Thursday, September 23, 2010

How Camden Spends His Days

When Ayden was a young toddler, I thought he climbed a lot.
But, then Landon came along, and I realized I was wrong. Ayden had climbed some, but Landon was the one who climbed a lot. I had to make sure I kept the chairs pushed in under the table...he could even shimmy up onto his big brother's bed. Really, its almost comical now...well, because now I have Camden.
Camden brings a new definition to the word "monkey." Oh my soul and body, this boys climbs everywhere and on everything!!! As I prepared to write this post, he tried, unsuccessfully to climb up a shelf my brother built me and brought the whole thing toppling down on top of himself. Seriously!! I've climb-proofed all the things that I can, but he still finds a way. He can even pull the chairs out from under the tables already. So, inevitably, if I have to leave the room...you know, to change a load of laundry, or refill a sippy cup, or load the dishwasher, or heaven forbid, use the bathroom, I generally return to Camden on top of something. Please believe me when I say these are just a FEW of the many things he climbs on each and every day.
Crying because he's stuck.

Crying because he's stuck...

but then smiling because he sees the camera.

One of his personal faves.

This one's just easy...

See? He didn't even have to work for it!

This is a millisecond before he let
go, tried to stand up, and
came crashing down.


Thursday, September 9, 2010

Camden's Vocabulary

Camden is now 14 1/2 months old. He has a sweet smile with dimples that would melt a heart of stone, and sweet disposition (most of the time). He spends 90% of his day getting into things, making a mess of something I've already cleaned, or climbing. Unlike most children his age, he IS NOT distracted away from a "no-no" by toys. And, he is talking up a storm. Here are (most I think) of the words he can say:

mama
daddy
an attempt at Ayden & Landon
ball
more
milk
bite
bye-bye
hi
night night
no no no (complete with the stern tone and pointed finger)
cup
bath
a version of yes ma'am
out
peek-a-boo
yay
I love you


The last one is my favorite.