7 Months Old

Our baby boy is 7 months old! It is so hard to believe that Camden is closer to his 1st birthday than to his original birthday! What a fun month this has been with lots of changes.

• No doctor visit this month, but our estimates are that Camden is just over 20 pounds and is about 30 inches long. We still continually get comments on how long he is and how old he looks!
• Cam is in all 6-12 months clothes and Mama is afraid this size won’t last all winter! I may have to hit up the 18 month pants before all is said and done. He wears size 3 diapers, but we have switched to the cruisers (more info to come on that!).
• Camden is still taking four liquid feedings a day, most of the time he nurses, but takes a bottle well too! I feel like we have regressed in the amount of time it takes him to eat because he is VERY easily distracted. He also eats solids three times a day; oatmeal and fruit for breakfast, fruit and veggie for lunch, and rice cereal and veggie for dinner. His favorite is for sure oatmeal with peas coming in a close second. Instead of drinking out of his sippy like he has been, he has now switched to chewing on it. I think this may have to do with the teeth coming in! He also tried puffs for the first time and loves them! He can only get them in his own mouth like 1/10 times, but he tries really hard.
• Camden is still sleeping like a champ! He is especially great at night! He goes down about 8:00 and sleeps until 7:30 in the morning. Some mornings he wakes earlier, but plays quietly until we go in to get him. He is such a happy boy in the mornings! We dropped the late afternoon nap this month, but occasionally he still takes it if he got a short nap earlier in the day. He goes down for naps at 10:00 and 2:30 and sleeps between 1 ½ to 2 hours. Camden sleeps on his tummy mostly, but sometimes his side.
• Camden is on the move! It seems like he went from barely scooting to all out crawling in no time! He is really fast and can go anywhere he wants. This makes for some babyproofing and lots of “no touch” sayings from Mama during the day. He has also been “promoted” at church from the infants to crawlers room. Mama is a little nervous about this! Cam is also pulling up on everything! Lately he has even started pulling up and then holding on with just one hand while he reaches for a toy with the other. This is such a fun (but exhausting) stage! I love to see him when he is determined to get somewhere!
• Camden loves his activity table that we got from Nana and Papa! It is the perfect height for him to pull up on and has lots of cool toys. He also really likes playing with Tupperware in the kitchen, empty boxes, and a recent discovery, wrapping paper. Just in time for Christmas!
• Camden makes lots of noises and is very vocal. When we went to Toby’s first basketball game, Camden “talked” almost the whole time…I think he was trying to coach too!
• Other things to remember: he loves going on runs now, Nana and Grandmother kept him over night while Mama and Daddy went on trips, he’s super curious!

We are so blessed to have such a healthy, happy boy! We love you, Camden Lloyd!

Just Kickin' It

Camden LOVES to kick! It is so funny to watch when you hold him, when he eats, when he's in the tub, and even when he swings! We always get comments from people about it. Here he is in action during a recent visit to the park. If you can't tell, he loves the swings too. :)

Life Lately...

All smiles!
Camden loves that he can crawl!
He also has recently discovered how to pull up. He doesn't do it a lot, but two times recently out of the crib and so many times in the crib that we lowered it.

Handsome guy dressed up for church

Playing with his cousin Joshua's Christmas present :)

Camden loves to peek out at us when we come to get him up!

Who knew the diaper box would become his favorite toy? Seriously, he LOVES it!

Cute little guy bundled up for a run in the chilly weather

On the move!

Camden is officially on the move!

Arrrr....Pirate Camden

Isn't he the cutest pirate you've ever seen?! I think so!!!

6 Months Old

Camden turned 6 months old on October 21st! I’m a little behind in posting due to the sickness that has hit our household. Camden got sick for the first time, then me, and now Toby. We are hoping it leaves us soon!
• Camden got a great report at the doctor, despite still having a runny nose and cough. Our doctor didn’t seem concerned about either and said he looks like a really healthy guy! He was 29 inches long (98th percentile) and 18 pounds 3 ounces (57th percentile). Hard to believe how much our boy has grown in 6 months!
• Right now Camden wears 6-9 months and a few 6-12 months clothes. Mama is especially excited to get him all decked out in his cute winter wear; however the weather here isn’t exactly cooperating! He wears size 3 diapers.
• Camden is still taking four liquid feedings a day. Most of the time he nurses, but he takes a bottle a few times a week. He is getting VERY distracted when he eats because he is so interested in everything; this makes the process a bit long! He also eats solids three times a day; oatmeal for breakfast, a new fruit or veggie we are introducing for lunch, and rice cereal and fruit or veggie for dinner. He does okay with solids, but still seems to definitely prefer his liquid feedings. He has tried sweet potatoes, squash, carrots, green beans, peas, apples, pears, bananas, avocadoes, pumpkin, peaches, and plums. His favorites seem to be his cereals, peaches, and peas. He REALLY does not like avocadoes or green beans.
• Camden is still doing great with sleeping, especially at night! He goes down about 8:00 or 8:15 and sleeps until 7:30 in the morning. Some mornings he wakes earlier, but plays quietly until we go in to get him. Some mornings, he sleeps later and we have to wake him up. He is such a happy boy in the mornings! During the day he takes three naps: about 1 ½ to 2 hours in the morning and afternoon and around 45 minutes to 1 hour in the early evening. We think we may need to drop the last nap soon. He sleeps on his tummy or side, but moves positions a lot in his sleep!
• Camden is such a little mover! He is constantly kicking or climbing, even when being held. He has mastered sitting on his own (getting himself to that position), scooting forwards and backwards (we think crawling is just around the corner), and has been pulling up in the crib (we had to lower the mattress). It is so fun to watch how adventurous he is, such a curious boy! I have a feeling I will spend lots of time chasing my sweet boy.
• Camden loves his toys, but sometimes I think he would be fine with only having the paper towel holder and paper. Isn’t it funny how much kids like non toy items, but we still buy toys. His favorite toys right now are the light up/noisy toys and any kind of ball that makes noise. I think he could be entertained for hours chasing after balls.
• Cam has really started talking a lot this month. It is so fun to hear his commentary! Giggles and full out laughs are also common sounds! We love hearing all the sounds he shares with us.
• One sad thing: Camden got sick for the first time the day before his 6 month birthday. He had a fever, was pretty snotty, and threw up a few times. Poor little guy, you could certainly tell he didn’t feel well! We headed to the doctor and picked up some meds to help, but the snotty stuff has hung around for almost two weeks now. We are so glad he is feeling better!

I didn’t know it was possible to love a baby so much! We couldn’t ask for a more perfect baby for us! We love you, Camden Lloyd!

P.S. I have a feeling it is going to get harder and harder to get a decent pic with the puppy dog. Cam looks at me like, how am I supposed to sit here without playing with this dog?! I’ve also included some of the outtakes!