A milestone for Mama

On Wednesday we reached a major milestone - although it wasn't for Cameron. I (Kristin) played hockey again, for the first time since I found out that I was pregnant!! The last game I played in was probably sometime at the end of February, so it has been ten months since then. I played in our Wednesday night pick up game. It was very fun but I definitely felt a bit out of shape and slow. I am hoping to start playing on my team again in January though.

We are in Massachusetts right now for Christmas. Cameron is really enjoying spending time with all of his Walker relatives. Tomorrow will be an exciting day for him too, he gets to meet his cousins Ella and Jack. I'm sure we will have tons of cute pictures to share soon!

Cute Cameron Pictures

Just a quick post with a few cute pictures of Cameron from the past couple of days. This weekend we (finally) decorated our Christmas tree. It looks great. We are hoping to get a family picture in front of it soon, which we will post when we get it. The big excitement for Cam this weekend was that he had a fun evening with Uncle Matt while Mom and Dad went to a Christmas party. According to reports from the front, Cameron spent most of the time fussing, but he ate like a good boy. Hopefully Uncle Matt will want to babysit again!! And now, the pictures....

Daddy and Cameron taking a nap together

Cameron's new trick - balancing on Daddy's hand (also, check out his cute Christmas outfit!)

Peeking over Daddy's shoulder

Mama and Cameron snuggling on the couch

Photo Shoot

This past weekend, Jeff, Jaime and Bridgette came to Syracuse to visit us... okay, really it was to meet Cameron, not to visit Tim and I. :-P They brought their studio lights, backdrop stand, backgrounds and even some props. Combined with our studio lights and some props, we got some great shots of Bridgette and Cameron. Cameron aspires to be as photogenic as Bridgette some day; she is a fantastic model. Here is one of the pictures from the photo shoot - check out the gallery to see the rest (album Cameron/Photo Shoots/Cameron and Bridgette ... or just click on the link: Photo Shoot).

Tuesday Triumph

In the past, pre-baby, a triumph would be a really great day at work, or maybe getting an awesome price on a trip, or winning a hockey game, or something like that. So what exactly is considered a triumph these days?? A giant booger... oh, how times have changed!

Yesterday, Cameron was really stuffed up, to the point where he was having trouble eating because he couldn't breathe out of his nose. He was pretty miserable and was crying the whole time he was eating. We tried using the nasal aspirator (aka the booger sucker) but there was nothing in there to suck out. We put him in the bathroom and ran the shower, in the hopes that the warm mist would loosen up some of the stuff in the nose. It sort of worked and he was breathing better for a little while. He was still pretty miserable though. The next time he ate, he stopped to sneeze and when he did, I could see a little booger hanging out of his nose. Now that I am a mom, I have no qualms about picking a booger out of his nose, so I grabbed that little booger, thinking it might help him out. Well, out came a GIGANTIC booger. We are talking about a booger the size of a Jelly Belly jellybean. If you think that isn't all that large, think about how tiny his little nostrils are. He was breathing free and clear after that. Poor little guy!!

So that was the great excitement of last night - picking a giant booger out of Cameron's nose. I repeat... oh, how times have changed! :-P

Photo Gallery Updated!

We updated our photo gallery with lots of pictures from the past five weeks. We also have pictures from our weekly photo shoots - a picture of Cameron every Sunday, so we can watch him grow. Check out the pictures: http://www.travelingwalkers.com/gallery2/main.php

Cam and I went out to lunch with Bonnie today, and we went to Wegman's for the first time. Before today, Tim or I went grocery shopping alone, while the other one (or Mom) stayed home with Cameron. I figured I should just bite the bullet and do it, so today after lunch he was sleeping in his car seat and we went. He was very good and slept the whole time. Having him in the cart in his car seat made it more difficult to maneuver, but we did alright.

One month old!

I have been quite remiss about writing a post lately... sorry about that! Over the weekend, Cameron had his one month birthday. Tim and I can't believe it, a month has gone by so fast, but at the same time it seems like Cam has always been with us. All three of us are getting into a pretty good routine. Cameron is eating at around the same time (well, more or less) every night so that is making it a bit easier for us. Okay, easier for me. Tim doesn't really have too much to do at night, unless I ask him to change Cameron's diaper before I start feeding him or if Cameron is fussing.

We are amazed at all of the new things that Cameron is doing every day. He has become so much more alert and is showing definitely preferences - of course, his favorite thing is still the same (the all-you-can-eat milk bar) but he also loves mirrors, toys that rattle and being sung too. He also really likes baths - he calms right down when we put him in the water and just sits there enjoying it. He likes to lie on his back on his play mat and stare up at his toys (especially the mirror!). He likes to cuddle in our arms, and to look at Christmas lights. He is also doing great with holding his head up and looking around. He is such a cutie; Tim and I can sit and look at him forever.

Tim and Cameron had some quality manly bonding time last weekend - they went to Home Depot together! It is Tim's favorite store and so he wants to get Cameron started on it early. Cameron liked it so much, he slept the whole time. They also watch the Patriots game together every weekend. Again, Tim wants to make sure that Cameron starts early on his love of sports.

A few pictures of Cameron:

Sticking his tongue out

Check out the awesome spit up picture I captured!!

Getting ready for his bath

Enjoying tub time!!

Spending some time with Daddy

This is pretty close to a smile, isn't it??