Camy is One Month Old!

{Insert one month picture...to come}

November 23, 2009

I cannot believe that today she is one month old! I want time to slow down. I love her as a newborn and I am not ready for that to fade yet! She is such a good baby, rarely fusses, eats and sleeps well too. She has learned to smile and will smile when I talk to her in my "sissy belle" voice. She goes with the flow and does not mind that I drag her around down, decide to play dress up with her or set her in her seat, crank up the ipod and make dinner as I dance around her. She is total sugar!

For mama's notes....
*she takes a 4 oz. bottle every 2-3 hours during the day.
*she still sleeps most of the time but her awake times are becoming longer and more frequent.
*She slept through the night for the the first two weeks. For weeks 3-4, she wakes up at 3:30 am and then is usually up again at 7:30 a.m.
*As we progress into the 4th week, she is sleeping longer. Last night she slept from 10:00 pm to 6:30 am, took a bottle, and went back to sleep.
*loves, loves her bath each evening.
*loves to stare at her daddy- I think she is trying to figure out why he comes and goes so much.
*she still gets a little gas at night but does not really fuss about it and it seems to be getting better.
*she loves the swing!
*she is soothed by music.
*her little cheeks are getting chubby!
*She has outgrown most of her NB clothes and is even wearing some 3-6 month clothing(sizes vary so much by brand.)
*She is doing a great job of tracking with her eyes.
* When she is getting hungry, she either starts sticking out her tongue or sucks on her hand. If you don't get her a bottle within a few minutes, she will start yelling at you. It is not a cry, just a "hey, hey...where is it?"


Love, love, love that baby girl!

Back at it again....

I took a long maternity break from photography (except for our pics). It felt so good to be back at it today and I had so much fun....here's a peek!

La-dee-da Photography

Time...wait, please!

 

 

 

 

I woke up with the realization that by week's end my baby will be four weeks old. It is going so fast and I know that with each passing day more and more of her newborness is fading. My heart began to race...and I reached for my camera. The reason I love photography SOOOOO much is because it is my way to freeze time. Photographs bring back the moments for me. They are reminders of some of my most precious moments. This series of pictures will remind me of these days....I will remember what a beautiful crisp morning it was, I will remember the way her milk dribbled out of her milk mid-shoot, I will remember the need to capture her in time, I will remember this baby girl at 3 weeks who captured my heart.

Love

 

 

 

Mommy & Sissy Belle

I am not sure where we get nicknames from. How do they originate? In our home, Camdyn is a variety of names....

Camy
Sister
Baby Girl
and mommy's usual name for her...Sissy Belle!

 

 

 

 

Art Gala 2009

This child is so many things. He is sweet, he is rough, he is athletic, he is smart, he is extroverted, and the list goes on.... We could not be more proud of this child. He won first place in the Science Fair last week and last night we got all dressed up to hit the red carpet for his art gala. He submitted 3 pieces of work...a watercolor, an oil painting and a photograph. He was so excited about the event. He informed me that he wanted to wear a black bow tie, a clear shirt (plain white shirt) and a black jacket. I looked every where but could not find a black bow tie so we went with a red one- the only one to be found at North Star Mall yesterday! And instead of a "clear" shirt he wore one with a little more jazz. And oh my did he look handsome! Mimi stayed at home with Camy so that MSW and I could focus on doodle. We walked the red carpet, he was interviewed by the press and the paparazzi snapped his picture. It was adorable!!! He worked the room- my goodness this child has charm and found two of his pieces being displayed. Soon the slide show began with the pieces that were being forwarded for district judging. We stood watching the screen change and sweet doodle had his little hands clasped together in anticipation. "Oh please, let mine be up there too!" And it was!!! His oil painting was chosen to represent his school at the district level. He was so proud!!!

I just feel lucky to be a passenger on this ride. He adds so much to our lives!

 

My handsome little man!

 

Being interviewed by the "Press."

 

"Didn't you star in finding Nemo?" To which he replied, "No way, I am not a fish!"

 

Sweet boy!

Art Gala #2

 

Exhibit #1- watercolor that he did at school.

 

Taking a little "beverage" break. He just had to have some soda. He never has soda so the fizz caught him a little off guard.

 

Submission #2- Sunset picture up at the top.