12 Week Update!

Maggie and Cameron playing on the bed!


I know, I know it has been weeks since I have updated but we have been busy/sick and it was the last thing on my mind! Tomorrow Cameron will be 12 weeks old! I can't believe how much he has grown! As of today, he is exactly 11lbs! He is the light of our life and he makes us smile more than we could ever have imagined. Everyday, Cam is improving on so many skills and surpassing a lot of milestones we thought he may be behind on because of his early birth and low birthweight.

In the past couple of weeks, Cameron has started smiling and laughing a lot more. It seems like he always has a smile on his face. He has also become much more observant. He loves looking at new object and whenever we go to a new place he looks around at all the new things. His new favorite activity is looking into the bathroom mirror! I think he would do it for hours if I would stand there and hold him for that long.

My aunt Amy has watched Cameron a couple times in the past couple of weeks due to me having dentist appointments and job interviews. She was a pediatric physical therapist before becoming a stay at home mom and has worked with him on a lot of muscle strengthening exercises and taught me some new things to do with him. His head control has improved dramatically and he only struggles to hold it up when he is really tired. He is rolling over from his belly to back and loves to sit in his bumbo chair.

This past weekend we had our first bought with being sick. Cameron had a pretty nasty cold that included a stuffy nose and coughing. Although he still has the stuffy nose, he seems to be doing much better than he was earlier in the week. Unfortunately, I also got sick so I think that prolonged him from getting better sooner. He also has thrush and is taking medication for that for the next week.

I have gotten to be an expert on going out alone with the baby. We go all sorts of places now and he is usually great when we leave the house. Lately, we have been going to a few of my cousins' volleyball games. It has been nice to get that extra time with family. Grandma Sally also came to visit last weekend and Cameron just loved having her to cuddle with!

Hopefully I will be a bit better in the weeks to come about posting more often. I've added some pics. Hope you enjoy our growing boy!

Napping on mommy's shoulder!




He loves bathtime! Cory and I have fun with it too and cover him with bubbles!

He loves to smile and laugh!