Fast Learner

At Cameron's 4 month check up the pediatrician suggested we start letting Cameron "cry it out" and go to sleep on his own. She was surprised I was holding him every day for him to take naps! Well, I talked to Jeremy about it when he came home from work and we decided to start that night. We laid him down and after 1 minute of him screaming and crying I couldn't take it...I caved and started to think of excuses. I told Jeremy we couldn't start it tonight because "we didn't know what we were doing...maybe we should wait because the cousins are all coming over to sleep in a few days and we don't want to have to worry about doing this while they are here...we didn't give him any warning..." But the one that worked was "the poor guy got shots today and isn't feeling good, we can't torture him with this too!" I knew even if we didn't start that night, inevitably we would have to start sometime. We ended up starting the whole "cry it out" thing last Sunday. It has been one week and Cameron is sleeping like a champ! He is such a good boy and a fast learner. He hated the idea at first and so did I. He cried the first night for 40 minutes...I wanted to cry too, I felt so bad I was scared that we didn't know what we were doing. I started to question the decision but more so because we really didn't know what we were doing...I asked Jeremy "can we go in and at least let him know we are here? Can we give him a binki? Are we supposed to never go in the room?" I started to panic, I didn't want to un-do what we had started and create more of a problem for ourselves. So I began calling friends, the first 2 I tried weren't home...I called another friend that said she really didn't have to do this with her kids because they naturally slept on their own. Really?! So I called my sister Margo, I knew she did this with Lindsie and would know something about it even if it was 10 years ago. Meanwhile, Cameron is still screaming bloody murder and I feel so horrible I want to call DCFS on myself! Thank heavens Margo answered her phone and gave me some advice and information. She told me she used the Ferber method and I quickly looked it up online. I read about the method for less than 30 seconds. All I needed to know I read in the first paragraph...it said something about going in and "comforting" your child and "soothing them by letting them know you are still here." I immediately went into his room and rubbed his head and told him I was here and loved him. I might have cheated because I gave him a binki, but he immediately stopped crying and fell asleep right after that! The next day he took 3 naps and went down without crying once! The next few days were off and on crying, but it never lasted more than 1 minute. We have continued to wrap him up in his straight jacket because if we don't he moves his arms all around and wakes himself up. He has turned into Houdini lately, every time I go in to get him after he wakes up he has managed to escape out of his straight jacket. I really have no idea how he does this...there are several velcro straps and he is wrapped very secure! He seems so proud of himself that he can get his arms out and have some freedom. I have felt so much love this week for Cameron and I didn't think I could possible love him any more! I am soooo grateful for him and the joy he brings to my life. He is such a special spirit and is so smart!

Cameron in his straight jacket before his nap....

Houdini Jr. after his nap....

I took Cameron to the movie Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs last night with my mom, Michele, Janessa & Spencer (my dad and Jeremy went to the priesthood meeting). I thought I was going to have to stand to the side or in the back and hold him because he would be fussy, but instead he watched the whole movie! He was glued to it. He sat in my lap and played with his hands while he just stared at the screen. I had more fun watching him than the movie, his eyes would get big and he would smile. I was worried that he would be too stimulated to go to bed, since he stayed awake through the whole movie and it was 8 when we got home. But he surprised me again and went right to sleep. Maybe it wore him out :)

Cam's 1st sleep-over

Cameron had his 1st sleep-over with his cousins. The night started off with us taking Janessa, spencer, Lindsie and Troy to play lazer tag...Margo tended Cameron and Mallory. There were 3 teams during lazer tag and our team won!! Janessa took 1st place out of the 17 people, Jeremy was 2nd and I was 4th (but I had the highest accuracy level) Lindsie was 7th and cute Troy was 17th place. We had a blast, the kids couldn't stop talking about it on the ride home. We stopped and picked up Mallory and Cameron and headed back to our house for pizza.

Mallory finished her pizza first and wanted to play with Cameron. She was really interested in his saucer and had just as much fun as Cameron, if not more, playing with it. She was really interested in the fact that it used to be hers and wanted to know "did I like this toy when I was Cameron's age?"

After dinner Spencer and Troy went to town building forts and creating things...

Janessa and Lindsie had fun playing pool...

Then it was movie time! Popcorn...Popcorn...Popcorn!! We popped 7 bags and I'm pretty sure Tica even ended up eating a few pieces (I'm sure it wasn't because the kids dropped any...) The funny thing is Cameron actually watched the movie. He was even laughing! Mallory fell asleep before Cameron did during the movie.

They picked their sleeping spots and were ready for bed...or so I thought. I really didn't expect them to go to sleep and I told them they could talk as long as they didn't wake up Mallory. An hour later (at 11 pm) I could hear them laughing their heads off. So I went down stairs to see what was so funny. They were having so much fun and being goofy. Luckily Janessa slept in the guest room so she could actually get some sleep.

In the morning, bright and early at 6 am, Jeremy turned on cartoons for them and awhile later Jeremy and Lindsie made waffles for breakfast. After breakfast The kids played hide-and-go-seek, built more forts, watched cartoons and the girls did each others hair. Then we went to Training Table for lunch Spencer and Troy are always being creative and thought it was fun to suck straws to their faces (Cameron is going to have fun with them when he grows up!) We ended the day at the park on the slides, playing frisbee and catch.

Lindsie wanted me to curl her hair, it turned out so cute.

Cameron had so much fun with his cousins he was all worn out and fell asleep at Training Table. He woke up at the park though and had all his cousins laughing. Mallory said, "Cameron is the best baby I've ever met." She is pretty hillarioius and kept Jeremy and I laughing with all the things she was saying.

4 month check up

Cameron went for his 4 month check up yesterday...wow 4 months already?! He weighs 14 lbs 4 oz (45%) height is 25 inches (50%) annd his head is 43.5 centimeters (75%). He has been doing so much better with eating and hasn't thrown up in 2 weeks. He spits up, but I can handle that...anything is cake compared to when he would hurl. I hope he has grown out of it and it doesn't sneak back ;)

As you can see, Cameron sits up on his own. He is such a strong baby and has been since day 1...lifting his head up and moving it all around. In the last 2 weeks he has become interested in toys and things that make noise. He has a few favorite toys that he will smile and laugh at when he sees them. He can hold onto things and of course tries to put everything in his mouth. Cameron is afraid of the dark...I found this out when I took him downstairs at my parents without turning on any lights and he started bawling. I thought that maybe he was crying because of something else, but the next time I went down there the same thing happened. Poor little guy!

We just put him in this saucer thing 2 days ago and he seems to enjoy it. Since he can sit up and has strong legs he is able to manuver around pretty well, but hasn't completely mastered it yet. It is new to him and that is what is important. He gets bored easily so he loves anything different and new. Cameron is very observant and looks around everywhere we go, he is constantly moving his head and eyes around to see what is going on. People in stores always comment to me "wow he is really observant".

Well, it seems that Cameron has been teething since he was 3 months old. He drools all the time and loves to suck/chew on his hand sometimes he even gets both hands in his mouth (that's pure talent). As you can see in this picture he also sucks on his bottom lip, I guess it must sooth him. He did great at his check up and of course was smiling and cooing with the doctor and nurse. He was just chattering away when she stabbed him in the left thigh and his eyes opened real wide and so did his mouth...then she stabbed the second shot in his leg and he cried! He is glad he doesn't have to go back for 2 more months.

Cute Camster

Have I ever mentioned how much I LOVE this kid! He is so much fun and makes me laugh all day. He has the cutest personality and is so interactive. He loves to smile and laugh. I had no idea being a mom was going to be this much fun and I had no idea Cameron was going to be this cute!

Birthday & Baptism

Troy turned 8 yesterday and got baptized on his birthday. He thought it was cool that he got baptized on his actual birthday and said, "I will never forget what day I got baptized now."

Troy was baptized by his dad, Rick...

Congrats Troy & Happy Birthday!

After the baptism we all went to Troy's house for his birthday lunch, presents, cake & ice cream. It was a fun and special day.

Cam was so good during the baptism and confirmation, but he was sick of being good :) by the time we got to Margo & Ricks he was tired and hungry and sick & tired of taking pictues!

It's always hard to get a good picture of everyone, but at least we were all together. Troy looked so handsom in his new suit.

Grampy bought Cameron this cute shirt with a tie and missionary name tag sewen on. He looked soooo cute wearing it with his little khaki pants.

So PRECIOUS!

Cameron is 3 months and 1 week old. He couldn't be cuter! I seriously LOVE this kid. He is so much fun and makes me smile ALL day long. As much as I don't want him to ever grow up, I sure can't wait to see what he is going to be when he grows up, how he is going to look at different ages, what his personality will be, and what his interests will be....

I can't handle how cute his chin is!! I just want to squeeze it...

Janessa's soccer game

My niece Janessa made Bingham High School's soccer team and she is only in 9th grade! Way to go Jay...that is soooo awesome.


Cameron and I went to watch her game the other night, while Jeremy mowed the lawn. It's nice living so close to them...I can go do things like that on short notice. Cam watched the first half sitting in the Baby Bjorn and then fell asleep the second half, the excitement wore him out! Spencer got board from the beginning so I let him play photographer with my camera. He took some great pictures. However, I ended up deleting about 50 :)

The score board says it all. It was a shut out.