3 months

I have a lot of posting to catch up on from this weekend, but all three of us are sick today, so it will have to wait.  I did, however, want to acknowledge my pumpkin's 3 month birthday!  

I cannot believe how quickly the time has gone.  He's so big and sturdy now.  

8 days

 3 months

He can now hold up his head fairly steadily, though he still hates tummy time.  Cameron bats and plays with toys and his favorite toys are his Scout puppy and his crinkly book.  He's constantly cooing and bares his weight on his legs with a little assistance.  He mostly wakes up just once during the night in his crib, but his favorite place to sleep is on a person.  Cameron loves sticking as many fingers as possible into his mouth and frequently accidentally gags himself.  He'll figure it out one day. Cameron's favorite song is "Rockin' Robin" and dances and smiles all the time.   He absolutely loves to sneeze.  He cracks up every time he sneezes, and even thinks it's funny when others do.  He loves his puppy, Nola, and even lets her lick his hands and feet.  Cameron loves baths and is just the sweetest, most perfect little baby.  We can't even remember what life was like without our precious baby doll. 

Chatterbox

Cameron now coos nonstop and talks up a storm!  I got this video of him yakking away on the couch yesterday.  The funniest thing is that whenever I play the video he just starts talking and talking over it as if having a conversation with himself.  I'm thinking we may have a real chatterbox on our hands. 

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Cameron is exploring his fists and fingers and most popular, his lips.  He's been folding his bottom lip in and gumming it.  His little chin gets so red and slobbery.

Cameron is also the craziest eater.  If you take a break to burp him, he starts screaming at the top of his lungs.  It's as if he can't believe you have the nerve to take his bottle away, even for a moment.  He must have a constant flow of food to his tummy at all times.  And then when he's done, you better get that bottle out of his face ASAP.  He knows what he wants!  As you can see, he's very helpful. 

Beautiful boy!  He scratched his poor nose while flailing his fists around like a wild man.

 Though he has a crew-cut up top, his hair in the back is getting longer and longer.  It now folds over in a little crinkle.  What a sweet little ducktail.

Being silly, dancing and playing in his crib...

Cameron and I went to the park again today.  I wanted to get his picture with the ducks, but you can see from his face that he did not enjoy the stop...he's saying, "Get this stroller moving again, woman."

Church and 1st pair of jeans

Cameron looked especially sharp for church this morning.  He wore his first pair of jeans and his trendy cardigan sweater that he got from Aunt Colleen and Uncle Steve. 

Being silly while getting ready...

Now that is what handsome looks like!

Daddy and Cameron look SHARP!

Tummy Time

We try to practice Tummy Time at least once a day, but Cameron is not a fan.  It's so sad to watch him struggle with his face smashed into the floor.  You just want to help him, but he needs to work on lifting that big melon!  

Here's the sweet pea practicing tummy time on his adorable new blanket from Grampy-G.

Daddy has started comparing him to Gargamel from the Smufs.  I suppose because they share the same barber.  :)

 Hoisting that noggin is so tough!

Ahhhh, so much better!

Callie sleeping in my shoes.

Visit to Dad and Donna's

Yesterday we took a ride into South Carolina to visit with Dad and Donna at their temporary rental home, while their house is being built.  A few weeks ago they moved from Pinehurst to just about 35 minutes away.  We had a great lunch and afternoon together.

Cameron and Granddad

 ...playing with Grandmom

 Cameron had a bit of a fussy morning, but played and read his book in his monkey seat while we ate lunch.  

After lunch we explored a bit of the neighborhood and toured some of the model homes.  (While we were out walking, we started talking to a man with his grand kids in a stroller.  We were sharing stories about the kids because he said he had a brand new 5 month old granddaughter.  His daughter then came over and met Cameron, and told us about her baby.  She asked how old Cameron was and did a double-take when we said 11 weeks.  She said her 5 month old daughter is 13 lbs...Cameron is 14lbs!) 

There is so much to do in the neighborhood including kayaking, swimming, fishing, tennis, and even pickle ball!  As soon as he's big enough, Cameron is going to really love it!

Chico was catching some sun and enjoying the breeze in the window.


As you can see, Cameron required a wardrobe change mid-day.

 

We had a great afternoon and are glad that Dad and Donna live much closer!

Freedom Park

 So my wrist has really been hurting me these past few weeks.  It's basically pain from my thumb to my wrist on my right hand, and it turns out that I have tendinitis!  How could I possibly get that??...From repetitive motions with my chunky monkey!!!  My big boy is just so heavy, and I guess my wrist takes the brunt of all the hoisting in and out of cribs, bouncy seats, pack n' plays, changing tables, etc.  

Sweet little leg rolls!

Josh and I celebrated our 4 year wedding anniversary yesterday.  We went to a very "romantic" dinner at Pizza Peel and brought our little friend along.  We made sure he had a full tummy and a clean diaper, and after that, all we could do was pray.  He was actually very good and slept most of the time.  (As long as I ate my pizza, one-handed, and rocked his carrier with the other.)

Daddy with his anniversary present.

Today was a great day.  We had BEAUTIFUL weather in the 70's and Josh took off of work.  We made a trip to Babies R Us and then went to Freedom Park.  We took a walk around the lake and just had a really nice day.  Cameron got to see the ducks and lots of dogs.  He can't wear sunscreen until he's 6 months old, so we just kept the hood of his carrier up the whole time to protect his precious little skin.  Cameron cracks us up because he's so dramatic about sunlight.  He's like a little vampire and as soon as there is even a tiny bit of sunlight, he squints his eyes and scrunches up his little nose....(as you can see below.)