I know! I know! I’m such a slacker, slacker pants. But everyday as you guys do more and more, it forced me to finally make a new blog post.
So, here I go!
Camden, you have two teeth at the bottom and the top teeth are busting through right now. You have been grumpy, grumpy because of that too! You are the mellow baby; my thumb sucker. You like to cuddle and will sit for the longest time in my arms and just suck that thumb. You take two naps- a long nap in the morning and a short one in the evening. And you’ve been sleeping through the night since you were about ten months old. You also stopped nursing at ten months. I want you to know that really hurt my feelings. You are the dare devil- you like when daddy throws you in the air. You love to be chased. You run and it’s the cutest thing. You give big juicy, wet kisses complete with the kiss noise. You can get down off the couch by going down feet first. You are always tickled with yourself when your feet touch the floor. I hear lots of Da-da-da and Ma-ma-ma. And squeals. The other day, when your Mumsil said “All gone!” we could have sworn that you tried to repeat that. You say no by shaking your head. This is also the first month that I have noticed that it feels as if you understand me. You say goodbye by waving your hand. You come when I call you or say “come here.” You like to play Pat-A-Cake. You clap your hands. You also clap when I say “Yay."
You are just starting to stand and take steps. I think we are up to about four steps. You are always practicing and have even gotten so good that now you try to stand in the middle of the room without holding on to anything. Boy, do you love to eat. You want food from everyone’s plate and it doesn’t matter if you have just eaten. You like fish and chicken- I usually give you ground chicken or turkey. You like mostly all veggies like sweet potatoes, broccoli, cauliflower, potatoes, squash and zucchini, and green beans. I’m listing then here so, I can remind you once you’re bigger that you used to eat your veggies. You like all fruits, like watermelon, blue berries, blackberries, raspberries, avocados, and apple sauce. Sorry, Camden but from previous babies, I learned that you guys have to be solidly drinking water before you get juice. So, you’ve only had water and milk. And it’s taken about a week but you guys are now drinking full cups of water that I give you. Also, no bottles! Just sippy cups for you guys.
You are a hitter. You don’t like when Grey, or anybody for that matter takes toys from you. That will surely earn them a slap. You also hit closed fisted! It’s just something you have always done. You like to push objects across the floor. That reminds me of a something- Cailin was standing on a chair trying to reach a game in the closet and you (or Grey) came by and pushed the chair from under her and left her stranded in the closet hanging on to the vacuum. It was the funniest thing! We love you sweet boy!
Grey, you are my feisty boy! You sometimes only want to be held by me. You are a constant nurser. Sometimes you want to nurse like a newborn baby. You take two naps daily- a long nap in the morning and a shorter nap in the evening. You don’t quite sleep through the night. You are the holdout though, you’re much too busy to nap. I have to sometimes make you nap. You like to be tickled! You like when Daddy takes you and rolls all around the bed tickling and kissing you. You think it’s funny when I hide from you and you have to find me. You like to give kisses. You guys love your big sisters. I think you’re tickled the most by Rylie because she is the smallest, I think. You are such a big boy. You can get off the couch and the bed by going down feet first. You say no and you mean it. You usually say it when you have too much food or don’t want any more food. You will shake your head no and mean no! This is also the first month that I feel you understand me. I say something and you respond by doing it. It’s the cutest thing. You play “Pat-A-Cake” and clap your hands. I say “No-no-no to you and it sounds like you say it back. I say bye-bye and again it sounds like you said it too. You all are such smart babies.
You are a good eater! You eat the things Camden eats and you are always willing to give something else a try. I also give you guys crackers, toast, and oatmeal. You all both love oatmeal!
You are a bit of a bully. You all both just take toys from each other. But if Camden or someone doesn’t readily give you what you want, you grab it anyway and hang on for dear life. You have a new yell (it’s more like a screech) that you do when you are unhappy with something.
You are standing and trying to keep your balance. They way you’re trying to walk reminds me of Cailin walking. It is just so haphazard and dare-devilish. You are already trying to take steps when you don’t quite have your balance. You figure you’re going to do it anyway. You all are such a joy to have! You both complete our family. And i love you, my precious baby boy!
