Cold Days

Oh, the days have been so cold for so long. Cameron has this new thing where he wants to go outside. This weekend he got his coat and started putting it on, then got his hat and wanted us to put it on. Once he had them on, he went to the door and started stepping up with his leg trying to get out. Funny! We took him out and he just walked around the yard over and over again. He was smiling and loving it. Any time he gets near a door, he seems to want to go out!

Cameron went to the doctor again this week for his Synagis shot. He was screaming his high pitched scream as soon as we got in the patient room. He knows he's going to get a shot and he hates it! He won't even let me lay him down to get undressed. So, I had to get creative and come up with some games. He finally gained some weight, he now 22 pounds. He loved playing peek-a-boo with the hole in the chair and he was so cute. I happened to have my camera because I brought it to work yesterday, so I took some pics. He also kept trying to get on the chair by himself. He can get on the kid sized chairs by himself, but not a regular one, so I helped him. He loved sitting there for some reason. After his shot, he got a sucker to calm him down and then he got to sit in the big boy chair again. He seemed pretty content there.

Cameron has started saying 'up' when he wants us to pick him up. He sounds like such a big boy when he says it, it actually sounds like a real word. He also says hi and bye, but they aren't perfect like he says up.

Well, that's all I can think of for now.

Doc Update

Cameron and I just got home. He has only gained a couple ounces. I guess that's not great, but at least it's something. He's still under the 20% for weight. He only had to get one shot today, which he hated, but his doctor was so nice and kid friendly for the exam. I had to fill out a development questionnaire. Cameron is doing very well, except for LANGUAGE. Now, any of you that have heard him probably have your mouths dropped right now. He babbles SO much. But, they said he should have 3-6 concrete words by 15 months and he doesn't. They said to work with him a lot and he needs around 6-9 by the time he's 18 months. If he isn't close, they say we should call this place that comes out and works with the kids. I just can't believe it! They also thought we should go ahead and get him allergy tested so we don't have to wonder if he's allergic to certain places or things and we will just know. So, we have an appointment for March 1st to get him allergy tested. We are meeting today with a lady from the CF Foundation, she wanted to talk with us about the walk this year. So, we'd better go get ready for her to come. Have a good week!

Fun with Grandma

This has been a nice weekend for all of us. We had some teachers volunteer at the concessions, so I only had to go work the first couple hours and get them set up. Then Grandma Herzog came to play with Cameron in the afternoon and Zach and I got to go out for the first time in a long time. We went to get lunch and watch the U of L game. Then, we went to a movie. It was really nice. This picture is from Cam's day with his grandma. Cam's been pretty fussy the last day or so and had a pretty runny nose. He goes in today for his 15 month appointment, he will scream right when we get there because he knows he is getting a shot. Hopefully he will have gained some weight, I'll try to get on and let you know how the appointment went.

Bath Fun

Cameron had a pretty long bath time today. He was just having so much fun. He just loves playing in the water. However, he is starting to come up with his own games that make it a bit messy for mommy. He started throwing his bath toys in the air and liked watching them splash in the water. He was making such big splashes, it was soaking my pants. Then, towards the end, he thought it was funny to throw all of his toys out of the bath. I took a picture and then decided bath time was over.

Cameron has done great playing at home today, very content and talkative. It's been messy though. We have gone from one room to another, so each room of the house has been hit my Cameron today. At least he had fun on his day home with mommy.

Comfy Cameron

Cameron looks so comfortable in his outfit today. He's been pretty fussy all morning. He was up crying early this morning, so he went down for a nap at like 8:30, I hope he isn't getting sick. He will be home with me today though. It's another snow day. The ice is so think on top of the few inches of snow we got. The icicles are pretty, but it's so heavy it has taken down a couple of our trees :( It's raining, sleeting this morning, so not good weather to take Cameron sledding. Tomorrow Zach gets his eyes done, no more glasses! He's nervous, but I'm sure it will go fine.

Belly Button

Cameron has been doing well. I have been sick for two days with some virus, so we're hoping he doesn't catch that. He has yet another runny nose that started yesterday, but that's it, so hopefully it will be like the others this season and go away within the next week.
Let's see what I can tell you that is new with Cameron......Lately Cameron has been obsessed with showing everyone his belly button. He will walk into a room and lift up his shirt and his huge belly will be sticking out. It seems to be his new thing for now. We asked him to show us on video so you all could see. He's starting to try to figure out which shapes go in which places on his shape sorter toy instead of just dumping them out. He can also follow simple instructions sometimes. I have my lotion and his lotion downstairs and he knows which is which and will bring them to me when asked. He loves throwing balls and kicking them. He's become such a little boy since he started walking. He also babbles a lot more. He seems to be telling us the same thing over and over sometimes using his arms and everything and we just don't understand him. He will sometimes say mama if I ask him who I am or tell him to say it (he will repeat mama). He also says hi to about everyone. It sounds like a country 'hi.' Both days this weekend we were in the grocery store and each person we passed, Cameron would say 'Hi' and they'd smile or say how friendly he is. It's pretty cute!

Well, that's all I can think of for now. Hope you enjoy the video.

Peek-A-Boo

Cameron has been doing well. He has had a little wheezing and occasional cough the last couple days, ut we're hoping it's the change in weather or him getting over his runny nose thing or something. We hope it will go away soon! I've been sick so frequently that he's been lucky about just getting these little colds and then getting rid of them. I just got over another case of pink eye. Fun!

Cameron's been so cute lately. He can get around so quickly now, it amazes us every day. Fortunately we have not had any big injuries since he's started walking. His balance is pretty good! We have to have the gates up all the time because he loves going up and down the stairs. He loves playing peek-a-boo in the pantry closet in the kitchen. Most of the time when I ask him who I am, he will say "mama" which is SO cute! Sometimes I have to say it for him and he'll repeat it. If you ask Cameron a question, he always responds by shaking his head 'no.' So, I've been trying to ask him questions that he answer is 'yes' to and showing him how to move his head for yes and he has started immitating that now little. Cameron is doing much better about keeping his food and drink on the table now. He's completely off the bottle and using a sippy cup for all drinks, which is a huge accomplishment. I never thought we'd break him of the bottle. The next hard thing will be that pacifier!

I put a pic of Cam with the swiffer, he wanted to do that today after watching us. Funny.