Well he has done it! Reed actually started walking a couple weeks ago (at the end of 9 months- yeah crazy!!) and is now quite comfortable and somehow even in the last day or two has picked up speed! It just cracks me up to see this little thing walking around the house like nothing. He is doing great though, eats like a 10 year old instead of 10 month old, teeth are finally catching up. Four are through and two more at least (on the top) have gotten an edge in.
Camdyn is also officially potty trained. She has been so for probably about the past month. She has done such an awesome job and is such a big girl. She loves her big girl panties and loves using every public restroom in town -must be a kid thing because that is far from me! She has a love for puzzles now and can even do some on her own with no help. She continues to love to sing, dance, learning numbers and the alphabet.
Things are great.
I hope that everyone had a good Mother's Day and all is well.
I have added a video of Reed walking a little bit from a few days ago!
Much love,
Ben, Gabrielle, Camdyn, and Reed
Reed Walking
Monday, May 13, 2013
Tuesday, March 5, 2013
Push Walking, Counting, and Talking Galore!
Having two means there is always something going on with at least one of them if not two. And I am desperately trying to hold on to every moment but it is so hard because the time just goes by so fast. Reed has been pulling himself up now for a bit, however, he can now "walk" with a walker push toy. It is crazy! He JUST turned 8 months yesterday and on the start of walking, he only has two teeth! How can he start to do that now? And I know that by doing that now doesn't mean he will be walking tomorrow but he is getting braver each day and I swear he is determined.
Camdyn has continued her talking. She talks ALL day :) In case I haven't said it and I know I can't say it enough but our nanny is just the most amazing person. We just love her and can see all that she does with the kids. Camdyn has learned the alphabet up to about D/E and can count up to about 5 (though at times she forgets 4) in both English and Spanish not to mention some of the other words she knows in Spanish. She is just a thriving little girl.
I didn't have a lot of time to post, but wanted to at least do a quick little update. I am sure I will have more to post soon! We hope that everyone is doing well. Here are a few pictures of the kids.
Much love!
Ben, Gabrielle, Camdyn, and Reed
Camdyn has continued her talking. She talks ALL day :) In case I haven't said it and I know I can't say it enough but our nanny is just the most amazing person. We just love her and can see all that she does with the kids. Camdyn has learned the alphabet up to about D/E and can count up to about 5 (though at times she forgets 4) in both English and Spanish not to mention some of the other words she knows in Spanish. She is just a thriving little girl.
I didn't have a lot of time to post, but wanted to at least do a quick little update. I am sure I will have more to post soon! We hope that everyone is doing well. Here are a few pictures of the kids.
Much love!
Ben, Gabrielle, Camdyn, and Reed
Friday, February 8, 2013
Reed has teeth!
Reed has been crazy busy developing and from what I can remember with Camdyn is even passing her in milestones (mainly so far with sitting up and crawling). He has been all over this house and can be pretty quick. but one thing he has been later with he just finally reached was getting teeth. He got his first one that started breaking through the skin on Thursday- I felt it that night and today it looks like he has his second one very close behind. Poor guy hasn't been sleeping as well through the night during his teething and the past week or so just hasn't been himself. With Camdyn, I remember her getting her teeth but it was so easy with her it was like you would look in her mouth one day and just find teeth coming in. Hopefully for him it wont be like this for each tooth otherwise the poor guy will be hurting and it will be a long process.
Camdyn has continued to become quite the conversationalist. It is unreal with what she is able to say and communicate. We have to constantly remind ourselves that she is only 2 though it seems like she is going on 22. She is learning a little Spanish as well from Yaya and even has these blocks for her bath time that she has learned how to read. She can count up to about 4 in English and up to 5 in Spanish. She really is amazing- actually they both are. We just love them to pieces.
It has been a while of posting a picture of the kids, so here are a few pictures that I put together from last weekend at Nick and Shelley's wedding.
Hope that everyone is doing well!
Love always,
Ben, Gabrielle, Camdyn, and Reed
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Camdyn has continued to become quite the conversationalist. It is unreal with what she is able to say and communicate. We have to constantly remind ourselves that she is only 2 though it seems like she is going on 22. She is learning a little Spanish as well from Yaya and even has these blocks for her bath time that she has learned how to read. She can count up to about 4 in English and up to 5 in Spanish. She really is amazing- actually they both are. We just love them to pieces.
It has been a while of posting a picture of the kids, so here are a few pictures that I put together from last weekend at Nick and Shelley's wedding.
Hope that everyone is doing well!
Love always,
Ben, Gabrielle, Camdyn, and Reed
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Wednesday, January 16, 2013
We have a crawler!
That's right, Reed started really crawling today. He has been getting really close and made a move last night but today was in full force. Yashira sent me a great video today showing him crawling - it was great! I have attached the video for you all to see :) He is growing incredibly fast and is loving his new freedom. Reed also had his follow up appointment today from his "surgery" and everything looks great and he is all healed.
Camdyn is also doing really well- she is talking at 100mph. She is learning so much and so quickly- between the two of them time is just sweeping by.
I need to catch up on my pictures and with this blog in general :) I plan on working on that soon!
Just wanted to drop in quickly to say hi. More soon....
Love,
Ben, Gabrielle, Camdyn, and Reed
Camdyn is also doing really well- she is talking at 100mph. She is learning so much and so quickly- between the two of them time is just sweeping by.
I need to catch up on my pictures and with this blog in general :) I plan on working on that soon!
Just wanted to drop in quickly to say hi. More soon....
Love,
Ben, Gabrielle, Camdyn, and Reed
Monday, December 31, 2012
Happy New Year and Tongue-Tied, No More
It is so hard as a mom to trust your little one with someone else. Regardless of what the situation or procedure is, there is always this piece of you that will simply worry about them, especially when they are out of your view.
Reed had his frenuloplasty earlier today. While it really is a simple and very quick procedure having to take him to a same day surgery center, knowing he was going to get gas, and then be brought to another room where we couldn't go for a bit just sucked. My heart goes out to those parents that have had to have worse procedures for their little ones. I know we were worried about this and can only imagine if it was something else. The procedure was beyond quick, by the time we got to the waiting room and Ben no sooner got a cup of coffee and sat down for me that the Dr was out telling us that he was done and everything went great. We were allowed to the recovery room about 10 minutes later- when we walked back there Reed was being held by one of the staff and was laughing away. They had told us that he had been in a great mood and was smiling at all of them- he made a lot of friends. We were then on our way home a few minutes later after he had a chance to eat (he was allowed no food after midnight so he was a hungry boy). Reed did awesome through everything and we are glad that this is done.
Camdyn is doing well too. She amazes us more and more each day. She is so smart and picks up on everything! She is really turning into such young lady- the time is just flying by so fast.
The holidays were great and I can't believe I am sitting here on New Years Eve as another year passes. We have been so blessed in so many ways. I feel so grateful for everything and everyone.
We wish everyone a wonderful 2013 and hope that 2012 was as good to you all as it was to us.
Love,
Ben, Gabrielle, Camdyn, and Reed
Wednesday, December 12, 2012
Reed's 5 Months
Eh, almost 6, but me being on time with updating here is barely normal these days. But at anyrate, Mr Reed is 5 months old now (12/4/12) and growing more and more and ever so quickly. I don't know if we just don't remember everything that we went through with Camdyn (thankfully I have this blog to keep as reminders) but we feel like things are happening at a much faster rate. Reed is sitting up now unsupported which he started at late 4 months. He loves it too and is just a happy camper if you plop him down and let him sit and play with some toys. It is great when you put him down and Camdyn comes up net to him and they "play" together. I love watching them :) After his 4 month appointment we started him on rice cereal and he LOVED it. Then he had his oatmeal and then veggies, and then fruits. He now has some food with each meal of the day, either the rice oatmeal or cereal in the morning, a fruit puree for lunch, and a vegetable one for dinner. He just loves food. It is crazy to watch him and he definitely prefers that over any bottles, though of course he is still getting those in between.
One thing I can't remember if I mentioned before in prior blogs was that we found Reed to be tongue-tied. It's actually a pretty acute case but still there. While he hasn't had any trouble eating or gaining weight (last weight was 16 lbs 8 oz on Tuesday) there is always that risk that he could have speech problems down the road if it isn't fixed. We had brought this up at one of his first checkups and we were told that there was a chance it could fix itself. It hadn't at his 4 month appointment so we made an appointment with a pediatric ENT. He gave us the option to proceed however we wanted. The catch was that because of his age now they will have to sedate him so they can do the procedure as it can be too dangerous with his activity to try and do it in the office. So that part of it sucks. The earlier that we can do this the better his recovery and lack of remembering it....so we are scheduled for the 31st of this month. It is about a 5 minute procedure, he will have a couple stitches but shouldn't be in pain. So of course as mom, I am worried about my little guy but glad that we can get this fully taken care of and move forward.
As for Camdyn she is herself :) Her vocabulary continues to amaze us with what she picks up and is able to say. She is a great big sister. Right now she is obsessed with Frosty the Snowman, I think we have watched that movie EVERY night since it did its annual viewing on TV. Thankfully we own it. She loves seeing the Christmas lights when we go out and on the tree. Her age is so much fun right now and she is just amazing! I could seriously just keep on talking about the kids- they are so great!
As for Ben and me, nothing too much to report. Work is work. I am getting some interest in my photography and had another booking this past weekend and have another one coming up soon for friends. Still loving it and have many plans to continue it.
We hope that everyone is doing well! I am including some pictures of Reed at 5 months.
Talk to you soon!
Love always,
Ben, Gabrielle, Camdyn, and Reed
One thing I can't remember if I mentioned before in prior blogs was that we found Reed to be tongue-tied. It's actually a pretty acute case but still there. While he hasn't had any trouble eating or gaining weight (last weight was 16 lbs 8 oz on Tuesday) there is always that risk that he could have speech problems down the road if it isn't fixed. We had brought this up at one of his first checkups and we were told that there was a chance it could fix itself. It hadn't at his 4 month appointment so we made an appointment with a pediatric ENT. He gave us the option to proceed however we wanted. The catch was that because of his age now they will have to sedate him so they can do the procedure as it can be too dangerous with his activity to try and do it in the office. So that part of it sucks. The earlier that we can do this the better his recovery and lack of remembering it....so we are scheduled for the 31st of this month. It is about a 5 minute procedure, he will have a couple stitches but shouldn't be in pain. So of course as mom, I am worried about my little guy but glad that we can get this fully taken care of and move forward.
As for Camdyn she is herself :) Her vocabulary continues to amaze us with what she picks up and is able to say. She is a great big sister. Right now she is obsessed with Frosty the Snowman, I think we have watched that movie EVERY night since it did its annual viewing on TV. Thankfully we own it. She loves seeing the Christmas lights when we go out and on the tree. Her age is so much fun right now and she is just amazing! I could seriously just keep on talking about the kids- they are so great!
As for Ben and me, nothing too much to report. Work is work. I am getting some interest in my photography and had another booking this past weekend and have another one coming up soon for friends. Still loving it and have many plans to continue it.
We hope that everyone is doing well! I am including some pictures of Reed at 5 months.
Talk to you soon!
Love always,
Ben, Gabrielle, Camdyn, and Reed
Friday, November 2, 2012
Camdyn's Two!
It feels slightly unreal to think that our baby girl is now two! She continues to grow so fast and just amazes us everyday! Last weekend we had her birthday party and she had such a great time- we thank everyone who came out for it (even with our last minute venue change due to weather) and for all her amazing gifts (we are still trying to make room for it all!).
I also want to mention that the Sunday after her party we had Reed's Baptism. Another great event with wonderful family and friends! Again thank you all.
Camdyn went to her 2 year appointment today and did great. She is a very healthy two year old! She is measuring at 36 inches in height which is in the 95th percentile and weighs 29 lbs which is the 85th percentile- so she is a big girl! She managed to avoid shots today due to the span of time since her last Hep A shot but we will be taking care of that in about 2 weeks.
Reed is doing great as well, he will be going to his 4 month check up soon. He has just learned to roll over, LOVES to laugh and smile, and is starting to sit up very well. He is also a BIG boy, a few weeks ago he had to go to the pediatrician (he had a reaction to the hay from the Pumpkin Patch) and was weighing in at almost 15 lbs!
We also took the kids trick or treating on Halloween and Camdyn loved it. We weren't quite sure how she was going to react but she had such a great time and kept wanting to go to more houses until she finally tired out and was ready to go home.
All is well in the Rivera household, we really can't complain. They have been really busy but we are loving each day. As usual, here are some pictures from all the recent happenings for you to enjoy!
Talk to you all soon!
Love,
Ben, Gabrielle, Camdyn, and Reed
I also want to mention that the Sunday after her party we had Reed's Baptism. Another great event with wonderful family and friends! Again thank you all.
Camdyn went to her 2 year appointment today and did great. She is a very healthy two year old! She is measuring at 36 inches in height which is in the 95th percentile and weighs 29 lbs which is the 85th percentile- so she is a big girl! She managed to avoid shots today due to the span of time since her last Hep A shot but we will be taking care of that in about 2 weeks.
Reed is doing great as well, he will be going to his 4 month check up soon. He has just learned to roll over, LOVES to laugh and smile, and is starting to sit up very well. He is also a BIG boy, a few weeks ago he had to go to the pediatrician (he had a reaction to the hay from the Pumpkin Patch) and was weighing in at almost 15 lbs!
We also took the kids trick or treating on Halloween and Camdyn loved it. We weren't quite sure how she was going to react but she had such a great time and kept wanting to go to more houses until she finally tired out and was ready to go home.
All is well in the Rivera household, we really can't complain. They have been really busy but we are loving each day. As usual, here are some pictures from all the recent happenings for you to enjoy!
Talk to you all soon!
Love,
Ben, Gabrielle, Camdyn, and Reed
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| Camdyn and one of her favorites Mickey- though up close she's not too sure how she feels. |
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| Picking out pumpkins at the local patch |
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| Reed's happy even when his sister decides to fill up his seat with pumpkins. |
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| Forgot one on the top of his head! |
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| Reed hanging out at his sister's party |
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| Elmo cake- Camdyn loved it! |
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| Waiting for my cake! |
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| Proud grandparents at Reed's Baptism |
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| Proud parents and Godparents |
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| Maybe a little too much sugar from the party filled weekend? |
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| AbbyCadabby or Camdyn?? |
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| What are you guys doing to me now? |
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| Reed's Halloween costume- doesn't get much cuter than this! |
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| Ready for some trick or treating!!! |
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