October 20th, 2011

Happy Birthday Grammy Gall! Thanks for all you do for us!
Camden isn't feeling well so Granfy babysat him today. We are so grateful for this, but things went a little downhill when I called to check in on them around 10am. I asked Granfy if Camden felt warm. He said a little. We discussed the Tylenol and Motrin doses. We discussed fevers a little more. Then I asked Dad, do you know how to take pictures with your phone yet? To which he answered, no, I'll just feel him to see if he's warm. At that point I decided it was time to hang up, take a Xanax and get back to work.
I was playing with Camden on the floor this week. He picked up one of Kellan's toys and asked "THAT THAT?!" (what's that?) I said, it's a butterfly, Camden. Camden then laughed hysterically and said "butt" 174 times.
We were invited to a birthday party last Saturday. There were bouncy houses, petting zoos, and so much fun to be had. After we said our goodbyes and were getting ready to leave the party, Camden went to the little girl's huge pile of gifts, picked out (I don't know how he did it) the gift we specifically brought, and started dragging it to the car. He doesn't quite get the concept of bringing a present and leaving it there.
Along the same lines, he went to a bridal shower with Grammy and Granfy over the weekend. There was a little girl there his age. When it was time to leave Camden grabbed his own diaper bag and headed to the door. Grammy and Granfy ooh'd and aaah'd over how smart he was to get his own diaper bag. Come to find out, Camden had taken one of the little girls toys and stuffed it in the diaper bag. No wonder he and the bag were in a rush to get out of there!
Kellan grabbed my phone while I was texting yesterday. When I took it back I looked and he had typed "keg" into a text message. Ummm... college isn't for a few more years, Cowbell.
We went to a birthday party in Chandler on Sunday. It was just Nick, Kellan and I in the car. (Camden was with Grammy and Granfy) Mind you, the drive time is about 35 minutes. Nick came up with his own version of "The Devil went down to Georgia" called "Kellan went down to Chandler" and sang it the whole way down there.
We picked up Camden and went to the birthday party. Popular boys! There were bouncy houses, cotton candy machines, and cakes galore. What does Camden play with? The ice in the coolers. He transfered all the ice from one cooler to another then back again. Good thing these parents spent all that money on party favors. They could have just provided free ice and our kid would have been happy.
I was standing by the couch watching the boys play on the blanket. Kellan was rolling around happily on the floor. Camden walked over to Kellan, stopped, and then dramatically "tripped" over Kellan and "hurt" himself. Luckily Kellan thinks his older brother is just hilarious.
Yesterday we were getting Kellan ready for school. We put him in his "That's it I'm calling Grandma" outfit. Camden started pointing to his chest and yelling. I could not figure out for the life of me what he was doing. Of course I immediately thought it was a seizure and got the phone ready to call the doctor. But no, his shirt said "Grandma loves me." He was just trying to point out that they both had Grandma shirts on. My little genius. Not only is he going to be a model and athlete- he's also going to have the world's highest IQ.
I was ecstatic when I was at the doctor with Camden on Wednesday and he weighed 19 pounds. I am blocking out the fact that he had on jammies, shoes, and a plastic "Melmo" clutched in each hand. That's 19 for the books.
While we were waiting for the doctor Camden was playing with the fire trucks on the floor. He kept sweeping his hand across the floor and looking at it. I told him not to do that because they floor might be dirty. So he raised his eyebrows up to his hairline, stared me down, and rubbed his hand from one side of the waiting room floor to the other. Then watched to see what I would do. I'm laughing now that it's a day later, but I did disown him for about 30 seconds.
Kellan had his first school pictures taken. They are pretty much the cutest thing I have ever seen. His little tongue is sticking out in each shot. I'm hoping it's teething and not a sign of being a trouble maker.
We'll never be able to listen to the radio again. Are the Bee Gee's still in the Top 40? Camden has a "Pickey" (Mickey Mouse) CD and the second you turn on the car he screams PICKEY! until you put the CD in.
Row row row your boat....