Birthday Week!

We couldn't wait to get started with Cameron's birthday celebration!  He loves his present!  

Weekly Wednesday: 51!

We are almost to the end of our weekly pictures!  Honestly it's probably the only year long photo project I've actually completed.  I was telling Hubby that we only have ONE Weekly Wednesday left and he said

"So that's the end of Littlest Cookie?!"  

No need to worry!  I still plan to update, although I might need some reminders so I don't completely forget about it.  

Cameron is really getting the hang of using his walker.  He gets the happiest look when he realizes he can zoom around without my help.  He's starting to get a bit of attitude when I take things away from him.  We've gotten much better about having a bedtime routine for him.  Every night Daddy gives him a bath in the sink.  I think that's his favorite part of the day!

On Thursday we had a big day!  We spent the whole day at a quilt show!  Cameron did really well and only complained when he was hungry or wet.  I wore him in the Tula, there is no room at quilt shows for strollers!  We usually take a group photo in front of our favorite quilt at the show, but Cameron was a little too restless by the time we were going to look at the displays and I forgot all about it!  One thing is for sure, I saved a lot of money having a baby with me.  I only bought one kit!  I was hoping to have it finished for his birthday, but I think it's more realistic to hope that I have it finished for his second or third birthday.  :)

Pepper had her appointment at the vet today and we found out that she got bit by a deer tick.  :(  She doesn't have lyme disease but something called anaplasmosis.  Poor girl.  She didn't have any symptoms (apparently some dogs don't, but often the symptoms are similar to lyme disease) and was just due for her check up so we could get her heartguard.  She has to be on medicine for 30 days and hopefully that clears everything up!


This week was a hard week to decide which pictures I liked the best.  So I'm just going to show you all of them!

On a Boat!

Cameron's first boating adventure! 

Week 51 (I can't believe it) up tomorrow. <3

Blooming!

I love when my flowers start blooming.  I tried to keep my grandma's flower garden going, but the only things that survive are the plants that don't need my help.  Thankfully they are my favorites!  The peonies should open any day!  :) 

Also, my baby is the cutest duck ever. 

Climber

This little guy learned a new trick this morning.  He made it all the way to the third step and then decided he wanted to sit.  Note to self: keep hallway door closed! 

(Don't mind my unfinished paint job.  It's at the top of my to do list!)  

Weekly Wednesday: 50

This past week we were extra busy with a visit from Grandma Carol.  They had had lots of fun and Hubby and I even got to go on a date!  Although with a sick baby it's hard to be gone for very long, so we just went for supper and came home again.  Cameron and Pepper were so sad when she left.  

Cameron is working so hard at walking.  He still thinks he needs to hold on with both hands so I've been trying to challenge him a bit and only let him hold one hand.  Every once in a while he will let go completely and stand for a (very) short time all on his own!  I am not sure if he will be walking unassisted by his birthday.  It's hard to tell, but it's incredible how much he grows every week.  At first it seemed easy to mark the different milestones, but now everything has been happening so fast!  I did a very unofficial weigh in last week and he was somewhere around 23 pounds.  He's wearing a mixture of 12 month and 18 month clothes.  We've also had success at teaching him the sign for "milk" (although it's getting harder and harder to keep him interested in nursing unless he is tired) and he has adapted his own version of "all done" by waving his arms like crazy and pushing any food from his tray onto the floor.  Or at least that's when we tell him he is all done. ;)

He's also been pointing at things he wants.  This is one of the milestones that happened and I didn't even realize that it had started.  He shakes his head "no" and thinks it's hilarious.  I think I will probably have to try a bit harder to be more serious when I tell him no.  Telling him something is icky seems to be more effective at getting him to stop doing something.  

"Don't put that stick in your mouth.  Icky."  

"That's Pepper's bone.  Icky." 

"Don't eat that bug.  Icky."

Too bad he doesn't believe me that Pepper's water dish is icky.  That's way too much fun to be icky. :)

Weekly Wednesday: 49

Pepper was not interested in pictures this week.  Cameron was not interested in pants.  

We had a busy week last week and I actually forgot to post this!  We had company Memorial Day weekend and got to start up our fire pit for the first time this year!  

It was finally nice enough to get out and get the garden planted (and get a sun burn!!). We are hoping to have better luck this year than we did last year.  Hubby put in a lot of time digging a ditch around the garden so hopefully the runoff from the driveway/garage doesn't wash it all away again!  I checked today and saw a few sprouts coming up! 

Cameron had his last swimming lesson.  He even got a report card.  We were a little sad, but hopefully the lake will be ready for us soon! 

My poor baby has been feeling a little under the weather so this mommy had her first experience cleaning throw up out of the car seat.  Not fun.  Today we had lots of rocking and snuggles.  It was amazing how good he felt when Hubby walked in the door though.  Like a completely different baby.  It was really cute watching Cameron and Pepper both race to the door when they heard him come home!  But after a little daddy time he was back to not feeling so good for bedtime snuggles with mommy.  I guess we are lucky that besides having colds, this is the first time he's been sick!  I hope he feels better in the morning.