It's Sleeting!

Millie calls it "snow" so we'll roll with that. Some of it did stick as you can see. She had a good time for about 20 minutes then her fingers got cold and she wanted to go inside for a snack. It took us longer to dress her than it did to play.

Cereal for Camden

Camden had his first taste of rice cereal tonight at dinner. I initially sat him in the high chair but as you can see he didn't like it there. So we put him in the center of the table in his bumbo seat and fed him about 5-6 teaspoons. He didn't seem to not like it, but it was late and he was worn out from the day. He was ready for his bath and bed shortly thereafter. I'm posting the video on my youtube account so check it out tomorrow when its up and running.

Camden 4 month Stats

I feel like a new woman after Day 1 in my recovery from a severe sinus infection and bronchitis. I can finally get my "list" started which has been stagnant and accumulating for about a week now. I'm not back to 100% yet, but was pretty impressed with myself when I at least got the laundry done today.
Now on to our new addition, Camden's, stats from the doctor last Thursday. He was 4 months and 17 days old and...

Weight: 14 lbs, 9 oz
Length: 25.6" long
Head Circumstance: 16.34 "

Some of his favorite things are

• sleeping with soft blankets partially covering his face in his swing,
• grabbing my hair and not letting go with a huge open-mouth grin on his face,
  
• swatting at my food or drink,
  
• pulling out his pacifier and sucking on the paci. handle,
  
• sitting in his bumbo seat in the center of the dinner table,
  
• playing with Millie while in his exersaucer,
  
• watching sports with his Daddy and letting Daddy move Cam's arms/legs through a vivid narration of the game.
• smiling up at Mommy and checking out the action around him while trying to nurse,
• laughing rarely but heartily (and boy, do we feel blessed by his laugh. It's so genuine.)
  
• sucking on his fists
• and MIRRORS! (He just loves that picture smiling back at him)

Nursing- still 6-7 times a day stretching 2-3.5 hours depending on the time of day .
Napping- 3x a day (usually one long in the morning, catnap between 11 and 12:30 and then another 1 1/2 hour nap in the afternoon)
Night Sleeping- he was waking 2x/night to nurse usually at 10:30pm and then at 4:30am I think out of habit, but that was before I got sick. I have not been able to get out of bed or even stop coughing enough at night to nurse him. And after just a few short nights, he (crossing my fingers) has now started sleeping through the night from 7-7. We'll see if it lasts.
Playing- His tummy time enjoyment level is hit-or-miss. I don't put him on his tummy after he's eaten because then we have a milk mess to clean up on top of an unhappy child to deal with. He's got some incredible head control, so much so, that I put both kids in the wagon, while we went on our walk today. With Cam, I cushioned some blankets around him but believe it or not, he didn't move and sat straight up the whole time around the entire block (1/4 mile). Again, smiling all the way. I was floored though because I'm pretty sure I read somewhere that wagons are for 1+ year olds, but of course, we weren't off-roading it or traveling at high speeds.

This month: Camden will be introduced to some tasty rice cereal and other foods. He'll learn how fun it is to play in the playpen (with his sister trying to climb in to join him, I'm sure.)

Our 4 1/2 month old

... breathing through his mouth after bath time. See the previous post to read all about our weekend with sick babies.

and here he is again, with Aunt Lauren

Our 22 month old

... loves her Elmo.

This photo was taken on the day Millie got sick, January 11. She's was sick with one nasty cold for seven days (thank goodness Matt and my sister were here to help for most of the days). Finally she's over it with just a lingering cough. Camden's got a taste of her illness too. Poor little guy has been puking phlegm for the last two days. The other night I went through two sets of my pjs before finally after the last puke and cleaning him up, I just gave up and went to bed without changing. Hey, it was dry by morning and I've washed our sheets so no harm done. How's that for a look into my world of hygiene? Is that too much information? Sorry.

Camden is over the hump and getting/feeling better by the hour. Tomorrow I'm dropping both of the kids off at the church for "Mom's morning out" and going back home to sterilize my house. Wohoo, party at my house from 9-12pm! Who's with me?! (crickets)

New videos on youtube.com

Hi all,

I've posted some fun new videos of Millie and Cam on youtube.com. Click here. They should satisfy your fix for now:).

Love,
Brooke

Millie and Cam playing

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year

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