Exploring Everything!

Here are some pictures of Camden's latest "explorations"! He has definitely discovered that we have couches...and everything within reach is fair game to pat, eat, push and knock over.

Whoops...dropped my sock

Line up ladies! Camden's got a new ride!

Discovering presents for cousin Lily! Sorry about the slobber Lily! :)

This is how Cam would look everyday if Daddy was in charge! He loves his Dad!

Camden wants to wish everyone a happy and healthy President's Day! :)

Bronchitis and Bubbles

Well we have a pitiful sick little baby on our hands. After several days with a nasty runny nose (whenever we approach his face now, he very deliberately pushes us away....that's how much we've wiped that nose!), and junky cough we took him to the doctor. She listened to his chest and decided he had bronchitis. We hate it when Cam is sick....he's just not his active self, and he's not happy doing much at all. Hopefully the round of antibiotics that he's on will kick this thing in the rear! We've been laughing that he looks like Dumb and Dumber with two steady streams of snot coming down his nose! :) We have a couple random pictures and video to share. These first couple crack me up. When we went in to get Cam up the other morning, he had partially undressed himself. Our little "Stud Muffin" as his shirt would indicate, wanted to show a little skin! :) Check out those rolly arms! Camden definitely thinks those are muscles. He can't explain the chins...
Here the boys are chearing for the Super Bowl game.....true Colts fans all the way! :)

Check out this sweet video of Camden enjoying his Valentine bubbles!! Hope everyone has a great weekend!

Cam is Crawling!!!

Well daddy finally came through and figured out how to get video from our camera onto the computer. I added a firewire drive so we can now put hours of hilarious video of our sweet little boy on the blog!!! Since our last posting, Camden has been crawling for about a week. He went from up on all fours and rocking to this:

Now there is no stopping him. He seemed to just decide one day he was ready to get going and literally took off. He has the whole high arm and leg kick thing going and definately won't sneak up on anyone with his hand smacking the hardwood, but he sure is cute...and scrappy. He will fine a way to get to any ball you roll on the ground in front of him. Yes, this is the first time Cam has made his own way into the dining room and has also ventured into the kitchen. Gate system here we come.

We also wanted to add a video of Camo eating...he isn't shy around a dinner table (aka his highchair). He will let you know if food isn't placed in front of him in a prompt manner. We are working on patience. He sure is a good eater! Here is one of cereal from a few weeks ago, you can tell how excited he gets for every bite.

This is a more recent one with Camden feeding himself some of mommy's pancakes for breakfast.

Why a Son Needs a Dad....

Camden and I are blessed beyond words to have Joel as daddy and hubby! :) He is the ultimate helper around here...never asking what needs to be done, just jumping right in and doing it! Joel plays Mr. Mom EVERY morning that I work and gets Camden up, fed, and off to the babysitter. I can't even describe how much I appreciate those few extra minutes to myself those mornings. Even better, more Saturdays than not, I get to sleep an extra few minutes while he gets up with Cam! It melts my heart to watch the two of them play together on the floor. Camden lights up whenever Joel enters a room, and then Joel says "that's a good smile!".......my absolute favorite!!! One of the most special books I've read is called "Why a Son Needs a Dad" by Gregory Lang. Here are some of my favorites....

A SON NEEDS A DAD.....

to show him affection with out hesitation.
to teach him to apologize for reckless words.
to pull him back when he's headed in the wrong direction.
to listen when others have grown tired of listening.
to take him to the ballpark.
to show him how to love others, even when it's hard.
to teach him that family is more important than work.
to be the standard by which he will later measure himself.
to teach him how to be a good husband.

A Son needs a Dad because without him, he will have less in his life than he deserves.

My prayer is that Camden grows to be even a fraction of the man that his Daddy is. Thank you Lord for my incredible husband.

Our Rotten Little Baby! :)

Changing Camden's diaper is next to impossible anymore! After discovering that he loves to be on all fours, he wants NOTHING to do with laying on his back. Distracting him with a toy while we try to get the job done lasts 3 seconds at the most. We've retrieved many a toy, pacifier, shoe, etc from behind the dresser! Joel is getting really good at putting the diaper on from this position....Mom still needs some work....but I'm a pro at dressing him like this now! :) Don't worry, I'm ALWAYS winner at the "not it" game when we smell poop! Joel's the sucker everytime! Ha! All these new toys from Christmas, and our sweet boy wants to play with a rag. I'm thinking I have a future floor polisher on my hands. Can't wait to assign those chores! :)

Mom, I'm busy...quit bothering me!

Camden wants me to tell anyone who was thinking of buying him a toy that he'd rather have a new Swiffer and some Oragne Glo floor polish.

Birthdays, ear infections and new food!!

Sorry it's been so long since we've last posted! Cam has had a busy week and a half!

Cousin Gage turned the big 1 and he loved eating the icing from his cake! We were sure he was going to finish the whole thing! Smart move, Nat and Adam taking his shirt off....Gage, you're the coolest 1 year old we know! Cam had so much fun playing at the party. Hadleigh Cherry is such a little looker! Camden was infatuated with her!

You can't tell it from all these smiley pictures, but we've been going through our first round of ear infections/cold. He's on a couple antibiotics and we can tell things are looking better! Camden's been a trooper, though! Aside from sleeping a TON (like 4 hr naps!!), he's been pretty easy going. Here's our happy guy in the tub!

While he's a little closer each day, Cam isn't crawling yet. He can scoot anywhere though...pretty hilarious. Camden is a little goat...eating ANYTHING that is offered to him. He loves it ALL! His new favorite grown up foods are pancakes, baked potatoes, and scrambled eggs. 7 months old and getting so big!! Check out our little GQ baby before church on Sunday! :) We're not sure what's up with the orange nose in all our pictures....too many carrotts maybe??? Oh well, we'll keep him. Have a great week!

Random Pictures!

Looking through the camera, we noticed lots of random pictures that I thought I'd post! Enjoy!

Hanging out with Aunt Brytni. Cam is covering that sweet little belly, but we can't wait to meet little Lily!

Little spit up accident with cousin Justin. He was dangerously close to getting some mac n cheese right in the mouth. Look carefully and you'll see it still on his face! Opps!!!

Lounging with Cousin Kate! She's so fun!

Nose kisses with Papa Novak

Keep praying that the day our sweet baby climbs out of this crib is still very far away!

Check out the new Colts jammies complete with hat and booties! Thanks Cousin Lauren and Adam!!

Cam loves brushing those two tiny teeth!

Good habits start early, right?? :)

Cam's new cool Nikes are a special present from the Docks....thanks guys!

We also want to wish cousin Gage a big HAPPY 1st BIRTHDAY!!!! Can't believe how big you are! Stay tuned for pictures of the fun Boz party tomorrow.....Camden is so excited he can hardly wait! :)