2 Steps, 3 Steps, 6 Steps ...

So how many steps do you have to take to be considered a "walker"???! Well I'd say Blake's walking now!!! He's been taking 2 steps for a few weeks now, but today he's been very brave! He's taking around 6 or so steps! Maybe even a couple more the odd time!! I've heard that once they take those first few steps it's not long before they're running!! It's so cute - he stands up, stands there for a second, puts one foot out, then the other, then he speeds up a teeny tiny bit! He's definitely feeling more confident now! He's so cautious though, it's kind of funny :) His balance is so good, he stands and "dances" and reaches for things and squats, etc. He can definitely walk, but he wants to make sure it's perfect first!! At least that's what it seems like to me! Yesterday he turned 14 months old and apparently the average age for a child to walk is between 13 and 15 months, so I told my Mom he just wants to be totally "average"! Ha, ha, ha! So I just wanted to share the big walking news!!! I'm going to try and post a video of Blake walking on Facebook if I can! Hope everyone had a great weekend!

Love Tracy

Happy Canada Day!!

We hope everyone is enjoying this Canada Day holiday!! We are all feeling good again and enjoying the weather. Blake had a rough time with the antibiotics he was on. It gave him severe abdominal cramps and he had no appetite. This lasted from Sunday evening to Wednesday evening. We were so glad when he was feeling better! Poor little guy. He is growing and changing so much each day. He talks and talks and talks and talks and talks!! Sometimes I think I know what he's saying, but most of the time I have no idea!! He definitely says juice, ball, uh-oh, Mom and Dad. Uh-oh is the most common!! And we think he calls every liquid juice! All we give him is water and milk, but if he thinks it's juice whatever I guess?! It's getting hard to eat or drink around him. He wants whatever you have! And he loves drinking from cups, mugs and water bottles. But it can be pretty messy! Speaking of messy, he's pretty insistent on feeding himself. And boy is it messy!! Every day seems to bring something new. It's amazing how fast he's changing and growing! On Wednesday evening I had dinner out with my New Mom's Group ladies. We always have so much fun when we get together!! This weekend we went camping with my parents to Long Island Lake. It was gorgeous!! Definitely one of my favorite lakes we've visited so far. I REALLY want a cabin on that lake!!!! Mark my words, if I win the lotto I'm buying a cabin there. Cal found a nice one for sale last night online - only $625,000.00!! Peanuts?! LOL! Maybe we could sell our house and live there permanently? Hmmm ... don't think so! Anyways, it is a very nice, clean lake. Beautiful sandy beach and no seaweed. The lake was very busy with boats! There's even a water skiing course on the lake. There's also awesome quadding trails right there. Cal and Dad went out on Saturday and came back dirty and muddy! You know it's a good day quadding when you come back muddy! The weather was so hot. We stuck mostly to the shade, but did head to the beach one day. Blake loved playing in the water! He had a lot of fun. He did come home from camping a little "spotty" though! A couple of mosquitoes must have braved the mosquito repellent. Poor guy! Karen is on vacation this week, but it's turned out okay for us. Cal was off Monday, we're both off today, Wednesday and Thursday my parents are going to watch Blake and then I'm off Friday. We're taking it easy today. Did a little shopping this morning and when Blake wakes up from his afternoon nap we're heading to the park. We hope everyone is enjoying this gorgeous weather (personally it's a little too hot for me!)! Happy Canada Day!

Luv Cal, Tracy & Blake

The Cameron's are under the weather :(

That's right ... we're ALL sick! Boo Hoo!! Blake and I finally got antibiotics yesterday, so hopefully things will start clearing up soon. We've both been to the doctor twice. The first time I went I didn't have an infection, just a virus so those bugs don't need drugs! LOL! But now I must have caught Blake's infection. Hopefully Cal just has a virus and starts feeling better soon. If not, I guess he's off to the doctor too! Other than being sick, we're great :) On Thursday Cal and I went to Cirque de Soleil and it was awesome!!! Even better than the show we saw in Vegas! My sister stayed over Friday night and on Saturday we headed to the St. Albert market. I love that market! Apparently it's Western Canada's largest outdoor market. I love buying all the fresh fruit and produce! Especially the baby cucumbers!! After the market we came back to our house and then Linds and I headed out for a pedicure and some shopping. It was a fun day. That night was long though - Blake and I spent four hours at the hospital waiting to see a doctor. Blake's fever was getting pretty high and I didn't want to spend another night worrying about the fever and if he's okay or not, so I took him in. I'm glad I did, because otherwise I would have lied awake and checked on him a gazillion times. Today we slept in a bit and went to Costco with my Mom and Dad. Blake still has a fever but his nose isn't dripping as much as yesterday. Hopefully these antibiotics clear things up fast! We're going camping next weekend and everyone needs to be 100% again!! Hopefully everyone had a great weekend and enjoyed the hot weather on Saturday!

Luv Tracy

Happy Father's Day!

Happy Father's Day to all Dad's and Grandpa's!! It is Cal's 2nd Father's Day! We gave him part of his gift on Thursday, because it was a large Running Room gym bag and I thought he could use it for Boot Camp Friday morning!! The other half of his gift, a new pair of running shorts, are back ordered! So he'll get them in a week or so. When Cal picked Blake up from Karen's on Thursday, she gave him a Father's Day gift Blake had made! It is a tile finger painted with a picture of Blake in the corner. It's protected with a clear coat so you can put a coffee mug on it or something! Cal took it to work on Friday. We were going to have my parents and Cal's Dad over for supper tonight, but we were all too tired from the weekend. We spent the whole weekend with my Dad and had breakfast together this morning, so that's good! Hopefully we'll talk to Cal's Dad tonight. He's busy around the farm on weekends and outside most of the time, so not easy to catch on the phone!! Blake's 1 yr. immunizations on Thursday were not nearly as bad as I thought they'd be! PHEW!! I thought they'd be much worse because he's older and more aware and there were 3 needles. The first two, one in the arm and one in the leg, didn't even elicit a cry! The third one was one he hadn't had before. It was in the arm and the nurse said it stings. He cried for a few seconds, but that was it! Now he goes back for more immunizations at 18 months and then not again until 4 YEARS (other than the yearly flu shot)!!! That will be a nice break :) Blake weighed in at 23 lbs. 5 oz. (25th percentile) and 29 3/4" (50th percentile). I can't remember what his head circumference was, but it was in the 50th percentile too! At the immunizations we mentioned to the nurse that Blake's right ear was very hot and he was pulling at it. She said it sounds like an ear infection and we should take him to the doctor. So after the immunization appointment I took him to my doctor, but thankfully it wasn't an ear infection. I'm worried that now that he's had one, he's going to get a lot. Camping was great this weekend. It's so nice to get out of the city! It didn't rain, but it was quite windy at times. Elk Island National Park is gorgeous. There are a lot of walking and biking trails and a beautiful beach. On a hot day the beach would be very nice! Blake came down with a cold on Saturday night. Poor little guy. He's soooo stuffed up. I hope an ear infection doesn't follow the cold. I'm glad he's home with Cal tomorrow. Hopefully he'll be feeling better on Tuesday when he goes back to Karen's. On Thursday night Cal and I are going on a date! We're going for dinner and then to Cirque de Soleil. We loved the show we saw in Vegas, so thought we'd check out the one coming to Edmonton! My Mom is babysitting Blake. On Friday Blake and I are heading to Stony in the morning to meet baby Danielle. Danielle was born on June 9 to family friends Erica and Dion Gillam. She looks really cute in all the pictures I've seen and we're excited to meet her! Have a great week everyone!

Luv Tracy

1 Year Pic's and 12 years?!

We finally have Blake's 1 year photo's!! It took awhile to get them back, but they were definitely worth the wait!! I LOVE them! Rose does such an amazing job! I will post a couple on here. Yesterday Blake and I went swimming and for lunch with Renee and Kaeden. We had a lot of fun! Blake sure loves the water. He's a little fish and not afraid at all!! I can't wait for our week at the cabin. It's going to be so much fun! This morning Blake and I met Lesley and Colby. We did some shopping and then had lunch. It was nice to hang out with them! Cal is at their house today helping Gerry drywall their basement. Tomorrow my Mom and sister are coming over for a visit and then we're all going out for supper to celebrate Lindsay's birthday (which was on May 27th). On Thursday Blake has his 1 yr. immunizations. We're not looking forward to that appointment! I think they just get worse and worse each time :( I feel so terrible holding him down ... it sucks!!! But it has to be done. On the brighter side, Friday we are heading out camping!! YAY! We're going to Elk Island National Park. It will be great to get out in our trailer again and celebrate Father's Day in the great outdoors :) Now this is something I have a hard time believing - 12 years ago today Cal and I started dating! 12 YEARS!! OMG - where has the time gone?? Guess time flies when you're having fun?! Have a wonderful weekend and week ahead!

Luv Tracy

Fun-filled weekends!!

Ever since I went back to work, we've been having the best weekends!! I guess we work hard during the week and play hard on the weekends :) Blake and I love our Fridays together, then Cal's off Saturday and Sunday and every 2nd Monday! On Friday Blake and I met some of our New Mom's group buddies at the YMCA indoor playground. It was a blast! We haven't seen them for awhile so it was great to see everyone. Blake loved the playground, especially the tunnel system they have! At first he was sticking his arm in the tunnel and reaching for the kids climbing through and then peering through the holes and then he decided to crawl through the tunnel. I actually had to pull him out! He would go from one end to the next and back again! It was so funny! I'd go up to the holes in the side and say "Peek a boo!" and he'd giggle and keep going! We may have to get something like that for our back yard. So far, the only "large" outdoor toy we have is a sandbox our neighbours gave us! On Saturday we all went for a bike ride and then to the park. It was a beautiful day. We bought new bike helmets last week, so we got to try them out! Blake looked so cute with his on, but it was kind of in the way, because when he leaned back in the bike trailer his helmet pushed forward over his eyes. We'll have to figure that out, because I think he should be wearing a helmet. Blake loved the park. He loves swinging and Cal had him going pretty high! I forbid the under duck though. LOL! On Saturday afternoon my Mom and Dad came in and picked Blake and I up. They got a car seat for their car, which is very handy! Blake and I went out to their house and then Cal came out after his Saturday afternoon poker game. It was my Mom and Dad's 28th year anniversary yesterday, so we had an awesome bbq at their house to celebrate! It was another gorgeous day - we played outside and then ate dinner outside too! This morning we did some running around and then some yard work and when Blake wakes up from his nap we're going for a wagon ride! Tomorrow Cal and Blake are home together all day, so who knows what they'll be up to?! I'm guessing it will involve a walk or a bike ride at one time during the day! All week last week Blake woke up 30 - 45 min. earlier than usual and I'm thinking it may be because the sun is rising earlier. I'm not sure, but we're going to hang a heavy blanket over his window tonight and see if the darker room in the morning makes a difference. I know the "sleep bible" I read and swear by says that if they're waking up too early you should try to put them to bed earlier, but for crying out loud!!! How early should he go to bed?! I really think it's the sun, but we'll see! Although the sun shining bright doesn't prevent him from falling asleep? Hmmm... I'll let you know if the blanket over the window works! We hope everyone enjoyed the weather this weekend!! Have a great week :)

Cal, Tracy & Blake

How long's this one been there??!

Today I discovered Blake has another tooth!! On the top in the far back left hand side. It looks to be through almost all the way so it must have came through awhile ago!! The only way I saw it was because he was laying in the grass and laughing hard at me tickling him! So I looked in his mouth and was quite surprised. I don't even know how to chart these teeth in his baby book anymore because I don't quite know where they are. This one is so far back it might be a molar? I don't know!? Oh well I guess! At least I got the first ten charted :) Hope everyone is enjoying the weekend! The weather has been alright. I got some pots and flowers planted Friday night and today so I'm quite happy :) I love gardening and today Blake "helped" out!!! It was fun!

Take care,

Tracy