Paddy Cake!

I try to tell Auntie Kristen that nobody likes her, but I think this video proves me wrong.

Sleepy time!

Here's a few cute shots of Cameron sleeping yesterday. A few months back Cameron was having trouble keeping the pacifier in her mouth so Sara sewed it onto the end of this stuffed kitty. She hasn't really used it in a while but Sara put it on Cameron's chest today - she turned away for a few minutes and this is what Cameron was doing when she came back.

Also, since she's started being more active, she sleeps in some pretty funny positions. We put her down in her crib last night and I went in to check on her and found her sleeping like this. It's like she's a real person - just smaller.

I think she likes it!

A few days ago, Cameron started shrieking. At first we really couldn't tell if it was good or bad, but it's becoming more apparent that it's definitely good. Here's a video to prove it.

that didn't take long...

So the same day that I wrote that Cameron was almost able to roll over, but not quite....she decided to prove me wrong and roll over! She's getting very good at rolling from her back to her stomach, but she can't roll from her stomach to her back yet so she gets stuck. Sometimes she seems to be a-okay with that and other times we definitely hear about it!

In any case, we spent the last few months of Sara's pregnancy and the first few months of Cameron's life hearing about how she has to sleep on her back. Back is best, always put her on her back. Back, back, back! But now that she can roll, what's the first thing that she wants to do when we put her down on her back? She wants to roll and sleep on her stomach!!! We've read a few articles and they say that once they're able to roll on their own, there's really nothing that we can do so it's okay.

Most importantly, today is Sara's 27th birthday so be sure to send her happy birthday wishes!

3 months old!

pictures: (top to bottom:) Mommy and Cameron at Tina's 50th Bday party, enjoying morning playtime in the bouncy seat, taking her nightly bath, out to lunch with Auntie Kristen - Auntie Katie not pictured because she lives far away, and finally, taking a snoozer in the swing!

Cameron turned 3 months old last monday (the 28th) and I can't believe how fast it's gone by! She's really starting to change and she's now at the age that we can really start to see her learning some tangible things...it's very fun to witness.

She's not quite rolling over yet, but almost. She can start rocking back and forth when she's on her stomach but not quite enough to get all the way over. She's finally growing out of her newborn clothes and Sara popped open one of those rubbermaid bins full of 3-6 month outfits - the girl definitely has a closet full.

Lately, when I come home from work I'll immediately walk up to her (she's usually either in her swing or in Sara's arms) and give her a kiss and say, "Hi sweet girl!" and get a nice, big smile in return. It's great to finally get rewarded for all of those diaper changes.

This week Cameron has started sleeping in her crib and it was much easier than I thought it would be. I think that it's mostly because we got her into a nighttime routine a few weeks ago and she knows that after her bath, it's time to eat, then time to sleep - no matter if it's in our room or in her crib. Good idea, Sara!

Her infant cry is giving way to a baby scream and we're starting to see more and more of her personality - I'm sure that trend will continue as she grows. I think she saw herself in the mirror for the first time the other day. It's getting pretty exciting!

11 weeks old!

Cameron is 11 weeks old on Monday...I can't believe it! She's growing so fast, in fact, she's starting to grow out of her first few pairs of pajamas - so sad! Everything is going well, Cameron seems to be learning new things every day and Sara and I are learning that we can still do all the things we did BC, (before Cameron) it just takes a little more planning.

I don't have much to compare it to, but people say that Cameron is a pretty good baby. She seems to be happy in her stroller, in the carseat, being held...just about anytime, except when she's getting hungry. Tonight we went out to a restaurant with Grandma Lesley (Sara's Mom) and she was happy as a clam to sit in her carseat and look around. We have a trip to Hawaii planned for January, let's hope that she'll be just as happy on that 6 hour plane trip!

In any case, here's some new pictures.... (from the top) These pajamas don't quite fit anymore and Cameron is not happy about it - although they do fit like something J-Lo might wear; My friend from UW, Scott and his wife Angela came to visit with their Daughter Grace, here's a shot of a couple of franternity guys with their Daughters - we'll be sure to warn them about Fraternity guys; Rev. Adam and April are happy to see Cameron; and Grandma Lesley (Sara's Mom) is in love; and bathtime has become a nightly ritual - including the cutest little baby bottom in Tacoma.

2 month Doctor's visit

Cameron had her two month appointment with the Doctor on Monday and everything looks great! She weighs 9 pounds 11 ounces and is 21.5 inches long. Both are in the 25th percentile so she's growing at the normal pace. She's just a petite little girl.

Cameron wasn't very excited though because it was also time for her first immunizations. The first was oral so that wasn't a problem at all, but she had to get three shots rapid fire style in her thighs. Just to be clear, she got one shot in one leg and two in the other - she really doesn't have 3 thighs. Sara was with her and said that she screamed like crazy as soon as they hit her with the first one and didn't take a breath until they were done. Luckily, the nurse is pretty quick so it was over in a matter of seconds.

Cameron developed a slight fever and was pretty fussy for the rest of the day (and night too) but seems to be back to normal today.

Sorry I don't have any pictures - our cat Soda decided to pick a handful of keys off our laptop so it's currently at Best Buy getting fixed. I'll post some pictures when we get it back.

Jesse