Ready to move!

Check me out....I am ready to move!!! We know we will only be safe for a short time longer! :)

Look at me!

On the move....at least from one side of the chair to the other :)

Watch out Brohdi....if only he knew what was coming his way soon :)

    *Sidenote: It's hard to see from this picture, but my Aunt Maggie traveled to Washington D.C. last week and brought me this really cool shirt!  I thought I was big stuff in such a big girl shirt! Thank you Aunt Maggie for thinking of me....you are the best! I love you! :)

Thank You (and happy grandMother's day late)!

On Tuesday we took Tammy, Granny, mom and dad out for dinner to celebrate mother's day with my grandma a little late and to say thank you to Tammy.  Tammy was so, sO, SO wonderful in helping us buy our new car.  She works with many (probably all of the car dealerships in this area) and knows just who to send us to when we are looking for a specifc car.  To be honest, we have never really had to go haggle and do all the yuckiness that normally goes along with buying a car.  She made buying the Escape super easy and we are so thankful for that!  My dad was also fantastic as he spent hours helping us narrow down the colors, options, rebates, etc. so we could get exactly what we wanted.  Thank you so much for helping...you guys are THE BEST!

Tammy, Granny and Cammie

    

Happy Mother's Day!

     My first Mother's Day was absolutely wonderful and reminded me how blessed I truly am!  Chris started my day off by making my favorite breakfast in the whole world...cinnamon pancakes!  (Camryn thought they were pretty wonderful as well....she helped me eat a few bites and loved every second of it! :)  Next the three of us met Nick and Chrissie at church and then split up to run a few last minute errands.  Cammie and I headed to Target to finish shopping for Isaac's birthday present and my mom's mother's day present, while Chris had some very last minute shopping he had to do for both his mom and I.  (We both hated being so last minute and had planned to make a few quick stops before our Derby party yesterday, but ended up spending an extra hour or two at the car dealership...since we bought a new car YAY!)  After spending a little lunch time with Nana, Camryn and I headed back home to pick up Chris and celebrate Isaac's 2nd birthday.  We ended our evening by meeting Chris' family at El Nopal for a quick, but yummy dinner.  Camryn made sure it was extra quick, because she was CRANKY!  I guess our busy day was just too much for her and her very short cat naps in between trips in the car were not enough.  What an amazing day!!!

My baby....so lucky that He chose me to be her mom....she has made our world such a brighter place!



Sharing

      Just had to jot this memory down....

      Every morning Chris gets up and ready earlier than I do, allowing me to sleep a little later or enjoy a few extra minutes of snuggle time with my bug (if she has already woken up).  After he gets ready Chris feeds Camryn her breakfast and then eats his.  Anyone who knows Chris is aware that he is a VERY routine-oriented person...every morning he eats a banana with peanut butter.  Every.single.morning. :)  Over the last few weeks Chris and Camryn have been "sharing" his breakfast.  He takes a bite of banana, gives her a bite (minus the peanut butter), he takes a bite, then gives her a bite, repeat. :)  She gets so excited when it is her turn to eat.  It is so super sweet!!!

First Red's Game

     On Sunday, Camryn attended her first Red's game thanks to Chris' Aunt Carmel (she gives us AMAZING seats right behind home plate, which are perfect for taking Camryn).  I wasn't sure how well Camryn would do during a nine inning baseball game where we would have to sit the whole time, but she shocked us both and was wonderful!!  We actually arrived a little late (which of course was my fault, according to Chris :), took care of everyone's bathroom business, grabbed a drink and then headed to our seats.  Camryn sat with Chris and I from the 2nd inning to the 9th!  She loved people watching, clapping with the crowd, enjoyed some snacks and turned on her charm to anyone who was sitting nearby.  Although the Reds lost, we had a great time on our first family baseball outing.  It was such a relief knowing she could tolerate going to a game...guess it is in her blood!

Before the game

Camryn has her Aunt C's love for Joey Votto!!!
(Mom really wishes they had a Brandon Phillips shirt small enough to fit though! :(

 

Watching the Reds! :)

I LOVE it here!!!!



8 months

At 8 months old Camryn....

• wears anywhere from 6 to 12 months in clothes... Camryn is ALL over the place when it comes to sizes (aren't all girls???).  She mostly wears 9 months in clothes, but has graduated to 12 month short sleeve and pants pajamas.  The baby sleepers are just never long enough in the size that she should be wearing, not to mention she is always hot....the warmer weather has allowed for some short sleeves and pants which we ALL seem to love!
• wears a size 3 diaper (4 at night time)
• wears a 2/3 shoe....can wear both sizes depending on the shoe
• unofficially weights 20 pounds (had an unofficial weigh-in at the doctor when we were there for her allergies....she still had all of her clothes, diaper and shoes on :)
• loves to blow raspberries :)
• still eats 3 "meals" a day: flavored cereal in the morning, cereal and fruit or vegetables for lunch and cereal and fruit or vegetables for dinner
• drinks 3 or 4 bottles per day (depending on how early she gets up :)
• is learning to love drinking from her cup
• still loves the jumper....especially when mom and dad say "go, go, go"  she jumps higher and higher :)
• is so, sO, SO close to crawling....rocks back and forth up on her knees, crawls backwards, but hasn't made the forward crawling progression yet...we know it will be any day!
• loves standing and bouncing....this is how we sometimes keep her occupied in church :)
• is LOVING the snacks she is now able to eat....I think we have created a monster with the Gerber Cinnamon Maple sticks! (mom cringes with these sometimes, because they are SO messy!)
• is very nosy (she gets this honestly from her mom) and an attention diva (she just doesn't understand if someone walks past her and doesn't acknowledge her...she even cries sometimes...I'm telling you she is a total MESS!

.....but a mess that we are in love with!  We love you Camryn Marie!

Happy Easter

Camryn with her new car from mom and dad...love the face! :)

    
     Camryn's first Easter was a perfect day filled with SO many blessings!   We actually began our Easter celebration Saturday night with Nick and Chrissie.  We went to church (so happy Northside has Saturday services as our Easter day was packed full of family fun!) and then had dinner at Longhorn.  Chrissie was the first to spoil Cammie with Easter goodies, buying Bambi to add to her Disney movie collection and a new Cinderelly bow.
     Easter morning we headed up to Chris' aunt's house bright and early for a delicious breakfast of homemade cinnamon rolls and fresh fruit.  We had planned to capture a few pictures of Cammie-bear with the new duckies at Bug's house, but the weather got in the way of our plans.  Silly rain! :(  Aunt Bug couldn't resist taking a few inside shots, which mom absolutely LOVES, so we did end up with a few pictures of C!  After breakfast we headed to Chris' grandparent's house to eat lunch and see all of his aunts and uncles.  Chris' dad's side of the family is pretty big, so getting everyone together at the same time can sometimes be a very difficult task.  Easter is one of the few holidays we celebrate with Chris' family on the actual day so we were happy we had a few hours to celebrate with everyone!

 

Finally, we ended our Easter fun at my grandma's house enjoying some quality time with Granny and Aunt Tammy.  Granny and Tammy loved on Cammie and spoiled her rotten.  Granny found C a Mickey Mouse book complete with a toy guitar that makes music (this is now one of C's favorite toys!) and Tammy had been on the Minnie/Mickey Mouse search as she compiled an entire Minnie Mouse themed Easter basket for our munchkin.  Camryn got a multitude of Mouse gifts including new sippy cups, silverware, a new plate, coloring book, crayons, cell phone (that plays The Hot Dog song :), bibs, stuffed Minnie, socks, beach chair and much, MUCH more!  She is rotten!

Camryn's Minnie Mouse Easter Basket :)

Look how happy she is....she knows what's inside! :)

    

     By the end of the day Camryn Marie was worn out!  She had stripped out of her dress and was D*O*N*E (I'm sure falling out of her new chair did not help....hated to even write that on here, but you want to remember the good, bad and ugly memories right!?!?).  The three of us are so lucky and have an amazing family!  Thank you to Nana, Pop, Grandma, Grandpa, Tammy, Granny, Papaw, Aunt Bug, Chrissie, Nick and ALL of our family members for all that you do!  Camryn is so loved by so many amazing people! We are truly a blessed family!

Camryn with all of her Easter goodies

I guess some bunny thought she was good....part of Camryn's Easter goodies