DECEMBER

December has been such a fun month for us. But, it started out not too fun because Camden came home from daycare with the stomach flu. The poor little guy was throwing up for 3 days. He just layed around, cried, slept a ton, and would not eat his bottle. It was the saddest thing and everyday I wished it was me that was sick and not him. Finally after about 8 days, he was finally back to his smiley little self. We went to Christmas parties. Camden saw lots of different Santa's. Cam and I stayed in Richfield for almost a week before Christmas and then went back for 4 days to celebrate Christmas. We got to see sweet McKinlay get blessed, cute Kaylen play in his first piano recital, and spend lots of time with our families.

CAM WITH SANTA:

CAMDEN, FINALLY FEELING BETTER:LOVES HIS NEW "BIG BOY" TUB:BRANDI FEEDING CAM SOME DINNER:CAM & DAD AT A FOOTBALL GAME:CAM & HIS FIRST TOMS:UGLY SWEATER PARTY:

THE NEXT POST WILL BE ABOUT OUR CHRISTMAS! :)

THANKSGIVING

This year for Thanksgiving we did the usual.. went to Richfield, had two thanksgiving dinners, went black Friday shopping (kind of), saw lots of friends and family, went to Breaking Dawn, and Austin played in the Turkey Bowl. We had a wonderful thanksgiving and I am very thankful for all the wonderful things I have in my life, especially my family & friends. Holidays are so much more fun with a little guy around. I can't wait for Christmas! :) My family had Thanksgiving at my grandparents house. Even though they are no longer alive, we thought it'd be fun to prepare and eat dinner at their house like we always did.

MCKINLAY THANKSGIVING:AUSTINS FAMILY'S THANKSGIVING:TURKEY BOWL CHAMPIONS:HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

5 MONTHS

Camden is now 5 months old. I cannot believe how fast time has flown by. But, I love each new stage that he gets in to. He is so much fun and learns something new everyday. Camden went to the dr a couple days before he turned 5 months and this is what we learned:

WEIGHT: 15.1 LBS - 30%
HEIGHT: 26.18 IN - 71%
HEAD CIRC: 16.5 IN - 24%

So, he is STILL long and skinny. I swear I feed him, ha! In fact, he eats a ton. I even started him on rice & baby food at 4 months. He is just so active that he burns a ton of calories a day. He never sits still and he is constantly rocking back and forth. Here are some fun facts about sweet little Camden at 5 months:

- He is bald. Very bald. Well, I guess he does have a small patch in the back, haha!
- He rolls EVERYWHERE. If you put him on one side of the room, he'll roll clear over to the other side.
- He loves Austin's parents dog, Lou. He will watch his every move and just laugh right out loud.
- He has a hard time eating from a spoon because he wants to be looking at everything in the kitchen or grabbing everything on the counter.
- He eats 7 oz about every 3 hours & one meal of rice/baby food at night.
- He has been getting up at like 5:00 AM every morning. Fun, right?
- He can almost sit up all by him self. You just have to hold one of his hands. He can sit alone for about 10 seconds.
- He wants to crawl so bad. He just lays on his tummy and rocks back and forth until he moves a little.
- He wears 3-6 month clothes and can fit in a few 6-9 months.
- He loves me to sing "Hush Little Baby" to him. I don't know why but it always calms him down.
- He got really sick with his last shots and had a fever of 103. :(

-He loves to stand on his feet

-He does really well at sleeping in his own crib. He has been doing this since he was about 3 1/2 months old

-He loves bath time & will suck on a rag the whole time

-No matter how mad or sad he is, he will ALWAYS smile for his daddy

Here are a few pics of little buggie at 5 months:

SICK LITTLE GUY:

I hope everyone had a great Halloween!

BLACK TIE PARTY

A few weeks ago we headed up to SLC for a party for Austin & Ty's work. We went to the party Fri night, spent the night in SLC, slept in for the first time in months and went shopping the next day. It was our first night away from little Cam but I know he had a blast in Richfield with all his grandparents & cousins. Thanks to Vivint for a fun night and to our families for tending. :)

RICE CEREAL - 4 MONTHS

Camden turned 4 months last week & is starting to want a bottle more often. He constantly stares at everything we eat and he tries to get our food into his mouth. So, we figured it was time for him to start eating a little rice! He loves it. I would give him a spoonful and he would lean forward with his mouth open. He acted like he's eaten from a spoon for a long time.

At 4 months, Camden:

- Weighs 14.5 pounds

- Still sleeps through the night but has been loving getting up for the day at 6:00 AM

- Grabs anything he can reach, puts it in his mouth & throws it

- Will only use the Playtex Binky's

- Loves rice cereal

- Has started rolling.. even back to belly

- Destroys his play mat (He will throw his arms and legs everywhere until the whole thing falls apart)

- Falls asleep every time we get in the car

- Still loves cartoons & watching things on our phones

- Eats 6 oz of milk about every 2.5 - 3 hours

- Talks CONSTANTLY... loud!

- Doesn't cry when we wakes up in the mornings. He just lays in his crib and babbles and kicks his feet.

NEWBORN PICTURES

When Camden was two weeks old I took him to get his newborn pictures. Lets just say it was a DISASTER! He would not sleep for longer then 2 minutes and he went to the bathroom multiple times with no diaper on, ha ha. It took us 4 hours to get about 8 pictures. But, it was worth it because they turned out so cute and you would never know he was acting naughty. I just love them. Even though he looks so innocent, peaceful and pleasant in these pics... just know that he wasn't. :)

I am surprised all the pictures didn't turn out like this one :) Also, in my last post I forgot to mention the fact that after Camden's blessing he went to bed at 5:45 PM & woke up the next morning at 7:30 AM. HAHA, we must have REALLY worn him out.

BABY BLESSING

September 18th, 2011 was our sweet Camden's blessing day. It turned out to be a perfect day with great friends and family. Austin blessed him in the Richfield 6th ward (my parents ward) and he did such a great job! I'm thankful for Austin and the wonderful blessing he gave Camden. After church we had a luncheon at the park. The day was perfect and we are so blessed to have so many people that love Camden as much as we do :)

CAM HANGING OUT:MY CUTE NEPHEWS, JESS & KAYLEN:THE LUNCH AT THE PARK:OUR LITTLE FAMILY:

THANKS TO ALL OUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY WHO CAME AND HELPED MAKE THIS DAY SO SPECIAL!

3 MONTHS

Cam is now past the 3 month mark. He is no longer considered a newborn. He's getting to be such a big boy. He is the best baby and we are having more fun with him each day. Right before he turned 3 months we took him to the dr. and this is what we found out:

12.7 lbs - 40%

24.41 in - 71 %

15.7 head circumference - 24%

So basically ...... Cam is long and skinny! ha Here our some more facts about him at 3 months:

- He finally sleeps through the whole night. :) He'll usually goes to bed around 10:00 and wakes up about 7:30.

- He LOVES his swing

- He takes around 3 -4 naps a day

- He loves splashing in the bath tub

- He loves to get lotion put on.. especially on his face

- Hes now in size 2 diapers

- He usually only takes a binky when it's nap time or bed time

- He's been on an airplane twice

- He giggles when you tickle his sides or armpits & is always so happy in the mornings

- He usually only cries when he's hungry or tired

- He went on his first boat ride this week & did not like the cold water :(

- He loves to watch cartoons in the mornings... especially Fhineas and Ferb & Handy Manny Ha

- He's a great little traveler

We our having such a fun time with little Cam and we are sure glad he's in our lives.

CAM IN HIS JAZZ JAMMIES:

SLEEPING CAM B:

BUMBO BOY:

WE LOVE YOU LITTLE GUY!

BABY EINSTEIN

We have discovered that Camden LOVES to watch Baby Einstein videos on our phones! :)

NORFOLK TIDES GAME

Last Sunday we went to the Norfolk Tides game. They played the Gwinnett Braves and the weather ended up being perfect for a baseball game. It was a lot of fun and even Cam loved the game. I'm glad we have such good friends out here with us. :)

CAM LOVING THE BRIGHT LIGHTS, HA:

PART OF THE OFFICE:

CAM JUST LOVES THESE TWO:
JUSTIN, ALLISON, BRANDI, TY, AUS, CAM & ME:

BRANDI, CAM AND I:

CAM EVENTUALLY FELL ASLEEP: