6 Month Check Up

We had Cameron's 6 month check up yesterday. Everything went A-OK. Our doctor asked about his ears and our recent ENT appointment. She said I made the right decision on insisting he gets the tubes now rather than wait it out. I would much rather take the advice of someone who sees him every few weeks for at least 20 minutes than someone who spent a total of 3 minutes with him since birth. Reassures me I am making the right choice.

We talked a few minutes about trying to let him cry it out again. She suggested we wait until after tubes, which was what we were planning on doing in the first place. Little guy was a champ last night only really waking up twice. That's awesome for him. Of course he did get shots so he could have been a little worn out. Cooper was too cute when he was getting his shots, he kept rubbing his head saying, "it's okay Cameron, bubba here".

One small concern is his growth. He has always been in the 50th %. Now he is in the 20th, he is 15lbs 14 oz, and 26 inches. He is now almost the exact same size as Cooper when he was 6 months. Could be due to all the illnesses these past few months or he could just end up being small like his brother.

Here's to another (hopefully) three month before we go back.

ENT Appointment

We had Cameron's ENT appointment this morning. At first I was a little skeptical. His ears are fine now, of course he just finished antibiotics on Sunday, and all hearing tests came back okay. The doctor seemed a little hesitant to do tubes. He left the final decision to me. He said it doesn't appear to have the same problems as Cooper, but Cooper was over a year old too, we still have a lot of time. He says I know my child better than he does so I went ahead with the surgery. It's not for another two weeks so I am praying he doesn't get another infection between now and then. I am just so ready to get these cleaned up and get him sleeping good again. I feel terrible having him cry it out at night if his ears are hurting at all. He has had a round of antibiotics every month since before Christmas. We have seen a huge difference in behavior this week since he has been off the medicine, I think it makes his belly hurt.

We have his 6 month appointment tomorrow, stats to follow.

Stolen Pic

I stole this picture from Gretchen's blog. I had a 31 party last weekend and it was been forever since us girls were all together. I didn't think it was going to turn out but at the last minute I got a couple of RSVP's. It turned out awesome. And, would you believe I only got one thing for myself? I ordered some storage totes and such for the boys rooms. I need a serious plan to reduce some clutter. Thanks for coming girls, I appreciate it.

Jazz it Off Weeks 2 & 3

As of Saturday, per the scales at Jazzercise, I am down 6 lbs! Yippee!!! My weigh fluctuates so I could be up two or three, considering this weekend, by tomorrow. But hey, I'll take it. We were playing outside tonight so totally did not feel like making anything so we ordered pizza. Not to mention the food I had at a 31 party this weekend. Hopefully I can at least maintain this week.

I do have a small confession. I haven't ran in a week. Jazzercise is my first priority and right now it's hard to get three classes in plus 3 runs. In order to run I have to do it in the evening and some nights it just gets away from me. Between dinner, baths, play time, etc. I haven't given up yet, it just make take a while.

Looking at the calendar there isn't too much going on that could cause me to have bad weeks again until Easter. Of course Easter and my birthday are a week apart. I need to have a good month.

Big Brother

Cooper is turning into such a great big brother. I can just see how much he loves Cameron. Sometimes if I have to walk out of the room and Cameron starts crying I can hear Cooper saying, "it's okay bubby, Mommy be right back". He loves to hug him, give him kisses, and soon I'm sure do some wrestling. Cameron likes chewing on Cooper's little people. I guess they are Cameron's now, Cooper has grown out of them. We had a few out in the living room. I put Cameron in the exersaucer so I could clean up lunch, I turn around and here comes Cooper with an arm load giving them to Cameron. So cute!!! It's also adorable when I hear Cooper call him Cam. I love it!

Even More Outside Fun

Just thought I would post some more fun outdoor pictures. As you can tell, these were taken on St. Patrick's Day. I didn't think I had anything green for Cameron to wear, then I remembered this shirt that was Cooper's, luckily it was warm enough for him to wear.

He doesn't like to stay in his Exersaucer for long periods of time, but he stayed in it outside for about 45 minutes. Good thing, cause we are going to be outside a lot soon. I'm praying we don't have another summer like last. But if we do, at least I wont be carrying around an extra 30 pounds :)

Poor little guy keeps chewing on everything. One bottom tooth has started to break through and another is right under the gum. Watching bubby play some basketball.

Some good little action shots.

I love Spring. I wish we could have Spring for 5 months, Summer for 1 month, Fall for 5, and Winter for 1. Wouldn't have be awesome?

Outside Fun

Cooper had lots of outside fun this weekend. Him and Steve stayed out there most of the day Saturday and some before dinner as well. I thought the wind might be too much on Cameron's ear so we kept indoors. They played with silly string, bubbles, ran around, built a forest with some sticks. The usual boy stuff.

On Sunday we all got to play. Once again the usual boy stuff; playing in dirt and looking for worms.

They also got in some water play.

I can't wait for Spring!!!!