Ah, the years in Florida must be starting to affect me. Carey and I both commented that it was starting to feel like fall today! The morning temp is all of....77 degrees. With a nice breeze and a decrease in the humidity, there is a slight coolness that to us is the promise of the summer heat going away for at least a few months. It is probably so small that anyone from elsewhere would not even notice.
With equal amazement, I'm getting a kick out of watching Cameron crawling and exploring his world now. I know that every child crawls at some point but I feel so proud of the little guy. It is really amazing how all of a sudden one day they take off and move those little hands and knees to take themselves around the room. It also makes me appreciate again how far Caleb has come from the little baby he once was too. And even more amazing that I have not aged at all while this was happening! (Ha ha ha!) Sure makes you more aware of the passing of time.
I'm again having to go through Cameron's clothes and remove outgrown items. I'm remembering now too that this early stage of eating baby food means more destroyed items that get stained beyond saving. So, I may have to get out and buy Cameron some new things. Maybe even some more pants for this cool fall weather!
Well, maybe I'll try and get outside again today to enjoy the nice breezy day. It reminds me that it's almost time for pumpkins, leaves and Halloween fun.
Take care and talk to you soon!
CC
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
Monday, September 22, 2008
Shhhhh, we might be on a roll
I do not want to jinx it but I think we might be on a roll with Cameron for sleeping (insert happy dance!). He's not actually had a bottle in the middle of the night for about 5-6 nights. He's slept all the way through two nights. He's woken up less and less other nights. I know we will likely backslide back a few times. But, today is a nice day after sleeping a nice stretch of time. I did of course do the 4:30 ish wake up, the "Wait a minute, is he still sleeping??? Is he okay? Should I check on him?" Crazy how you almost get used to getting up.
So, one thing that probably helped the good sleeping for Cameron was a long day for everyone on Saturday. We headed down to Disney. I spent much of Friday making a list of things to bring. I dashed about Saturday morning packing bottles, spoons, baby food, bib, etc, etc. I had about 4 bags of stuff. Even ponchos and a raincoat for if it rained! We were about 20-30 minutes in when we realized that we had both forgotten the biggest, most important and most difficult to replace item......the stroller. I confess we did a bad thing in that moment. We went to Walmart and bought a stroller with the intent to return it the next day. We stopped at a friend's house for a brief visit as planned and Carey assembled the stroller quickly.
The replacement stroller worked out okay although it was a single and so we could only put one boy in it. Although we had fun joking we were going to sit Cameron on Caleb's lap. Caleb was very tired later in the day from all of the walking and I think he's almost outgrown his shoes too. Thankfully he could fit in the stroller for at least some breaks from the walking.
We almost packed it in and went back home when we stopped at the Contemporary Resort to try and feed Cameron some baby food. In looking bad, if it had been on a sitcom, I probably would have been laughing hysterically. Target practice on a squirmy baby with squash is not an activity I would highly recommend. And doing this so close to the escalators was of course asking for trouble with too much temptation for Caleb. Thank goodness for the guardian angel that watched over him as he wandered off and took a solo trip up and down the escalator. My heart still jumps into my throat at the thought of him doing this.
The balance came later on when we sat on a boat and rode around the waterway to Epcot and some of the hotels. Cameron was hanging over my arm, laughing and giggling as he played with Caleb's hair. Caleb of course ate it up and was egging him on. It would have been a great picture if we could have found the camera in time. But at least I can think about it and remember that we did have wonderful moments like that. Plus some great pizza and funnel cake. Just enough of a break from the ordinary and everyday. And a good practice run for the next time we head down there. With our stroller!!!!
Man, I still need a nap from this weekend....hope everyone is doing well.
CC
So, one thing that probably helped the good sleeping for Cameron was a long day for everyone on Saturday. We headed down to Disney. I spent much of Friday making a list of things to bring. I dashed about Saturday morning packing bottles, spoons, baby food, bib, etc, etc. I had about 4 bags of stuff. Even ponchos and a raincoat for if it rained! We were about 20-30 minutes in when we realized that we had both forgotten the biggest, most important and most difficult to replace item......the stroller. I confess we did a bad thing in that moment. We went to Walmart and bought a stroller with the intent to return it the next day. We stopped at a friend's house for a brief visit as planned and Carey assembled the stroller quickly.
The replacement stroller worked out okay although it was a single and so we could only put one boy in it. Although we had fun joking we were going to sit Cameron on Caleb's lap. Caleb was very tired later in the day from all of the walking and I think he's almost outgrown his shoes too. Thankfully he could fit in the stroller for at least some breaks from the walking.
We almost packed it in and went back home when we stopped at the Contemporary Resort to try and feed Cameron some baby food. In looking bad, if it had been on a sitcom, I probably would have been laughing hysterically. Target practice on a squirmy baby with squash is not an activity I would highly recommend. And doing this so close to the escalators was of course asking for trouble with too much temptation for Caleb. Thank goodness for the guardian angel that watched over him as he wandered off and took a solo trip up and down the escalator. My heart still jumps into my throat at the thought of him doing this.
The balance came later on when we sat on a boat and rode around the waterway to Epcot and some of the hotels. Cameron was hanging over my arm, laughing and giggling as he played with Caleb's hair. Caleb of course ate it up and was egging him on. It would have been a great picture if we could have found the camera in time. But at least I can think about it and remember that we did have wonderful moments like that. Plus some great pizza and funnel cake. Just enough of a break from the ordinary and everyday. And a good practice run for the next time we head down there. With our stroller!!!!
Man, I still need a nap from this weekend....hope everyone is doing well.
CC
Friday, September 19, 2008
Trying for sleep
Well, I am trying to see if Cameron can sleep through the night. We made a change in his bottles and he's eating a lot more during the day at daycare. This week we had one night with a 3am feeding and one night he slept through. Last night I was up with him again around 1:30. I got him back to sleep without a bottle. He cried a bit when I left the room. He stayed calm if I sat in a chair by his crib so I did that until he fell off asleep to some lullaby music. Even this second time around I find that I am trying to feel out how to best navigate this transition. Of course with Caleb trying to sleep in the other room, if we can minimize the full blown crying, that would be best.
Wanted to update that the day after my last post I felt much better. I had my day of mourning and the next day dawned bright and new.
We've had a nice cool front come through recently and so last night we enjoyed a nice long walk in the evening with Caleb riding his bicycle. With Cameron eating better during the day at daycare, he's happier and not needing to eat quite as much in the evening. It's nice getting a little bit of time back in between "dinner" and "bedtime" snack for him. We can use it to pop out to a store, go for a walk or just give him some playtime.
Cameron is sitting up really well and is creeping around now. We have to watch carefully he doesn't explore the gliding ottoman or bump his head on the wood table. And no paper is safe near him. I let him tear up and crumple an ad one Sunday and since then he's eager to play with paper. Thank goodness for a crinkly book.
Well I guess that's about it. Still just tired and hopeful that soon we'll achieve full night's of sleep.
Hope everyone is doing well.
CC
Wanted to update that the day after my last post I felt much better. I had my day of mourning and the next day dawned bright and new.
We've had a nice cool front come through recently and so last night we enjoyed a nice long walk in the evening with Caleb riding his bicycle. With Cameron eating better during the day at daycare, he's happier and not needing to eat quite as much in the evening. It's nice getting a little bit of time back in between "dinner" and "bedtime" snack for him. We can use it to pop out to a store, go for a walk or just give him some playtime.
Cameron is sitting up really well and is creeping around now. We have to watch carefully he doesn't explore the gliding ottoman or bump his head on the wood table. And no paper is safe near him. I let him tear up and crumple an ad one Sunday and since then he's eager to play with paper. Thank goodness for a crinkly book.
Well I guess that's about it. Still just tired and hopeful that soon we'll achieve full night's of sleep.
Hope everyone is doing well.
CC
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
Remembering Mom
I knew that today was the anniversary of my Mom's passing. I was reminded of it recently as I heard the news that a former manager had passed away after a battle with cancer. In a small way she was always a bit of a mother figure, giving me my first break of a real solid job after college.
I had thought about today's anniversary but it had kind of been pushed back in my mind behind thoughts of my sleep quest with Cameron, concerns about my work closing and all the many thoughts that dash through my head on a daily basis.
Of all things I was in the car on my way to Walmart (how suburban of me) when I realized the song on the radio. It was one that I first heard in the days after Mom passed, "Calling all angels". The lyrics hit home then and still do. In the five years that have passed, when the song pops up on the radio, I always kind of feel like it's a little sign she's watching over me.
I still can't believe that it's been five years since she left us. I still can't believe that she's not here to see my boys and to know them in person. And yet I have faith that she does know them, I'm sure she's the force that has protected Caleb through his "danger boy" years. And I have high hopes that she is going to do the same for Cameron who is so intent on following in his big brother's footsteps, already crawling and trying to pull himself up on things.
I miss you today Mom. I wish you were here but I am grateful that you are in a better place. I'm glad that you are not trapped in a body that might have restricted you and kept you alive but miserable.
CC
I had thought about today's anniversary but it had kind of been pushed back in my mind behind thoughts of my sleep quest with Cameron, concerns about my work closing and all the many thoughts that dash through my head on a daily basis.
Of all things I was in the car on my way to Walmart (how suburban of me) when I realized the song on the radio. It was one that I first heard in the days after Mom passed, "Calling all angels". The lyrics hit home then and still do. In the five years that have passed, when the song pops up on the radio, I always kind of feel like it's a little sign she's watching over me.
I still can't believe that it's been five years since she left us. I still can't believe that she's not here to see my boys and to know them in person. And yet I have faith that she does know them, I'm sure she's the force that has protected Caleb through his "danger boy" years. And I have high hopes that she is going to do the same for Cameron who is so intent on following in his big brother's footsteps, already crawling and trying to pull himself up on things.
I miss you today Mom. I wish you were here but I am grateful that you are in a better place. I'm glad that you are not trapped in a body that might have restricted you and kept you alive but miserable.
CC
Monday, September 8, 2008
Sitting up!!!
Well, over the weekend, Cameron got himself sitting up a few times. He got better and better at it and was enjoying banging a rattle and such on the floor. He toppled over a few times but did good about getting back up. That's good considering he either had a cold or was teething since Saturday. Runny nose, drooling and kind of cranky. I kind of kept watching for crawling that I didn't think about him sitting up soon.
And he slept even worse than before. So tired. But, Carey has a good perspective that this will probably continue through at least the first year. So, I guess I should keep that idea in mind and than I will be VERY pleasantly surprised if we luck out before then.
Fingers crossed that the dear one does not sleep all day at daycare and get his patterns mixed up. May have to call today and check to encourage daycare provider not to slack off and be lazy. Hopefully I won't have to threaten to call her house all night if Cameron keeps us up. Kidding!
Caleb had a fun weekend with going to a daycare friend's birthday party. He was a good boy at it and I was grateful as another mom had her hands full with a toddler who kept wanting to run away from the swimming activity and into the street! Yikes!!! It was nice to sit and relax for a bit. The calm before the storm of Cameron being a toddler.
Well, hope everyone is doing well. Take care,
CC
And he slept even worse than before. So tired. But, Carey has a good perspective that this will probably continue through at least the first year. So, I guess I should keep that idea in mind and than I will be VERY pleasantly surprised if we luck out before then.
Fingers crossed that the dear one does not sleep all day at daycare and get his patterns mixed up. May have to call today and check to encourage daycare provider not to slack off and be lazy. Hopefully I won't have to threaten to call her house all night if Cameron keeps us up. Kidding!
Caleb had a fun weekend with going to a daycare friend's birthday party. He was a good boy at it and I was grateful as another mom had her hands full with a toddler who kept wanting to run away from the swimming activity and into the street! Yikes!!! It was nice to sit and relax for a bit. The calm before the storm of Cameron being a toddler.
Well, hope everyone is doing well. Take care,
CC
Friday, September 5, 2008
Will I EVER sleep again????
Oy, I am so tired of being tired. I know that a good friend of mine said that establishing a sleep schedule with a baby is an ongoing thing and not a one time goal. Man, that is true in our house. The routine still varies widely. Some nights some peace can be bought with the pacifier, other nights not. In the wee hours of the night, it's just easier many times to provide a bottle and get back to bed sooner. And ensure that the whole house isn't awakened with a crying baby.
Perhaps I would not be so frustrated if it were not for my new arch nemesis. There is a woman at work who in many ways is lovely. But, her baby who is younger than Cameron is sleeping through the night. Which she has bragged about several times. I've done my best to graciously congratulate her.
It's getting to the point that helpful advice like "you should feed him more" is not very welcome. Every evening the boy is a chowhound and puts away quite a feast. I figure each night, "There, that should buy us more hours". But nope, the last few nights I'm seeing the little stinkerbutt earlier and earlier. He's lucky he's so cute.
Well, I suppose I've vented enough about my ongoing sleep obsession. I do remind myself that at just around 5 months, Cameron is still young and he's doing pretty good. I still have faith that we'll get there eventually. At some point we will be sleeping more and this will start to fade into a fuzzy, sleepy memory. And don't anybody tell me otherwise because I don't want to know!!!
Hope everyone is doing well. Best wishes and good rest to all,
CC
Perhaps I would not be so frustrated if it were not for my new arch nemesis. There is a woman at work who in many ways is lovely. But, her baby who is younger than Cameron is sleeping through the night. Which she has bragged about several times. I've done my best to graciously congratulate her.
It's getting to the point that helpful advice like "you should feed him more" is not very welcome. Every evening the boy is a chowhound and puts away quite a feast. I figure each night, "There, that should buy us more hours". But nope, the last few nights I'm seeing the little stinkerbutt earlier and earlier. He's lucky he's so cute.
Well, I suppose I've vented enough about my ongoing sleep obsession. I do remind myself that at just around 5 months, Cameron is still young and he's doing pretty good. I still have faith that we'll get there eventually. At some point we will be sleeping more and this will start to fade into a fuzzy, sleepy memory. And don't anybody tell me otherwise because I don't want to know!!!
Hope everyone is doing well. Best wishes and good rest to all,
CC
Wednesday, September 3, 2008
Creep, creep, creep and going backwards
Well, Cameron is still working on his moving. He almost tries to sit up as well. He have a tendency to move backwards in his efforts as so many babies do. But it is enough to get from place to place. If you put a new toy down on the floor, he is eager to get to it. I did start one bad thing in that I let him crumple up a newspaper ad which he enjoyed a lot. Now though he wants to grab all paper and crumble it up.
Yesterday when I went to get the boys at daycare, Caleb ran to me for a hug. Little Cameron was hanging out on the floor doing some exploring and he looked up and cried a bit. I felt like he wanted to run to Mommy too. Poor little sweetie.
Caleb has been really testing the limits lately. Trying out some sassing and back talking. He lost his favorite tv show last night. We'll see if it was enough of a wake up call to have a better evening today.
In other news of course we are watching Weather Channel more often with all the storm activity. Fay went overhead and caused some power outages but thankfully that was about all. Hopefully the other storms stay far away!!!
Well, hope everyone is doing well. Take care and talk to you soon.
CC
P.S. Will post new pictures soon!
Yesterday when I went to get the boys at daycare, Caleb ran to me for a hug. Little Cameron was hanging out on the floor doing some exploring and he looked up and cried a bit. I felt like he wanted to run to Mommy too. Poor little sweetie.
Caleb has been really testing the limits lately. Trying out some sassing and back talking. He lost his favorite tv show last night. We'll see if it was enough of a wake up call to have a better evening today.
In other news of course we are watching Weather Channel more often with all the storm activity. Fay went overhead and caused some power outages but thankfully that was about all. Hopefully the other storms stay far away!!!
Well, hope everyone is doing well. Take care and talk to you soon.
CC
P.S. Will post new pictures soon!
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