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CamMania

I want to jot down a little Campbell update before I start forgetting...

He can say:

Mamma 

[although he rarely does]

Dada

Zee 

[Zoe]

Hi

[to anyone that he passes... 

and if they don't say "hi" back he'll keep saying it till they do]

Hello 

[with a cell phone to his ear]

Du! Du! 

[dance, dance]

Done

Uh, oh

Gain

[again]

and as of today....

NO.

bummer. 

I was hoping that one would take a while. 

It's still really cute when he says it while giving his head a little shake. 

Speaking of du! du!....

The boy has got to dance. 

When he hears music it literally is like he can't fight the rhythm. 

He just HAS to get up and dance. 

This week he has started dropping his booty. 

Pretty hilarious.

We noticed this week that he has started playing pretend.
He will pretend to eat/drink out of empty plates/cups.
When he is done he says "Mmmm!"

So far he will point to his tummy, head, belly button & nose when asked.
He also loves to point out babies in pictures & books.
I've been pushing that one a little hard since his brother will be here before we know it. 

He has another little virus at the moment :/

Thankfully he seems to feel much, much better today. 

Yesterday he woke up at 12:45 am, & stayed awake until 11 am.

It was torture!

He is so much fun...

and so so busy!

...as long as he is feeling well :)

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{attack of the} Summer Bucket List

We packed up and headed to Dallas for Father's Day Weekend.

Our bucket list is now much smaller.

To Do: Go on a Road Trip... check 

Our first stop was at a little donut shop before we left town. 

Campbell had his first sprinkled donut and loved it....

mostly just the frosting & sprinkles. 

To Eat: @ a Donut Shop... check

After breakfast we were back on the road. 

Campbell slept the entire way! 

It was awesome. 

He woke up just in time to enjoy his first time eating at In-N-Out. 

To Eat: In-N-Out Burger... check 

Now that our bellies were full & very satisfied we were on to our first activity...

To Do: Go to a Children's Museum... check

Whoever said Disney Land is the happiest place on earth,

 has never seen my little guy at the Children's Museum. 

He LOVED every second of it. 

First, he got to run around and look at all the stuffed animals in the Nature Building. 

Pure happiness. 

He would run to each display window, stop, point & say "hi!"

...then off to the next. 

The jaguars & bears were definitely his favorite.

Before moving on Chris & Cam strolled around a little pond we found near by.

The excitement continued in the Science Building....

his bubble machine we play with in the back yard 

may never be as exciting after making jumbo bubbles at the museum. 

 

Looking through pictures 

I noticed Campbell has picked up a new look.

This must be his "thinking/working hard" face.

His dad & I both have one. 

I suck my cheeks in, like Im making a fish face.

Chris sticks his tongue out, just a little bit, 

while wiggling it back & forth over his bottom lip. 

Campbell's favorite spot in our hotel room was right by the huge window. 

After we got all checked in & settled,

I changed Campbell out of his stinky wet clothes, 

& we went down stairs for dinner.

That night was rough... to say the least. 

I thought Cam would be so exhausted that he would fall right to sleep. 

Not so much!

At 9:30 we turned off all the lights hoping he would lie down and zonk out. 

At 12:00, I found myself pushing him around the room in his stroller 

after all other attempts to help him fall asleep had failed.

By 12:40 he was FINALLY asleep.

Although tired & frustrated to tears at times,

 it is a good feeling when I am finally able to get him to sleep.

As crazy as it sounds, I am thankful for these nights...

& his little puppy dog snore that kept me awake long after he fell asleep. 

When I got in bed, he rolled over and snuggled down next to my side. 

Just like that I forgot all about the frustration & was totally content. 

I would be perfectly happy to lie there with him,

just like that,
forever. 

He woke up happy & ready to celebrate having the best dad in the world. 

Campbell & I are so lucky to have Chris. 

He is the kind of dad that I had hoped for when I thought about having kids.

It was like Cam knew what he was suppose to do...

he gave his dad lots of hugs all day. 

Just because. Pretty cute!

To Eat: Breakfast in Bed... check

I bet no other wives/kids made a breakfast like this for their husbands/dads on Fathers Day. 

Boo ya! :)

next:

To See: A Rangers Game... check

Again... the game, just like the circus, proved to be too loud for the little guy. 

Have you ever seen anything cuter than a little CamMan in a Rangers hat though? 

Don't lie. You haven't...

 cause it isn't even possible. 

We ended the night with dinner in bed while watching the Thunder game :)

Seriously, our room service total was more than our room cost for 2 nights. 

Yikes! 

Before heading home the next morning we made a quick stop at Ikea.

Maybe we'll actually start on "Baby E's" room now...

he'll be here in about 10 weeks!?!

Campbell proved to be the best boy once again while sleeping the whole way home!

 I am so thankful we were able to get a way for the weekend. 

We definitely needed it. 

Although everything didn't go as planned... 

as to be expected with a 1 year old calling the shots. 

This trip was my kind of perfect!

Summer Bucket List

To See: The Circus

Chris bought tickets for the circus a few months ago.

We were so excited to take Cam. We knew he'd love it. 

Uh... not so much. 

We got there early...

everything was going well. 

We went down on the arena floor and watched some of the performers, 

where we quickly learned that Campbell has a slight obsession with elephants. 

He was in a trance when they were in view, 

& he would cry when they left. 

We took our seats & the show started. 

He was happy for about... 5 minutes. 

It was REALLY loud. Ridiculously loud actually. 

Chris finally had to take him out cause he was crying so hard. 

*****

I took Campbell to the Dr Wednesday after his eye mysteriously started swelling. 

Poor guy has an ear infection, that spread to his eye :/

Possibly the reason he couldn't stand all the noise?!

*****

After intermission we decided to give it another go. 

Although is was still just as loud, he had popcorn & his blanket.

He was good to go again. 

We survived the rest of the show in our seats with just a little more crying...

when it was time for the elephants to exit. 

 I'm pretty sure that we will not be back to the circus for a few more years. 

It was a good learning experience

& totally worth seeing him so in love with the elephants. 

Circus... check!

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