Cameron is 32 Weeks Old!

32 Weeks!

Cameron Leigh is 32 Weeks Old!

Age:  32 Weeks

Weight:  20 lbs 1.0 oz *

Clothing Size:  6-9 month & 9-12 month
Diaper Size:  Pampers Swaddlers Size 3


Cami cut her second tooth on Tuesday the 22nd.  Now both her bottom teeth are coming up...slowly.  They make her fussy sometimes and she still whines at night.


We're still working on sitting up.  She can sit on her own for longer and longer, but she'll still fall over within a minute.  She loves playing on her tummy though.  I can set her on the ground surrounded by toys and she can keep herself pretty entertained.

Cami has been a bit stopped up this weekend...again.  That's why I put an asterisk next to her weight above.  She did not have a dirty diaper all day Saturday or Sunday so I'm sure once she gets regular again her weight will go down a few ounces.  Today she finally had a dirty diaper and it was not pretty.  She was definitely constipated and cried every time she had to go.  Poor baby.

This week we started a new morning routine with Cami.  Instead of giving her a bottle right when she wakes up, we decided to wait it out till she's hungry.  She'll typically be good for an hour before she wants her first bottle.  This works well because now we can let her sleep in a bit more before work.  She's now averaging 24-28 oz. of formula a day with 4 oz. of fruit and oatmeal in the morning and then 6 oz. fruit, veggies and cereal in the evening.

Watching the rain with mommy.

Playing with her toys.

Cameron is 31 Weeks Old!

31 Weeks!

Cameron Leigh is 31 Weeks Old!

Age:  31 Weeks

Weight:  19 lbs 6.8 oz

Clothing Size:  6-9 month
Diaper Size:  Pampers Swaddlers Size 3


It's been a big week for my baby girl!  She'll be a big girl before I know it!

Cami officially has her first tooth!  Her bottom middle left tooth made an appearance on Wednesday the 16th.  It's slowly coming up and I can tell it is bothering her.  She sleeps fine, however she'll whine in her sleep a few times through the night.  I guess it could be worse!

We also moved Cami up to a 'big girl' car seat.  Her infant seat is getting way too heavy to lug around.  Right now we have her new convertible car seat in my car and the infant seat in Bryan's car.  Eventually we'll need to get another convertible seat for Bryan's car.  The good thing about them is that she'll be able to use it for years to come. :)

Another 'big girl' task Cami did this week was sit in a high chair.  It's so much easier to take her out to eat and use a high chair than tote her car seat around.  I always feel bad for keeping her trapped in the car seat.  She's still a little wobbly in the high chair, but for the most part she's ok.

Cami seems to be on a fairly predictable schedule on the weekends.  She takes 2 solid naps - 1 in the morning for around an hour and 1 in the afternoon for a little more than 2 hours.  As long as we read her signs of when she's tired she'll fall asleep pretty easily.  Hopefully this trend continues!

Cami and her big girl car seat!

Cameron is 7 Months Old!

7 Months!

Cameron Leigh is 7 Months Old!
Age: 7 Months
Weight: 19 lbs 4.1 oz, ~80%
Length: 28.0 in.,  ~95%
Head Circ: 17.00 in, ~65%
Clothing Size: All 6-9 month clothes
Diaper Size: Pampers Swaddlers size 3 are her favorite.

Cameron is 30 Weeks Old!

Long Legs!

Cameron Leigh is 30 Weeks Old!

Age:  30 Weeks

Weight:  Will weigh on Thursday for 7 month birthday!

Clothing Size:  6-9 month
Diaper Size:  Pampers Swaddlers Size 3

This weekend we went to Boston and left Cami for the first time!  My mom watched her (and the dogs!) from Friday to Sunday.  Cami kept grandma busy all weekend but was a pretty good girl overall.

Cami is officially a tummy sleeper now.  She is definitely more comfortable and sleeps sounder on her tummy.  Occasionally she'll leak out of the front of her diaper so I need to try and remember to pull it forward some to prevent it.  Otherwise I might need to get some overnight diapers or mover her to size 4 at night.

Cameron is 29 Weeks Old!

29 Weeks!

Cameron Leigh is 29 Weeks Old!

Age:  29 Weeks

Weight:  19 lbs 0.1 oz

Clothing Size:  6-9 month
Diaper Size:  Pampers Swaddlers Size 3

Cami had an eventful week at daycare!  Let's just say she went through 9 outfits in 4 days.  On Thursday when I picked her up Cami was napping.  Nikki went to get her and warned me that she was naked.  To maintain her modesty they put a bib on her.  It was quite amusing.

We've been spending more time on the floor with Cami.  She's definitely gotten more comfortable rolling.  If left unattended she'll roll across the room.  Today she started to pull her knees up under her while on her belly.  Some nights Cami will roll to her belly to sleep.  It makes me a little nervous sometimes because it looks like she's facing down towards the mattress on the video monitor.

On Sunday we took Cami swimming for the first time.  She loved it and didn't cry at all....even when I accidently dunked her face first into the water.  Oops! Cami would kick her lil legs like she was swimming, it was so cute.

Close Up

Family fun in the pool!

Cami enjoying the water.


Cami vs. Peas


Cami playing Hi Ya! while out to eat.

Vacation: North Carolina

Wednesday April 25, 2012

We left for North Carolina around 4:30 am.  We woke Cami, changed her diaper and put her straight into her car seat with the hopes she'd fall back asleep for a few hours.  Success!  By the time we were ready for breakfast, Cami woke up.  We stopped, ate, changed Cami and hit the road again.  Cami stayed entertained in the car and eventually took a nap.  Around lunch time we were close to Greenville where we planned to stop and visit Bryan's Grandma.  We stopped for lunch then headed to her apartment.  We visited for about 30 minutes before hitting the road again for the last 2.5 hours.  Cami took another nap.



3 Generation of Arkins'!

We arrived at the house around 4:30ish or so and waited for our friends Jason, Emily and Alexa who arrived an hour or two later.  We unpacked, unwound, let the girls stretch and then headed out for dinner.  We went to "The Italian Restaurant" and enjoyed some calzones.  After dinner, we put Cami to bed and relaxed before heading to sleep ourselves.

Thursday April 26, 2012

Thursday was rainy so we hung out at the house before hitting up a local BBQ place for lunch.  We then went to the grocery store to stock up on food supplies for the weekend.  When the rain cleared up, the boys went golfing while the girls relaxed at home.  Cami took a long nap and then Emily and I tried to take the girls on a walk but it started drizzling again.  We got around the block once before we had to call it quits.  For dinner we went to a Mexican restaurant.

Cami and Alexa hanging out at the house.

Holding hands!

Uh Oh, tangled up!

Friday April 27, 2012

We decided this was the best time to tackle some hiking on our trip.  Everyone agreed it would be fun to hike the challenging Grandfather Mountain.  The girls played around on the floor while we made breakfast and got all the baby supplies packed for the adventure. 

 

So cute - Cami and Alexa eyeing each other.

  

Good Morning!

We loaded up and headed out!  I had bought an Ergo carrier a few months ago specifically so we could 'wear' Cami backpack style for hiking.  It was quite windy on the mountain so we all bundled up.  (Except Bryan!)

Cami's ready to go!

Jason & Alexa and Bryan & Cami

And we were off!  This is the beginning 'easier' part of the trail.

Cami is enjoying the mountain air.

 

Grandfather Trail



Quite comfortable riding along with daddy.

We came upon some more difficult parts of the trail.  Since it had rained the day before, everything was rather slippery so we all had to be extra careful with our footing.  Bryan and Jason made it up the rocks with the girls with no issues.

Slippery Rocks

 A few minutes later we came to the large sets of ladders.  You can see the three ladders we took straight up the side of the mountain.

That's a long way up!

 By this time we were about an hour into the hike and both Cami and Alexa decided to take naps.  Cami got a good 30-40 minute nap in.



Pretty view

Enjoying the mountain scene

Taking a break!

We finally reached the 'top' so to say.  Macrae's Peak, 5844 ft.  We climbed the ladder and and caught our breath for a bit on top of the big rock.

Headed to the top!

The 6 of us at the top of Macrae's Peak

On the hike back we had to stop and feed the girls.  By the time we got down to our last 30 minutes we could tell they had definitely had there fair share of fun and were ready to be done.  We hiked for a total of 2.5 hours and I was very impressed with how well behaved Cami was.  She seemed to enjoy the hike a lot! 



Time for my sunglasses!

For dinner, we drove to a nice steak restaurant and enjoyed some yummy prime rib!

Saturday April 28th

This was our last full day.  Since we had enough of hiking on Friday, the boys decided to play another round of golf so Emily and I decided to take the girl to blowing rock for the afternoon.  It was a rocky ride out there - 2 pitstops for diaper changes and a bottle but we eventually made it.  We walked around town, enjoyed lunch and ice cream.  I also pushed Cami in a big girl swing for about 15 minutes.  It was a nice afternoon.  On the way home, I felt like a mom of twins!  Both girls were cranky so I was feeding Cami a bottle with one hand and popping Alexa's paci in with the other.  It was a bit of a stressful ride, but they eventually fell asleep!



Cami in the big girl swing!



Sunday April 29th

Time to head home!  We left the house around 8:30 am for the fun drive home.  Cami took two 2 hour naps.  She also was a bit fussy towards the end because my poor baby was constipated.

Overall we had a great vacation!  We're looking forward to heading back when Cami is a bit older.