2 Months Old

And in a blink of an eye Cameron is now 2 months old!  Wow time is flying by fast.  Only a couple more weeks left on maternity leave.  It makes me sad so I'm not even gonna think about it.

Cameron is getting bigger and learning new things all the time!  He had his 2 month checkup last week.  He's 12 lbs. 11 oz and about 23 inches long.  He's about in the same place as Nate at this age. He received a good bill of health from the doctor.  And sadly he had to have his first shots which was hard to watch.  I think he turned even redder than Nathan did.  But he had a quick recovery thank goodness and no real fever or suffering later on in the day.

Here are the fun things happening at 2 months:

*Cameron is smiling a lot.  We love his smiling sessions and it just melts our hearts.  He's got such a joyful smile.
*We got out the baby gym and Cam likes it so far.  He's grabbed on to the rings a couple times and likes to look in the mirror.  He's not enamored with the gym--he's even just content looking around the room at different objects and colors
*We get big smiles from Cameron when we read to him--especially books like Goodnight Moon, Brown Bear and Baby Elmo is So Big
*He found his hands in the past 2 weeks.  He likes to look at them and suck on them.  We're hoping he doesn't start sucking his thumb.  So far we're in the clear.
*He has slept through the night a couple times!  Before Daylight Savings ended we had a couple nights of 7 and 8 hours that Cam slept before waking up.  It was heavenly!  But as most parents know the Daylight Savings process interrupts any kind of great schedule you worked so hard to achieve.  So now we're back to him sleeping about 5-6 hours at a time and waking up once during the night.  I'm not complaining though--he's a great sleeper.
*Cameron has the most wonderful cooing sounds.
*He's still a very mellow baby.  The only time he really gets upset is when he's hungry.  And when that happens--watch out.  You better be ready to feed him right that second!
*As you will see below, he still has quite a bit of hair.  He hasn't really lost much of it yet.  And it's lightening up.  We have a feeling he'll be a toe head like his brother.

Spiderman and Skeleton (and Ninja Turtle)

Halloween was such a fun holiday this year!  Especially because I got to be home and help out with Nathan's school Halloween party this year.  It was a packed, fun-filled day!

This year Nate chose to dress up as Spiderman.  It was a tough decision making process for him trying to decide between Captain America, Spiderman and Ironman.  But eventually Spiderman won out.  Cam didn't have much of a choice since his costume possibilities were limited.  But he was a good sport dressing up as a Skeleton.  As an added bonus, his costume glowed in the dark.

We began the day by attending Nathan's school Halloween parade.  What a treat for me to get to go--I usually have to miss it because of work.  Each classroom takes a turn visiting and "trick or treating" at the other classrooms.  It was fun to see all the great costumes and of course Nathan was excited to get his first round of candy loot!

After lots of teeth brushing and a much needed nap, Nana and Pops came over and we all headed back up to Nathan's school for his Halloween Party.  My friend Katie and I helped to put it on.  (Fun fact--Katie and I grew up together.  She lived just a few doors down from me.  Now her daughter and Nathan are in the same class at school.  So amazing that we grew up together and now our kids are growing up together!).  The party was fun with lots of yummy snacks, and activities such as ghost bowling, witch hat ring toss and decorating mini pumpkins.

Nate with his buddy Rylan (my friend Katie's daughter)

Enjoying the party!

Cutest Spiderman ever.  Gotta love the muscles

Sugar overload continues

We all headed home and Uncle Ryan and Carly came over to join in on the trick or treating.  After a warm chili dinner, the gang got ready to head out.  Uncle Ryan was a great sport and dressed up as a Ninja Turtle.  Nathan was ecstatic.  Papa, Pops, Uncle Ryan and Carly all took Nate trick or treating while Nana, Cameron and I stayed home to pass out candy.  Trick or treating is popular in our neighborhood so someone has to stay home or you get in big trouble.  Nathan ended up staying out for over an hour!  I was impressed since he's only 2.5.  And what a loot he came home with.  We've barely made a dent in his candy bucket.  But what a fun time.  He had a blast.  Excited for both boys to go trick or treating next year!

Ninja Turtle and Spiderman join forces!

Love this pic

The bucket was completely full!  He's definitely my kid.  :)