Updates and going ons

Last Week Michael says "I don't like Nesting, because when you Nest it means I Nest too." Nesting has begun. The Nausea is mostly gone, yes smells still affect me, but I am doing ok. I actually feel pretty good compared to the last 3 months. I am actually able to get up off the couch and get things done. My House is starting to come together. Things are actually organized. The basement still needs to be tackled but I have a date and a babysitter already booked for Michael and I to venture into the depths of our home. I can actually prepare and cook meals again, and eat them. And with this nice weather we've been having, I've been able to eat meat again thanks to the BBQ. I still have some blah days, but and it's a big BUT, my good days outnumber the bad.

I thought I'd give a few updates. For example the big boy bed. Cameron loves it. In fact he doesn't like it when we get into it. For the first week, every morning he would tell me that he slept in his bed, he is very proud. One night he did fall out, When I went to check on him all he said was "fall down" I put him back in bed and he went right back to sleep. Another night when I went to check on him he was on the floor, I don't know if he climbed out or not. There has only been two incidents where he hasn't stayed in bed when we've put him down. They were both my fault. One was because he was hungry and the other was because he needed a bum change. Cameron actually asksto go to bed when he's tired and climbs in. I cannot complain. And what of the Crib? He now refers to it as the baby's bed.

One morning while I was doing my computer stuff.
I heard Cameron making animal noises, so I went and checked on him and he was on his bed, reading his books out loud to himself.
So cute!

Second update, my Kittens. Tiger was Euthanized. This was very hard for me. She was too sick to save. I'm sorry I couldn't help her, I wish I could have done more. And Rugrat is being treated and waiting to be adopted. I miss them. Fluff has turned into a very loving and needy Kitten. We bought some "temptations". Cameron loves to shake the bag and give the kitty her daily treat. We've also started to let her out. I think for now we'll keep her for a little while longer.

We have been loving The warm Weather. If I can help it, I try to spend the entire day outdoors. We have a Park just outside our Backyard and Cameron knows it. One day we were playing in our sandbox and Cameron decides he wants to get into the Wagon. I tell him to get in and I'll pull. First he tells me to open the back gate. To which I reply that if He gets in I'll open the gate and pull him through. He gets in and I then proceed towards the front gate. Cameron did not like that, and he let me know. So I turn around and head out the back. As soon as we are out of the back, he jumps out of the wagon, says "park" and walks to the park and starts playing. He's too smart for His or his parents own good.

We spend a good amount of time at a few different playgrounds around our home. So far we have gone to the Zoo weekly. This last Weekend Heritage park opened so we will frequent there too. We also go to the pool quite often, Cameron loves swimming. And I love to get out and have fun and watch my boy learn and grow.

Looking at Mountain Sheep with Daddy

Chasing a Tortoise in the Rainforest

The Kids love throwing Pennies in to the fountain in the Butterfly enclosure

This past long weekend Michael had Friday off as well as Monday which was nice so we went to the Zoo, yet again. I think I could go everyday and Cameron wouldn't get tired of it. He loves the animals. Right now whenever he hears Zoo, he says "Camel?" We have a bunch of toy animals and animal books and I think they are his favourites. He kisses each page or makes the animal toys kiss each other. The other Day when we were reading a Farm Animal book, when we got to the Geese (goose, is currently his favourite), he looked at the goslings and said "aww cute" (coot is how he pronounced it). He's so sweet. Friday night we went out to dinner to Olive Garden. And my Husband gorged himself on salad and breadsticks and then ate his entire Pasta. So needless to say Saturday morning he wasn't feeling really well. We were going to have a picnic at prince's island and feed the ducks and play on the park but because He couldn't leave the bathroom, I took My Mom, and my sister Kimmy and Joseph instead. I was a bit bummed that my Family weekend didn't work out quite the way I planned but we had fun. We packed most of our picnic food but bought a bucket of chicken and headed over to the park. Kim and I decided that Picnic's are not for our Boys. Outside is not for eating, it's for playing. So while Mama, Kimmy and I ate the boys ran around the field and rolled down the hill and did somersaults and just enjoyed the beautiful day. This is the third time I've tried a picnic with Cameron and every time is the same. I wonder if he'll eat when we go camping. Again everything Joseph did, so did Cameron. Just like the "little Critter" book my son is "ME TOO" he says it too. We didn't get to feed the ducks. Geese really, there were maybe 2 ducks and a whole schwack of geese. I was told I wasn't allowed to bring my stale bread and they didn't have the feed machines anymore. We tried a banana muffin which kind of scared me because the Geese went a little nuts.

Rolling down the Hill

"Me too"

Cameron discovering his Shadow

After nap we had BBQ and then went to the park for an hour to let Cameron burn off energy. He is really proving to be a monkey.



Sunday was church, of course. Which is always a great experience, especially this Sunday because Michael spoke and my Mom taught the RS lesson. Cameron is getting better at being in Nursery by himself. He's still iffy in the beginning but once he starts playing he's OK. I wanted to support Michael in Sunday School so I left Cameron quite soon. I normally linger in Nursery. I don't know if the separation is harder for Cameron or for me. Probably me. The first Sunday I left him alone I sent people in to check on him.

Monday Cameron spent the Afternoon with Omi so Michael and I could have a date. I'm grateful we saved that for Monday. Friday and Saturday were beautiful and Monday rainy. We went to a Movie nothing exciting but it was nice to spend the time together.

This whole week has been yucky and rainy. Which is a real bummer because we are babysitting again. 3 this time, 2 girls ages 7 and 5 and a boy just a few months older than Cameron. I had all these plans to spend time in the great outdoors to tire them out. But Nature had plans of it's own.So now I have to become creative. Crafts, games, activities. I hope that I can rise to the occasion. President Monson once said "Do not pray for tasks equal to your abilities, but pray for abilities equal to your tasks. Then the performance of your tasks will be no miracle, but you will be the miracle." And I hope that I can surprise myself once again.

I'll let you know.