This Is How Much She Loves Books

So I mentioned that Cami loves to read, but I don't really think you understand the extent of this. If you put a toy and a book in front of her, she will choose the book, hands down. Yesterday morning while Chris was watching her (God bless him I got a morning off), she crawled over to her toy box, pulled herself up, peeked in, grabbed the BOOKS and proceeded to read one--all on her own (so what if it was technically upside-down). A special thanks to Erin for getting us started on the Karen Katz flap books. These are Cami's favorites! She knows exactly how to pull each flap to reveal what's hidden underneath. We read them so much they were are already in need of tape to be repaired.

Cami Just Being Cami

Here she is--wandering around the living room, just looking for trouble!

What I Know About Her So Far

So the older my darling daughter gets, the more I get to see little glimpses into her personality. There are a few things about her of which I am certain:

1. She still wants nothing to do with apples in any way, shape or form.

2. Her favorite food is sweet potatoes with bananas being a close second.

3. She is a rascal--as the picture clearly shows.

4. She is really funny-- I think she will have quite a sense of humor-though she still finds Daddy and Grandmommy to be the funniest (she'll catch on that I am the funniest soon enough).

5. She is a mommy's girl.

6. I think she inherited my facial expressions. This will most definitely get her into trouble in years to come.

7. She can entertain herself. She also makes herself laugh.

8. She is an expert waver now.

9. She loves to sleep--just like her daddy. 12 hours a night with two 2 hour naps a day!!

10. Pink is still her color.

11. She loves to practice walking all around the house. I am sure she will be fully mobile in days to come.

12. She loves Saddie and Hershey. She lets them give her big, sloppy kisses and lights up whenever they enter the room.

13. She is LOUD! She enjoys screaming and squealing at the top of her lungs.

14. She is a daredevil. She enjoys climbing and does not fear falling or hurting herself. Which leads to the next one:

15. She is bullet-proof. She does not seem to feel pain too much. When she does hurt herself she is quick to shake it off.

16. She LOVES books. Any book around she wants to open it and flip the pages--even adult books. She will sit on my lap and let me read to her for hours.

As we get closer to 9 months I realize that eventhough I love getting to know her, she is already growing up way too fast.

She's "Talking"

It's taken me a while, but I finally captured it on film! Cami says "Mama" all day long. I don't think she knows it means me--but it's the cutest thing I have ever heard nonetheless. She can also now say "Baba". We are still waiting on her to say "Dada" which most babies say first. Did you have any doubt that she would be a total Mama's girl???

She's "Walking"

Eight months old, as of yesterday, and already Cami is on the move! Her new favorite thing to do is walk. She either holds on to the furniture or to Mommy's hands and walks all over the house. Her favorite thing is to walk to the tv remote, phone, or Mommy's book. I'm in big trouble when she can move without assistance! Pray for me.

Feeling Better

Well, I think we have finally conquered this cold! Cami is back to her adorable, rascaly self these days, as you can tell. She loves to walk around in circles in this toy. Also, if you look closely, you can see THREE bottom teeth coming in at once!! She is such a show-off.

Happy Easter!!

Well, we didn't make it to see the Easter Bunny this year, or to church, or to dinner with the family. Since Cami is still battling the cold from hell we stayed in all day. Good thing we had had a fashion shoot of her in her Easter dress last week before getting sick. So we'll just all pretend these were taken on Easter--okay??

Mister Neb

My baby has a cold. When I took her to the doctor's office yesterday to confirm it was in fact just a cold, we left with a parting gift I never wanted: Mister Neb. That is literally the name on the box. It's a nebulizer to help her breathing. Although she does just have a cold, apparently the mucus in her chest in making it difficult to breathe. So now every four hours we use Mister Neb. Cami has been quite a trooper about it-- the best sick baby I know. Yet it has all taken a toll on her mommy. As strong as I try to be, and although it is ONLY A COLD-- I cannot stand to see her in pain. I want to take on all of her symptoms so that she does not have to feel them. Yet, I can't. I guess this is a great motherhood lesson--not taking away our kids' problems, but helping them through them--it's just hard!! Cami has already responded well to her breathing treatments, and I know that "this too shall pass".

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

DIVA in Training

Need I really say more?