Mini Me

 I have to admit...it is so amazing to watch my Cammie-bear grow up and develop her own personality. She has a few shared characteristics of each Chris and I including being independent, stubborn :), head-strong, a very Type A personality (we both have it in some way or another) and obviously completely lovable. :) Sometimes however I watch her and feel like I'm looking in the mirror 26 years ago.  She can be so much like me at times it is scary.!.!  A few things we have in common include:

1.  Shopping: Although C is not always the best or most cooperative during a shopping trip she does enjoy a few things about shopping just like her momma.  She loves to take items off the rack or shelf and admire them before putting them back or throwing them on the floor.  :)  She enjoys being in the grocery cart and walking down the various isles looking at all the wonderful things the store has to offer.  Just like her momma, her favorite store is Target.  When we ride by it you hear this high-pitched tiny voice squealing "Target, Target!" (it sounds like Tahget when she says it) (I LOVE it, although I think that is a sign that we are there way too much! :)  When we arrive we usually have to get a bag of popcorn and then she is good to go to browse the majority if the store. :)   

Scanning the Target ad on a Sunday morning, most likely preparing for a trip later that day :)

2.  Curiosity:  Mom, dad and Chris would call it staring, but like her momma she is very curious and inquisitive of other people.  My dad used to kick me under the table during dinners out because of my curiousness and I envision us having to do the same thing with C. :)  She is just in awe or amazement of others and always interested in what they are doing. :)

3.  Cupcakes:  I admit it...I have a love for cupcakes and unfortunately passed it along to my daughter as well. :) She absolutely, positively inherited this from me.  Chris thinks nothing of skipping cake at a birthday party, wedding or other function, but honestly that is one of my favorite parts of a celebration.  During baseball season Camryn and I hung around after Senior Night as we always did to wait for daddy, where she very excitedly took part in celebrating with the boys.

Look what I got! :)

Delicious!

4.  Diet:  Chris would say Camryn primarily eats like me, but is definitely not as picky as I.  The two of us share a love for Chick-Fil-A, goldfish, fruit snacks, apples, grilled cheese, regular cheese, chips, cookies, Pops and Fruit Loops, bagels with cinnamon butter, basically most snack foods.  She eats quite a few things that I won't (like eggs and vegetables), but primarily is a mirror of her mother. :)

5.  The way she sleeps:  Neither her nor I can sleep still.  We toss, turn, flip and move during our sleep. Although I am not near as violent as she is, Chris will confirm that we neither of us are considerate of someone else when we sleep and it drives.him.crazy! :)

Opposite from her mom she definitely has a few qualities and interests she inherited from her daddy including:

1.  Her love for the outside world:  As stated in many blog posts this girl could be outside all day long!  She loves anything that has to do with outside and will cry, whine and demand to go.  Her dad endures extreme weather far better than I ever would (he and Nick will play golf anywhere to get a deal, regardless if the temperature is over 100 and under 50 degrees) and she is just like him.  Sweat nor cold can hold her back! :)

2.  Sense of humor: Chris always teases me and says I have no sense of humor. He is always making jokes, funny faces or acting goofy to get someone, anyone, but mostly C to laugh.  I have and always will be the serious one, while he will most likely always be the laid-back, funny one in our relationship.  Camryn loves when you laugh at her and think she is funny.  Whatever you laugh at she will repeat and try to make you laugh again and again.  She loves to be the center of anyone's attention when she is being silly and definitely gets that from her dad! :)