Good thing I happened to look down while feeding Kellan. I looked in his sticky left hand and found my earring! I didn't even feel him pull it out! I wonder what else he's taking while we're not looking...
So there may be one good thing about being the 2nd boy. Picture day came and went at school and we actually knew about it and were prepared! We dressed him nicely and combed his hair wisps. Now the only thing left to do is see how they turned out! Poor Camden was always wearing a girl colored onesie, no pants and a boogery face every picture day. Kellan - this is one of your few perks. Take advantage of it.
Daddy opened the blinds to the backyard and Camden started yelling OOO! OOO! Nick looked outside and there was a huge scorpion! I mean huge. So of course Nick puts it in a plastic bag and brings it in the house. I mean that's the logical thing to do.
Camden freaked me out the other night. He woke up a couple of times whimpering so I went and checked on him. He started shaking and I went hysterical. It wasn't like violent shaking or anything, but I've never seen Camden do that. I immediately called Dr. Schaffer while Nick googled Camden's symptoms. The Dr. (and google) said that it probably meant Camden was going to come down with something or spike a fever. We had just had Camden's follow up X-Ray's done from his pneumonia, and it turns out the pneumonia is not totally gone. It does look better, but it's not totally gone. :( So thank God Nana is here. She took him to the doctor today (and cleaned and did laundry) while we both worked. Dr. said Camden sounded good and his oxygen level is good so we'll keep an eye on him. As always we still appreciate the prayers. While at the doctor Nana called me and put Camden on the phone. He said "dada?" I said no Camden it's Momma. I could hear him drop the phone and clear as day say I want Dada!
Thursday morning as I was leaving for work, Camden waved bye from Nana's lap for about 5 minutes before I even left. I think someone was anxious to have the day with Nana.
I had to work pretty late all week, so Nick was so sweet and brought me dinner. I was eating a burrito and holding Camden on my lap. Camden was eating my burrito too. He took a big bite of guacamole. Just as Nick said- Camden I didn't know you liked guacamole, Camden spit it out right in the middle of the burrito. I got kind of grossed out, shrugged my shoulders, and ate the rest of the burrito.
This morning Camden pulled a used Q tip out of the trash. He put it right in his ear. I was so impressed that he knew what to do with a Q tip that I forgot that it was a used one. I grabbed it from him and threw it in the trash. Camden threw an absolute fit! I bent down to hug him and he turned his little shoulders and ran away from me. Aw! Our first fight!
My Boys
Friday, September 30, 2011
Saturday, September 24, 2011
September 24th, 2011
Happy birthday Great Grandpa Gall!
Kellan has been saying "da da" all day today. It's official. His first word. Sheesh! I do all the work and he only loves Daddy.
We put Kellan in Nick's old jumper. Kellan is bouncing around having a blast. Little Camden is being a stinker and spinning him while he's in the jumper. I asked and asked Camden to stop. Finally I grabbed him and said "Hey! Do you want to go to time out?" His response? A crooked smile and a burp right in my face. I understand why mother's eat their young now.
Kellan has been saying "da da" all day today. It's official. His first word. Sheesh! I do all the work and he only loves Daddy.
We put Kellan in Nick's old jumper. Kellan is bouncing around having a blast. Little Camden is being a stinker and spinning him while he's in the jumper. I asked and asked Camden to stop. Finally I grabbed him and said "Hey! Do you want to go to time out?" His response? A crooked smile and a burp right in my face. I understand why mother's eat their young now.
Friday, September 23, 2011
September 23rd, 2011
Today is Grampa Dick's 57th birthday!
Kellan had his 6 month check up. He weighs 13lbs 15oz and we think he's 25 1/2 inches long. (Nick didn't quite catch what the doctor said, and eh it's the second kid). So he's in the 5th percentile for weight (Yay we have a kid on the charts!) and the 50th percentile for his head. My big headed sweet sweet Cowbell!
This next paragraph is not for the squeamish. Kellan woke up this morning with a few boogers in his hair. He must have had a runny nose and rubbed his big head in it during the night. So instead of bathing him in the morning (what good parents would do) We took out the scissors and cut the boogies out of his hair. Aw, a milestone, baby's first haircut.
Ok squeamish people, you can begin reading again. When I picked Camden up from school yesterday, the teacher said Camden is talking more and more each day. He was saying "red" and "blue" and actually pointing to the right colors when he says them! She also said the clearest word he says is "more!" when having lunch. This kid should be huge! He had a runny nose yesterday and the teacher said he pointed to her, then the Kleenex box, and then his nose. My sweet sweet demanding CamJam.
I was holding Camden on my lap last night and just wanted to snuggle and watch TV for a while. He pointed to his room and said "night night!" Sigh... guess he didn't want to cuddle.
When I picked Camden up today about 5 teachers stopped to tell me how cute he is and what he did that day. He went and did a room check with Miss Nancy. He had to stop at each bulletin board and tell her all about it. She said she didn't understand a word he said but he sure had a lot to say.
One teacher said she just LOVES Camden. She says she works in the older kids room and Camden is the only kid under 3 that she likes! (she's a teacher? what?) She also said every teacher there knows Camden because he's so spoiled. It's the cute little ones that get all the attention. :)
When Camden's acting up (terrible 2's) we add the middle name when we discipline (yell). So now we're like of course he's acting up! His middle name is James after Granfy!
Nick made me dinner tonight. Nothing newsworthy about that, but when he brought me my dinner I wasn't paying attention and he put a bib on me. :(
Kellan had his 6 month check up. He weighs 13lbs 15oz and we think he's 25 1/2 inches long. (Nick didn't quite catch what the doctor said, and eh it's the second kid). So he's in the 5th percentile for weight (Yay we have a kid on the charts!) and the 50th percentile for his head. My big headed sweet sweet Cowbell!
This next paragraph is not for the squeamish. Kellan woke up this morning with a few boogers in his hair. He must have had a runny nose and rubbed his big head in it during the night. So instead of bathing him in the morning (what good parents would do) We took out the scissors and cut the boogies out of his hair. Aw, a milestone, baby's first haircut.
Ok squeamish people, you can begin reading again. When I picked Camden up from school yesterday, the teacher said Camden is talking more and more each day. He was saying "red" and "blue" and actually pointing to the right colors when he says them! She also said the clearest word he says is "more!" when having lunch. This kid should be huge! He had a runny nose yesterday and the teacher said he pointed to her, then the Kleenex box, and then his nose. My sweet sweet demanding CamJam.
I was holding Camden on my lap last night and just wanted to snuggle and watch TV for a while. He pointed to his room and said "night night!" Sigh... guess he didn't want to cuddle.
When I picked Camden up today about 5 teachers stopped to tell me how cute he is and what he did that day. He went and did a room check with Miss Nancy. He had to stop at each bulletin board and tell her all about it. She said she didn't understand a word he said but he sure had a lot to say.
One teacher said she just LOVES Camden. She says she works in the older kids room and Camden is the only kid under 3 that she likes! (she's a teacher? what?) She also said every teacher there knows Camden because he's so spoiled. It's the cute little ones that get all the attention. :)
When Camden's acting up (terrible 2's) we add the middle name when we discipline (yell). So now we're like of course he's acting up! His middle name is James after Granfy!
Nick made me dinner tonight. Nothing newsworthy about that, but when he brought me my dinner I wasn't paying attention and he put a bib on me. :(
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
September 20th, 2011
Well, little Kellan is finally baptized! Granfy Gall baptized Kellan on September 17th, 2011. Uncle Josh and Courtney are his Godparents are we were so lucky they were able to fly out from Michigan.
This morning I had my curling iron out. It was unplugged and Camden grabbed the end of the cord and put it in his mouth. I yelled "Camden No! Danger!" Then I grabbed the curling iron and put it in the drawer. Camden walked around me opened the drawer, looked in at the curling iron, shut the drawer and said "bye bye danger!"
When Nick picked Camden up from school yesterday he got a different response than usual. Camden usually drops/throws whatever he's playing with and runs to the door to greet us. This time there was food involved. That changes everything. Camden had just taken a seat at the head of the classroom table because the teacher was passing out Nilla wafers. Camden looked at the door, saw dad and hesitated. Do I go to dad or get a cookie? The answer was get a cookie. The teacher gave everyone a cookie except for Camden. She was not being cruel, she was going to put the cookie in a to go bag for him. Camden did not realize this and threw the year's biggest temper tantrum to date. All was fine once he got the cookie.
I saw Camden's teacher Miss Tricia at Target the other day. I have to admit I kind of reacted like a kid does when they see their teacher outside of school. I really didn't put two and two together that they actually have a life outside of school.
Last night Kellan did well. He got up around 4am. Now this I am fine with. What came next I am not totally on board with. Yes, I love him dearly. With all my heart. But sweet little Kellan wanted to have a conversation with Mom at 4:30am when he had finished his early (emphasis on early) morning snack. As he talked and talked I kept smiling which would cause him to break out in the world's biggest grin and keep right on talking and talking. This kid has a lot to say for being 6 months old. Needless to say I gave him a small scowl when I got up to get in the shower at 6:30 this morning and he was as sprawled out and as sound asleep as he could be.
It's kind of a rambly blog today, but I have a few days worth of stuff to cover. Bear (beah as Camden says) with me.
We were at Grammy and Granfy's after the baptism on Sunday. Courtney and Reese got Camden the cutest Mickey Mouse onesie. When he saw it, his eyes lit up and he went straight for the TV remote. He gave the remote to dad and asked for "Picky!" (Mickey) He wanted dad to turn it to the Mickey Mouse Clubhouse. Dad was watching the ASU football game so he handed the remote back to Camden and said "not today, it's not your baptism." Luckily our spoiled child had plenty of other toys and people to occupy himself with.
We all went to Four Peaks to watch football on Sunday. Lions Superbowl champs 2012! Nana was running around following Camden. We were upstairs and Camden was looking over the balcony and flirting with the hostesses. Each one came up and had to say hi and give Camden a hug. Little ladies man...
This morning I had my curling iron out. It was unplugged and Camden grabbed the end of the cord and put it in his mouth. I yelled "Camden No! Danger!" Then I grabbed the curling iron and put it in the drawer. Camden walked around me opened the drawer, looked in at the curling iron, shut the drawer and said "bye bye danger!"
When Nick picked Camden up from school yesterday he got a different response than usual. Camden usually drops/throws whatever he's playing with and runs to the door to greet us. This time there was food involved. That changes everything. Camden had just taken a seat at the head of the classroom table because the teacher was passing out Nilla wafers. Camden looked at the door, saw dad and hesitated. Do I go to dad or get a cookie? The answer was get a cookie. The teacher gave everyone a cookie except for Camden. She was not being cruel, she was going to put the cookie in a to go bag for him. Camden did not realize this and threw the year's biggest temper tantrum to date. All was fine once he got the cookie.
I saw Camden's teacher Miss Tricia at Target the other day. I have to admit I kind of reacted like a kid does when they see their teacher outside of school. I really didn't put two and two together that they actually have a life outside of school.
Last night Kellan did well. He got up around 4am. Now this I am fine with. What came next I am not totally on board with. Yes, I love him dearly. With all my heart. But sweet little Kellan wanted to have a conversation with Mom at 4:30am when he had finished his early (emphasis on early) morning snack. As he talked and talked I kept smiling which would cause him to break out in the world's biggest grin and keep right on talking and talking. This kid has a lot to say for being 6 months old. Needless to say I gave him a small scowl when I got up to get in the shower at 6:30 this morning and he was as sprawled out and as sound asleep as he could be.
It's kind of a rambly blog today, but I have a few days worth of stuff to cover. Bear (beah as Camden says) with me.
We were at Grammy and Granfy's after the baptism on Sunday. Courtney and Reese got Camden the cutest Mickey Mouse onesie. When he saw it, his eyes lit up and he went straight for the TV remote. He gave the remote to dad and asked for "Picky!" (Mickey) He wanted dad to turn it to the Mickey Mouse Clubhouse. Dad was watching the ASU football game so he handed the remote back to Camden and said "not today, it's not your baptism." Luckily our spoiled child had plenty of other toys and people to occupy himself with.
We all went to Four Peaks to watch football on Sunday. Lions Superbowl champs 2012! Nana was running around following Camden. We were upstairs and Camden was looking over the balcony and flirting with the hostesses. Each one came up and had to say hi and give Camden a hug. Little ladies man...
Friday, September 16, 2011
September 16th, 2011
We're so excited. Courtney and Reese got into town yesterday for Kellan's baptism! Nana and Uncle Jarsh are coming in today!
When I dropped Camden off at school on Thursday the classroom lights were out and the whole class was out on the playground. I took Camden through the classroom to get to the playground. Camden wanted to sit at the desk instead. I said to the teacher, aw! he wants to learn instead of go out to the playground! She said no, he's sitting there because he wants to EAT instead of go out to the playground. Well played Miss Tricia... well played.
We sent Camden to school in really squeaky shoes. He about drove us nuts walking around the house in the morning before school. I'm sure he was the least annoying kid at school that day :)
I picked Camden up early again. When I looked in the door all the lights were off and the kids were playing with flashlights. Well, most of the kids. Camden was sitting at the table all by himself just observing. At first I thought that was sweet then I started worrying about what this meant in regard to his developmental stride. Before I had time to get a Xanax out, the teacher said- oh don't worry- the only reason he's sitting at the table by himself is that the therapist that was working with him just left. That made me feel so much better. I am not looking into this any further. We had a therapist from Arizona Early Intervention evaluate Camden because his speech seemed kind of delayed. They think he's just fine and this was just a follow up visit to close out the case.
Last night I asked Camden if he wanted pizza for dinner. He threw his hands up in the air, dropped the several cars he was carrying and ran to the front door. I think that means we order pizza too often. He was so mad that the pizza wasn't there instantaneously. I need to explain the pizza ordering process to this kid.
Camden amazes me every day with the new things he knows. They do so much with him at school. I was reading a book to him that had a car in it (of course) and instead of yelling CAR! he said "beep beep!" and put his arm out in a honking motion. This just cracked me up because I didn't expect it at all. I wonder what else he knows that he's not sharing?...
When I dropped Camden off at school on Thursday the classroom lights were out and the whole class was out on the playground. I took Camden through the classroom to get to the playground. Camden wanted to sit at the desk instead. I said to the teacher, aw! he wants to learn instead of go out to the playground! She said no, he's sitting there because he wants to EAT instead of go out to the playground. Well played Miss Tricia... well played.
We sent Camden to school in really squeaky shoes. He about drove us nuts walking around the house in the morning before school. I'm sure he was the least annoying kid at school that day :)
I picked Camden up early again. When I looked in the door all the lights were off and the kids were playing with flashlights. Well, most of the kids. Camden was sitting at the table all by himself just observing. At first I thought that was sweet then I started worrying about what this meant in regard to his developmental stride. Before I had time to get a Xanax out, the teacher said- oh don't worry- the only reason he's sitting at the table by himself is that the therapist that was working with him just left. That made me feel so much better. I am not looking into this any further. We had a therapist from Arizona Early Intervention evaluate Camden because his speech seemed kind of delayed. They think he's just fine and this was just a follow up visit to close out the case.
Last night I asked Camden if he wanted pizza for dinner. He threw his hands up in the air, dropped the several cars he was carrying and ran to the front door. I think that means we order pizza too often. He was so mad that the pizza wasn't there instantaneously. I need to explain the pizza ordering process to this kid.
Camden amazes me every day with the new things he knows. They do so much with him at school. I was reading a book to him that had a car in it (of course) and instead of yelling CAR! he said "beep beep!" and put his arm out in a honking motion. This just cracked me up because I didn't expect it at all. I wonder what else he knows that he's not sharing?...
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
September 13th, 2011 Part II
Nick picked Camden up from school today after playing Mr. Mom home with Kellan all day. When he got to Room 4, Camden was sitting at the classroom table working on a puzzle. Camden looked up, saw Dad at the door, threw all the puzzle pieces all over the floor, and ran to Daddy. Nick said "Camden" in a stern warning voice "can you go back and pick up that puzzle you threw?" Now, there was a 50/50 chance that Camden was going to listen. (okay, who are we kidding, a 95/5 percent chance). But our precious boy stopped in his tracks, turned around and proceeded to pick up every single piece of the puzzle he had thrown. All the teachers clapped. We were so proud. (I'm putting this moment in my virtual pocket for all the moments we're probably going to want to die of embarrassment from that are coming).
Camden had made an art project today at school. It was a rainbow painted on a paper with cheerios pasted around the rainbow. Camden always has to hold on to his projects in the car on the way home. Yea, we come home with soggy edges sometimes, but it's a peaceful ride home.
Well, we've never had a project with "food" on it before. By the time Nick got home and got Camden out of the car seat he realized several cheerios were missing from the art project. Along with the missing cheerios (with what I hope were pasted on with non toxic glue) Camden had all the colors of the rainbow around his mouth from eating the after school snack straight off the construction paper.
Camden had made an art project today at school. It was a rainbow painted on a paper with cheerios pasted around the rainbow. Camden always has to hold on to his projects in the car on the way home. Yea, we come home with soggy edges sometimes, but it's a peaceful ride home.
Well, we've never had a project with "food" on it before. By the time Nick got home and got Camden out of the car seat he realized several cheerios were missing from the art project. Along with the missing cheerios (with what I hope were pasted on with non toxic glue) Camden had all the colors of the rainbow around his mouth from eating the after school snack straight off the construction paper.
Here is our art eater
Along with the "after" version of his art of the day
September 13th, 2011
I don't think that Camden is very fond of his classmates. I picked him up from school yesterday earlier than usual. I got to peek into the door and watch him without me seeing him. When I saw him he was crawling under the table. All the chairs were pushed in except for one. He pulled that one in toward him and hit himself in the face with it. After touching his face with an expression of Did that hurt? Do I cry? He went back to hiding under the table. That little bugger then spotted me through the door window and came running to the door. So much for being able to be a fly on the wall for very long.
Camden and I went for our walk this morning. He saw something he found just absolutely amazing. It was a dog dog pooping! He was screaming DOG DOG POO POO! At this point, I was 15 minutes into my walk, going uphill and it was 185 degrees out, so I couldn't just quickly speed by the dog and his owner. This made it very awkward for me, the owner, and I'm quite sure the pooping dog.
I think I sent Camden to school in bajammies today. I'm not sure. It's a cute monster onesie and monster print pants that could very well be pajamas. Oh well, he does have shoes on, which is the only Room 4 requirement, so I consider this a successful day.
Camden and I went for our walk this morning. He saw something he found just absolutely amazing. It was a dog dog pooping! He was screaming DOG DOG POO POO! At this point, I was 15 minutes into my walk, going uphill and it was 185 degrees out, so I couldn't just quickly speed by the dog and his owner. This made it very awkward for me, the owner, and I'm quite sure the pooping dog.
I think I sent Camden to school in bajammies today. I'm not sure. It's a cute monster onesie and monster print pants that could very well be pajamas. Oh well, he does have shoes on, which is the only Room 4 requirement, so I consider this a successful day.
Monday, September 12, 2011
September 12th, 2011
So Kellan has hand mouth and foot disease. He has to stay home from school all week. How do parents working full time do it? I'm very happy to keep Kellan home from school while his immune system builds back up, but it's so stressful worrying about work! I don't want anyone else to watch him either. When they're sick, they're mine.
Poor guy just looks terrible. The doctor said the rash isn't painful. I sure hope he feels better for his Baptism on Saturday.
Nick combed Camden's hair this morning. It was a combover exactly like Nick's. When I took him to school every teacher commented on how professional he looked. I said he was giving a presentation later in the day, so he wanted his hair to look business like. The "Wow all the Ladies Keep Checking me Out" shirt probably didn't help his professional credibility.
Dad's working late tonight and Mom has a ton of work to get done. I, ashamedly, played a little trick on Camden to get him to think it was bedtime sooner. We took a bath, read a book, brushed our teeth and got our chocolate milk sippy cup ready about 40 minutes earlier than usual. After stressing out about the work emails coming through on my phone while I was on the couch holding Camden I finally told him it was time for Night Night. Camden halfheartedly whined all the way to the fridge to put his sippy cup away. He slammed the refrigerator door shut and slumped down the hall to his bedroom. He said night night to Kellan, but not "Picky Mouse" who was on TV at the time. Then he turned for me to pick him up and put him in his crib, laid his head down, whimpered one more time and fell fast asleep. This was less than 3 minutes ago and I can hear him snoring all the way from the kitchen table.
Kellan is fast asleep in his swing. He's not going to be too happy when I wake him up to give him his antibiotic dose for the night...
Poor guy just looks terrible. The doctor said the rash isn't painful. I sure hope he feels better for his Baptism on Saturday.
Nick combed Camden's hair this morning. It was a combover exactly like Nick's. When I took him to school every teacher commented on how professional he looked. I said he was giving a presentation later in the day, so he wanted his hair to look business like. The "Wow all the Ladies Keep Checking me Out" shirt probably didn't help his professional credibility.
Dad's working late tonight and Mom has a ton of work to get done. I, ashamedly, played a little trick on Camden to get him to think it was bedtime sooner. We took a bath, read a book, brushed our teeth and got our chocolate milk sippy cup ready about 40 minutes earlier than usual. After stressing out about the work emails coming through on my phone while I was on the couch holding Camden I finally told him it was time for Night Night. Camden halfheartedly whined all the way to the fridge to put his sippy cup away. He slammed the refrigerator door shut and slumped down the hall to his bedroom. He said night night to Kellan, but not "Picky Mouse" who was on TV at the time. Then he turned for me to pick him up and put him in his crib, laid his head down, whimpered one more time and fell fast asleep. This was less than 3 minutes ago and I can hear him snoring all the way from the kitchen table.
Kellan is fast asleep in his swing. He's not going to be too happy when I wake him up to give him his antibiotic dose for the night...
Sunday, September 11, 2011
Setember 11th, 2011
Today I went to change Camden's diaper thinking the biggest surprise would be the big dump he left for me. But no. When I opened his diaper a Ritz cracker and an oyster cracker fell out. Not sure why he was storing food in a dirty diaper, but who am I to judge?
Poor Kellan just does not feel good. He has a bad rash all over his body as well. I called Dr. Schaffer and she thought it would be a good idea for him to be seen right away. Nick's up at the ER with him right now. We should have frequent flyer miles to Scottsdale Health Care. Sheesh!
Kellan is home resting now. They think he has a reaction to some sort of infection. They prescribed antibiotics and I'll take him to the pediatrician for a follow up visit this week. Prayers are appreciated as always!
Why does Camden say "trash" with a Brittish accent? As far as I know he's never been overseas...
Poor Kellan just does not feel good. He has a bad rash all over his body as well. I called Dr. Schaffer and she thought it would be a good idea for him to be seen right away. Nick's up at the ER with him right now. We should have frequent flyer miles to Scottsdale Health Care. Sheesh!
Kellan is home resting now. They think he has a reaction to some sort of infection. They prescribed antibiotics and I'll take him to the pediatrician for a follow up visit this week. Prayers are appreciated as always!
Why does Camden say "trash" with a Brittish accent? As far as I know he's never been overseas...
Saturday, September 10, 2011
September 10th, 2011
I dropped the boys off at school yesterday. When I got to Camden's classroom it was dark. There was a note on the door saying that the class was on the playground. So I took Camden out to the playground to see his friends and teachers. Camden took off to play as soon as we got out there. I had spiked his hair up and all the teachers were laughing and commenting on it. Miss Rachel said "don't worry we have hair gel here if it starts to fall." I said "oh good, because I want him looking his best at all times."
When I picked the boys up Miss Marji kind of tippy toed around telling me that Kellan had been a little uh uncomfortable. I had no idea what she meant. She finally said he was pretty gassy all day. I think that was the polite way of saying he tooted like a truck driver and stunk the entire room up. That's my boy!
Camden and Kellan came home to a big surprise. Daddy had stopped at Toys R Us on his way home from work. Kellan got new bajammies. They are football ones with a big football on the butt. (Whoever makes baby clothes must laugh constantly).
Camden got a Cars Aquadoodle. You fill the pen with water and it only writes on the special pad. (Ok, it was so sweet of Dad to get the boys gifts, but of course his OCD kicked in with Camden's gift. It can't make a mess!)
The Aquadoodle also came with a car that you fill with water and it leaves track marks on the special pad. Camden would not let this car out of his hand the entire night. When we put him to night night he still had a monster grip on the toy. Camden had been sound asleep for about two hours and I went to check on him. I tried to pry his sleeping hand open to take the car but he woke up, yelled at me, gripped the car tighter and went back to sleep.
He didn't win this battle, I decided to let him sleep with his new car.
When I picked the boys up Miss Marji kind of tippy toed around telling me that Kellan had been a little uh uncomfortable. I had no idea what she meant. She finally said he was pretty gassy all day. I think that was the polite way of saying he tooted like a truck driver and stunk the entire room up. That's my boy!
Camden and Kellan came home to a big surprise. Daddy had stopped at Toys R Us on his way home from work. Kellan got new bajammies. They are football ones with a big football on the butt. (Whoever makes baby clothes must laugh constantly).
Camden got a Cars Aquadoodle. You fill the pen with water and it only writes on the special pad. (Ok, it was so sweet of Dad to get the boys gifts, but of course his OCD kicked in with Camden's gift. It can't make a mess!)
The Aquadoodle also came with a car that you fill with water and it leaves track marks on the special pad. Camden would not let this car out of his hand the entire night. When we put him to night night he still had a monster grip on the toy. Camden had been sound asleep for about two hours and I went to check on him. I tried to pry his sleeping hand open to take the car but he woke up, yelled at me, gripped the car tighter and went back to sleep.
He didn't win this battle, I decided to let him sleep with his new car.
Thursday, September 8, 2011
Chomp!
Poor Camden! We got a note from school today that said the following. "Camden was sitting in a chair. One of his friends wanted to sit in that chair. Camden didn't move so the other kid bit him." Poor puppy has a bite on his hand and has showed it to me all night softly ( I didn't know he could be quiet) saying boo boo :(
September 8th, 2011
Kellan went to the doctor yesterday. He's had a little cough and with Camden just having pneumonia, we weren't taking any chances. He's fine. It's all in his nose which is a good sign. He weighs 13.7lbs and is 24.75 inches long. Watch out Camden!
Kellan had his dragonfly toy in the car on the way to school and Camden kept trying to take it. Kellan held his own though and wouldn't let go. It was a game of tug of war for a while. When they got to school, even Dad had a hard time getting the dragonfly away from Kellan. He must really like that toy!
Camden's new thing is pointing to everything he sees and saying "dat dat?!" It took me a while to figure this out, but he means what's that? Now keep in mind, he's asking dat dat about things that he very well knows what they are. He just wants me to answer him. After we've pointed to every object within a 30 mile visibility radius, we go through and point at everything and ask "DAT DAT?!" again. Mom's exhausted!
This was my daily calendar picture today. Should I take it as a hint?
Kellan had his dragonfly toy in the car on the way to school and Camden kept trying to take it. Kellan held his own though and wouldn't let go. It was a game of tug of war for a while. When they got to school, even Dad had a hard time getting the dragonfly away from Kellan. He must really like that toy!
Camden's new thing is pointing to everything he sees and saying "dat dat?!" It took me a while to figure this out, but he means what's that? Now keep in mind, he's asking dat dat about things that he very well knows what they are. He just wants me to answer him. After we've pointed to every object within a 30 mile visibility radius, we go through and point at everything and ask "DAT DAT?!" again. Mom's exhausted!
Sunday, September 4, 2011
Fail
Tonight I was looking for my phone and couldn't find it anywhere. Under my breath I said "where is my f-ing phone" really saying the f word of course. Camden looked at me with his big brown eyes and went to the couch, grabbed my f-ing phone and handed it to me. Parental fail. Sigh...
September 4th, 2011
We've had the TV on in the background all weekend (don't judge me). I've tried to keep it on some sort of educational cartoon, but every time the show goes to a commercial, Camden drops whatever he's doing, yells "UH OH!" and looks for the remote. I keep telling him that the show will come back on- that it's just a commercial, but he's too busy for commercials. This has gone on the entire weekend.
His vocabulary is getting so much better. He says what every object- in the house and on TV is- and waits for confirmation from me.
I swear Kellan is army crawling. Every time I try to get it on video though he stops. Of course.
I totally have a new found respect for single parents. I had to watch two boys the entire weekend with no help from Nick or my parents. I'm surprised we all made it out unscathed!
His vocabulary is getting so much better. He says what every object- in the house and on TV is- and waits for confirmation from me.
I swear Kellan is army crawling. Every time I try to get it on video though he stops. Of course.
I totally have a new found respect for single parents. I had to watch two boys the entire weekend with no help from Nick or my parents. I'm surprised we all made it out unscathed!
Saturday, September 3, 2011
September 3rd, 2011
Well Camden can now say sippy cup. Although it sounds a lot like pee ca.
Last night the two boys and I were sitting on the couch. I had just fed Kellan and started patting him to burp him. Camden, who had insisted on sitting on the far end of the couch, made his way over to Kellan and I. He then started to pat Kellan to burp him as well. It was the sweetest thing!
When we got home from work/school yesterday I hadn't had a chance to get Kellan out of his car seat yet. Camden was right by Kellan. He would rock the car seat until Kellan smiled and then Camden would scream with laughter. Then it became a game to do anything to get Kellan to smile. Camden was swinging Kellan's froggie toy and Kellan was cracking up. Camden was so pleased with himself. I got some dishes and laundry done while Camden babysat Kellan. They are close friends!
Camden's eating peanut butter toast right now and I just caught a glimpse of him trying to lick the roof of his mouth like a dog when you give it peanut butter!
This morning Camden yelled POO POO and laid down on the floor like a board until I came and changed his diaper. Kellan is tooting up a storm. Looks like his diaper change is next...
Last night the two boys and I were sitting on the couch. I had just fed Kellan and started patting him to burp him. Camden, who had insisted on sitting on the far end of the couch, made his way over to Kellan and I. He then started to pat Kellan to burp him as well. It was the sweetest thing!
When we got home from work/school yesterday I hadn't had a chance to get Kellan out of his car seat yet. Camden was right by Kellan. He would rock the car seat until Kellan smiled and then Camden would scream with laughter. Then it became a game to do anything to get Kellan to smile. Camden was swinging Kellan's froggie toy and Kellan was cracking up. Camden was so pleased with himself. I got some dishes and laundry done while Camden babysat Kellan. They are close friends!
Camden's eating peanut butter toast right now and I just caught a glimpse of him trying to lick the roof of his mouth like a dog when you give it peanut butter!
This morning Camden yelled POO POO and laid down on the floor like a board until I came and changed his diaper. Kellan is tooting up a storm. Looks like his diaper change is next...
Friday, September 2, 2011
September 2nd, 2011
Cowbell Chunky Soup (Kellan) did so good last night. He went to bed around 7pm and didn't stir until 4 this morning. Camden is at work with me right now- sleeping on the job. They can hear him snoring all the way in Finance!
Miss Marji said the most hilarious thing yesterday when I was picking Kellan up from school. Kellan had been rolling around in the baby pool they have in the room (no water of course). I was laughing at him and Miss Marji said he is just the most good natured boy. She said another mother had come in with her 1st child and was just nervous and was bringing too much or not enough formula, no extra clothes, etc. All rookie mistakes. Miss Marji decided to tell this mother all about us and how we do things. Between when we feed him before dropping him off to what types of bottles we use. Well, this mother showed up the next day with the exact type of bottles we use, the exact amount of formula we bring, and the same diaper bag to boot! We sure pulled the wool over someones eyes. Even our kids know we have no idea how to parent!
Miss Marji said the most hilarious thing yesterday when I was picking Kellan up from school. Kellan had been rolling around in the baby pool they have in the room (no water of course). I was laughing at him and Miss Marji said he is just the most good natured boy. She said another mother had come in with her 1st child and was just nervous and was bringing too much or not enough formula, no extra clothes, etc. All rookie mistakes. Miss Marji decided to tell this mother all about us and how we do things. Between when we feed him before dropping him off to what types of bottles we use. Well, this mother showed up the next day with the exact type of bottles we use, the exact amount of formula we bring, and the same diaper bag to boot! We sure pulled the wool over someones eyes. Even our kids know we have no idea how to parent!
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