One Year of Sweetness

Loves: Dancing. I've got another musical baby on my hands. Camden sits with one leg bent in front of her, and one bent behind and bounces up and down. She also wiggles and does what I have dubbed the "shoulder shuffle."

She likes to spend some time each day stirring in her soup pot.

She also claps whenever someone else does, imitates any sound she hears, and occasionally grinds her teeth--which I'm not such a fan of. But, she also has a new habit of shaking her head back and forth which is super cute.

Hates: Camden had to share the spotlight this month with Wimbledon. Daddy and Witten were into tennis in a big way, and the time difference was perfect to allow even toddlers to watch Federer. All this was just to prep her for the US Open at the end of August, which we will also watch almost every minute of.

Diaper changes are taking too long for Camden these days, and several times she has rolled over and made a break for it! This comprises the entire list of the things she "hates" because she is the most amenable one year old on earth.

Somebody learned how to unscrew my mascara. And has apparently been watching as I apply my makeup.

New Tricks: SHE CRAWLS!!!! She can push from stomach to hands and knees, can go from hands and knees to sitting, and has even been known to kneel from time to time.

I cannot believe how fast she moves. I see her crawling, look away, look back, and she's across the house and getting into trouble. Camden has also pulled up to stand once or twice on furniture and parents, and is usually found sitting up in her crib in the morning.

This month also brought her first words: Hi and Dada. More often than not, they come in quick succession when Daddy walks through the door! She is a literary genius. (note--as I write this, we are halfway through August and Camden has added a few new words to her repertoire: wa-wa (water), kkkkhhh (kitty), and baby).

Theme Song: Baby Baby, Amy Grant

(note--this song is a classic that my Mom and I used to dance to when I was a baby back in the early 90s. And of course I now dance to it with my babies.)

Summer Sweetie

For just a minute, let's be in denial about what day it is and rewind to a month ago...

Loves: Camden is finally on the move and loving it!! (physical therapy for the win!) After a few times of stretching so far she ended up rolling tummy to back on accident, she finally got the hang of army crawling. Now nothing, nowhere, and nobody is safe! I actually have to baby proof the house now, which is a totally foreign experience. But I'm not complaining. 

Cocoa Beach, Florida

I don't want to touch the water...Just let me eat the sand.

Will does NOT like the beach, and he has passed this feeling to his children. Maybe someday we'll spend a nice afternoon building sandcastles and splashing in the waves, but not this vacation...

While we were visiting with grandparents and great-grandparents in Florida she would almost inchworm to try and get places, but it was a real struggle. Our final stop before returning home from vacation was a visit with family in North Carolina and she started to army crawl. When your cousin is holding a toy that you want, you have to make every effort to get there!

The Orlando Aquarium 

Touching an Anemone 

Hates: How can you hate anything when you can move across the room? Especially when your brother drops granola bar crumbs almost everywhere he goes. Heaven.

Futon sleeping at Grammy and Pap Pap's house

My champion road tripper!
His sister needs a constant flow of cheerios and ritz crackers to keep her happy.

Raleigh, North Carolina Temple

New Tricks: Camden learned how to point this month. Her great-grandpa, Yes Yes, also taught her how to wave and to clap while we were in Florida. She's such a talented young lady.

Fourth of July Sparklers 

Our little lady is rolling all over the place. She chews her toes and is rarely seen without two fingers in her mouth. When she is put on hands and knees she even rocks back and forth--we are sooooooo close to crawling!

100+ degree heat emanating off the tennis court surface?
That's where my kids want to hang out every day. Will passed that on to them to, and I love it.

Theme Song: Love Forty Down, Frank Turner