January - March 2010

Slacker mom here, still trying to catch up! Cameron has made amazing progress in the past couple months and we are thrilled! We're pretty convinced that it's because all of his surgeries are behind us, and we're able to spend less time in doctors' offices and hospitals, and more time playing.

The only 'surgery' this year was his stent removal in January. That was placed back in November during his kidney surgery. The removal was fairly quick and easy, and we were back at home within a couple hours. We had a few scans last week to check on the progress of the kidneys (renal ultrasound, VCUG, and a Mag 3), and I'm relieved to say everything looks fantastic! Our only other medical obstacle at this point is getting rid of that dreaded G-tube, and I think we're making some great progress towards that goal.

So here's a quick recap of the first 3 months of 2010. As always, check out the photos and videos for a complete recap (March's photos aren't quite up yet, but hopefully they will be by the end of the week).

January 2010-
In addition to Cam's stent removal, we had follow up appointments with nearly every specialist he sees.  It was exhausting going from the pediatrician, to the developmental neurologist, to the plastic surgeon, to the regular surgeon, to the neurosurgeon, to the urologist, and to the synagis clinic for RSV shots.  We also arranged a new occupational therapist (the last one disappeared off the planet), and a new developmental therapist.  Whew, it's tiring even typing all that.

He definitely rocked in the new year. January's big accomplishments for Cam include learning to wave bye, signing more, and getting his 4th tooth!  He now has 4 very sharp bottom teeth to chomp our fingers with.  He loves waving bye and you can tell he's done with therapy when he starts waving bye to the therapists in the middle of a session.  haha.  We were shocked at how quickly he learned to sign more, picking it up in one session.  Oh, and I forgot to mention in December's report that he does 'so big' too.  You know, putting his hands up in the air to show you how big he is.  It's so cute.

From January 2010

February 2010-
Cam's progress in February was nothing short of amazing.  We went to Colorado to visit some friends, and we're not sure if it was just the change in environment, but he started doing all sorts of new tricks while we were there.  He began getting into sit on his own, crawling with his belly off the floor, and pulling himself up to stand!  It was like it all just clicked.  We also took him sledding while he was there, and I can't say he was too excited about it.  I'm sure it was just too cold.  He did look darn cute in the snowsuit though.  When we returned from our trip, he decided it was finally time to start clapping.  Yay!  I think the Elmo clapping book may have helped with that one too.   We took lots of photos while in Colorado, including some sledding action sequences.  Be sure to check them all out!

From Colorado Trip- February 2010

March 2010-
March has been a fun month so far (I'm writing this on the 24th).  I can't believe Cam is going to be 18 months on March 28th!  How the time flies.  This month we went to the Ostrich festival, explored some new parks, and enjoyed the wonderful 80 degree weather.  Cameron learned to stand up in his crib, and his new favorite thing to do is knock on the wall.  We had some cute video of it up on youtube but they took it down because a copywrited song is playing in the background.  I will try to re-post it, without the song.

Cam is so active now it's crazy.  I can barely keep up with him.  He is quite a climber, and will try to climb literally anything (his toy rack, a person, his rocking chair, the stairs, any piece of furniture, any toy that is more than a few inches off the ground).  It has made for a couple bumps and bruises, but he seems to be fearless.  He also loves dancing, conducting (his orchestra cube), playing the drum, and taking big boy baths in the tub.  His new 'too cute to stand' gesture is 'I don't know', where he puts his hands up and shrugs.  I love it.

He is also starting to really get chewing figured out, so we have FINALLY moved off of the purees and started adding in some veggie chunks, and apple puffs (his fave).  We even let him try some ice cream, which he wasn't too sure about at first, but then it became clear that he definitely inherited our sweet tooths.  He just kept wanting more and more and more.  haha.

Sorry, there are no March pics up yet, I hope to have them posted soon.  I will leave you with another one of my favorites from Colorado (Cam with our friend Chris) in lieu of the March pic.  Enjoy!

From Colorado Trip- February 2010