Little Waddler

Hi all! What a crazy two weeks its been since my last post! We are officially finished unpacking and the new place is really starting to feel like home. Cameron loves having the big staircase to climb, his own huge play room and endless space to walk around. That's right - walk around! Cam is walking and sometimes running around now! Apparently he just needed more space to move in order to start walking. He is the cutest little thing waddling around with his little booty! My biggest desire is to find a couple young moms down in the south end to spend time with and let our little ones play. I decided that Cameron would love to do something that burns off his energy and gives him the ability to show off. The first week we moved down to Auburn, I signed him up for a membership at "My Gym." "My Gym" gives Cameron the chance to run around and try new things like zip lines, ball pits, balance beams, swings and slides while teaching him patience and listening skills. He absolutely LOVES it!! He is going from the time we get there until I drag him out! We go every monday : ) I also decided to try toddler story time at the library last week. Cameron really liked that too! The teacher reads stories, puts on puppet shows, sings songs and dances. After the 30 minute program, all the kids run over to the toy corner and bring out a ton of toys. For 30 minutes, all the kids get to play together and learn sharing skills. We didn't even make it out of the parking lot before he fell asleep - I think he liked it. Within the last two weeks, his motor skills, knowledge of body parts and direction has improved drastically. He can now point out his mouth, nose, ears, teeth, eyes (bats his lashes) and tongue when asked. It is the cutest thing! Cameron can execute tasks when asked such as, "Can you bring that to Daddy?""Can you please close the door?""Which snack do you want?""Go choose a book." He is such a good listener and I am very proud of him. His love of books is still super strong and it is still his favorite thing to do. He is using "PPPPPPP" (Please) a lot more, sometimes on his own but mostly after asked, "what do you say?" Cameron is a total dream child! If I could hand pick my child, I would have Cam. My favorite thing that he is doing this month is snuggling just because. Cam will crawl up on my lap and straddle my tummy (facing me) and lay his little head on my chest. He loves to watch videos of himself on my phone while I scratch his sweet little back. My absolute favorite time of day. I adore him and I know all of his family and little friends do too. What a special gift we have. Next month will be a crazy busy one. Ryan turns the big 3-0, Cameron has his 15 month appointment, we find out the gender of the baby and much, much more! Speaking of baby #2, I am finally feeling better - I think that horrible morning sickness is far behind me! I'm very much showing now and was feeling pretty down about myself lately. My wonderful mama picked up on this and came down on Saturday and took me out for the day. We went out to lunch and then shopping for new maternity clothes. I got a few adorable pieces that make me feel very beautiful and comfortable in my ever changing body. Thank you mama for taking the time to make me feel like I'm still your little girl - I LOVE YOU! As I said before, in about 2 weeks we will find out the gender of the baby. We are super excited and I can't wait to see what is growing inside of me! I've only felt the baby kick a couple times and I'm now sleeping comfortable (for now). Well, to finish up this blog, here are some pictures of the Ham! Bye for now!