day! He was in a good mood all day! He was especially talkative today. He said a couple new words...dirt, that, and boat. It is the cutest when he says "dirt."

Sick Cam

I just realized I haven't posted in a while. I've been so busy and not really feeling that well this pregnancy. I was off yesterday and excited to spend the day with Cameron, but he was crying almost all day. Today, he woke up with a temp of almost 104. It's gone down a little with Tylenol, but keeps going to about 104. So, that explains his fussiness. I don't know how he got sick this time, I don't know anyone sick. Zach said some are sick at his work, so maybe that. Could be the grocery store...you never know. I hope he gets better tomorrow and kicks this fast! Here's some pics from last weekend when we went to Grandma and Grandpa Hoeptner's cabin. He loves running around there and yelling because the house is empty and echos.

Outside Time

Cameron just LOVES his time outside. He screams and throws a fit when it's time to go in or go home from somewhere that he gets to play outside. He really likes to go up and down stairs like big kids do now. He wants to hold my hand going up the stairs now instead of crawling. If there are rails, like our deck outside, he will go down on his own. It makes me nervous, but we're always right there if he falls. However, he hasn't fallen yet. I video taped him and he does slip a little, but of course that is just for the video! We went to the park today to let him go down big slides. He's not very good at it, his feet always catch and he face plants. So, we either have to take his shoes off or I have to hold him as he goes down. But, he loves it! He especially likes climbing the stairs to get to a slide. Of course having all the other kids there was an added bonus. He says hi and tries to talk to them. He loves watching other kids and gets so excited!
Cameron has been healthy so far the month of April, we are very thankful for that. As most of you know by now, I am pregnant again, so come the end of November, there will be a little brother or sister for Cameron. That will be very exciting for him!
I'm also attaching a little video of Cam climbing on the couch. This is another one of his favorite things to do now that he's figured it out! He climbs up, sits down and usually reads something really fast, then climbs down and does it all over again.

Fun At Home

I cant believe how the week has flown by! The weather has been warm, but overcast. Today it is raining, so no outside time for us. Unfortunately, I have not felt well the last couple days, so we have just had as much fun as we can inside. Cameron loves getting a book and climbing on the couch and sitting like a big boy next to me on the couch. He's spent quite a lot of time with his tool bench. He also has learned to move on his Radio Flyer trike thing he has had since his birthday. However, he is more into climbing everything lately, so he likes to stand on the seat. Today we need to make a trip to Babies R Us to get another car seat. We really need one in Zach's car, Cameron has grown out of the infant seat. We will get a reasonably priced one since it won't get used as much. It can be the seat we fly with when we travel. That's all the news for now.

Zoo

We had a fun morning at the zoo today. It was packed! I'm so glad we got there when it opened! We left around 12:30 and by then people were parking across the street. Apparently, yesterday they had to close the zoo because there were too many people inside. Cameron had a lot of fun. He got sick of being in the stroller, so I told him he could walk if he held my hand and he was very good about that today. He would point to the animals and smile. He really liked the zebras, the lions, and the Bongos. There was a play area there with lots of slides and tons of kids Cameron's age, so we let him play there for a while. There was also a big inflatable slide that you had to pay $1 for that he went down with daddy. It was a lot of fun. He fell right asleep as soon as we got on our way home. Unfortunately, I think it's going to rain the rest of the week, so I'm not sure what the rest of our days will bring, but we'll think of something!

Spring Break

Spring break has begun and the weather has started out wonderful. It reached like 78 degrees today. Cameron and I met his daddy for lunch. I was planning on taking the pacifier away during this break, but decided since he's so much more attached after being sick that it wouldn't be a good time. However, we only let him have it when he's in his crib going to bed. So, no more pacifier with therapy or in the car. So far, he has done great. He does just as well with therapy without a pacifier. I mean, he doesn't like it, so sometimes he can get through the whole thing without any fussing and other times he tries to push the mask away or the percussor. The car was the hard part. We let him pick out a new toy at the store. He tried lots, but kept coming back to one, so that's his car toy. After we met daddy for lunch, I knew he'd sleep, but didn't want to give him the pacifier in the car and he fussed for a minute, but then fell asleep on his own. So sweet! Tomorrow we are planning on going to the zoo in the morning. My ankle still hurts, but I'm going to try it because it looks like the only good weather will be tomorrow. So, I've gotta take it while I can get it! I think daddy might even take 2 hours off and meet us there for a little bit. Fun!
I've also included a short video. It's been hard to video lately because every time I try, Cameron wants the camera. I taped him doing ring around the rosy. I usually do this with him and he usually falls down right when you're supposed to. Today, he just wanted me to sing and he'd turn in circles and then fall down. So, I decided to video him, however, when it gets close to time to fall he stands and waits with his back to me (you can see he's smiling from the side of his cheek) and then he waits for me to tell him to sit down. Of course he had to be stubborn for the camera!

Cheese Puffs

Cameron had cheese puffs today and just loved them as you can see. He hasn't made a mess of himself like this in a long time. But, it was good to see him eating so well. He has been gradually doing better eating again. His favorite is still grilled cheese though. We received good news this week. The waiver went through for Cameron to see his CF doc, which is great. We will still have issues with the insurance, but this will help him to see this doctor tremendously. Now we just have to hope there's some kind of deal by the end of the year. It was very nice out today. Cameron went running around the front yard for a bit, I planted a bunch of seeds for my pots, we tried to get a little cleaning and organizing done and took a bunch of stuff to Good Will. Hopefully I can get some more done while I'm off on Spring break this week. That's all for now. Hope to update more this week since I'll be off.