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.

Cameron is 28 Weeks Old!

Cameron Leigh is 28 Weeks Old!

Age:  28 Weeks

Weight:  18 lbs 8.1 oz

Clothing Size:  6-9 month

Diaper Size:  Pampers Swaddlers Size 2 during the day and size 3 at night

What a long week for us!  We left early Wednesday morning for vacation in North Carolina.  I'll do a separate post with a recap and pictures from our trip.  Cami was great the whole week!  We survived two ten hour drives and she continued to sleep through the night...even in a pack n play in the closet.  We had a blast hanging out with our friends Jason and Emily as well as their daughter Alexa who is three days older than Cami.

On Friday Cami started getting constipated.  I became concerned on Saturday when she was still having hard bowel movements.  TMI, I'm sorry.  We stopped on the way to dinner for some prune juice and Cami enjoyed a 4 oz bottle of half juice half water.  I thought I would see results soon but still NOTHING by the next morning - Sunday.  I gave her another 4 oz bottle Sunday morning and where there was still no change - she got a third Sunday afternoon.  She finally passed two, but the condition was still the same.  I felt so bad for Cami because I could tell she was in pain and she'd cry for a good 20 minutes until it passed. Her stomach was quite big and bloated.  Bryan and I were hoping she'd get back to normal at daycare today because she goes there everyday without fail.  Well, we were right.  When I picked her up she was in a different outfit as a result of a huge up the back blowout!  She seems to be feeling much better.

While we were in NC we had a LOT of floor time with Cami.  We worked on tummy time, a little bit of rolling as well as sitting.  She can sit unassisted for about 10 seconds when she's playing with a toy in front of her.  Bryan and I are going to try and make it a point to work on sitting with her every day after work.

First time in a big girl swing!

Baby Wranglers from Auntie Kelly

Cami's favorite sleeping position.

Visit with Great Grandma on the way to North Carolina

Cami enjoying the Johnny Jumper in NC

Cami in the Big Girl Swing in NC

Cameron is 27 Weeks Old!

Cameron Leigh is 27 Weeks Old!

Age:  27 Weeks

Weight:  18 lbs 0.2 oz

Clothing Size:  6-9 month

Diaper Size:  Pampers Swaddlers Size 2 during the day and size 3 at night

Cami handled her shots like a champ on Tuesday!  She was pretty fussy during the appointment and I ended up starting to feed her while we waited for the nurse to bring the shots in.  Once she got all 4 shots, she cried for less than a minute and then fussed until we finished her bottle.  After that she acted normal. On the way home Cami fell asleep and proceeded to take a long nap.

Cami was perfectly healthy.  Dr. SIlverman said her bottom two teeth are close to breaking through.  Hopefully they will come through soon without too much fussing.  The Dr. also said we need to work on Cami's rolling since she's not doing it consistently yet.  We tried a lot last week to spend more time on her back and belly after work, but Cami is really content just being on her back.  If she's on her tummy, she will quickly roll to her back and then be more than happy just hanging out there.  We've definitely seen her roll to her tummy but only a handful of times.

In my mommy's group this month Heather hosted a family BBQ vs. just a mom and baby playdate.  It was fun to meet all the dad's and hang out as a big group.  No one was sick either so everyone could make it!  That's a rare occasion.

We had a funny incident this weekend while we were out to dinner.  I had Cami in her car seat next to me in the booth.  I all of a sudden looked over and there was poop EVERYWHERE.  It was coming out of her onesie and definitely was on the car seat.  I strategically picked Cami up and ran to the bathroom leaving the car seat for Bryan to clean.  Well, her onesie was unwearable at this point....and I of course did not have an extra outfit.  I improvised with the blanket I had and Cami wore her toga for the rest of the evening with pride.  It was quite funny.  We nicknamed her 'toga baby' for the night.

This Wednesday we are driving up to North Carolina to enjoy a long weekend in the mountains.  Our friends Jason and Emily from Myrtle Beach are meeting us with their daughter Alexa who is 3 days older than Cami.  I'm excited to see them again and to see the girls together.

Everyone at Heather's Family BBQ

Cami Chillin at the BBQ

Silly Cami

Cami have a blast in the jumparoo!

Cameron is 6 Months Old!

Cameron Leigh is 6 Months Old!
Age: 6 Months
Weight: 17 lbs 7 oz, ~75%
Length: 26.5 in.,  ~75%
Head Circ: 16.75 in, ~65%
Clothing Size: Moving up to 6-9 month clothes this week!
Diaper Size: Pampers Swaddlers are her favorite.  We're wearing size 2 during the day and size 3 at night.

Cameron is 26 Weeks Old!

Cameron Leigh is 26 Weeks Old!

Age:  26 Weeks

Weight:  17 lbs 10.2 oz

Clothing Size:  3-6 month

Diaper Size:  Pampers Swaddlers Size 2 during the day and size 3 at night

I ordered size 3 diapers for Cami to wear at night.  She wasn't leaking out of the 2's but was definitely filling them up!  I figure it might keep her a bit drier through the night  and prevent any future leaking issues.  She still fits fine in the 2's for day use.

Speaking of night time - Cami is still sleeping quite well.  ::Continue to knock on wood::  Lately she hasn't even done her middle of the night wake and play routine.  Cami loves to sleep on her side in a 'V' shape.  This weekend she was fussing and wiggling around before falling asleep and wound up on her stomach a few times.  This shouldn't be a big deal because she is a pro rolling from her stomach to back - however she only likes to roll one direction (although I have seen her roll the other way!).  This becomes an issue when she's wedged against the side of the crib and can't roll to her favorite side.  Cue bloody murder screams and an infant stuck on her stomach.  It was hard not to laugh....  After a big of soothing and being placed on her back, everything was ok.  She'll figure it out eventually.

This morning she was in the middle of her crib and managed to roll onto her stomach when I turned the lights on.  She just looked up at me full of smiles and rolled to her back.  She's so darn cute in the morning.

I washed all of Cami's 6-9 month clothes and they're hanging in her closet ready to wear!  I even dressed her in a cute romper this morning.  It's bittersweet moving up clothing sizes - I love having a whole new wardrobe to dress her in however it means I have to acknowledge that she's getting bigger!

Tomorrow Cami will be 6 months old!  I can't believe it's already been half a year since her birthday.  We have an appointment to get her next set of vaccines.  Hopefully it goes as well as her 2 and 4 months shots went.

Cami is STILL quite stuffy and yesterday she actually spiked a fever.  She felt warm so I took her temp and it was 100.2.  I gave her some Tylenol, a bottle and then tried to get her to nap.  45 minutes later she wouldn't go to sleep and felt even warmer.  I took her temp again and it was 101.2.  We decided to try and get her to nap in the swing (it was 3:15 and she had yet to nap ALL day) and then reevaluate from there.  She finally fell asleep at 3:30 and stayed that way until we woke her at 5:30.  Her fever was gone and she was happy and smiley.  Hopefully it was just a fluke!

Cami also got her first diaper rash this week.  It first appeared on Wednesday but with care it was gone by Sunday.  Luckily it was a very small spot.

Lately Cami has really been enjoying her jumparoo (check out the video below).  She can easily stay entertained in it for almost an hour.  It's been great.  :)

Rockin Out at Wildside BBQ

Some Cute Cami Giggles

Finally figured out how to jump!