18 Months - Camden

Okay, so Fall got away from us so I totally forgot to do a 15 month post for Camden, but I will make sure all is up to date on our now 18 month old. Camden is a fearless little boy who is almost always on the move. He can throw quite the fit, unless you give in and give him his pacifier. We feel like he is all boy, jumps, climbs and throws everything!!

Movement: Like I said, this kid is almost always on the move, and he is usually running there! He has been walking for quite awhile, but he had pretty bad balance until he had his tubes put in. We have found him to be pretty quick too. He has run away from mom a time or two in the store...and he giggles the whole time!

Eating:Well this changes from time to time, he isn't much for veggies, but he eats a few more than his big sister Kaylie. He loves mac and cheese like Kaylie, but isn't much for fruit snacks. He is the type of kid that only eats when hungry which is a great thing! He also loves his milk, if he get the choice between juice or milk he will pick milk 80% of the time.

Teeth: Camden has 17 teeth, and unfortunately he still bites with all of those teeth. We have gotten better in that last few months now that he has started to talk.

Sleep: He is not the best sleeper, we usually hear him at least once in the middle of the night because he lost his pacifier. And he is a morning person, sadly :( He is usually up by 5 a.m. every morning. Camden does still take 2 naps for us, but only 1 at daycare.

Voice: Camden is really starting to us his voice! Here are the words that at least make sense when he says them:

Mommy
Dadddy
Kaylie
Sadie
Grandma
Grandpa
Rocky
Move
Sit Down (Talking to Sadie)
Eat
Eye
Ear
Potty
Shoe
Coat
Sock
Puppy
Night Night
Hi
Hello
Bye
See ya
Love you
Ouch

Diapers/Clothes: Diapers: 4 Clothes: 18 month pants, 24 month tops

Nickname: Butch, Butch Boy, Bud, Cam, Bug a boo, Bug

Bucket List - Summer 2014

We didn't do very well for the Spring, so we are going to try to do better for this Summer. Now that daddy works for himself it should help to be able to get away more!!!

1. Outdoor movie night

2. Waterloo Buck's game as a family

3. Visit the Blank Park Zoo

4. Go camping as a family of 4

5. Mommy & Kaylie Date

6. Daddy & Kaylie Date

7. Go to tropical sno for sno-cones

8. Day trip to somewhere new

9. Visit the Arboretum and play

10. Fly a kite

11. Spend the day in Cedar Rapids and find new things to do

12. Mommy and daddy have a date night at home, drinks and a fire

13. Swimming lessons for both kids

14. Movie day on a raining day

15. Take Camden to the Falls for the first time

16. Make homemade popsicles

17. Visit the Des Moines Farmers Market

18. Ride our bikes to a park and have a picnic

19. Attend story time at the library

20. Visit the Amanas/Williamsburg

Happy 1st Birthday Camden!!!

How is it possible that our little boy is 1!! It has been an interesting and exciting year for us. Shortly, after Camden was born Zach decided to go to an new company to try video production on his own. That worked for a little while until right after Christmas, he was laid off. So on top of having a 2nd child, Daddy has gone out on his own with his business. Well we have been surviving quite well so hopefully that will continue.

We have loved to watch as Camden has evolved into his own person. I know they say not to compare your children, but it is so much fun to see the similarities and the difference between the two!! You can tell that he really adores Kaylie, but some days they fight none other! I can't wait to watch what the years bring with these two. Now, on to the Birthday Boy!!

Movement: Well a day before his 1st birthday, Camden decided that he was going to take off. He thinks he is pretty big stuff and it is so much fun to watch him walk to you. I know I was wishing for this day, but next month I will probably wish I hadn't because he will be running away from me. He also loves to dance, it is one of his favorite things and he likes to bounce which he starts to do when Kaylie is jumping off of everything.

Eating: We took him off formula around the middle of the month, he really wasn't taking it so we figured it was time to go table food only. He is still an outstanding eater and we hope that continues. I would have to say currently his favorite food is fruit, blueberries and watermelon are the top ones right now!

Teeth: I counted the other day and we have 10 teeth now, a couple are just coming in. Yay, biting continues!!! We are still working on that one! Sounds like there are a few of them at daycare that keep biting one another.

Sleep: Camden is more like his mommy and loves his sleep. He usually takes two naps for me, but at daycare they only get him one. That can mean for a little bit of a crank at night so he usually goes to bed around 6 or 6:30 p.m. and wakes up between 5:30 or 6 a.m. Few nights were he hasn't slept the greatest, but more on that in a bit.

Voice: He is always blabbing away and of course he is convinced whatever he is saying makes sense. We are starting to hear more and more words, plus he is starting to use some of the sign language from daycare. I remember with Kaylie that really helped her learn her words. We can't wait to hear more and more words from him, that is if his sister lets him talk!

Diaper/Clothes: Size 3 Diapers, 12 month mostly clothes

Nicknames: Bud, Butchy Boy, Buddy, Brother Camden, Cam, Bug a Boo

 

 

 

Camden is still coming in Tall and Skinny! He is going to caught up to his sister in weight very soon though. We also have had some problems with Ear Infections this spring, so we will have to take him to a specialist soon. Mommy and Daddy are not looking forward to that one, but we have been told the surgery isn't too bad!!

 

Bucket List - Spring 2014

We did not do very good this Spring. It might have to do with Mommy and Daddy working more or maybe it was all the rainy weather we got. Hope the summer we are able to get a few more experiences in.

1. Have a picnic

2. Family Game Night

3. Go on a nature walk

4. Take a new family photo

 

 

 

 

5. Plant Flowers

6. Go to an Easter Egg Hunt

7. Go to Des Moines Farmer's Market

8. Go to the petting zoo

9. Visit the Amanas

10. Plan a camping trip for the summer

Camden...11 Months

Movement: Camden is still moving around a lot, but not walking yet. He always leans forward so I think that is why we aren't walking yet. He has started to use his walker a little more and he thinks he is hot stuff. Plus he loves to show off by standing alone; he gets this little smile because he is so proud of himself. We will see if he is walking by next month or not.

Eating: Goodness this kid can eat!!! I swear he eats all the time. He usually takes 3 to 4 bottles of formula still and then also eats breakfast, lunch and dinner with some snacks in the middle. We started whole milk with him, but then he got sick for a week with the flu and a double ear infection so he wasn't eating much. We have not found too much that he doesn't like; he eats fruits, veggies, and meats. Seems to love them all. Hopefully this continues, because he is helping make Kaylie try some new foods too.


Teeth: I believe I counted 9 teeth this morning. He has three top & bottom in the front and 3 of his 1st year molars are coming in. He is still biting, but this month he has slowed up on it. Might be because the teeth have finally came through.

Sleep: He has become a great sleeper!!! He goes to bed any where from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. at night and wakes up between 5:30 a.m. to 7:00 a.m. His bed time always depends on if he got any naps at daycare or not. Also, if we are playing outside at night he stays up later.

Voice: Camden is starting to make noises that sound like words. We have heard Hi, Bye, Mama, Dada, and up. He is starting to tell us more what he wants with the way he acts and points to things. Can't wait to hear more words from him.

Favorites: Camden's favorite things right now are being outside, he can be screaming but as soon as you go outside he is happy. His big sister is one of his favorites currently, you can tell he adores her and thinks she is pretty funny!!! Taking selfies with my phone!! His newest thing is that he loves to look at the picture that I am trying to take and of course he loves to help me take it! 

Diaper/Clothes: 12 Month clothes (hopefully it warms up since all our 12 months are shorts/tshirts) and 3 diapers

Nicknames: Brother Camden, Bug, Buddy, Bud

Camden - 10 Months

Movement: Wow, can Camden cruise around the furniture. He has also started to let go for longer periods of time and has taken a few steps. He thinks he is pretty hot stuff when he does it. Our luck he will be running by the end of the month!!! Then we will be chasing two.

Eating: He still takes about 3 bottles a day, one in the morning after waking up, one around lunch and one right before bed. Camden still eats everything!! Last night, he had beef and rice and loved it! Hopefully this will make his sister try some new things, but if I have one good eater I can't complain right?!?

Teeth: We have 5 teeth for sure, but another is working on coming through. Unfortunately, Camden has found that his teeth can be used for biting. We are trying to break it, but it is a tough one. Kaylie gets bit the most since she is always taking toys away from him.

Sleep: Camden takes two naps a day usually. One in the morning around 9 to 10 a.m. and one around 1 or 2 p.m. They can be as long as 2 hours, but are usually only an hour. He will some times take a short nap before dinner, but that depends on how the day went. The last few nights he has been waking up, we are hoping that it won't be a common thing.

Voice: We are pretty sure that we have heard bye-bye when he waves and he says "ma ma". Grandpa Boe is convinced that he said Grandpa the other day, who knows! He is babbling all the time, so we are sure to hear more soon. He is starting to communicate more than just trying, he wanted more of something at dinner the other night and made some noise to get my attention and pointed to it.

Diaper/Clothes: Size 3 Diapers, 12 month mostly clothes

Nicknames: Bud, Butchy Boy, Buddy, Brother Camden, Cam, Bug a Boo

Kaylie - We have a 3 year old! (Yearly Interview Included)

Movement:  Kaylie is always on the move. Tonight, she asked me if she could run in my house. It was one of the funniest things she has ever said. She loves to dance and do gymnastics, she loves to jump and unfortunately she loves to jump on our furniture. I am very surprised that she hasn't hurt herself.
Eating: Well she isn't the greatest eater in the world. She will not eat anything that is green, one day she refused pasta because it was green. Kaylie hates vegetables and refuses to even try them. Our hope is that one day that when Camden eats the vegetables that she will. It hasn't worked yet!! Her favorite foods are Mac and Cheese and french fries.

Sleep: She is pretty great at sleeping, she has been sleeping in her big bed for awhile now and seems to really love it. It can get very hard to get her to nap in her bed though, she would rather play in her bed. We some times have a problem getting her to sleep at night because she wants to play, but we are working on that.

Voice: Kaylie has always been a chatter, she seems to have quite the vocabulary. She always is saying new things and the things that she comes up with are funny. It really cracks us up when she says things that we have said, like the other day she told me that she was frustrated! I have no idea what she was frustrated about.

Favorites: Some of Kaylie's favorite things right now, her brother Camden, her Barbies, her leap pad, legos.

Clothes: 4T Shirts & 3T Pants

Nicknames: Baby Girl, she isn't much into nicknames right now. She will always correct us and tell us she is Kaylie

Yearly Interview:

What is your name?                       Kaylie Eberman

How old are you?                            3

What is mommy’s name?            Mommy Boe

What does mommy do during the day? Color and make silly

What is daddy’s name?                 Daddy Zach

What does daddy do during the day?     Stay at Home and Make silly sounds

What is your favorite color?       Purple

What is your favorite toy?           Cow

What is your favorite tv show?  Mickey

Who Is your best friend?              Shannon & Madi

What is your favorite drink?       Juice

What is your favorite food?        Sandwich (Pretty Sure we do not eat sandwiches) & a Nana

What is your favorite holiday?  A Bunny - Easter?

When is your birthday?                                How about Tuesday

What do you want to be when you grow up?      A Cow or a princess

             

Camden - 9 Months

Movement: Camden is still moving like crazy. He is pretty much only crawling now and starting to go from furniture to furniture. From time to time he lets go, but still doesn't have the balance to stand up alone yet. We will see if he decides to walk a little this month or not.

Eating: Camden is an eating machine, but only with table food & baby food. He has really slowed down on formula. He only takes a bottle in the morning, around lunch and at night now. The doctor told me that it is fine since some baby wean themselves off of formula. You learn something new every day!! We haven't really found anything he isn't a fan of with table food yet. I hope that it stays that way, he eats veggies, unlike Kaylie!

Teeth: Still only four teeth, but he seems to bite a lot of things so who knows if he is getting more or not.

Sleep: This month we starting sleeping through the night again!!! Yippy. Makes Mommy and Daddy very happy! He still takes quite a few naps during the day, but I figure if he is tired than I would rather him get sleep and be happy.

Voice: Camden does babble, but he is much quieter than his sister. Must be that he can't get in a word most the time with her around. He is making the da da and ma ma sounds, but doesn't quite know what he is saying.

Favorites: His Grandpa Boe, man are they buddies right now. Grandpa has been getting quite a bit of quality time with Camden, since we started our work out program 10 weeks ago. We go to work out at 5 a.m. and usually Camden gets up shortly after we leave and hangs out with Grandpa.

Diaper/Clothes: 9 month or 12 month clothes and 3 diapers

Nicknames: Bud, Butchy Boy, Buddy, Brother Camden, Cam

Winter Bucket List 2013-2014

We are over Winter around here so I thought I would put our Winter Bucket list up so you can see what we did this winter. It is starting to look like Spring around here.

1. Go on the Santa Express

2. Decorate the Christmas Trees as a family

3. Make a Christmas Craft
4. Build a Snowman
5. Drive to look at lights

6. Go sledding

7. Decorate the house

8. Make Christmas cookies

9. Leave cookies and carrots for Santa & Reindeer

10. Take a horse drawn carriage ride

11. Have an inside picnic

12. Try a new tradition for Christmas morning
13. Make candy cane milkshakes
14. Take a picture with Santa

15. Have a game night

Camden - 8 Months

Movement: Camden now knows how to crawl. He began last month around the end. He still sometimes does the army crawl because it is still faster. Camden also is always trying to stand up without help; which he does not have the balance for yet. He seems to think that he can also pick things up while trying to stand.
Eating: He is still having 6 oz bottles every 3 to 4 hours. He really doesn't take them very well since he would rather have real food. We have also learned that you can't eat anything in the house without him finding you and wanting some. He has tried lots of new foods lately such as bananas, noodles, bread, and french toast sticks. Camden is quite the eater!
Teeth: Still only 4, but still working on some.
Sleep: We are sleeping through the night, at least for now. I refuse to get my hopes up yet, since we thought we had the sleeping thing done a few months ago.
Voice: Camden has really found his voice lately. He loves to talk very loudly and he is starting to sound like he is saying words more. Can't wait to see what the next few months do for his voice/speech!
Favorites: His puppy is one of his favorites right now. He loves her and Sadie seems to like him too. Bathtime is a new favorite now that he is in the bed tub. So far he doesn't seem to fear the water at all.
Diaper/Clothes: 9 months clothes, but they are starting to get short in the arms and legs and 3 diapers

Nicknames: Butchy Boy, Bud, Buddy, Brother Camden, Cam

Camden - 7 Months

Movement: Wow, can Camden move this month! He has learned how to army crawl and man can he move. Kaylie has learned that this isn't as great for her, he is getting into her stuff much more. She hasn't quite figured out that we need to move our stuff higher if we do not want brother to get into them. Camden also has figured out that now that he can move that there is more to get into aka dog food! We have to watch him like a hawk because he likes to put Sadie's food in his mouth.

Eating: Formula is not for this kid anymore. He will eat it if he has too, but he has really found that table food is great. Since Camden has a few teeth, we have started to give him a few different foods like buns/bread, crackers and applesauce. He would rather not eat baby food if at all possible, but when he does he eats like a champ! He is definitely an eater.

Teeth: We know have 4 teeth, both top and bottom front teeth. I think we are cutting some more because we are drooling and chewing a lot. His little teeth and very sharp and he loves to bite things. So watch out!

Sleep: Still not the greatest sleeper. We will get two nights that he sleeps all night and then go back to waking up. Camden usually sleeps better if we give him a cat nap right around dinner time, but it doesn't always work.

Voice: Camden can be a chatty one, but also can be very quite. He really likes to jabber on and on, but some times he just sits and takes everything in.

Favorites: His mama, I have a mama's boy that is for sure, but secretly I love it! He is my little buddy. Some times it can make the day difficult because he doesn't want to play or go to someone else and I can't get anything done. He also is really loving his Scout Dog, we turn it on every night when he goes to bed and it sings to him.

Diaper/Clothes: 9 months and 3 diapers
Nicknames: Bud, Buddy, Butchy Boy

Elf on the Shelf: 2013

We decided to do Elf on the Shelf this year with Kaylie. She got her new elf on the Saturday after Thanksgiving. We named her Snowflake. 

Day 1: November 30th

Day 2: December 1st

Day 3: December 2nd

Day 4: December 3rd:

Day 5: December 4th

Day 6: December 5th

Day 7: December 6th

Day 8: December 7th

Day 9: December 8th

Day 10: December 9th

Day 11: December 10th

Day 12: December 11th

Day 13: December 12th

Day 14: December 13th

Day 15: December 14th

Day 16: December 15th

Day 17: December 16th

Day 18: December 17th 

Day 19: December 18th

Day 20: December 19th 

Day 21: December 20th

Day 22: December 21st 

Day 23: December 22nd

Day 24: December 23rd

Day 25: December 24th

On the last day, Santa lifted Snowflake's magic for a few minutes so that Kaylie could give her a hug goodbye. I think Kaylie is going to really miss Snowflake and we can't wait to see what crazy things she will do next year!