So there's not much to update. Baby Floyd is doing great, per usual.
He did start rolling over from his tummy to his back and he's standing like he wishes he could walk. He is also talking up a storm and laughs like Jeremy and I are the funniest comedians he has ever met.
And because there's not much to update I will overload you all with a cute baby picture montage.
Today we celebrate! Camden is 3 months old today!! Today is also Cousin Erin and GGs birthday. What a great day :)
Camden is quickly becoming a little man. He has been through so much during the first three months of his life. He survived the earthquake like a champ and was braver than I was during the hurricane. We only lost power for a few days and were extremely lucky to have no damage! Last night I woke him from his slumber to take him down to the basement to protect him from the pending tornado. Yeesh!!
I am very happy to report that he is still doing amazing with his sleeping....mommy and daddy really appreciate that one <3 He has started to really laugh and he is working on rolling from his stomach to his back and vice versa. This morning I went to go get him out of his crib and he had turned himself around...his head was where his feet were when I put him to bed. Silly boy.
He is working on his tummy time. He doesn't seem to like it very much, but he is getting better. (check out that neck control and the glistening red hair)
He loves to blow bubbles. Daddy taught him that. He is now a bubble blowing pro.
He has also mastered the art of being absolutely adorable....he must get that from his mom.
While Camden has been experiencing new things these past few weeks....so have I. I started a personal training class at the college that started the end of August. It's been a few years since I have taken an actual class, I forgot how tough it was! Good news is that Aunt Wendy is also in that class with me. Thank goodness for a study budy!
I also started a new job, teaching gymnastics to little kids part time. I get to play with my son and then leave to play with little kids then come back to play with my son. Love it!!
I also started training for the Baltimore Half Marathon in October. Bad news is that I JUST started training....good news is that my goal is to finish - no specific time.
So much going on in the Floyd household but my favorite thing is watching my son grow and learn. We have been blessed with such an amazing, happy baby!
I was looking through Facebook the other day and I was thinking to myself...."Why haven't I put more picture albums on here?" I used to add pictures all of the time, and now looking back, the last album I posted was from the Winter Classic. What's changed?? Oh, that's right...I became a mom.
At this point, I don't even think I know how to take pictures of anything else besides my son. I went out with my girlfriends from HS about a month ago...girls I hardly ever get to see...I walked away with one picture of the evening. I have about 5 pictures from this morning alone of my son. Was he doing anything special? Nope...just being super cute.
I could bore you all with album after album of Camden, but I'm not going to. No one would appreciate those pictures the way I do. Instead...those of you who chose to click my blog get to enjoy the pictures I add of him <3
I'm enjoying my last week and a half before I start back to work. The good news is that I only have to go back part time. I really couldn't imagine leaving my new best friend for the entire day, 5 days a week.
Last week we got to spend some quality time with Aunt Stephie and Uncle Howie in Downtown Annapolis. The weather was perfect, the company was excellent, and the ducks were super cute.
Yesterday was Camden's 2 month birthday and his 2 month checkup! Nothing says "Happy Birthday" like 2 shots in the leg and a liquid vaccine. I was so sad in the morning because he was just so happy, he had no idea what he was in store for. Later on, at the doctor's, I got the..."How could you let them do this to me???" look. :( I was warned that he would be extra fussy and he might have a rough night's sleep. I would like to report that he was good with a little extra love yesterday and slept for a solid 10 hours. <3
Camden is now 12 lbs 3 ounces and 22 1/4". Which means he is gaining weight, but not much length.
He has also been practicing his fist pumping. Let's just hope he doesn't end up short and plump like his fellow fist pumper...
He has officially gotten big! How big? Soooo big. He is almost to the point where he is getting too big for his lamb swing, which is such a shame because he loves it. I had to put new batteries in it because it was dying. I swear it doesn't swing exactly like it should because he is a little too heavy.
Auntie Stephie and Uncle Howie come back next week from their 7 week vacation. They aren't going to even recognize him!! He can't wait to see you guys! :)
It has been a very busy week for us in the Floyd household. It seems like this week flew by so fast just because there was so much going on. It was a awesome week filled with great visitors and fun trips out.
Monday was a relaxed day. We hung out at the house and played. Camden kept himself occupied in his little lamb swing which he absolutely loves....and if you wont take my word for it, check the video below
The busyness started with Tuesday. A friend of mine came over to take some pictures of Camden and Grandmom and GG were there to watch. A-Dorable! I think Camden could be a male model...he is really really really ridiculously good looking.
GG said he looked like a chippendale...then she asked where she could put the money...
Go find Whitley Photography on Facebook, like her page and check out her pictures. Jenn is awesome!!!
Wednesday was my PP check up. Everything went great. I'm cleared to go back to everything I was doing before. This means I can finally start training for this half marathon I signed up for in October. Eek! On Wednesday we also got to go visit with Auntie Amber and Mrs. Laura and Thursday we got to have lunch with the old API crew. <3
Last night while I was eating dinner, I swore Camden said "Mama". Jeremy and I actually looked at each other like, "did that just really happen??"....but we figured it was just a silly combination of the noises that came out of his mouth when he was cooing. Regardless, it was awesome, and it made me smile :)
I'm going to preface the next paragraph by saying that I am not bragging, I am only stating the events over the past few days:
There has been a lot of sleep going on in our house...mainly by Camden. He has slept through the night for the majority of the days this past week. Last night he went to bed at 9pm and woke up at 7am. He did not wake up once during the night. ME, on the other hand, I was pretty much up from 4am-6am waiting for him to wake up...didn't happen. I know I have jinxed myself in the past by saying how great he has been doing at night. The difference this time around is that I don't expect it to last. I have a talk with him every night thanking him for the night before. I say something along the lines of..."I just wanted to thank you for last night. I hope that you had a great nights sleep. I don't expect you to sleep through the night, but I really appreciate when you do." Then in the morning I tell him how proud mommy and daddy are of him for how great he is sleeping. Maybe he understands and maybe he doesn't.
Today we are going to visit and have a play date with our cousins Erin, Eoin and Bridgie! Then tonight, Jeremy and I are getting a much needed night out <3
Camden has gotten pretty good at doing the exact opposite of the things I think and say. For example, he started sleeping for longer periods of time during the night and it was great! People would ask how he's doing with his sleeping at night and I would sing his praises. "He's doing great...I'm getting great sleep and so is he." A night or two later he would wake up more often and stay up longer during the night. I'm pretty sure these were the nights where I woke up in a panic thinking I had suffocated our child in our bed.....he doesn't even sleep in our room.
The other day I was so pumped because I had become a pro at changing diapers. At this point I was singing my own praises. That same day we had gone through three different outfits before lunchtime because he peed all over them. So much for me being a pro.
I've gotten to the point where I don't like talking about the good things he does because I feel like I'm jinxing myself. Even when I start thinking positive about the way I put him down at night...I try and take that thought back.
Tonight he went to bed at 9pm. I have no thoughts about it, and if you ask me tomorrow how it went, I probably wont tell you. I've decided I'm going to prepare myself for the worst and hope for the best....this way I can't be disappointed.
As the great George W. Bush once said, "There's an old saying in Tennessee - I know it's in Texas, probably in Tennessee - that says, fool me once, shame on - shame on you. Fool me - you can't get fooled again"
Yesterday we said goodbye to our cat Newman. He was not getting the attention that he deserved with the baby in the house and that was not fair for him. It also wasn't fair for Camden to hear the nasty names I would call Newman when he would misbehave. I would have hated to hear Camden's first words if the cat were to have stayed in the house.
We had rescued Newman about two years ago when he was just a stray baby. We have given him a good home for the past two years and it was now time for him to move on. Thankfully it wasn't a move to the streets or the SPCA. Our good friend Cooper helped us out big time...I now have my sanity back.
Enough about Newman, Camden has been doing pretty well at night. We had a 6 hour stretch of sleep the other night. It hasn't happened since, but it was so glorious. We also take a nap together in the morning. He is my cuddle buddy <3
He has finally conquered the smile and now we are working on the "ooo"ing and "ahhh"ing. He has grown out of a bunch of his newborn clothes and we just upgraded from the newborn diapers. Our little man is getting so big.
