No More Nuxy :(

     Cammie is officially a BIG girl!  This morning was no different than any other Sunday morning (other than this momma did NOT have the Sunday blues as we were officially starting spring break...FINALLY! :)  Chris made a wonderful breakfast and we were trying to get everyone moving and motivated to get dressed so Cammie could go for an Easter egg hunt with Tammy.  After clearing the table, washing the dishes, getting dressed and putting the dogs in their crates we were ready to go....so we thought.  Cam had been wandering around the house looking and yelling for Nuxy.  Chris and I joined the search and after 15-20 minutes of tearing the house apart we couldn't find it anywhere. :(  We continued looking for a few minutes longer, but were pressed for time and were already running late.  Reluctantly we left, not knowing what to expect. :/  My aunt assured us she would be okay and encouraged us to run some errands without Cam, while she played with her friends at the Easter lunch and egg hunt.  To our surprise Cam's friend Aubrey was there, which probably made Cam's day!  Chris and I stayed pretty close and picked her up somewhat early, not wanting to put Tammy through the agony we knew would come.  Chris and I continued to look for the missing Nuxy, moving furniture, cushions, rugs....you name it.  The first day was pretty much how we expected.....complete confusion and not knowing how to comfort herself when it was time to sleep.  (Bye-bye operation sleep in her bed ALL night during spring break plan :(
     As I write this post 5 days later...we are still struggling with going to sleep without Nuxy.  Surprisingly, she hasn't asked for it since the morning of day 3, but we can't seem to help her calm down or relax enough to sleep well without it.  It takes us an hour or more to get her to sleep without Nuxy.  For naps we are lucky if she sleeps an hour and bedtime is a nightmare.  The good side she is talking SO much more without it.  I love traveling in the car with her as she inquires, asks questions and thinks about EVERYTHING going on as we pass by.  The bad side...she talks SO much!  She never sleeps because she never stops talking. :)  Nevertheless we are thankful for car rides....the motion of the car puts her to sleep at nap time every time! (We just wish it would last once we moved her from her car seat into the house.) 
     Although I would have treasured the sleep from spring break, I never want to forget how much she grew during this week.  I think her vocabulary expanded by at least 100 words.  I watched her think, wonder and ask so many thoughts and questions.  I watched her talk with her friends and engage in conversations with adults that I have never seen before.  To reward her for being such a big girl we added a new member to our Toy Story family. :) We took Cam to The Disney Store where she immediately picked out Bullseye (or Bullsaisle as she calls him :).  Can't believe my baby is so big!!! Where has the time gone???

Fashion Statement

     Today Cammie and I were headed to the store after a make-up gymnastics class to spend some wonderful Kohl's cash (don't you just love how they sucker you in with that stuff....I always, ALWAYS spend more than the amount I have to spend "free").  As usual I was making decisions about what I wanted to spend the money on and whether or not I wanted to get the extra stuff I managed to accumulate in my cart. :)  I decided to look at the shoes in Cammie's size before leaving, as fall is around the corner and I wanted to see if they had anything new come in.  Little Miss C was starting to get tired and requested to get out of the cart and I let her to avoid a two-year old tantrum in the middle of the store (mistake #1 :). She immediately finds a pair of shoes that light up and requests to put them on.  In an effort to appease her I found her size and let her try them on.  She immediately falls in love, begins to parade through the shoe aisle and refuses to take them off.  Needless to say, she pulled one over on me, suckered me in and of course got a new pair of shoes.  Although she does love them, I never thought she would have such a strong opinion at such a little age!

She wouldn't even take them off to change out of her leotard or for her nap...we couldn't even get the stickers off the bottom lol :)

MIA

     As usual I am behind on blogging...story of my life. :) I swear one of these days I will do something early or at least on time. :)  I have great intentions, but going back to work has done a whirlwind in our house!  Early morning runs, returning to work, soaking up every last minute of the summer sunshine and nice weather with my Cammie-bear and two +30 classes make it just a little hard to stay ahead of or even on top of anything.  I am slowly going to update the blog from vacation on until I get caught up again. :) Thank goodness for my camera....otherwise I'd forget everything. :)  Keep checking back....I promise to get it together soon!

Two, two Camryn is TWO!?!?!?

     How in the world have two years flashed before my eyes so quickly?  As blessed as I am to have a healthy, happy and beautiful baby girl....I can't help but get a little emotional as I type this post.  I never thought two years old would get here so quickly.  It seems like we were just leaving the hospital and bringing our beautiful little girl home for the first time.  Camryn has most definitely changed our lives for the better and made every single day more complete.  I never thought I could ever love someone or something as much as I love that little girl! She puts the biggest smile on my face and completely fills my heart with joy and happiness.  Our world is so complete because of this amazing little girl and her giant personality!

At two Camryn:

• is an incredible 36 1/2 inches tall (not even on the growth chart....she's a monster!)
• weighs 31(ish) lbs.  (the big girl scale is so intriguing...we have a very hard time standing still :) (85-90th percentile)
• continues to have light blue eyes and white blonde hair
• wears 2t and 3t size clothes (most 2t stuff fits in the waist, but is too short in the length :/)
• wears a size 7 shoe
• is strong-minded, strong-willed and knows exactly what she wants (and usually gets exactly what she wants...within reason :)
• enjoys playing babies, Legos (or any type of blocks), bubbles, outside and coloring most
• is very into pushing anything...doll strollers, real strollers, her grocery cart, real carts in stores, the broom and even vacuum 
• will ask to go shopping (a girl after her momma's heart :) and usually requests to go to Target
• LOVES her dogs (Zoey and "Brobi")...her world revolves around these four-legged creatures
• is talking SO much...she repeats everything and often says 2-4 word phrases and almost complete sentences...some of her trademark phrases or "Camrynisms" as we call them are...
• "I want taco" (even though she doesn't even eat tacos, just the tortillas :)
• "Where __________ is? (Where Zoey is? Where daddy is? etc.)
• "Gooooo Reds!"
• "Mamryn (as she calls herself) do it"
• I want "my-meam" (ice cream)
• "Hi, Eh-yee" (Hi Ellie)
• "Dag Nabbit!"
• "Excuse me _________"
• loves to sing songs, including The Wheels on the Bus, Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes, Special Agent Oso theme song, Itsy, Bitsy Spider, and Bieber of course :) (honestly she will sing along with anything!)
• knows all of her colors: orange, pink, purple, red, blue, green, yellow, white, black and brown
• can count 1, 2, 3
• watches Special Agent Oso, Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, Little Einsteins and has started showing an interest in Jake and the Neverland Pirates (I think she watches that with Aubrey at Miss Patty's)
• continues to love reading...her favorite books include Are You a Cow?, Hippos Go Berserk, Click, Clack Moo Cows That Type, Chicka Chicka ABC and The Wheels on the Bus
• is our absolute world!  Love that little girl more than words can say!!!

Sneaking a cupcake before the big party :) That's our girl!!!

Bieber Fever

     I never thought I would be writing a post that my almost two year old has developed a love for the one and only...Justin Bieber!?!?  I am not sure where this love came from, but feel confident it definitely may have started with her "Aunt" Giggi (Chrissie).  Chrissie does love J.B. and has passed on her excitement and enthusiasm to C.  She gets so excited when she hears the beginning of the "Boyfriend" song and immediately starts singing and dancing.  She also has become quite demanding in the car, requesting Bieber be played over and over (and over and over again...we sometimes listen to it 5 or 6 times in a row :).  I love watching her bounce up and down, tap her foot to the beat or listen to that cute little voice sing the words and even change her pitch during the song.  So stinkin' cute!  Maybe one day she will figure out Bieber is the singer of the song....not it's name :)    

Nana's New Car

Watch Out!!! Nana got a new car!! Nana has dreamed of owning a Mustang convertible since before college.  She finally treated herself and demonstrated how hard work WILL pay off!  Cam LOVES Nana's new car and riding around with the top down.  She often tries to tell me about the adventures she and Nana take in "Nana's Car" during the day. :) So excited for Nana....she deserves it!!!

Front view :)

First Haircut

     Today Cammie got her first haircut!!! If you saw her hair you would never believe that her white-blonde locks were ready for a trim, but her poor bangs were down in her eyes.  I probably could have trimmed it myself, but knew our long-time hairstylist would love the opportunity to put Cammie in her chair. :)  Cammie confidently climbed in the chair and sat right in the seat like a big girl.  She put the cape around her and sat pretty still considering she is almost a two-year old. :)  Sheri trimmed her bangs and even the back a little to help with those baby fine tangles that create quite the tangles on a daily basis.  We are so lucky to have such wonderful people in our lives, as Sheri refused to accept any money for her haircut and even gathered all the tiny locks for me to save forever. :) C sure is getting to be such a big girl!

So big! :)

Doing such a good job of sitting still...

Just about finished...now if Sheri could just help us control that mess we would be in good shape!