Weigh In & Razzing!

Today Cal and I went to the Health Unit and had Blake weighed and measured. He now weighs 17 lbs 2 oz and is 26 1/2" long! Smaller than I thought he was! Geez I'd hate to have to lug an 18 lb baby around (soon enought I guess!)!! LOL! I swear we thought he'd gained like a pound since we last weighed him! The health nurse said he's doing great though and that after 6 months of age they expect babies to gain approx. 1/2 lb per month and he gained a bit more than that in 1 month. For weight he is in the 48th percentile and for height he is in the 43rd. When he was born he was in the 35th percentile for weight and by 3 months he was in the 95th for weight and now he seems to be maintaining at around the 50th! And the razzing ... OMG! Soooo... funny! Yesterday Blake spent the whole day razzing. And today - same thing! It's funny because I was just reading in our "What to Expect the First Year" book that most babies by 7 months old are razzing. And sure enough Blake's started! It has also led to him making some different consonant sounds, such as f and d! We're working on dada and moma!!! So all is good and the weather is absolutely beautiful today! Yay!! And Cal is off work today so I'm having a great day with my boys :) Take care!

Tracy

Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow!

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas! We've had so much snow today! This morning was a beautiful, warm morning but it has progressively gotten colder and snowier!! My Mom was supposed to come over tonight, but not with these roads!! Not too much is new with us. We've been getting ready for Christmas and all that fun stuff! We decorated the house on December 1st and we've had Christmas parties with our New Mom's group last Wednesday and today. Last week the kids did a gift exchange and this week the Mom's did a cookie exchange. It's been a lot of fun! I can't believe Christmas is only 13 days away! It's crept up fast this year! Blake is doing really good. He's still struggling with his two top teeth. I can see them some days under his gums and then they disappear. I hope they break through soon. We are going to have Blake weighed and measured on Friday (Cal's off work) and I'm guessing that he is around 18 1/2 pounds and 27 1/2". We'll see! He's not crawling yet, but sometimes when we put him on his stomach he pushes himself backwards or turns to face another direction! And he's kicking his arms and legs a lot! But most of the time when we put him on his stomach he rolls over to his back! Crazy kid! LOL! Who knows, maybe he'll just do like I did and fore go crawling and just walk! He does love to stand up at the coffee table and couch or when you're holding his hands. He continues to be very strong! He's quite brave too - he likes to let go with one hand and look at you as if to say, "Look Mom! One hand!" It's pretty cute! And his fear of the bath tub is officially over. I suppose we'll never know why he was scared, but we are very happy he is back to loving his baths! Something new he started last week at swimming is splashing with his hands. He LOVES slapping the water now! And getting everyone within a few feet wet!! We have some other exciting news!! There is a new addition to the Cameron family! Cal's brother Gerry and his wife Lesley had their little boy on Friday, December 7th at 03:22. Colby Curtis Cameron weighed 7 lbs 11 oz and measured 19.5". He is absolutely beautiful and looks quite a lot like his Dad! And everyone is doing well! It will be so much fun to have a nephew so close to us! And I'm sure Blake and Colby will enjoy being near each other! Take care everyone! And drive safe and stay warm :)

Love Tracy

Better Bath!

So tonight Blake had a better bath!! Since last Wednesday he has had an extreme fear of the tub. We couldn't, and still can't, figure out why. He wasn't scared at swimming on Wednesday and I don't think he's scared of the water. His fear seems to be of the tub itself??? It was so strange because he loves his baths usually! But tonight was better so we're happy! He has also been teething big time. I think his top two teeth are going to break through soon. At least I hope it's soon because he seems to be in a lot of discomfort right now. Ladies at our new mom's group yesterday were saying that the top teeth gave some of their little ones a lot more grief than the bottom two! Last night was Blake's worst night in almost ever!! Bad in that he kept falling asleep and awakening off and on all night. He wasn't hungry, just in pain (I think!). So I finally broke down and gave him Tylenol. Tonight he's doing good, but the night is young! Last night I was picking him up and rocking him and singing to him and thinking to myself that I'm so glad he is so cuddly right now and I'm going to cuddle him all night long if that's what he wants because in a few years he's not going to want to be cuddled and held, or he'll be too big!! It's just the best feeling ever when he cuddles right into me! On another note, we are expecting a call from Cal's brother Gerry and his wife Lesley at any time within the next 24 hrs to let us know our new nephew has been born!!! We are keeping our fingers crossed for Lesley that it is sooner rather than later! We're very excited to have a new nephew so close to Blake's age and have a feeling that the two boys are going to also get into trouble with their twin cousins Kerri and Kailey!! The twins are only 5 1/2 months older than Blake. Should be fun! Hopefully they'll all be good buddies! Talk to you all soon :)

Luv Tracy

Blake's Baptism

This Sunday (November 25th) Blake was baptised at Pilgrim United Church in Edmonton. It was a very nice service and a wonderful day. Church began at 11 am and the Baptism was at the end of the service. We got a little bit nervous towards the end of the service because Blake started getting quite tired! But thankfully it was time to go up for the Baptism before he got cranky! And once we were up there he seemed quite pleased and happy to be the centre of attention (as usual!)!! We were given the Baptismal Candle and everyone who attended church that day signed an "I witnessed your Baptism" sheet for us to have as a keepsake. It was very nice! Then after church everyone came back to our house for lunch. Blake was so good all day, even though he missed pretty much all of his naps! We all had a great day and then my Dad's favorite football team, the Saskatchewan Roughriders won the Grey Cup to top it off!!

XOXOX
Tracy

Tongue??? Major Splashing!!

Weird title, I know! But I forgot to write yesterday about Blake and his tongue!! He seems to be quite fascinated with it these days and spent the last few days sticking it out constantly! LOL! Pretty funny! And then tonight in the bath he splashed like CRAZY! I was getting soaked! I thought he'd hurt his heels the way he was slamming them down! It was hilarious! We'll see tomorrow at Aqua Babies if he splashes in the pool! Today we went to Baby Laptime at the library for the first time. It was a lot of fun. We sang and danced and read a story. Blake seemed to enjoy it! He's been a bit winy in the afternoons the last few days, but I think it might be more teeth coming in. He's not crying, just kind of whimpering. So perhaps another tooth is going to pop up soon! We'll see ;)

Talk to ya later,

Tracy

Yummy Feet!!

Today Blake stuck his foot in his mouth for the first time!! He's been grabbing them for awhile now, but hasn't got them to his mouth until today! It was funny, but not good because I had just put Vaseline and Vick's on them!!! So I quickly pulled it out of his mouth! LOL! Blake's had a cold on and off for awhile now. I was told that in the first year a baby usually gets 6 colds! But other than a cold he is doing great! He loves his Rainforest Jumperoo now - he wasn't sure about it for awhile there, but now he jumps and plays! I'm really glad because it is MY favorite toy!!! We are getting pretty excited for the arrival of our new nephew! Cal's brother Gerry and his wife Lesley are due on December 1st, so it's getting pretty close! I'd be happy if he was born on Wednesday, but Lesley might think that's a little bit too soon!! Take care everyone :)

Luv Tracy

I Am Six Months Old Today!

Hi everyone!

Today I am 6 months old! My Mom and Dad say the time has gone by way too fast!! I don't really know - I'm just havin' fun! Each day brings something new!

I am sitting up all by myself!! Sometimes Mom puts a pillow behind me and once I discover that it's there I love to throw myself back onto it!! Mom and Dad keep putting me on my belly and I keep rolling to my back! Hee, hee, hee! They want my bald spot to grow in, but I think it gives me character! I also have two teeth now. I hope my teeth will help me eat more food! I love all the food I'm trying. So far I'm eating rice, oat and barley cereal, carrots, peas, squash, prunes and apple sauce. I tried beef but UCKY! I've also started drinking water from a cup. I love to dump the water all over the place and watch Mom clean it up! I don't understand why I can't eat everything - I always try to sneak a bite of Mom and Dad's food but they quickly take it away! One of these days I'm going to get it!!

I had my 6 month shots on Friday and geez did they hurt! I'm glad I don't have to go again until I'm 1! I weighed 16 lbs, 7 1/4 oz and I'm 26" long. My Mom thought I was longer, but guess not! I am almost in the 50 percentile for both - what's that mean anyways?!

I had lots of fun at Halloween! I loved my costume, but I got really tired towards the end of the evening and still my Mom and Dad had to take me to a few places. I was really glad to see my bed at the end of the night! It's tough work being cute!

Mom and Dad are pretty excited for my first Christmas, but that seems ages away. Oh and I'm getting Christened sometime soon too!

But, I'm getting pretty tired. I think I'll have my bath now and then go to bed. I take it easy on Mom and Dad and go to bed without a fuss most nights!

Love you everyone!

XOXOX
Blake