Cami is One!

Our cute little girl made it to 1 on March 3!  We had a party for her on March 1.  We invited Scott and Kara.  My parents came via Skype and Kirk's dad and Connor came via facetime.  Love it!  Cami got to open presents first.  She got a new doll stroller, some books and some stacking bowls.  Scott and Kara gave her a cute little summer outfit too.  She had fun ripping the paper and pulling stuff out of bags.

 Then we sang to Cami and gave her a cake.  I made mini cupcakes and built a little tower for her then covered it with frosting.  She picked at the frosting for a bit.  Then I gave her a cupcake and she smashed it in her hands.  She may have taken a bite or two, but didn't really eat much, which is surprising for her. 

I made her a birthday sign too and she was so excited to see it in the morning.  For the next few days when we said birthday, she would point to the sign and grunt.  I hung it up in her bedroom now and she still likes seeing it.  I think it is funny what they get excited about. 

We had a fun day on her birthday too.  We went to playgroup in the morning.  Then I let Cami take a long bath after her nap and eat an orange for her snack.  We had noodles and sauce for dinner and she loved that too. 

I had fun taking her outside a couple of times this week to get some pictures too and she actually cooperated. 

 

 

Fun things about Cami

• Cami loves to eat.  She is usually the last one eating at meals.  She will eat anything we put in front of her, but she still has some favorites.  A couple of days ago, she didn't want her oatmeal but was grunting and pointing to Kirk's toast.  She ended up eating a whole piece of toast and loved it.  Some of her favorite foods are applesauce, oranges, bananas, cheese and green veggies.  She really will eat anything though.  Awesome.  She can drink water out of  a cup if you just give her a few drops.  She is still on bottles, 3 times a day 4-6 ounces each.
• Cami is a great sleeper too.  She takes a morning nap, usually 1-1.5 hr around 9:30.  She goes down again around 1:30 for another 1.5-2 hours.  Bedtime is 7 and she generally wakes up around 6:30.  It is really fun to put her to bed.  She takes her binky and then lays on your shoulder and gives you a hug while you sing a couple of songs.  It is really fun to snuggle with a baby. 
• Cami started walking this week!  Last Saturday, March 1, she was taking about 3 steps at a time and then crawling.  Today, March 8, she will walk across the room and around the couch.  if she falls, she stands up and walks again.  She loves to push her stroller around.  When it crashes into something she just picks it up and keeps going.  A few weeks before she started taking steps, she would crawl over to the fireplace and stand up on her own.  We would cheer and Cade would yell "Cami standing up!" and she was so proud of herself. 
  
• Before walking on her own, Cami loved pushing our blue toy car around.  She would go back and forth across the room.  She even had fun pushing Cade on it.
• Cade had a lot of fun holding Cami's hand and helping her walk.  Sometimes she liked this and sometimes she didn't.  One time, he was trying to help her and they both started:  Cami because she wanted to crawl and Cade because she didn't want to walk with him. 
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• Communication:  Cami is starting to imitate noises like clicking tongue, HHH, da da da, etc.  She says num sometimes when she eats.  (she likes to put a bite in her mouth really fast and say num and look at me.  It is cute.)  She will sign eat and more and sometimes milk and all done.  She loves to blow kisses and wave good bye or good night.  She points to things she wants and definitely cries when she doesn't get her way.
• We went outside to the "trails" which is a small park by our house.  Cami and I walked over the bridge about a thousand times.  As soon as she crossed it, she would turn around and go back.  She can't walk outside in her shoes yet, so I was holding her hand the whole time.  She loves being outside!
• Cami loves clothes.  She will find some in Cade's dresser or on the floor and carry them all over the house.  I call them her treasures. 
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  Cami copies everything Cade does.  One day he was helping me clean the kitchen.  Cami was playing in a cupboard and found a sponge and started scrubbing too!
• Cami is very cautious around people.  If we are not at home and I leave the room, she flips out.  She definitely prefers Mom over Dad too, but usually Kirk is ok.  If she is hungry she definitely wants Mom and will cry and fuss unless I am holding her until she gets food.  Makes it a little hard to get the food ready.
• Cami knows where her head, mouth, hair, tummy and feet are.  Sometimes she gets ears.
• Cami gets excited at Walmart when we visit the vacuum aisle.  She points and shows us everything. 
• Cami is definitely different than Cade.  If I don't hold her when she wants it, she will collapse on the floor and cry.  If I don't give her a toy or take something away she thinks she should have, she cries too.  She is a little dramatic!
• We had a big empty box for a while and Cami loved it.  Cade wasn't too thrilled and Cami just wanted someone to sit in the box with her.