I know it has been months since I have updated the blog but I couldn't bring myself to write about one of the things that happened to our family. Sadly, I suffered a miscarriage near the beginning of August. It was the hardest thing I have ever been through and it has taken quite some time to feel comfortable mentioning it. While we are saddened and heartbroken, we know that God has a plan for everyone and that the miscarriage was in our plan. We look forward to keep trying to expand our family and give Cameron a little brother or sister.
On to happier news! Our baby isn't so much a baby anymore! Cameron is up and all over the place over the past few months. We have loved watching him take his first few tentative steps that turned into awkward baby toddles. Since about 14 months, Cam has been an expert walker and runs around like a crazy boy! He has learned so much in the past couple of months and it amazes me the new things he discovers he can do each and every day. He knows quite a few body parts now like nose, belly, toes, ears, and is recognizing others. He is also an expert block builder but his favorite thing to do is knock down block towers! He is also saying many more words than before. In addition to mama and dada, he knows dog, hi, bye, "who is it" when someone opens the door at daycare, huh, no, block, and a few more. It's amazing how even when he talks not real words how we can sometimes understands what he means by his movements and tone of his voice.
This past weekend Cory and I along with my parents took Cam to Pumpkin Works. Cam loved playing in the straw maze and going through tunnels and slides. It actually turned out to be quite a cheap activity since the only thing we spent money on was two tickets for me and Cory to take Cam through the corn maze. Cameron got to sit in a wagon while we pulled him in the maze. He wasn't so sure about the corn being so tall at first but then started to enjoy the wagon ride. We got pretty lost but thanks to my (Courtney) awesome navigational skills we made it out! Cameron also got to try pumkin ice cream for the first time there. He loved it! He also loved the bites of mamaw and papaw O'Brien's ice cream flavors that he cleverly got to taste! It was definitely a fun trip and the weather was perfect for it!
The most exciting thing we have done lately was to go to the Yo Gabba Gabba Live! show last night in Indianapolis. We were a little nervous about taking him since he is so young. We thought he might get scared or fall asleep, but he absolutely loved it! The first 15 minutes of the show he kind of just sat and stared at the stage like he couldn't believe what he was seeing, but after that he danced and clapped in his seat the rest of the show. Mommy and daddy also really enjoyed the show! Cameron made out pretty good from the gift kiosks too. He got a new shirt, a cd, a brobee keychain and a poster for the playroom! He also got to take home one of the balloons that kept bonking him in the head lol. Overall, it was a great time and I am thankful that my parents bought the tickets so we could take him!
I have a lot of pictures from the past couple of months and I will try to upload some by the end of the weekend! As always, I promise to try and post more often but it seems we just get so busy that I completely forget about the blog. I would like to eventually be able to take 10 minutes each day just to write a recap of what is going on but things will have to slow down a bit for me to get to that point, especially with big holidays coming up the next two months!
Pictures coming soon.....!!!!!
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