Cam and his buddy Braden, playing while the bridesmaids get ready
Cameron with Grandma and Grandpa in church - check out Cam's suit!
Close up of Cam
Kristin, Cam and Tim
Wednesday, May 28, 2008
Marissa's wedding
This past weekend, my good friend and college roommate, Marissa, got married in Buffalo. We headed there for the weekend. During the rehearsal dinner and reception, Matt watched Cameron, but Cam got to come to the ceremony. There are a few pictures below.
Cam and his buddy Braden, playing while the bridesmaids get ready
Cameron with Grandma and Grandpa in church - check out Cam's suit!
Close up of Cam
Kristin, Cam and Tim
Cam and his buddy Braden, playing while the bridesmaids get ready
Cameron with Grandma and Grandpa in church - check out Cam's suit!
Close up of Cam
Kristin, Cam and Tim
Sunday, May 18, 2008
Cam's last bath in the little tub.
Cam is getting so big so fast! We finally decided the other day that it was time to move him up to the big bath tub. The last few baths we gave him in the little tub resulted in Mama and Daddy getting almost as wet as Cam! We recorded a little bit of the last bath in the tub here it is.
Saturday, May 17, 2008
Cameron waking up from his nap
We recently got a HD camcorder so we have been taking lots of videos of Cam. The videos are much larger than our digital camera videos, so we weren't sure if we could post them or not. The video below is from the camcorder, so it looks like it works!
Tim took the video about an hour ago of Cameron waking up from his afternoon nap. Make sure to watch the whole thing because the end is the cutest part.
Tim took the video about an hour ago of Cameron waking up from his afternoon nap. Make sure to watch the whole thing because the end is the cutest part.
Friday, May 16, 2008
Breaking News!
Breaking news (literally) at TravelingWalkers.com - Cameron's first tooth has finally popped through the surface! After months of drooling, chewing on everything in sight and exhibiting all the signs of teething, Cam's first tooth has finally arrived. It is his bottom, front, right tooth. We don't have a picture of it yet because he is very protective of it - squeezes his lips shut when you try to pry into his mouth, and if you actually get his mouth open then he sticks his tongue out. We catch glimpses of it when he smiles (and we can certainly feel it when he chomps down on our fingers) so we will have to try and get a picture that way.
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
Cameron's Nursery
We have had a long standing request from Emily to see pictures of Cameron's nursery... and now, finally, we can post some. In the past, we tried to get pictures of the room but just couldn't get anything good because his room is too small. A few weeks ago Tim got a new lens for his camera - a wide angle lens that can capture the entire side of a room.
The theme of his room is jungle animals. You can see his crib on the left and his dresser/changing table on the right. In the middle is our glider rocking chair, which we LOVE. Next to that is his toybox with a basket of books on top of it.
This pictures has a better shot of his crib. Hanging up on the top right side of the picture is a toy net that has a bunch of stuffed animals in it.
We are really happy with how it came out, and Cam seems to like it. He loves the animals on the border, rug and lamp. We talk about them while he is getting changed, since he looks right up at them. Cameron also loves the glider and it is where we spend time rocking, singing and reading together. When we are getting him ready for bed at night, we read a book or two as part of the night time routine. One of us sits in the rocker with him, the other sits on the footstool. We rock and read and tell stories. It is a great way to end the day.
The theme of his room is jungle animals. You can see his crib on the left and his dresser/changing table on the right. In the middle is our glider rocking chair, which we LOVE. Next to that is his toybox with a basket of books on top of it.
This pictures has a better shot of his crib. Hanging up on the top right side of the picture is a toy net that has a bunch of stuffed animals in it.
We are really happy with how it came out, and Cam seems to like it. He loves the animals on the border, rug and lamp. We talk about them while he is getting changed, since he looks right up at them. Cameron also loves the glider and it is where we spend time rocking, singing and reading together. When we are getting him ready for bed at night, we read a book or two as part of the night time routine. One of us sits in the rocker with him, the other sits on the footstool. We rock and read and tell stories. It is a great way to end the day.
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
Adventures in solid foods
What is this? Two posts in two days... crazy! Actually, we have lots of great pictures of Cameron that I want to get posted, so I will try to post something new every couple of days.
As I said in the last post, Cam has started eating real food. Here are a few pictures.
Mama, I don't think i like green beans so much...
Well, maybe they are okay - as long as Daddy makes funny faces while I eat.
Mr. Messy Face
The first cheerio starts with shock and surprise that I am allowing something so tiny near his mouth (usually I cover his mouth and take away the offending little object).
Why isn't this mushy like my other food?
Very interesting... I think I like it!
Where did my Cheerio go?
As I said in the last post, Cam has started eating real food. Here are a few pictures.
Mama, I don't think i like green beans so much...
Well, maybe they are okay - as long as Daddy makes funny faces while I eat.
Mr. Messy Face
The first cheerio starts with shock and surprise that I am allowing something so tiny near his mouth (usually I cover his mouth and take away the offending little object).
Why isn't this mushy like my other food?
Very interesting... I think I like it!
Where did my Cheerio go?
Monday, May 12, 2008
Six months old! (and Five months old!)
Wow, has it really been more than a month since we have posted?? Oops... we could give any number of excuses: vacation, nice weather, laziness. But we won't bother with that, nor with the fact that we completely missed the five month update. So here you go, the first in the line of a bunch of updates, combining Six Months Old! and Five Months Old!
Food:
During month five, Cameron tried each of the rest of the cereal options. He really likes all of them, but we haven't given him barley cereal in a while because it makes him very gassy and cranky. These days, he mainly eats rice or mixed grain cereal, but occasionally has oatmeal cereal.
Once he turned five months old, we started in on the veggies. Our plan was to go with green veggies first, since they are not as sweet as the orange ones. We figured that once he got a taste of the sweet stuff, he might not be so keen to go back to the green ones. Peas were the first non-cereal food he tried, and he liked them quite a bit, and did a great job eating them. It didn't take him too long to figure out how to open his mouth like a little bird, and then to swallow the cereal without pushing half of it out of his mouth. Since then, he has made it through the full veggie circuit: green beans (did NOT like, unless mixed with cereal), carrots (liked a lot, although they did scary things to his poop), squash (LOVED) and sweet potatoes (LOVED). He has been doing really well with eating, and has definitely figured out how to tell us that he wants more food (mouth WIDE open, or grabbing for the spoon) and how to tell us that he is done (lips clamped so tightly together there is no chance of sliding the spoon in there).
He also tried Cheerios for the first time a few days ago, but so far hasn't had too much success. He can't pick them up and get them all the way into his own mouth yet, so we have to feed them to him. He sits there with a funny look on his face, chewing and trying to figure out what the heck is in his mouth. The Cheerio usually falls out half way through, or a soggy half slips out of his mouth and sticks to his chin. Pretty funny and cute, since he has no idea it is stuck there, and can't figure out why Mama and Daddy are laughing at him! He gets better every time though and I am sure he will be chowing them down like a pro soon enough!
Mobility:
The beginning of month five, Cameron was a pretty immobile baby. He could roll over every once in a while, and move a little bit in a circle when on his tummy. That was about it. In the time frame of a week, he went from little motionless baby to the baby that couldn't stop moving. We went quickly from spinning in circles on his stomach to rolling all over creation to now full-fledged creeping that is so close to crawling. He can move pretty quickly when he wants to, which is usually when he spots something on the floor that he shouldn't have. He shows off his new skills all the time and is very proud of how he moves around. It is very cute, but we are in trouble and need to finish baby-proofing the house ASAP!
In addition to creeping, Cameron has also figured out his balance pretty well this past month. He can sit up pretty well on his own, only tipping over when he makes a grab for something far away (or sometimes just randomly tipping over). This has been nice because he can sit and play with the toys on his play gym, which gave him a whole new perspective and made the toys like new again.
And Cam has been using his jumperoo like a crazy man. He loves to jump and jump and jump some more. Sometimes we think his little legs are going to break, for how fast and hard he jumps all over creation. He really loves it.
Sleep:
Nope, Cam still isn't sleeping through the night. If you saw Tim or I in person, you would be able to figure that out from the size of the bags under our eyes!
Sign Language:
We are teaching Cameron some simple sign language, to try and alleviate frustration when he gets old enough to want to tell us things but can't talk yet. So far we try to only use five signs to keep confusion down. We do "more", "eat", "drink", "sleepy" and "all done". He hasn't used any himself, but he certainly watches us intently when we are doing the sign. We will see how it works!
Travel:
Of course, no month would be complete without some travel. In April, Cameron made his second plane trip and got another state. We went to Texas for our friend Emily's wedding. It was lots of fun and we had a great time there... and it will be a separate post. We also spent Easter in Massachusetts, as well as this past weekend.
Six Month Stats:
Cameron had his six month check-up today. He is healthy and strong, growing very well. The doctor said that he thinks Cam will be an athlete because of his build. He probably just said it to make us happy... and it worked! Here are Cam's stats for six months:
Weight: 17 pounds (50% percentile)
Length: 27 inches (75% percentile)
Head: 44 cm (50% percentile)
So we thought that we had a chunky monkey baby, and it turns out that he is tall and thin-ish. Most important though is that he is healthy, and we are thankful for that.
And we promise, it won't be another month between posts!!
Food:During month five, Cameron tried each of the rest of the cereal options. He really likes all of them, but we haven't given him barley cereal in a while because it makes him very gassy and cranky. These days, he mainly eats rice or mixed grain cereal, but occasionally has oatmeal cereal.
Once he turned five months old, we started in on the veggies. Our plan was to go with green veggies first, since they are not as sweet as the orange ones. We figured that once he got a taste of the sweet stuff, he might not be so keen to go back to the green ones. Peas were the first non-cereal food he tried, and he liked them quite a bit, and did a great job eating them. It didn't take him too long to figure out how to open his mouth like a little bird, and then to swallow the cereal without pushing half of it out of his mouth. Since then, he has made it through the full veggie circuit: green beans (did NOT like, unless mixed with cereal), carrots (liked a lot, although they did scary things to his poop), squash (LOVED) and sweet potatoes (LOVED). He has been doing really well with eating, and has definitely figured out how to tell us that he wants more food (mouth WIDE open, or grabbing for the spoon) and how to tell us that he is done (lips clamped so tightly together there is no chance of sliding the spoon in there).
He also tried Cheerios for the first time a few days ago, but so far hasn't had too much success. He can't pick them up and get them all the way into his own mouth yet, so we have to feed them to him. He sits there with a funny look on his face, chewing and trying to figure out what the heck is in his mouth. The Cheerio usually falls out half way through, or a soggy half slips out of his mouth and sticks to his chin. Pretty funny and cute, since he has no idea it is stuck there, and can't figure out why Mama and Daddy are laughing at him! He gets better every time though and I am sure he will be chowing them down like a pro soon enough!
Mobility:The beginning of month five, Cameron was a pretty immobile baby. He could roll over every once in a while, and move a little bit in a circle when on his tummy. That was about it. In the time frame of a week, he went from little motionless baby to the baby that couldn't stop moving. We went quickly from spinning in circles on his stomach to rolling all over creation to now full-fledged creeping that is so close to crawling. He can move pretty quickly when he wants to, which is usually when he spots something on the floor that he shouldn't have. He shows off his new skills all the time and is very proud of how he moves around. It is very cute, but we are in trouble and need to finish baby-proofing the house ASAP!
In addition to creeping, Cameron has also figured out his balance pretty well this past month. He can sit up pretty well on his own, only tipping over when he makes a grab for something far away (or sometimes just randomly tipping over). This has been nice because he can sit and play with the toys on his play gym, which gave him a whole new perspective and made the toys like new again.
And Cam has been using his jumperoo like a crazy man. He loves to jump and jump and jump some more. Sometimes we think his little legs are going to break, for how fast and hard he jumps all over creation. He really loves it.
Sleep:Nope, Cam still isn't sleeping through the night. If you saw Tim or I in person, you would be able to figure that out from the size of the bags under our eyes!
Sign Language:
We are teaching Cameron some simple sign language, to try and alleviate frustration when he gets old enough to want to tell us things but can't talk yet. So far we try to only use five signs to keep confusion down. We do "more", "eat", "drink", "sleepy" and "all done". He hasn't used any himself, but he certainly watches us intently when we are doing the sign. We will see how it works!
Travel:
Of course, no month would be complete without some travel. In April, Cameron made his second plane trip and got another state. We went to Texas for our friend Emily's wedding. It was lots of fun and we had a great time there... and it will be a separate post. We also spent Easter in Massachusetts, as well as this past weekend.
Six Month Stats:
Cameron had his six month check-up today. He is healthy and strong, growing very well. The doctor said that he thinks Cam will be an athlete because of his build. He probably just said it to make us happy... and it worked! Here are Cam's stats for six months:
Weight: 17 pounds (50% percentile)
Length: 27 inches (75% percentile)
Head: 44 cm (50% percentile)
So we thought that we had a chunky monkey baby, and it turns out that he is tall and thin-ish. Most important though is that he is healthy, and we are thankful for that.
And we promise, it won't be another month between posts!!
Tuesday, April 08, 2008
Cam's 15 minutes of fame
Well, really it is his first five seconds in his 15 minutes of fame. Check out footage of Cameron at daycare, about halfway through the video in the link below. The video is about the director of the Syracuse-area YMCAs and what great things he has done for the Y. Cameron (and Mama) are about half way through, when the video starts talking about the North Area YMCA. Besides seeing Cameron's cute face, you also get a quick shot of his daycare room, along with one of his favorite teachers.
Here is the link:
Cam in YMCA Video
Here is the link:
Cam in YMCA Video
Tuesday, April 01, 2008
The Cam cam
Yay, I am so glad that everyone can view the video with no problems. We will definitely try to put up more in the future. We have been trying for several days to get a good video of Cameron playing with his feet, but so far we have had no luck. He will be lying there, performing all kinds of gymnastics to get his toes into his mouth, and as soon as we pull out the camera he will go completely still and just stare at the camera. We put the camera down, and up go the feet right back to the mouth. It is pretty funny. We are trying to figure out how to stealthy record him so that he doesn't know it is going on. Hopefully soon we will have that to post. For now though, here is a really cute picture of Cam from his weekly picture series.
Thursday, March 27, 2008
Cameron rolls over
We were over at Grandma and Grandpa's house for dinner tonight and Cameron decided to show off a new trick. He rolled over from his back to his stomach for the first time!! And then the second, third, fourth and fifth time... I think once he figured out how to do it, he kept wanting to do it again. Grandpa took a video of it, so we are going to try posting it here. This is the full quality version, so let us know how long it takes to load and if you can see it. We can always load a lower quality version of the same thing. Enjoy!!
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
Haircut!!
Cameron got his hair cut last week - it was his second haircut, but this time he got a lot cut off and we took pictures. Take a look!
The Before Shot
The first few snips
My cape tastes good!
Snip, snip, snip
The After shot (although it isn't quite this puffy anymore)
Here is a shot from Easter where you can see his haircut really well.
We think he looks so grown up and cute!!
The Before Shot
The first few snips
My cape tastes good!
Snip, snip, snip
The After shot (although it isn't quite this puffy anymore)
Here is a shot from Easter where you can see his haircut really well.
We think he looks so grown up and cute!!
Monday, March 17, 2008
Wednesday, March 12, 2008
Cam's Business Trip
The third week I was back to work, there was a meeting in Washington, DC that it was important for me to attend. I wanted to go but didn't want to leave Cameron for that long. Luckily, Tim was able to go with me, working from the hotel room, so all three of us went on my business trip.
On the drive down, we stopped at our friends Chris and Leanne's house and got to meet their wee little one, Ewan. What a sweet little cutie he is!!! We can't believe that Cameron was ever that small.
Ewan cuddling up to his mama.
The two boys get together
Starring Ewan as... Dr. Evil!
Cameron practices sticking out his tongue
Ewan and his mama, Leanne
We stayed at an Embassy Suites hotel in Alexandria, VA, which was great because there was a bedroom area and a living room area. During the day, Cam could nap in the bedroom while Tim was working out in the living room. The hotel also had a pool, so we went swimming one day.
After a long day of work, Cam and Mama take a snooze.
Smiley baby!!
Hello Big Blue Eyes!
"No Mama, you should have initialized the variable over there."
Daddy and Cam take a swim.
Another great part of being in the DC area was getting to see Elizabeth, Mariss and Dan. We had dinner with them one night. Even though it was just a short visit, it was great to see them. The pictures below are Marissa's... hers came out much better than any of ours!
Mariss and Cameron
Elizabeth and Cameron
Mariss and Dan
What a big boy!
Three of the girls - Kristin, Elizabeth and Mariss
On the drive down, we stopped at our friends Chris and Leanne's house and got to meet their wee little one, Ewan. What a sweet little cutie he is!!! We can't believe that Cameron was ever that small.
Ewan cuddling up to his mama.
The two boys get together
Starring Ewan as... Dr. Evil!
Cameron practices sticking out his tongue
Ewan and his mama, Leanne
We stayed at an Embassy Suites hotel in Alexandria, VA, which was great because there was a bedroom area and a living room area. During the day, Cam could nap in the bedroom while Tim was working out in the living room. The hotel also had a pool, so we went swimming one day.
After a long day of work, Cam and Mama take a snooze.
Smiley baby!!
Hello Big Blue Eyes!
"No Mama, you should have initialized the variable over there."
Daddy and Cam take a swim.
Another great part of being in the DC area was getting to see Elizabeth, Mariss and Dan. We had dinner with them one night. Even though it was just a short visit, it was great to see them. The pictures below are Marissa's... hers came out much better than any of ours!
Mariss and Cameron
Elizabeth and Cameron
Mariss and Dan
What a big boy!
Three of the girls - Kristin, Elizabeth and Mariss
Monday, March 10, 2008
Four months old!
Cameron turns four months a week ago. In the last month, he has really grown up a ton! Here is a list of Cam's accomplishments in the past month, with a picture if we have one:
Weight: 15 pounds (50-75th percentile)
Length: 26 inches (75-90th percentile)
Head: 43 cm around (75th percentile)
So he is still very proportional, but seems to be a bit tall for his age. He certainly didn't get that from Tim or I!! The doctor said that Cameron looks really healthy and that he will probably be an early crawler/walker because of how wiggly and mobile he is already. Yikes - our house isn't anywhere close to baby proof yet!!
This past month has been such a fun one and I think it is just going to get more and more fun as Cameron gets more interactive.
- Rolled over for the first time, from tummy to back
- Can hold his head way up high
- Ate rice cereal for the first time, and now can't get enough of it!
- Started really liking his jumperoo and figuring out how to use the toys on it
- Can stand up with help
- Can sit up with help much better
- Moved into size 2 diapers
- Loves grabbing things with his hands and feet
- Is really playing with toys, showing preference for his favorites
- Laughing when Mama or Daddy are silly enough
- Started going to daycare
- Discovered his tongue and the joy of sticking it out
- Rolling to his sides when on his back, especially to sleep
- Went underwater for the first time (and didn't mind it)
Weight: 15 pounds (50-75th percentile)
Length: 26 inches (75-90th percentile)
Head: 43 cm around (75th percentile)
So he is still very proportional, but seems to be a bit tall for his age. He certainly didn't get that from Tim or I!! The doctor said that Cameron looks really healthy and that he will probably be an early crawler/walker because of how wiggly and mobile he is already. Yikes - our house isn't anywhere close to baby proof yet!!
This past month has been such a fun one and I think it is just going to get more and more fun as Cameron gets more interactive.
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