A few weeks ago Cam officially hit the 9 month mark. How can he be almost 1?! Here are his check-up stats:
Length: 28 inches (40th %)
Weight: 19 lbs. 2.5 oz (25th %)
Our little Chuskers isn't so chusky anymore. But he still has the the gush to squeeze on his thighs. Good enough for me. A few accomplishments...
*Army crawling
*Has 2 bottom teeth, top 2 just broke through gums. Ouch.
*Loves Baby Einstein and will tolerate Sesame Street with his sister.
*Laughs at everything Avarie does. Follows her around all day.
*His vocab consists of "dadada". Working on "mamama".
*Always has some kind of 'treasure' smashed in his little hands (picked up while crawling)
*Eats all his veggies and fruits, no complaints yet.
*Will FINALLY eat Puffs and Yogurt Melts. Seriously, I have been trying to get him to eat them since 6 months. He relented :)
*Sleeps 11 hours at night, takes 3 naps.
*Pretty much the snuggliest little Cam-chop ever.
Some sibling love after tubby time. Avarie will give Cam hugs and kisses on command. Cam's face kills me here :)
Watching a show together. Cam was laying on the floor watching, and Avarie came over and layed down right beside him. *sigh*
I was at the Relief Society broadcoast for the first evening of snipped paci. Bennett told me what happened...at bedtime, Avarie grabbed the usual - Elmo, Dolly, Blanket, and Paci. She put paci in her mouth, and directly pulled it out. She looked at it a little puzzled, poked her finger at it, and declared "dat's a no no". She continued to repeat this over and over. She went to bed crying. The next night I was home and it went the same as the first. We told her paci was broken. She went to bed that night with tears in her sweet little eyes, sobbing "paaacccciiii" and "no-no" over and over. I felt so bad, and I almost started crying as well. The next night was the same, and she was very sad. So I decided to throw it away, and told her it went bye-bye. The last few days have been rough, but she is surviving. Dolly and Elmo are doing their best to console her. The second change of the week was the installation of this:
Avarie's little world has gotten smaller. She and Cam are no longer allowed in the kitchen. Though it has been sad for them, it has been joyous for me :) No more little fingers clinging to my legs and feet while I try to cook dinner, do dishes, or sneak a snack for myself. Thus far it has definitely been worth every cent of that $22 I spent. Overall, a successful week of change.
