Damn that Cameron Diaz!

Ever since Cameron was born, there have been a few people who see his name and call him "her" or "she." Even though some of them are actually looking at him and see him dressed in boy clothes, they still call him a girl! A nurse did it again today on the phone when she saw that his name was Cameron. I decided that Cameron Diaz is really to blame for all of this. She not only has a boy's name but she spells it the boy way. So now, not only am I annoyed with her for her long legs, her plump cheeks, her big smile, and the fact that she was once romantically linked to one Mr. JT (come on, he's a hottie! am I right, ladies?), I am annoyed that she has made people think my son is girl. I guess it is a burden my son will carry for the rest of his life. ;)

In other news, Cam went to the doctor for his 2 month check-up yesterday. Ah, what a challenge that was! We have decided to stick with a pediatrician for Cam rather than a family doc like we did for Owen. Since there is only 1 pediatrictian in our town, we decided to stay with one we met in the hospital in Des Moines. Hence, it's a 45 minute trip one-way to the doctor. So rather than Cody take a half-day from work to stay home with Owen I decided I could brave it all by myself. Though I'm not saying, "What was I thinking?!?!" and I will probably do it again, it still was a bit stressful. Our appt. was at 1pm and we didn't leave the office until 2:45pm. That's a long time to keep a toddler entertained. But he did pretty well until he almost got trapped in an elevator on our way to the parking garage. Thankfully, I pulled him through the doors just in time!

Anyway, we got some good news and some not-so-good news for Cam. Good news is that he weighs 9lbs. 8oz! I couldn't believe it! Though he's still just 19 1/2" long. Looks like we might have another Shorty Cardwell on our hands! The bad news is that he seems to have some neck issues in that it is always tilted to the right. The doctor thinks it could be something called torticollis, which has to do with his neck muscles. The only thing is that he doesn't always do it and the doctor felt his neck muscles and didn't feel like they were very tight, which is a symptom. So she was also concerned that it could be something with his vision. He doesn't track objects like a 2 month old should, but this could be because he was 4 weeks early. I put a toy in front of him last night and moved it and he tracked it very well, better than I've ever seen him do it. So I'm not really sure what to think. The doctor wants us to do some physical therapy and see if that helps so we have our first appt. this afternoon. We'll see what she says and then check back with the doctor in a month and re-evaluate things. I'm praying it's something that can be easily corrected and that it's nothing serious with his vision but really, I guess only time will tell. I hate that my poor little guy has been through so much in his short little life, but I know things could be much worse for us so I am counting my blessings every day! We'll keep you posted!

Cade and the Ladies

Well, after a horrible trip, Beth, Auntie Gaye, and Cade finally made it here last Tuesday afternoon. They were scheduled to be here on Monday night but they got as far as Iowa City (an hour from here) and the roads were HORRIBLE. They inched along, taking 3 hours to go the next 17 miles and then finally decided to stop and spend the night in a hotel. I-80 was still bad the next morning so we had to re-route them and it took them ANOTHER three hours to get here. We were so happy when they finally made it!

We had a great time visiting with them, though, like always, it was too short. They stayed until Saturday and we just hung out here playing with our boys as it was too cold to venture out anywhere. I got a few pictures but not a whole lot. It was just too crazy! And the only picture I got of Auntie Gaye was of her sleeping with Cam, which she informed me I was not allowed to post it on the blog. Beth got a few more than I did so you can go to her blog to check those out if you'd like.

Cade was so cute peeking at Baby Cam. He would say, "Shhh!!!" and point to the baby.


Every time we tried to take a picture of the two boys Cade would look at Owen instead of looking at the camera!


Playing with the Fridge DJ--Cade loved this thing and danced to it all week long. He is quite the little dancer!

Cade doing his "work!"

Auntie Beth and her three boys.

Thanks for braving the winter and visiting with us, guys! We had a great time and can't wait to see you again!

Two Months?!?! Already?

I can't believe that Cameron is 2 months old today! Time flies when you're running on no sleep! ;) Actually, things haven't been too bad. He is really only waking up twice a night and it seems that every couple of nights he is going even longer between feedings. So I am hopeful that within in the next few weeks we might be down to just 1 feeding a night. Cody has been so helpful in getting up at night with him (something I didn't require when Owen was a baby) so that I can get a good chunk of sleep and that has just done wonders for me. However, Cam has been eating like a little piggy during the day so that has kept me quite busy. We're both still tired and trying to get the hang of this whole family of four thing but it's getting a little easier every day. Hence, the lack of blogging lately! Auntie Gaye, Beth, and Cade are here visiting right now and watching the boys for me so I could finally get some new pictures up!

First time in the tub

All my boys lounging

My dino boys--Owen had so much fun taking these pictures. He was so excited to have Baby Cameron lying down beside him.

Cameron is growing like a weed and I'm pretty sure by the time we head to his 2-month well-check next week he will be well over 8 lbs. Aside from some annoying congestion that we can't get rid of, he seems to be very healthy. And Owen is just a wonderful big brother. He dotes on Cameron at every chance and is a great little helper to me. He is always kissing on Cameron and telling him how "handsome" he is. It is just too cute!

Hopefully I won't be away for such a long stretch again and can post some pictures of our visit with Cade and the ladies. We are having a great time together and will be so sad to see them go on Saturday. Stay tuned!