9 Months

July 18, 2014

Wasn't thrilled about getting his picture taken.

9 months already?!  Where does the time go?  Here are the stats:

Height:  29" (75%)

Weight:  17 lbs (5%)

Head:  17.7" (40%)

He is a growing boy, but as you can see, not so much in his weight!  The Dr. was a little concerned about it, so we have to go back in 6 weeks for a weight check.  Camden had hand, foot, mouth disease and had been teething a lot, so we think that is why he didn't gain as much this time around.  He eats food 3 times a day now and nurses about every 3-4 hours.  So I am not starving him!  I have tried a few new things with him, eggs, string cheese, noodles and cottage cheese.  He LOVES cottage cheese, but the other stuff he didn't really care for.  He still eats oatmeal, yogurt, fruits & veggies, his little puff snacks and also really likes cheetos.  (Don't worry, it's the all natural ones!)  He also loves water and juice and drinks really well out of sippy cups.  The cup and straw ones.  He always wants to eat & drink whatever I am having.  

Camden has 2 teeth!  Finally!!  I have been trying to get a picture of them, but no luck so far.  This kid is all over the place.  He stands up to EVERYTHING.  He crawls all over the place.  He is very clingy and cries when we leave the room.  He has found his tongue and for a couple of days he would stick it out if you did.  He is all Boy, loves being loud and throwing things and thinks it's funny when he hits you.  Gonna have to work on that one!  He LOVES balls, basketballs, bouncy balls, soccer balls, footballs, any kind of ball.  He likes to play fetch with himself, he will throw it and then go get it.  It's pretty funny to watch.  He is happy for the most part, but this teething business is rough!  It's not fun for any of us.   He is sleeping much better through the night, usually only wakes up once.  Yay!  Still likes bath time and takes usually one really good nap, about 2-3 hours and then if I can get him to take a 2nd one, it's usually only about an hour.  But it's usually a fight and he cries.  But he really needs it, and let's be honest, so do I!  

He has the best little laugh, and I love hearing it every day!  He is our crazy boy but we love him and he brings so much joy to our family.  Being a mom is not easy or glamorous all of the time, but I wouldn't trade it for anything and I am so grateful that I get to be home with my boy!  He just needs to stop growing up so fast! ;)

4th of July

We had a fun 4th of July this year.  After two years of not being able to spend it with family, we loved that we could this year!  Eric's dad was also here as well, since he was helping us with our new house. (That's for a different post!)  We had lots of fun going to the pool and then having a BBQ with Gunnar, Britt and kids, Christian, Jackie & boys, Jackie's sisters family and Jackie's parents and grandma.  We had a fun fireworks show after as well.  It was a fun filled day!  

Utah

So excited for his first plane ride!

Camden loved playing under this table!

I got some really great pics of Camden at a fun park we went to.

Sleeping at the Zoo!

Camden's new dog!

Love this picture of them looking at each other.  So cute!

Camden sneaked in Talon's chair when he wasn't looking! 

For the record, we did not plan on wearing all black for the picture…totally random that we all just wore it that day!

May 28 - June 11, 2014

This is a REALLY long post of pics, but we had so much fun visiting Utah that I just had to add them all!  Camden and I got to spend 2 fun filled weeks in Utah this summer and it was so much fun to spend time with our family that we don't usually get to see.  Eric came for the first week, then he headed off to Chicago for work training meetings and then Michigan to visit family and friends for a few days.  We found a really great deal for Camden and I to fly nonstop from here to Utah, but unfortunately, because Eric was going to Chicago and Michigan, he didn't need a roundtrip ticket and we didn't get to be on the same flight.  So I was on my own with Camden for both flights and was a little nervous how he would do, but luckily the flight was during his nap time and he slept almost the whole way!  Phew!!  My flight was pretty full, and I think the lady next to me was thinking, great, I got stuck by the lady with a baby, but because Camden was so good she was really nice and sweet.  I'm pretty sure it would have been different had he not slept most of the way.  My dad picked us up at the airport and then we had to wait for about an hour for Eric's flight to come in.  

We spent our time going to a splash pad, hanging out at a fun park for my nephew's birthday, shopping, going to the pool, eating at our favorite places and just hanging out with friends and family.  Eric has an uncle and aunt & uncle that live in Bountiful that we were able to visit, and we are really glad that we were able to especially visit his aunt because she recently found out that she had cancer in many parts of her body and passed away about a week ago.  So we are grateful that we were able to see her and have her meet Camden.  

After Eric left we went to the Zoo, Ikea, more shopping, tried out Swig and Slurp (I can't have a DP unless it's dirty now!) visited my grandma, and just had so much fun hanging out.   So my grandma has to live in a home where they help take her of her, she has dementia, and doesn't really know who I am anymore, but she loved meeting Camden…all of the ladies there loved him.  Who doesn't love babies? :)  But it was kind of an adventure to see her…when we got there we couldn't find her anywhere.  The nurse we asked said she had seen her about 10 mins before with one of her friends and they said they were going home.  I assume they must tell them them a lot, because they didn't think anything of it.  Well, after 45 mins of trying to find them they had to call the police, because they were nowhere.  After about 3 hours an ambulance found them walking down state street in Lindon, which was a really far walk for 2 old ladies!  They were fine though, thankfully, and all my grandma was really worried about was if we had told her parents!  Haha!!  We told her no, but if it happened again, we would!  It was a pretty crazy Sunday afternoon, but I'm grateful that we were able to see her.  

My flight home was at night, and when I got to the airport they told me that our flight wasn't full at all, so I had a whole row to myself.  They even told me to just take my car seat on the plane, which was nice, because I had somewhere to put Camden if he fell asleep.  My hope was that he would fall asleep,  and he didn't do as well as the flight to Utah, but he was still ok, and about half way through fell asleep until we got home.  Once we got out of the airport, it was midnight, but still 90 degrees outside and humid…Welcome back to Texas!!  

It was so nice to be with family, we miss them and wish we could live closer to them all!  We had such a fun trip and can't wait until we get to see everyone again!  So come visit us!! :)