Some new milestones!

Camden is going a mile a minute these days! He is 5 1/2 months old and is so much fun! He loves to scoot around in his walker on the hardwood floors.



He is making this new face where he tucks his lips in and spits, we call it his "old man face" LOL




He is scooting forward a bit on his belly. He uses his legs to push off but his arms aren't quite as strong, so he sort of face plants. Here he is trying to inch toward the cat.




Last but certainly not least, he is sitting up a bit on his own! Only a minute or two at a time but he loves sitting and playing with his toys!















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A few new pics

I post tons of pics on Facebook but often forget to update this blog for all of you holdouts! Here are a few new ones of the fabulous Mr. C ... seriously the dude is always smiling!

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1...2...3...4

....You are not allowed to grow anymore! My sweet baby boy is now 4 months old!! He gets cuter everyday and we just love him to pieces!

Today was Camden's 4 month check up. He weighs 16 lbs 15 oz. (75th%ile), and is 27 inches long (95th+%ile). He had 3 shots and laughed through the first 2! Literally, he was cracking up at the nurse and didn't even notice she had done them! The 3rd one he cried for about 2 seconds and gave me a look like "What did you let her do that for?!?"

Camden is still an easy going, happy baby. He laughs and babbles all day long. He has rolled over both ways, back to tummy and tummy to back, but does not do it often. He loves to bounce in his Jumperoo and squeal loudly! His favorite time of day is bathtime, he starts waving his arms and legs in excitement as we head into the bathroom. He is starting a little stranger anxiety, not only with strangers but with anyone who isn't MAMA. If someone else is holding him, he will look at me and realize I am not the one holding him and then watch out, he starts wailing!

He gets a little rice cereal in his bottle for reflux but I may try some on a spoon to see what he thinks. I am holding off on fruits and veggies until 6 months and plan to make my own baby food. The perfect time of year for all those fresh veggies we'll be growing in the garden!

Here are a few pics of my monkey man at 4 months old!

Upward Basketball

We had another great season of Upward basketball this year! Hannah and Evan were able to play, Madison was not as it only goes up to 6th grade and she is in 7th. But as you can see in one pic, she still participated; she and a friend got to man the buzzer! Here are a few pics from our last game this past Saturday.

Evan on defense:


Looking to pass:


Score!


Getting heated on the sidelines, the game was pretty intense and Evan got frustrated that the other team kept stealing the ball.


Consoled by Daddy :)


Refueling after a good game!


Madi mans the buzzer:


Camden chills with Daddy and chews on his hands:


He loves watching the games, I think he likes the action and excitement!


Time for Hannah's game!



Get the rebound


On the defense




Take the ball down





Score!


We'll miss these Saturday games, our whole family really enjoyed it! This was our 3rd year participating and the kids have gotten really good at it.

3 months!!

I swear the older I get, the faster time goes by! Our sweet baby boy is 3 months old! How can that be? It seems just yesterday I was bringing him home from the hospital, yet it feels as if he has always been a part of our family. He is the perfect ending to our family story, the puzzle piece that makes us complete. Camden is by far the most easy going of the bunch, always smiling, laughing and "talking". He is starting to hold onto toys, suck his thumb, and sleep through the night (YES!)His blue eyes light up the room and he brings joy to us every day. The name "Camden" is Scottish for "the long and winding road". It was a long winding road to get him here; with tears, and doubts, and complications galore, but it was definately a trip worth taking.

A glimpse of spring!

Yesterday was gorgeous, 65 degrees and sunny. We need more days like that, winter is so depressing! Even though the kids are not feeling fantastic, we managed to get in a game of basketball in the driveway. I figured the fresh air would do us good! Check out that Carolina blue sky behind the house, haven't seen that in awhile. I'm so ready for every day to be so warm! P.S. Madi is not in the pics because she wasn't home yet, the middle school bus comes a bit later.

Too Big

These kids are getting too big! I can't believe Camden is 8 weeks old already!! Madison is 12 and is 5'3" tall, she doesn't even look like a kid anymore. Hannah is like a little Mom to Camden, she loves to hold and feed him. Evan just turned 8 on Sunday. He was my baby boy until not too long ago, so that hit me hard. I think I am just in denial that I am old enough to be their mom LOL. I'm trying really hard to slow down and enjoy each and every day because it truly does go by WAY too fast.