21 Weeks

21 Weeks this week... boy keeps on growing!

We hit a big milestone this week as Camden got his FIRST tooth sprout yesterday!!! I noticed that he had been chewing on everything way more than normal, but when he gave me a big grin last night, I noticed a bit of white in there as well! It's not very big yet, but it is noticeable...especially when he's chewing on my finger!

This week also starts his change over into official 6-9 or 6-12 month clothes! I had to pack away all of his 3-6 month clothes because he is just too tall. Thankfully Baby Gap was having a sale and I could snag a few cute fall things for him to wear. Thanks to Aunt Karoline, Camden has the most adorable winter coat to wear... if only it would get cold!

Nothing else to report this week. We tried out a potential Halloween Costume this morning and I SWOON. I love a guy in a bowtie. Especially one with squishy, slobbery cheeks that I can kiss. I got this off of Etsy shop, Littlevys. She has the most adorable selection of mens, boys and babys bowties and neckties! It's so hard to find cute boy accessories and she has some adorable things! Anyway, just a few snapped this morning. Can you guess what the Halloween costume could be?!

Baby's first tooth.... can you see it? It's just a little sprout above the gum on his bottom rack - to the right :)

20 Weeks!

Wow, 20 weeks already?? I know I say that every week, but seriously!

I feel like a lot has happened in the last week. This age is SO much fun because Cam is really doing so many new things!

Last weekend, he started saying "Mamamamama." He would mainly babble it when he was fussing or wanted something. It sounded so pathetic (and adorably wonderful, all at the same time!), that I picked him up as soon as he would do it. A few days later (and after listening to the Beach Boys Station on Pandora), he started saying "Bababababa." I think it's because "Barbara Ann" is his favorite song to listen to ;)

Thanks to Nana Barrick, Bobby and I were able to enjoy a nice, relaxing dinner out for Bobby's 29th Birthday last weekend. It was only the second time we've gone out withOUT baby along, and way overdue. It felt so good to get dressed up and eat out late. I love eating out, and I love eating late. It makes me feel European somehow. Strange? I don't know, I just like it. Amazingly enough, we didn't talk about Camden once while we were out, except on the way home.

Two of the most fun things about this week... he's starting to sit up a little on his own! He still can't catch himself totally if he falls back, but he's working on it! He's also starting to jump! He learned how to do it in his exersaucer (I have yet to catch it on video), and while I eat breakfast in the morning, he's just sitting there jumping away. I bought him a doorway swing so that he can do it more and not be confined to the exersaucer. I think he'll like it!

So, 20 weeks is just over 4 and a half months old. I weighed him the other day and he was 16 pounds, 3 ounces, which means he's gained one pound since his 4 month check-up! For those of you still wondering... yes, we are still breastfeeding and it's the best. We have not started solid foods yet, but probably will around 6 months old. If all still goes well, we plan to breastfeed for a year. So far, it's my favorite thing about having a baby (it was very challenging for the first 2 months or so, I will admit... I can see why people stop). I love that time we have together.

Anyway, I had a few people ask for more pictures of Camden with the wood background from last weekend, so I included a few more of those. The wood came from a huge tree that fell in our backyard. It was nicely stacked in the back yard until last weekend when Bobby's friend took it all away. I'm kind of sad - it was a great backdrop for pictures! Oh well.

Have a great weekend everyone!

He's not sure about the grass... I keep trying to put him in it so he'll get used to it, but alas...he still isn't sure about it.

Happy Birthday, Bobby!

I was 18 when we met. Bobby was 22. It's hard to believe that it was only 7 short years ago that we met. He was cute, in a nerdy kind of way. After all, he was an engineer. Later in the evening he announced that he was an Eagle Scout and that confirmed it. He was a nerd. But he was still really cute. And funny. Being the *mature* 18-year old that I was, I decided to overlook his boy scout background. I'm so glad I did.

A few months past and I never heard from Bobby. It wasn't until New Years Eve, when my sister, Christina threw a little get-together...Bobby was also invited. My best friend, Karoline, went with me. We played games that night, watched some movies and went to bed way too late. Bobby and I stayed up much later talking the night away. The next morning as Karoline and I were driving home, I whispered to her with a huge grin on my face, "I think I really like that guy!" Four days later, it was official. I was Bobby's girl.

Over the course of our dating period, I was so intrigued by this guy. He took me to nice restaurants, bought me my first Tiffany's, took me hiking (yea, I was trying really hard to get this guy to like me!!!), wrote me long e-mails about who-knows-what, and always held my hand. After spending time with Bobby, I would always marvel at how smart he was - he knew so much about everything! He wasn't ostentatious or a know-it-all, and was very humble. Before I knew it, I was head over heels for him. The rest is history.

Now that we've been together about 7 years, we've both changed so much, and so much has happened in our lives this far: our first house, vacations together, new baby... I am always amazed at what an awesome man I married. Lord knows that I would be lost without this man. Now, when I see him with our son, it makes me love him even more because I am so confident in what a great Dad he will be for Camden. I am so thankful that Baby Cam will have Bobby to look up to, and to model after for his whole life.

Happy Birthday, Love. Twenty-Nine years young and going strong. I'm so happy I get to spend the rest of our days together!

19 Weeks

Well, I feel a little like a chicken with her head cut off. I've been running around like crazy, preparing myself and the business for October... the busiest month of the whole year for my photography business. I do apologize for the exclusive Camden posts as I would really like to take pictures of our finally-finished basement, some of our new art, and just post pictures from our beach trip LAST MONTH. I'm also in the design process of getting a new "face lift" for the Barrick Times. Anyway, here's a few shots from Camden's weekly picture session for 19 weeks old. Nothing new to report this week except for:

I HAVE A STOMACH SLEEPER ON MY HANDS NOW.

Appendages of all sorts getting stuck in the crib slats. Now I know what crib bumpers are for. Mayhem has hit our nap times and bed times. However, we have gone 3 straight nights with 7.5+ hours of uninterrupted sleep and I feel alive, rejuvenated and not as dependent on my morning coffee lately. Let's hope this is a trend. Thank you BabyWise for your sleep training... it's finally paying off, I think.

Happy remainder-of-the-week to all!

This is Cam's new friend, Henry. He's been sitting in the corner of Camden's crib since he was born, but has just discovered that he can now reach Henry and give him a good post-nap chew before Mama comes in to pick him out of his crib.

He makes this face all the time and I just love his little tucked bottom lip!

Chewing on EVERYTHING. His chew toys, our fingers, the cat's tail... just kidding on that last one. Killian wouldn't dare sit next to Camden at his own will. Too unpredictable.

A Glimpse

It's usually pretty quiet around here during the day. After sweet Camden's first nap, however, the house is filled with giggles and wide-mouthed smiles. When Bobby gets home, there is even more laughter.

My heart is full.

I do not take pictures on a daily basis with my big camera. As shocking as that may be, it is just sometimes downright inconvenient. Since Camden is starting to move around a lot more, it's much easier for me to just take pictures with my iPhone. It's been REALLY nice because I can take video with that too. Camden's grandparents (both sets) will likely receive a weekly video or a picture here-and-there. Since we're far away from our families, I want them to feel like they can watch him grow up during the week...not just on special occasions.

So here you are, world. If you are on Facebook, you've probably already seen most of these. Just wanted to share with those who care to have a look into our days together :)

For those of you that will freak out when you see this next picture, he was only like that for a second while I took a picture. He could still breathe :) His poor, little neck was just tired!

Hot, summer, Maryland evening at the Pier on Solomons Island.

Killian really wants nothing to do with Camden. This is a good thing...except Camden wants everything to do with Killian. It should be interesting watching these two together!

So serious.

Me and my boy in stripes!

Bobby loves spending time with Camden in the morning. I love these tender moments. He is such a good Dad already.

Cam & Jack... taking a walk. Can you see the resemblance? I think their eyes look similar. I can't wait for these two to grow up together.

Our little hurricane party! We buckled down in the basement when Irene hit and had some fun times together.

3 of 5 boy cousins (on my side of the family). We went for breakfast before school at Chick-fil-a last week while I was visiting. I've never seen two pre-teen boys get out of bed so fast when they heard Chick-Fil-A was for breakfast! (This is Adam - left and Jacob - right, for those of you wondering).

Sweet sleep.

Little Heart.

This one melts my heart. I love his smile.

Kitty for Sale!! Our first baby hanging out at our yard sale.

Hope everyone has a great week!

A Little Early for Winter

...but I could not resist. Cam and I were walking around Annapolis Mall last week when we suddenly entered the Danger Zone. For me, this used to be J. Crew. But now, it's all about Janie & Jack, the children's store. I was just in time too, apparently, because they just put out all of their fall clothes.

Thank you ma'am. You can just keep my credit card.

I thankfully walked out of there with 3 items, and only one of them was full price. It happened to be the most adorable little hat you've ever seen. I'm thankful, too, because classic boys accessories are hard to come by.

So today, after we went out for his 4 month check-up and our morning Starbucks date (the Pumpkin Spice Latte did just come out today, so we had to go!), we went home, got all bundled up and tried on his hat to get us ready for the fall weather. We had a little taste of fall today with this glorious rainy, chilly weather. It was perfect.

Here are Camden's 4 Month Stats:

Height: 27.25 inches - 96th Percentile

Weight: 15lbs, 3 oz - 60th Percentile

And here are some pictures of our sweet, baby from this morning:

This one kills me. I love his pudgy, little cheeks! This is the face he gives me every morning when I come in to get him :)

No more pictures, mama.

The Blink of an Eye

Our baby will be four months old tomorrow. Thought you'd like to see a little comparison from one month to four months. He's now grabbing everything, chewing on EVERYTHING, drooling everywhere and laughing and smiling like crazy. We love him dearly and couldn't imagine a day going by without him.

We listen to the Beatles almost every day and we keep telling him that maybe one day he'll learn to play the guitar just like them :)