Splish Splash...

Cam outgrew her $7 baby bath seat. (This is why I didn't spend lots of money on a baby bath tub.... it would have only lasted her 4 ish months!) Now she has been upgraded to a big girl bath seat, and she LOVES it!!!

This is my favorite picture!!! Haha it looks like she's saying, "You talkin' to me?" So so cute!

She is so much happier sitting up!! She had gotten to the point where she would kick her legs so much that she'd slide down so far her bum would almost be off the little net!
Cam loves to chew on her manta ray... it is her only squirt toy that she can hold on to.

Nothing beats a clean baby!!!

Four Months Already?!?

The other day Cam woke up around 6:30am (much too early for her lazy parents--- especially on a Saturday!!) so I fed her, and she slept in our bed until around 10:30am (much more reasonable, don't you agree??). I love how she sleeps with her arms up by her face whenever she isn't swaddled!

Now that Cam is a "big girl" she eats some big girl food!! She loves oatmeal, thinks rice cereal is just ok, and loves to suck on apples and grapes!!

All big girls feed themselves. Only a baby would allow people to spoon feed them.

So last night Camryn decided to stay up and party with us a little later than usual. She was talking like crazy until we pulled out the camera, and this is all we got. (This is the short video... the first one is an entire minute of her staring at the camera acting like she is way too cool to perform for us.)

Here are some of Cam's four month highlights:

*She can ALMOST roll from back to tummy. She gets a little more than halfway there, but then gives up.

*She can totally roll from tummy to back, but doesn't do it very consistently. She does it if she thinks no one is watching her, but if she thinks you are expecting her to entertain you, she once again acts like she is way too cool.

*She tries to CRAWL!!!! I am so NOT ready for this one. Last night we put her on her tummy with a burp cloth under her face to prevent slobber from landing on the carpet. She basically crawled so that the burp cloth was level with her legs. (Does that description make sense?) I do NOT want her to crawl anytime soon. I am happy with an immobile baby!!

*Her favorite song is "Apple Bottom Jeans"

*She loves watching Baby Mozart in her bouncy seat. When she gets excited she kicks her right leg to make the chair bounce.

*She still loves bath time, but now tries to roll over. Not my favorite, so we are looking into getting a bath seat for her.

*She laughs very rarely, and most often it's if she thinks she is making you laugh.

*She puts everything in her mouth (mostly our fingers!).

*She LOVES to chew on her toys or burp cloth...

*She still naps like a champ. Stays awake for only about an hour ish, and then goes right to sleep. (LOVE that one!!)

I'm sure I am leaving something out, but that is all Rich and I could come up with right now- We are so crazy about this little girl, she is so much fun!!

I Can't Get Enough of this Baby!

Ok, I have been a bit of a lame blogger. I need to try to blog once a week. Will someone please remind me to do this??? Cam and I have been busy lately!! We had a few weeks of down time at home after Vegas, and then this past weekend we went up to Boise, Idaho for a girls weekend with all the women in Rich's family. Camryn was such a good baby!!! She is so mellow. I love it! We got back last night, and today Cam was being so cute, I just couldn't resist the urge to snap a few (or like 30) pictures of my cute little bug! Enjoy! XOXO

Cam loves to lift her shirt (boy are we in trouble!). Any time she's wearing something that is not a onesie, she grabs it and tries to eat it!!

Look at that dang cute face!!! As long as she is well rested and fed, this little girl tolerates tummy time quite well these days...

Don't mind the slobber on the chin....

I mean seriously, how cute is this face???

Check out those lashes!! I just want to eat her up!

Haha I think she was watching TV.... It always makes tummy time a little better...

Check out that neck control!! (and ignore the shredded couch in the background... we are giving our cats to Rich's friend.... Probably this week. I am a little sad about it, but since we live in a condo where all outside animals must be on a leash, our options were either keep them as indoor cats for the next few years and lose our minds, or give them to someone who could let them be outdoor cats!)

Watching Baby Mozart... and looking so cute in her shirt from Grandma B.

Trip to Vegas + Three Months Old!!

***WARNING: Picture overload***

On Friday, August 1st Rich left on a 5-day river rafting trip. So instead of being all alone for 5 whole days, Cam and I decided to head down to Vegas and stay with Zockolls until Owen's blessing (Labor Day weekend).

Our first stop: Cedar City, UT. Cam was a SUPER traveler!!! She slept from our house all the way to Cedar City... a four hour drive!! We sat in the car in the parking lot of a gas station so I could feed her and get a little play time in before we hit the road again.

We stayed Friday night in St. George with the Fackrells. Mia was so cute with Cam! She wanted to hold her all the time, and was so sweet with her!! (Little Mia is so petite, I don't really know who should be holding who in this picture!!)

We made it to Vegas!!! Cute little Jack all ready for a swim!

Teeny tiny Owee. So Cute!! Not too sure about this whole 100-degree-plus weather...

Miss Cam. The girl loves to sleep.

As soon as she woke up, I changed her into this cute little number. Seriously, I want to eat her up!!

Cam thinks Owee is pretty right on about this Vegas weather.

I LOVE LOVE LOVE this picture Lindsay took of Cam in the water!!

Please excuse my pale body. I haven't seen the sun in over a year.

We compared sizes once again. We call this one "Jack Sprat could eat no fat..." Haha... Cute little babies!

Lindsay and I got in LOTS of shopping. Poor Owen was all tuckered out. (I don't know why it is underlining my typing... SO ANNOYING!)

Cam LOVED shopping, but once again questioned the sanity of her mother bringing her to a place so hot.

Finally after two weeks, Rich came to join us!!! We were so excited to see him! Cam missed her daddy!!!

On Labor Day we hiked Mt. Charleston (partly... we didn't make it too far before we gave up and just enjoyed playing in nature) with Zockolls and their cute neighbors. I carried Cam in the baby bjorn for the first 30 mins (at most- the girl weighs over 13 lbs!) and then Rich took over the rest of the time.

Back home- (WE MISS ZOCKOLLS!!!) This picture captures a rare moment, because Camryn NEVER falls asleep and cuddles on ANYONE. Cute little bug was all tuckered out!

And now, for your viewing pleasure, Camryn is THREE MONTHS OLD!!!

Tummy time- not her favorite time of day, but she is learning to tolerate it. Usually when she gets tired of it she gets whiny and face plants into the ground.

So after she gets sick of "real" tummy time, we do it on the boppy!!

Ahhh.... Much better!!!

Tummy time is always better when Bob joins in on the fun! (Ahh stupid line!!)

Cam eats her fingers ALL DAY LONG.

Look at that big girl standing up!! (She learned this trick in Vegas... before she would just go limp when we tried to stand her up!)

Cute Cam getting mugged on. This happens all day long. Seriously. She is delicious.

Cam's Three Month highlights:

-Giggling.. It is the cutest little raspy laugh ever!

-Rolling over. But this is VERY rare. She did it a couple of times for Lindsay, but has yet to show her father this talent.

-Learned (today) to sleep in her crib instead of the swing WITHOUT ANY TEARS!! Yay!!!

-LOVES to talk to anyone who will listen. She has a really loud voice, squawks all day. (She even talked on the phone with Rich before he met up with us in Vegas! So cute- she'd listen while he talked, and then squawked back!)

-She has gotten a ton better at neck control!! Yay! No more floppy baby!

We are so in love with this little bug!!! She is such a happy baby!

Coming soon...

Cam's three month post AND our 2 1/2 week trip to Vegas!!!!!!


*I am sorry my loyal followers that I have not updated in a MONTH. And now I am waiting for Rich to fix his computer because for some reason my PC takes forever to upload pictures.*

Also coming soon: Shmootzykins just you wait. It's going to be fab-u-lous.

XOXO

Two Months Old!!!

My girl is 2 months old now?! I can't believe it! We had a little fun with her last night in her PJs... The bottoms I got on a shopping trip with Lindsay to the outlets in Park City. They were 99 cents because the top was missing, so I just made a top to match! These bottoms are size 3-6 months, and the top is a gerber tee size 12 months... haha so they are still a little large, but how stinking cute is she?? (Also, her eye was a bit goopey yesterday, can you tell?)

Here are a few things we love about our little Cam:

She LOVES to talk. It is the cutest thing. EVER. Her favorite phrase is "Ah goo." Haven't quite figured out what it means, but she says it all the time, and if you repeat it back to her, she is all smiles.

She still LOVES the bath. I've gotten in with her a few times and she loves being held on her back in the water and just hanging out.

She adores her swing. The kid is addicted. Any time she gets fussy we wrap her tight in her blanket, turn on her music, and stick her in the swing, and she sleeps like, well... a baby!

She looks right at you when you talk to her. (See above picture)

She has rolled over by herself once, and whined about it the whole time.

Since last Friday, she has slept through the night (8+ hours) 6 out of 7 nights. We LOVE that!

She finally figured out how to poop regularly!! (I think it helps that I haven't given her ANY formula for almost a month.)

She is still stingy with her burps.

She always sleeps through church (or most of it...) YAY!

She likes to watch TV

She is generally a happy CAMper!!

*We haven't gone to the pediatrician yet... but I do know that she is probably close to 12 lbs. She was 10 lbs 10 oz when I went to my midwife for my 6 week post partum check up! What a CHUNK!

We love having this cute girl in our little family!!

Family Fun!

This past weekend, we had lots of family in town for Camryn's blessing. It was SO MUCH FUN! Cam did a lot of sleeping... it was fabulous!

We FINLLY got to meet this cute guy, who is teeny tiny and cute as a button!

We hung out with our favorite 2 year old boy and braved the Hogle Zoo together!!

We compared sizes...

Slept some more...

Got all dressed up in this gorgeous blessing gown that Grandma Benesh made, and had Dad give Cam a beautiful blessing...

And slept some more.

It was such a fun weekend, but it went by WAY too fast. We are looking forward to seeing everyone again next month for Owen's blessing!!!

P.S. Check out here for more pictures of the trip!!