Saturday, August 6, 2011

Tummy Time

Dear Camryn,

You usually hate tummy time, and it typically ends in you spitting up, but you are getting so much more tolerant and stronger! I've learned to wait until just before you eat to do tummy time because if you have any milk in your belly it always comes back up, and that has helped a lot. You also enjoy playing on your belly more in the morning. I started playing Baby Einstein videos on my iPad for you, and you get hooked and hold your head up for the entire 10 min video. You were smiling and giggling at Daddy & I this morning when you played in bed and did your tummy time. :)



You were watching your video with such seriousness!


Playing with Mommy <3 You are so smiley and silly!!


Daddy was laying in bed with you on his laptop and you were watching him.


You are getting stronger! You'll be able to jump in your jumper soon, yay!

I love you Camryn-bug,
Mommy

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Friday, August 5, 2011

Just A Few New Pictures







This is your nightly ritual with Daddy





A very special gift from Robin & Matthew

















You are always smiling & laughing at us





This is the face you make when you make your VERY girly scream, it cracks Daddy up!





Flipping off the camera, you naughty baby!!






You were so curious about the camera





You are Daddy's buddy!





I'm not sure who is eating who here, you're trying to take a bite out of Snappy!





Growing monkey feet





You & Nana





























Stretching your legs





Tummy time with Chancey





Snappy (hostgator mascot)











You still look just like Daddy, good thing he's so cute! :)



2 Month Checkup

Dear Camryn,

You saw your pediatrician today for your 2 month checkup and she was quite impressed by you! She was very happy with your growth, stats below:

Height at birth: 20 inches
2 weeks: 20 1/2 inches
9 weeks: 23 1/2 inches (75th percentile, meaning you are taller than 75% of children your age.)

Weight at birth: 7 lbs. 6 oz.
2 week checkup: 8 lbs. 8 oz.
9 weeks: 11 lbs. 7.5 oz. (60th percentile)

Head circumference at 9 weeks: 38

As soon as Dr. Day picked you up and said "Hi Camryn!" you started smiling and laughed and she was blown away! She said babies don't begin laughing until around 4 months of age, and you've been laughing for the last 2-3 weeks. She asked if we were sleeping well and when we told her that you're sleeping through the night, she couldn't believe it. I told her how you slept from 7-11pm, 11-6:30am, and then napped all morning until our 8:40am appointment and she said "you need to clone that baby, she's amazing!" I don't know about cloning you, but we agreed that you are in fact amazing, we got so lucky with you! Mommy thought that karma for all things I did to my mom as child would come back around to me through you....I guess I have the rest of your life to wait for you to help Grandma give me my payback! For now, you can continue being our little angel baby! :)

You had to get your first round of vaccines today and I'm not sure who it was more traumatic for, you or me. We both sobbed, so we'll call it a tie. You had 2 shots in your left leg, and a tetanus shot in your right. I imagine they give the tetanus in a separate leg since they tend to be very sore for days after. I remember my last tetanus shot being sore like a Charlie-horse for days after. One of your shots on your right leg left a rectangular red mark with multiple needle marks and it bled, poor baby! You were laying on the table being cute, and then the first shot (big rectangle one) went in and your face went immediately into an open mouthed cry face but you were so upset that no noise came out for about 3 seconds, and then you started the saddest cry I have EVER heard!! You rarely cry, but even when you do it's more of a yelling fussy cry, but this was a sad and "I'm in pain" cry. I fell apart. The nurse quickly gave the 2nd shot, which you become stunned over, and then the 3rd....you had tears rolling down the side of your face and your little eye lashes were soaked, as were mine. Daddy scooped you up immediately and started loving on you, and I stole you as soon as I put myself back together. From the look on Daddy's face, I thought he might cry with us....or hurt the nurse who kept stabbing his baby girl! You were back to yourself within about 3 minutes. Here are pictures of your boo-boo's:






"no more pictures mom!!"


YouTube Video

Heres a video of you after the doctors appointment, obviously you're just fine!

Next appointment is in 2 months, no shots that time, yay!!

Love,
Mommy

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Fun in the Sun

Dear Camryn,

You had so much fun at your first pool party on July 31st at Brent & Jess's! You wore your adorable single strap bikini but we stripped you naked after you took a dip in the pool with Daddy and let you lay out under the cabanas and nap.




You really liked being naked and laying in the breeze. You napped for about an hour like this.


Hanging out in your car seat, showing off those chunky baby thighs in your bikini.



















I think you were a little cross-eyed trying to look at Daddy's hand while he blocked you from the sun!




We sure had fun taking you to the pool for the first time, and we cant wait to start your baby swim classes! The cold pool water didn't bother you, i think you enjoyed cooling off and hanging out with Daddy and the the boys.

Love,
Mommy

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