Halloween!

As you can imagine, there was much debate around the Green house as to what Cameron would be for her first Halloween. Actually, the debating was pretty much just between Sara and herself. She kept calling from Target and it went something like this: "you should see the puppy costume...it's soooo cute! Oh wait, here's a ladybug...sooooo cute! They have a monkey costume! She would look soooooo cute!" This went on for a good few minutes and finally I reminded her that being at home, I couldn't see any of them and that I was sure that whatever she picked out would be perfect. Ultimately, our former bun in the oven became our pea in the pod and I think it's fair to say that she looked pretty cute.

Cameron's Grandpa Kregg works at a guitar shop in downtown Gig Harbor so we went there with Auntie Kristen to visit him and Gamma Lesley. They block off all the streets downtown so kids can come and trick-or-treat at the stores and I couldn't believe how many kids there were. Cameron is still too young to enjoy the fruits of Halloween, but that didn't stop Mom and Dad from getting their fair share.

We're back!! I took a little blog vacation, but due to popular demand, it's time to get going again. There is a lot to catch up on - Cameron just had her 6 month appointment, she's getting her first (two) teeth, and she looks like she's ready to crawl - but more on that in the next few posts.

We had a funny, but very nice experience last night at a wedding in Portland. We were at the reception and we had Cameron with us and a woman came up to us and said, "I know this sounds strange, but I read your blog all the time and when I saw you guys sitting in the church, I said to my husband, 'There's Cameron!'" It was great to meet her, I guess I just didn't realize that friends of friends of my sister read this. In any case, here's a few pictures from the wedding last night to wet your whistle - I'll post more soon to get caught up.

clockwise from L: Granny putting Cameron in tights that ended up being HUGE; bundled up in Poppy's (Jesse's Dad) coat on the way from the church to the reception; trying to touch Grace's nose; happy times with Mom!

First food and hey....what's that furry thing?

Even though I took it as a sign that Cameron is growing up too fast, we started feeding her rice cereal the other day. It seemed as though more of it was running down her chin than actually getting into her stomach, but tonight was a breakthrough! She seemed to finally understand how spoons work and she got 90% of it down. We hear that means that she'll sleep better and might even skip her 2:00 am feeding....we'll see.

Tonight was also the first time that she's seemed to have any interest in the cats. She's gotten really good at reaching and holding things like her pacifier and toys, but she finally reached out for the cats - pretty sure that they aren't as excited as we are! They don't even know what they're in for when she starts crawling! In any case, here's some new pictures.

Almost there!

It seems like Cameron is soooo close to her first giggle! If you listen closely, it sounds like she gives us one after I kiss her the first time. I'm sure she'll be laughing up a storm soon enough, but in the meantime, we get to settle for this....which isn't too bad.

nap time, nap time, and more nap time!

Sara and I are really learning the importance of Cameron's nap schedule. Now that she has it figured out, we quickly realized that we had better get with the program. If she gets her naps on time, she's a very happy girl, but if the schedule gets off by the slightest amount...beware of baby!

In any case, here's some new pictures.

4 month visit

Cameron turned 4 months old yesterday so it was time to go to the Doctor again! Here's a picture of her enjoying the tissue paper stuff they put on the tables. I think she liked the crackling sound it was making when she was rolling and kicking! She's up to 12.6 pounds and just over 23 inches - right on track for what she's always been. Everything else looks great too. All of her motor skills are on track and the Doctor gave us some good advice on how to get her to sleep through the night. We can't wait to try those out!

In any case, a visit to the Doctor at this age always means that it's time to get shots! Sara took her alone to the last visit so this was my first experience. The rational side of me knows that she needs these shots and that they'll help her tremendously in the long run, but the Dad in me had a strong urge to jump in and rescue her from this strange lady that was causing her pain. It didn't help that I looked over and Sara had big tears streaming down her face! We all made it through alright and Cameron was happy as could be after a good feeding and getting wrapped in her favorite blanket. The world is right again!

Angry Eyes?

So Sara went to the grocery store yesterday and had no less than four people tell her that Cameron has "angry eyes!" This isn't the first time that it's happened, either. I know that the poor girl inherited her Father's heavy brow, but give me a break! Does this girl look angry? I told Sara that next time someone says that, she should tell them that they have a fat face or a big nose, but I think she's too nice for that. I don't understand why people feel like they can say anything they want when you're pregnant or have a baby...would they say something like that to just any old Joe? Doubt it.