She Earned It

When Camden got her vaccinations yesterday, her doctor told us that we should give her some Children's Tylenol when we got home and then only give her more if she "earned it." Meaning that she should get more if she was running a fever or in obvious pain.

She slept most of the afternoon, but was quite whiney for Camden. That night when she went to sleep she was very restless. I would wake up every half hour or so to her whimpers. I finally took her out of her crib and laid her on my chest while I reclined on the sofa. At about 1am, she woke me up with hard crying...it was then I noticed how hot her head felt. I took her temperature and it was 101.9! The poor thing was miserable. I stripped her, gave her some more medicine, and spent the next 3 hours rocking and trying to comfort her. By 4am she was finally back to sleep and I got a few more hours in myself. I am more aware of how blessed I have been that she has slept through the night since she was a wee newborn and that this has not been our normal night! Needless to say, however, I was exhausted this afternoon at work and am ready to crash now...this is what it will look like in our house this evening.

Thankfully Camden is doing much better!

More shots!

Today Camden got her 4-month round of immunizations. Ouch!

She also officially is in the 50th percentile in everything...well jjjuuuuusssstttt shy of it. She weighed 12lbs 13ozs. and is 24" long. Whoo Hoo!

Thanksgiving, Part II

On Friday, we spent the day with my family for our Thanksgiving. Camden was excited to go so she could tell Grandma Pat just how she felt.

And she showed off how good she is at sucking on fingers....hers...yours...Camden does not discriminate.

Grandma and Camden also got some good cuddling in when it was nap time.

And finally it was time for some loving from Grammy!

Thanksgiving

We traveled to Illinois to visit Kevin's family for Thanksgiving. There were so many people to see and pictures to take! On the drive over, Camden was decked out in her camo and enjoying the ride next to me in the back seat.

We stayed with Kevin's cousin Amy and her family. Amy has two rough and tumble boys and sure enjoyed the time with sweet, cuddly Camden.

Today we saw a lot more Aunts, Uncles and Cousins. All of Camden's "Greats" were there. Great Aunt Sharon especially enjoyed getting to meet Camden.

We also made sure to get the four generations on her Daddy's side (Camden sure likes talking to her Grandma!)

And a family portrait.

Finally it was just time to be with Mama.

Playing is Hard Work

Camden is really working her feet and legs. She loves to kick and jump and stand. She is discovering they make play much more fun.

Uh-Oh....

Whoa....

She eventually circles herself all the way around. It can entertain her for quite a while.

The cutie sure loves to play!

What a Difference

It was about this time a year ago that we knew we were expecting our darling Camden. It was actually the Monday after Thanksgiving that I took a home pregnancy test, but her four month birthday is today and it got me thinking. What a difference a year can make.

She's making every effort to sit up on her own, so I took this month's bear pictures with her sitting up...well, propped up.

Guess I pushed it a second too long!

She still loves to cuddle with the small bear. She gives it lots of hugs.

And look what a difference four months can make!

Camden is Precious

There are a number of pictures that I haven't posted in the past few weeks, but they're just too cute to not share. Whether she's sleeping....

...hanging out with mommy...

...plotting to take over the world...

...wearing daddy's Colt's hat...

...or even getting burped...

Camden is precious!!