XOXOXOXOX

All I have to say is, that I have the most wonderful, cute, darling baby boy! I will admit I probably kiss him way too much, in fact the word would probably be smother, but I can't help it, he's just so irresistible! Just the other day, my little man returned the love and my heart melted.
I puckered my lips and said kiss, and he came in with his first kiss! (granted it was open mouth, but it was so darn cute!)
I thought, maybe it was just a coincidence that he came in at that exact moment, so I had to try a few more times, and he did it every time and now he even comes in for his own kisses when we snuggle. How is it possible that everyday I can fall deeper in love with my little miracle. I think my heart will explode!

Cameron on the move

I apologize in advance, to watch this video, you'll need to tilt your head to the left.

Cameron has become very active, and finds all sorts of ways to move about. He's better at some yoga poses than I am. He rolls, he butt scootches, he does hip thrusts on his back while pushing his feet if there's a way he does it except for conventional crawling. We were trying to tempt him with toys, not interested... put the camera on the floor and that's a whole other story......

The great Outdoors

I am loving, absolutely loving this weather. We've been going on daily walks, cooking in our fire pit, and even just hanging out on the Lawn.
It's a whole new world for Cameron to explore. We lather on the sunscreen and head out. Our yard is full of ladybugs, and they seem to love Cameron, whenever I pick one up to show him, they fly off my finger and land on his shoulder.

Discovering an Earth Worm. 100% Boy!

The Great Escape?

Cameron's Trail

Playing in the rocks with Daddy

It's great having a great big yard, and it's even better having a clean yard. Because I was on bed rest last year, our Yard was severely neglected. It got to a point where I was incredibly embarrassed to admit it being my yard. This Last Saturday we had a Cobb family work day which was a great help. Because the work was very overwhelming.
Poor Cameron though the whole weekend he was super needy and I hate to say it cranky. This is where I feel like a horrible mother, Cameron is not a fussy boy so I should have clued in that something was wrong, but all I could think of was why will he not let me get my work done. First it was so super hot. Cameron's a winter baby, this is a new experience for him. He wouldn't eat, he wouldn't sleep. He just wanted to be held. Second my poor little man was cutting his top teeth. He's doing better and let's not focus and me being a bad Mom.....

My little Trooper.

Back to the great outdoors.

I will admit the day started out rocky, like I said I was overwhelmed, it seemed like half the family couldn't make it (the adult half) and then the rest showed up 2 1/2 hours late and then when they did get there I felt as if they were very snippish towards me. Anyways things got done, it all worked out and I'm happy with the results. I no longer have to be embarressed, we can host BBQ's (as soon as we fill our Propane that is), just enjoy our backyard, And I can start my Gardening.I can plant the seedlings I have already started and the rest of the veggies I plan to enjoy.We are doing a variation of Square foot gardening, it's suppossed to up the yield and cut back on weeds, what's not to love about that? It's all clean, we've got our Mushroom poop and we're ready to go! I am super grateful to our neighbour, here I was tilling my garden with shovel and rake, it had been a couple of hours, I was stewing and feeling hard done by, and not even a third of the garden had been tilled. She shows up and asks" would you like to use my Rototiller?" I answered before she even finished. What a difference, how did we even manage without?

Michael Roto-tilling, see all the weeds?, disgraceful!

Brianna and Alicia cleaning our Garage....a years worth of recycling. Aghast!

Jonathan cleaning the Garbage and leaves the wind blew in.

Mom bagging our massive weed pile (they all went to seed last year which means this year is going to be fun!)

Michael turning our compost and combining it with the mushroom poop. If you look closely you can see it flying through the air.

Dave working Hard

Snuggling with uncle Jonathan at the end of the day

Daddy measuring the spaces for square foot gardening

Cameron discovering dirt.....
and having his first taste

It's going to be a great outdoorsy summer!

Just so I don't forget

This post has been at the back of my mind for weeks now. Ironically I keep forgetting. Plus with this gorgeous weather we've been having my time indoors has been limited. Anyways... Just so I don't forget, it seems that whenever I ask other Mothers questions about when they were in the stage Cameron and I are in, unless they wrote it down, they don't remember. Things like when did you start brushing your baby's teeth and did you use tooth paste? When did you introduce certain snack foods? etc. etc.

So here I am writing it down.

Cameron at 7 months old

Weight gain has slowed down considerably (which I will admit concerns me) Cameron went from being in the 75th percentile to under the 50th. He currently weighs just under 19lbs.

On the other hand he is growing lengthwise. He's probably going to end up like his Daddy, tall and skinny. He's 28 1/2 inches long.

He has his two bottom teeth, and the next one on the right poking through. This last weekend was a joyful one as the two top incisors keep threatening to come out.

He gets up on all fours and rocks, he can move backwards and roll all over the place but hasn't figured out the forward motion yet. He is pulling himself up on anything he can support himself with, which means we have had a few head bonks. And he is walking with our support. His favourite positions are sitting and standing up.





He loves to play with blocks, especially knocking the towers down that Mommy and Daddy build. We have tried building many at super speed, he just takes his arm in one sweeping motion and knocks them all down. He loves to just sit and have the bucket (Omi's to be specific) of blocks in front of him and examine each one individually.


Foods we have introduced
Rice, oat and mixed grains cereals. (Which he will only eat with something mixed in with them)
Apples, Bananas, which he is now eating in chunks instead of mashed. Pears, Cameron didn't like these at first, I think maybe the texture, but he enjoys them now. And Peaches.
Yams, Carrots, which his tummy did not tolerate, we'll try again at a later date. Peas and beans, I couldn't grind them small/smooth enough and he would gag on the skins. Broccoli and Butternut squash, both Cameron really enjoys.
Chicken and Pork. Cheese, he's his Daddy's boy here, Cameron loves cheese, it's cute watching him eat it, he looks like a hungry baby bird asking for more.
What does he shut his mouth tight for? Prunes and Avocado.








Cameron loves Water, whether it's bathtime, swimming or hot tub. He's learned to splash, climb the pool wall at Nicholas Sheran and "swim" towards the toy he desires. It doesn't matter how tired he is, when Cameron enters the water he comes alive. He doesn't mind being "dunked" or having water splashed on his face. He's my little water baby.



Cameron is a singer. Last time we were visiting Omi and Opa, Uncle Mikey was playing his guitar for Cameron and Cameron sang along. When the music changed(whether it was volume or genre) Cameron's voice changed with it.


Cameron loves to play with other kids. His Cousins Joseph, Charlotte, Kaleb or Aiden. He loves the kids of my friends. He giggles, play peek a boo and observes everything they do.

It is so fun watching our little man grow! His little personality is starting to show. At home he is fun and playful, climbing and giggling. He loves to talk and gets excited easily. However when we are out and about he becomes Mr. serious. He observes, studies and absorbs.
There are times when he shows his red headed colours. He lets us know when he is unhappy!

Happy Mother's day!

Before I was a Mom,
I never tripped over toys
or forgot words to a lullaby.
or worry whether or not
my plants were poisonous.


Before I was a Mom,
I had never been puked on.
Pooped on.
Chewed on.
Peed on.
I had complete control of my mind
and my thoughts.
I slept all night.

Before I was a Mom,
I never held down a screaming child
so doctors could do tests.
I never looked into teary eyes and cried.
I never got gloriously happy over a simple grin.
I never sat up late hours at night watching a baby sleep.

Before I was a Mom,
I never held a sleeping baby just because
I didn't want to put him down.
I never felt my heart break into a million pieces
when I couldn't stop the hurt.
I never knew that something so small
could affect my life so much.
I never knew that I could love someone so much.

Before I was a Mom,
I didn't know the feeling of
having my heart outside my body..
I didn't know how special it could feel
to feed a hungry baby.
I didn't know that bond
between a mother and her child.
I didn't know that something so small
could make me feel so important and happy.

Before I was a Mom,
I had never gotten up in the middle of the night
every 10 minutes to make sure all was okay.
I had never known the warmth,
the joy,
the love,
the heartache,
the wonderment
or the satisfaction of being a Mom.
I didn't know I was capable of feeling so much,
before I was a Mom

Count your many blessing...

With wind that could blow us to Oz and back, dark skies with endless rain and snow. A 7 month old who seems to be getting 4 teeth at once. A house that never seems to stay clean no matter how hard I try. An empty fridge because the budget is currently a bit tight. Weight that just won't come off which means clothes that just won't fit. And to add insult to injury I'm having a hormonal day. As I sit here wallowing in my pity, wishing I could go "therapy" shopping or have a delicous meal full of fruits and veggies or just go outside for a nice walk without being blown away, I'm reminded of a Shania Twain song "UP"

It's About as bad as it could be
Seems everybody's buggin' me
Like nothing wants to go my way--
yeah, it just ain't been my day
Nothin's comin' easily

Even my skin is acting weird
I wish that I could grow a beard
Then I could cover up my spots
not play connect the dots
I just wanna disappear


Up--up--up--
Can only go up from here
Up--up--up--Up
where the clouds gonna clear
Up--up--up--
There's no way but up from here

Even something as simple as
Forgettin' to fill up on gas
There ain't no explanation why--
things like that can make you cry
Just gotta learn to have a laugh

Up--up--up--
Can only go up from here
Up--up--up--Up
where the clouds gonna clear
Up--up--up--
There's no way but up from here

When everything is goin' wrong
Don't worry, it won't last for long
Yeah, it's all gonna come around
Don't go let it get you down
You gotta keep on holding on

Up--up--up--
Can only go up from here
Up--up--up--Up
where the clouds gonna clear
Up--up--up--
There's no way but up from here

It's true, it can only go up from here...which then reminds me of a song I learned in Primary " If you chance to meet a frown, do not let it stay, quickly turn it upside down and smile that frown away, no one likes a frowny face, change it to a smile, make the world a better place by smiling all the while"

Things really aren't that bad, I do have a lot to be grateful for. It just seems that when it rains it pours ( no pun intended). I could be grateful for the moisture, or a healthy 7 month old who's development is right on track( and not to mention that he's such a good baby, very playful, loves to laugh and come to think of it I should be grateful because the teething gives us extra comfort snuggling time). I could be grateful that we have a home to mess up and that we have things to mess it up with or just the fact you can tell that we have fun and are making family memories. because we haven't gone grocery shopping, I have become very creative in meal making. We have had a lot of experimental meals this week which haven't been half bad. I'm learning provident living, "use it up. wear it out. make it do, or do without". I guess along that lines I'm really not starving looking at my weight, in centuries past heavier set women were considered beautiful because it meant they had wealth to take care of themselves and their families and it meant they could carry babies. I would still like to lose a bunch of lbs, but I am healthy and strong and besides pretty soon I'll have a little one to run after.
The list goes on and on. Other things I am grateful for:
-A loving and supportive Husband (who puts up with my hormonal days and move the furniture days) Added to that a loving and supportive extended family or families I should say.
-That I get me a mother to an amazing baby boy!
- That I get to be an eternal family with Michael and Cameron
-Amazing Friends, My baby group has saved me from my insanity.
- Necessities(and luxuries) : Food, clothing, shelter, shoes, bed with blankets and pillows, heat, electricity, a working vehicle, running water etc.
-My religion, Faith and beliefs and a husband who believes them with me. A God I can count on, a Saviour I can lean on. Prayer to keep me going, Scriptures to guide me and a church Family to rely on and a Temple so close to worship in.
- Health care and a wonderful Doctor
-My senses, sight, hearing, smell, touch and taste, a body that works (ie. I can walk, talk etc.)
- Our kittens (and animals in general)
-Garden, and the amazing world that our Father in Heaven has given us.

The list goes on, Things aren't as bad as they seem....

"When upon life’s billows you are tempest tossed,
When you are discouraged, thinking all is lost,
Count your many blessings, name them one by one,
And it will surprise you what the Lord hath done.

Count your blessings, name them one by one,
Count your blessings, see what God hath done!
Count your blessings, name them one by one,
And it will surprise you what the Lord hath done.

Are you ever burdened with a load of care?
Does the cross seem heavy you are called to bear?
Count your many blessings, every doubt will fly,
And you will keep singing as the days go by.

When you look at others with their lands and gold,
Think that Christ has promised you His wealth untold;
Count your many blessings. Wealth can never buy
Your reward in heaven, nor your home on high.

So, amid the conflict whether great or small,
Do not be disheartened, God is over all;
Count your many blessings, angels will attend,
Help and comfort give you to your journey’s end.

Count your blessings, name them one by one,
Count your blessings, see what God hath done!
Count your blessings, name them one by one,
And it will surprise you what the Lord hath done."

Testimony of the Book of Mormon