Thursday, January 21, 2010

All about Cameron...








Okay, so I am officially in love with a little baby named Cameron. Yes, he happens to be my nephew and yes I am bias but I think he is so handsome and perfect! I also love my niece Alyssa. I wish I could see her more often and build that relationship. But she will also get a blog post all to herself. This one is for Cameron.


Things I love and things I want to remember....
He smiles really big when he sees me! He thinks Jeff is so funny and laughs whenever Jeff is around! I love when he puts his hand on my shoulder when I am carrying him around. I love that when I feed him his bottle he stares into my eyes and we are communicating soul to soul.

I love how smart he is, its very entertaining. He is moving around a lot and I went in to check on him when he was in his crib and he had scooted himself in the corner and he looked up at me and just grinned! So adorable.


He does not do this anymore, but he used to get really impatient when he was hungry and it was comical to watch. He has an old soul I think, he is so good just being held and watching everyone. I love when he grabs my hair and just gently holds it. I love that he sleeps with his hands above his head it is adorable. He hates tummy time and he can roll over really well.

I got to spend a little one on one time with him and we were playing with puppets and he was laughing and mesmerized by the puppets. I put him up on his arms like Lindsay taught me and he rolled over and so I clapped and he laughed, it was very endearing. We did it a few times.

He loves his jumper thing and also loves this laptop that my Mom and Dad got him for Christmas. I love how he smells and his soft skin, Lindsay uses this Lavender baby lotion and it smells heavenly. Lindsay is so sweet to give him to me after she gives him a bath cause she knows I love to snuggle with him!
I love when you feed him a bottle, he will rest his hand on your arm. He used to put his leg on your arm when you are feeding him and it was really cute.
I love watching Lindsay and John interact with Cameron. Lindsay sings him the cutest songs and John talks so cute with him. I think they are the best parents and I am learning so much from them for when I am a parent one day (possibly 2 years from now). Little things like sleep patterns and the importance of scheduling. I just don't want to forget all these cute little things!
I am so blessed that Lindsay and Amanda give me the opportunity to be an involved Aunt and build relationships with my nephew and niece. I love these children so much!

Sunday, January 17, 2010

Pictures and More pictures...

Jeff on our weekly date night. We went to TGIF because the eye appointment Jeff had took 3 hours! We had fun and we decided they had a great menu!



More pictures of our holiday decorations, all after Christmas sales that were so cheap! Gotta love the deals! I did buy our stockings before Christmas got a good deal from Target.


I LOVE this baby! My cute video did not load. How did you all get video's to load, it was on there for 2 hours trying to load. I need suggestions!



My sweet and awesome co-worker Kim! She makes me smile because she is kind and makes you feel important, I just love working with her and a lot of my other new co-workers.


John and Lindsay at church! They are so cute and its fun going to church together.


Robert and Alyssa! He adores his girl :) I LOVE this baby too!

Cameron loves his Daddy!



We all went out to eat at AppleBee's, before my parents went home after the holidays! My parents are picky about their pictures, so I did not post their picture (I don't think they would like it), but they were there with us and we all had fun!




Jeff and I, Lindsay and John






Alyssa soooo cute and tiny! This picture does not do her justice! She looked up at me one day when I was holding her and gave me the sweetest smile and she did this twice and it melted my heart. She ADORES my Dad and is so peaceful when she sleeps on his chest!



A closer look of the 75 percent of loot for our home next year for our first Christmas! We decided our formal tree will be red, gold and silver. Our other tree will be the mismatched ordaments from growing up.



Cameron's new trick, he loves moving himself into the corner, this is the second time Lindsay and I have seen him do this when we have checked in on him! So Lindsay put the blanket on him and decided to have him stay there since it would just wake him up! I love cuddling up to the corner when I am in bed and its against the wall he must be like his Auntie Emme.



I love this outfit, he looks adorable in this sweater!




A guy hit me on my way to work and put a dent in the car. I was soooo annoyed, because I happened to look back and see he was not playing attention and I thought, he is going to hit me! And a second later he did. Luckily, I was far enough back that I did not hit the other guy in front of me!