Cameronisms

We have a little Firecracker! His personality matches his hair. Everyday he makes me laugh!

* Besides "Mama" and "Dada" His first word was "Nein" which is the German word for no. Instead of getting upset at the word no. Cameron would laugh and do it anyway. In fact he is a very smart little guy and he knows exactly what is not allowed. For example my shelf with Family pictures. Cameron will Empty the shelf the whole while singing " nein, nein, nein, nein......." to himself.

*From the very beginning he has been a chatty boy. Babbling to himself and whomever would listen. He mimics all sorts of sounds. He copies the Kittie's meow or a baby crying, coughing, sneezing and even burping and farting. He copies tones in voices, whether, happy, angry or sad.
So far he's got 9 words that he can say. Mama, Dada, Ball, Bottle, Nein(no), Numnum(food), Jump, up and Baby.

*We have a shy little man. When it comes to other adults he's very cautious. I have to say I don't mind this. For one, I'm kind of a Cameron hog but for another I don't necessarily want my children to be okay with strangers. It takes Cameron anywhere from 20 minutes to an hour to warm up to people. He gets clingy and a bit fussy. He doesn't like people in his face or his space. This doesn't mean he's cranky. He just needs time to assess the situation. But once he's figured you out he'll let his crazy, fun, firecracker of a side come out.
Children on the other hand, Cameron loves. Especially big kids. He wants to do what they are doing. He especially loves his cousins. Kaleb and Aiden on Michael's side who call him "baby Tameron" and Joseph and Charlotte on my side.










*Cameron makes the funniest facial expressions. I would really love to know what's going on in that little head of his. My favourite is when he smiles and scrunches his nose all the while snorting. (It's his excited face)












*Ever since he has learned to move around. Cameron has been on the GO, GO, GO. he's my little energizer bunny. So much to do and so much to explore. At first he would taste everything, the walls and doors and even the door stoppers. And lets not forget the shelves and drawers and baskets. They must all be emptied. No laundry basket is safe with Cameron around. He does now try to put items back. And lets not forget that the world is a jungle gym!(need I say any more?) Meal times is another discovery zone. Throwing food off the tray seems to be the greatest game. (Drives me absolutely batty though).
Because of his constant Activity, Cameron burns all his calories and then some and from months 8-10 he actually lost weight. He eats a lot. His favourite is pasta with tomato sauce. Tomatoes, peas and any fruit except banana's at the moment. He's funny with mushy textures. I think he's going to be like his Daddy, Tall and skinny.
























*I love Cameron kisses. His air kisses are " MMMMWWWAAA" and real kisses are complete open mouth, tongue out and all with the accompanying "mmmmwwwaaa".






*Cameron loves songs. At church he'll sing along. And when I sing to him before bed if I stop he'll grunt for me to continue. He love active songs, his favourites are "zoom, zoom, zoom, we're going to the moon. At the count down he'll raise his hands in the air and shout (Blast Off!). And he loves the hokey Pokey. He actually gets quite upset when we stop.






(Cameron loves to listen to Uncle Mikey play. He also loves to sit with Uncle Matt and his laptop and dance to his music.)

* Cameron also loves books. He has to pick them though and he'll let you know if he doesn't want the one you've chosen. Currently we don't read the stories though. Cameron turns the pages and points to the pictures and we talk about them.



* Being my little redheaded firecracker he has got a bit of a temper on him. He flops around on the ground like a fish out of water. screaming an angry scream, He'll calm down. look at me and start all over again. I have to leave the room to laugh because I find it funny. What could possibly be so upsetting at this age? Not going for a car ride was the result of one.


we cannot leave the park until Cameron has had at least 45 minutes in the swing.


Every Day is an adventure. It amazes me how such a little person can have such a big personality. We laugh, we cry, we get angry and we have a lot of fun!

Weight loss diaries

Four years ago I was told I had become Insulin resistant and had PCOS (Poly Cystic Ovarian Syndrome) and was Insulin resistant . I was also told that unless I did something about my weight I would never become a Mother. This news devastated me as that was all I have ever wanted to be. I never was a skinny person, but I was fairly active which seemed to balance things out, I was however at my heaviest weight . I became incredibly focused and within 6 short months I had lost 60lbs and brought my body fat down from 34% to 17%. I was active, I was fit, and never in my life was I so skinny. I felt great. I worked out everyday and ate incredibly healthy. A year and a half after losing the weight and keeping the weight off I found out we were expecting! After 4 painful years of trying my dreams came true. I had full intention of keeping fit throughout my entire pregnancy and eating best to nourish baby. Life doesn't always happen as planned. I was put on strict bed rest, which means no exercise. And sadly fruits and veggies nauseated me. And I have to be honest I gave into EVERY craving I had. I gained all my weight back plus ten pounds. After Cameron was born I was determined to get back into shape, but everytime I would start a work out program (including just brisk walking) I would lose my milk. Breastfeeding at the time was more important to me. I am now finished nursing and am ready to get myself back into the game. I want to have the energy I need to be there for my Son plus any more who decide to come to our Family. I want to like my body again, I want to feel good about myself. I don't want my weight from keeping me doing the things that I want to do.

My parents took me out to Dinner on my Birthday. I had a deep fried breaded chicken sandwich on a white bun with French fries. I decided That would be my last "bad" meal for a while and that afternoon I went on a 5K walk with my baby group. The next day I used my Birthday money and bought a membership to biggestloserclub.com and bought some DVD's and weights.
To give me a little kick in the right direction ( I don't know if this was smart or just plain crazy) I signed up to compete in a Sprint triathlon,

I also started a weight loss blog to keep me accountable. It is private, but if you are interested let me know and I'll email you an invite. It was/is a little to personal to make public. I am a month behind. (so much for accountability) but it really helped in the beginning. At my 3 month mark I had lost 34lbs and 16.5 inches. Not too bad I don't think.

Triathlon- August 21, 2010 ( 6 weeks into my journey)

Today was Triathlon day!!!!! I can't believe how fast the last six weeks have flown by! This morning I woke up and my stomach was all nerves. My goal was 20-60-40 minutes (swim, bike, run).

The swim wasn't bad at all, My time 17 minutes 12 seconds. I BEAT MY GOAL!

The bike was hard. More mentally than physically! My legs did burn and there is a brutal hill at the half way mark that did me in, I rode the whole way though. At times I thought I was going to puke. Most of the time I thought my heart would pound right out of my chest! And a few times I had to stop myself from losing it, the tears just kept trying to come. My time 52 minutes 34 seconds. I BEAT MY GOAL!

My legs were jello after the bike and The first few steps of the run were difficult. My legs were protesting! I can't really call it a run. I can call it a jog though. Not once during the entire 5k did I stop to walk. the first 2.5 kilometers were a challenge but then I found my stride, maybe it was because I knew I was in the home stretch.
My time 38 minutes 10 seconds. I BEAT MY GOAL!

As I crossed that finish line I did break down. I DID IT! I survived! I completed a full triathlon, swim and all. I wept from relief that it was over, exhaustion and accomplishment.

No pictures, Because I beat my goal times Michael wasn't ready at the transition areas. And I'm not about to show the world my before pictures.

Cameron's first Haircut (July 20, 2010)

Cameron is growing so fast. And so is his hair. I had complained for at least a month that Cameron needed a cut. Michael thought it odd because most mom's hesitate and put it off as long as possible. I'm a sentimental mom but I do not like boys with long or scraggly hair. Clean cut is Handsome! Although I will admit as I was paying my eyes did get a bit misty.

He did really well. I took him to beaners, which if you ask me is way too expensive for kid's cuts. But they did let me keep his hair and they gave me a first haircut certificate. Cameron was so curious, he sat there and just observed.

















And this too we did with our pals Jill and Milo.

Cameron Nine Months (July 19th 2010)

I'd like to say we had a beautiful and warm summer. But we didn't in fact we were lucky to get a nice day here and there. And of course living in southern Alberta half of our warm days were too windy to go outside.
We were blessed though on the day Auntie Kimmy came down to capture our little Firecracker on film (or disc or card) it was a beautiful day!

We also did Family Pictures at the same time.

Jill, Jesse and Milo had their pictures done too, so off course we had to get some of the best buds together.