Our little chatter monkey

Cameron has always LOVED his changing table...it's his favorite place to be! He always talks away when he is on his changing table especially after his bath. He just got out of the bath and is getting ready for bed now. This is the cutest video of him, I just wish I knew what he was saying! He is 7 months old now...

Christmas time

We tried to go see Santa at the mall, but after waiting 30 minutes Cameron was tired and started to protest waiting in line by crying!! So we quickly aborted our mission and I figured we could try it again another day. I wasn't too excited to pay $30 for one picture. Then I heard the Harley Davidson store was having Santa come to their store on Saturday. I couldn't ask for anything better....Santa on a harley, free pictures, hot chocolate and doughnuts! This was a perfect way to celebrate ;)

Cameron's first time on a Harley and first time seeing Santa. He was tired so he didn't get too excited, but luckily he didn't yank on his beard!

Lindsie and Cameron at Training Table. Every year we have a family tradition to celebrate/remember my grandma Murdoch. We all eat dinner at Training Table and then head over to the mortuary where they have the whole cemetary lined with luminarys and candles on every grave (it is really neat to drive through and see all the glowing lights). Then they have a Christmas tree set up in the building and they let you hang an ornament on the tree to remember your loved one....grab a cookie and some hot chocolate and visit.

Cameron riding on daddy's shoulders

The cousins

Cameron got to hang the ornament this year! He got a little crazy and ended up knocking off several ornaments that were already hung....it was a little embarassing....but we found new homes for the ornaments :)

The 3 of us by the tree

The whole fam dam by the tree...it wasn't quite as funny as last year when we took the picture but we will always laugh when we look at last years picture! Thanks mom and dad for making fun family traditions and memories!

BLOW OUT

All I can say is WOW! This was the definition of blow out. Ever since he started eating baby food (which he still gags at and hates) the consistency & color of his number 2's have changed...as you can see in the picture. The best part about the whole thing is we were at church & there were NO wet wipes in the bag! But luckily there was a camera so we had to take a picture. Jeremy & I were laughing so hard...good thing we were late so we were sitting in the very back. Jeremy had to take Cameron home and wash him off and change his outfit. One thing is for sure, church will never be the same now that we have a kid, it is a little more entertaining :)

Things are coming out of Cameron on the other end too...he is getting his first tooth! He has been the best kid about it too, he isn't really fussy at all he just drools like crazy.

Turkey Day!

My Thanksgiving morning started off with Amanda and I running the Cold Turkey race...and it was cold, but it was a lot of fun! Jeremy played flag football with about 40 guys from our ward (boys don't take pictures-therefore there are none of him since I wasn't there). Thanks mom and dad for watching Cameron for us and get dinner all ready for everyone by noon!!

Me with my two cute boys!

Cameron sits up like a pro...

Mommy and Cameron

Daddy and Cam man

Grammy J and little C

Great Maw Maw Genive, Daddy, and Camster

This was a total Kodak moment!! I couldn't believe it when I looked over and saw Great Paw Paw Herbie holding Cam. I ran from the dining room to get my camera and right before he tried to pass him off I snapped this picture. The reason this was such a shock is because Herbie has never held Cameron...every time someone asks if he wants to hold him he says, "no I'm ok."

My mom and dad stopped running around long enough to take a picture with their three daughters! I love Thanksgiving and am so thankful for my families :) I am so lucky to have such wonderful parents who do so much for us. I am so blessed to have such a great husband and the cutest little boy ever. I appreciate my health and all the comforts I enjoy. Another Thanksgiving is over, it was a small one this year (Jeremy's family wasn't here this year, besides his grandparents) but it was still a wonderful day!

Big people food...

Cameron got his first taste of "normal" food. We went to his 6 month well-check today and his pediatrician said we could start solids. They recommend you start with veggies (orange ones then green ones), move to fruits and then to cereal. So we started off with carrots.

He kept grabbing for the spoon and wouldn't let me feed him.

He reaches for everything, I can tell feeding him is going to be a messy time. Maybe we will feed him naked next time :)

I think he was disappointed that he wasn't getting to eat cheese fries :( "All this hype about big people food and this is what you give me?!" I'm not sure he was in the mood to eat though, he did get 3 shots today and some other yucky medicine. He was a little worn out and cranky...hopefully the next time he will like it better.

Needless to say he went straight from his high chair into the bath!!

Now that Cameron is 6 months old he weighs 15 lbs 9 oz (20%) and his height is 26 3/4 in (60%) He is such a GOOD kid! He sleeps through the night, 12 hours with NO problems or waking up! He loves his bath time and loves looking in the mirror at himself. He is always smiling and laughing. Loves to be scared and laughs when you say "boo". Cameron looks around at everything and loves watching his dog Tica. He needs to see new surroundings as he gets bored easily. We walk around the house most of the day looking at everything (even the pantry and the garage!) He isn't rolling over as much (but probabaly because of the helmet) I am guessing he won't be crawling any time soon.

3 years & counting!!

Jeremy and I celebrated our 3 year anniversary this weekend (a little early...the actual day is the 25th.) Park City has a lot of meaning to us. Jeremy asked me to marry him in Park City and we also spent 2 nights in the Marriott Resort in Park City after our wedding before we headed to North Carolina. So what better place to celebrate our anniversary? We stayed in the Marriott Vacation Club-Mountain Side Resort Thrusday night through Saturday. A HUGE Thanks to Margo, Rick and their kids for watching Cameron so we could get away. It was really hard to leave Cam for the first time, and I felt sad when I drove off without him. I texted Margo several times that first day/night to make sure he was ok and see what he was doing because I missed him. Jeremy said I needed a break...I didn't really think I did, but after we were there for a few hours I realized I NEEDED a break and was thankful for it! Also, a big thank you to my parents for watching Tica...she always loves going to Grammy & Grampy's house because she is spoiled and allowed to lay on their couches.

This is a picture from our room, we had an awesome view from the 7th floor. We had such a relaxing, fun time shopping, eating out (we found a great BBQ place), watching a movie (we rented "Breach" popped popcorn and got comfy on the couch in our room, sleeping in was soooo nice, sitting in the hot tub at night was a little bit of heaven! The ski resort opened on Saturday, and we planned to ski/snowboard, but changed our minds when we found out only 2 runs were open and they were charging $50!! You can only ski the same run so many times before you get bored. Plus the snow isn't that good yet...mostly man made snow so far! $100 seemed like a rip off, so we decided to wait until a little later in the season when we get some better snow. Pleanty of people (the die-hards) hit the slopes though.

We didn't take very many pictures, but did catch this awesome sunset one night. It was so pretty and filled the whole sky.

Jeremy suprised me with BILLY JOEL tickets. He gave me my gift the night we got to the hotel and I screamed so loud and kept screaming and celebrating jumping up and down because I was SOOO excited, I am sure everyone in the whole hotel heard me! The bad news is the concert was supposed to be Friday night and they announced that Billy was sick so they were postponing the concert :( Oh-well I guess I have something to look forward to now! It was hard to leave the life of luxury, but I couldn't wait to go get Cameron, we were going to go to dinner first and then pick him up but I couldn't wait any longer. so we decided to pick him up first, I ran into the house to find out he was taking a nap!! Thanks Jeremy for planning such an awesome weekend and for the best gift ever!! I love you and look forward to many, many more anniversaries with you...

Should I be worried??

I'm sure everyone remembers the infamous "birdie finger" at church, which was hillarious. I thought that was just a one time incident, but apparently he really enjoys Mr. Tall finger! Just look at the strength he has in that one finger...he is holding his own bottle with it. I don't take pictures every time he flips the bird (because I would be taking several every day).This kid cracks me up!!

Ra Ra Ra sis boom ba!

My niece Lindsie started doing cheerleading this summer and they had competitions the last 2 Saturdays. She was so cute and works really hard at everything she does. Their team took 2nd place.

Cousin Cameron was there to cheer her on. Lindsie loves Cameron and after she was done she just wanted to hold him. It was so cute, when I haded him to her he put both arms around her neck like he was giving her a hug (I didn't get my camera out in time). Lindsie is going to be a great babysitter!

Our little football player

Cameron can make anything look cute! We went today to get it fitted and an hour and a half later we left with it. Come to find out they don't cost $1,800 they are $2,600.....sheesh! Let's just hope it works for him. The guy seemed to think he will only need to wear it for 3 months. We go back next week to make sure it fits him right.
Side view...there is no chin strap so they way you keep it on is with the velcro. I picked the white velcro so it didn't stand out as much.

The back view...it is clear so the doctor can see his head and see how it is growing. There are little holes in it to let air in. He said it gets really really hot under the helmet and they sweat a lot and can get rashes...great! Good thing we are doing this during the cold months. I guess having the helmet might make his hair lay down instead of standing up?! He doesn't seem to be bothered by the helmet. He fell asleep on the ride home, so that's a good thing. If anyone is interested in learning more about this you can visit their website at

www.fit-well.com

Discovering things...

Look what I found! I found my thumb and my little piggies...Now that I am 5 months old I've started doing a lot of things!

Buuurrrrrr!!

I am not ready for winter...I don't feel like I really got to enjoy summer. I was pregnant and then had Cameron and didn't get outside to enjoy it. No mountain biking or waterskiing for me! It snowed the last two day and has been freezing. Cam and I stayed inside the first day it snowed. We got about 2" on our lawn that day. We ventured out the next day though...we had a lunch/play date planned at a friend's house. We didn't have to go very far, she lives in our neighborhood but I bundled up Cameron anyway. I though he looked so cute with his little beanie on.

5 months old!!

Cameron has been working on rolling over the last few days, but it was usually with help. Until today!!! He rolled over from his back to his stomach and he must have figured out that he could see other things because he wouldn't stop doing it. He hasn't got the hang of rolling from his stomach to his back so I would give him some help and then he would immediately roll onto his stomach again. I hurried to get the video camera and luckily he did it a few more times. Especially since daddy missed it, he had to go to a meeting tonight and didn't get to see Cameron's first big accomplishment.

I am so excited for Cameron. He is at such a cute stage in life and it is so much fun to watch him learn every day. He has mastered sleeping through the night and usually goes to bed without fussing at all...he just needs his little snuggle bear. He usually takes one good nap in the morning (1-2 hours) and then struggles with his 2 afternoon naps. I am lucky if he takes one half hour nap in the afternoon! He drools like crazy and puts everything he can get his hands on in his mouth. He loves to pull mommy's hair too!! He talks to all of his toys and it is hillarious because he gets so serious and just talks to them for like 10 minutes without stopping! Cameron is such a sweet kid and so much fun. His smile melts my heart and his laugh is contagious...I find myself laughing most of the day! Thanks for making my life so much more fun and special Cameron!

Halloween PARTY

Grammy J had her annual Halloween party and Cameron got to join in on the fun this year!! He was the cutest little skeleton you will ever see!

Gothic mummy girl, super girl & motorcycle guy showed up to the party...


Cousin Janessa was too cool to dress up :)

Crazy pumpkin head dude was really scary! This would have been a good picture of all the cousins if Troy and Spencer would have smiled...ha ha

After taking pictures the kids went on a hunt around the house to find a bag with their name on it...everyone's bag had a bunch of fun presents in them. Cameron got a lot of things he needed!

Frosting cupcakes was the activity after eating dinner...pepperoni pizza shaped like jack-o-lanterns.

I helped Cameron frost his cupcakes and he helped himself to the frosting! You can't put anything in front of him without him grabbing it. Luckily I got his hand before he put it in his mouth. Black frosting stains your skin by the way...

The finished product....cute cupcakes....great idea Grammy!

Playing a mean game of Halloween Bingo with prizes from the "treasure chest"

Spencer picked a mustasche out of the "treasure chest" for one of his prizes for winning Halloween Bingo. After bingo the kids played pin the mouth on the pumpkin (Lindsie and Mallory tied) and got prizes. Then we all went to the family room with the lights out and listened to Grammy tell a scary and a funny Halloween story. Cameron was so tired he fell asleep on the ride home. Thanks Grammy J (and Grampy) for helping make such FUN memories for the grandkids. We look forward to next year's party!!

Poor little guy!!

I feel so bad for Cameron! When we went to his 4 month well-check, the pediatrician commented that his head was showing an asymmetrical shape. She said it is very common, but it can be corrected if we catch it in time...so she recommended we go to a specalist. I took Cameron to the Dr. she referred us to a few weeks ago & he said Cameron has Positional Plagiocephaly and recommended we try Plagiocephalic Applied Pressure Orthosis also known as Cranial Remolding. I was pretty worried and nervous about all the big words, not to mention we were at Primary Children's Medical Center...the biggest hospital in the Country known to treat children with major medical issues. Although I left there a little scared I definitely felt blessed because it could be a lot worse. At least this is just a "cosmetic" issue and not a major health problem or serious medical condition like I saw with all the other kids up there! We are blessed for sure! We went last week to a place called Fit-Well Prosthetic & Orthotic Center for a consultation and to start the paperwork for the insurance...since it will be over $1800 we wanted to make sure the insurance would help out!

They called me the following week and said the insurance would cover most of it and so we went in today for the Casting of his head so they can make the "helmet". He was in his diaper and they put a bib on him and a really tight nylon thing on his head. I thought it was too tight since his eyes were pulled back until they were slanted and his cheeks were pushed out so chubby! I couldn't help but laugh though, he was such a good sport and was totally smiling at the guy and talking to him. This was the preparation before the messy casting part...

The guy got out the plaster and cast stuff and went to town making a mold of his head.

It got pretty messy and I had to wash him all off before I could put his clothes back on him & gave him a bath when we got home. His patience wore out after 15 minutes or so...he had to sit there and let it dry for awhile and he started crying. I felt so bad for him. We go back in 2 weeks for the final fitting and then he has to start wearing the helmet for 23 hours a day. I can only take it off of him to give him a bath. They said the treatment takes 3-6 months and we have to go back every week or so for follow-ups. I have a feeling he isn't going to be too happy about it. I tried telling him not to be embarassed, it was football season and he would fit right in. I think we are both a little worried people will stare and be rude about it.