Monday, May 23, 2011
Look at what I can do!
This is our little girl- who just turned 7 months yesterday! I can't believe she has found this as a new way to entertain herself. She started doing this a week or two ago but tonight she decided that she wanted to do it over and over again. Fortunately I was able to catch it on video for proof! She also took a step while holding my hands, but that was not recordable...yet. I tell you, they grow up way too fast!
We wanted to thank my cousin Jackie for coming down again to visit this past weekend. Camdyn had a blast and we loved getting to see her again.
Hope that everyone is doing well!
Love always,
Ben, Gabrielle, and Camdyn
Monday, May 16, 2011
We have a tooth....well we have two!
Where is my baby?? Seriously! Too much is happening too fast. Camdyn was a little cranky the past couple of days but we didn't really think too much of it, as we knew she had the onset of teething for some time now. At lunch time as I was feeding her I noticed two white marks in her gums. I felt around and it seemed like teeth were close but not through the gum. Then she woke up from an extra long nap around dinner time and was VERY cranky. We looked inside and felt a tip of a bottom left tooth that had broken through the gum. Then this morning we checked and there was not only a bottom left but now a right poking through. So they both still have a little ways to go but part of it has at least broken through. I will try and post some pictures but she makes it a little hard with her non stop moving :) So once we can we will definitely post them!
Love always,
Ben, Gabrielle, and Camdyn
Love always,
Ben, Gabrielle, and Camdyn
Tuesday, May 10, 2011
First Mother's Day!
Happy late Mother's Day to everyone! We hope that everyone had a great one. I know I can say that I had a wonderful day and it is definitely one I will always remember. I have to pinch myself still with the fact that I am now a mom, and a mom to a 6 1/2 month old. It is the greatest job I have ever had. I just love it and everything that goes along with it. And Ben has been a great help in addition to being such a fantastic dad.
Camdyn is a moving fool these days. She is still a master of backwards crawling but has started to move forward if there is something that she wants. Her new favorite thing is pulling herself up, yes, pulling herself up!! The first time she did that I nearly had a heart attack. It was too sudden. She loves to be up on her feet, moving around, and will try and pull herself up whenever she can. Looks like baby proofing the house, phase 2, will be beginning immediately. Camdyn is also becoming a big talker. She doesn't say much yet, but what she does say, she says a lot. Her main word right now is BA or any variation of that :)
We have been having a lot of discussions about what we plan on doing to our house next. We have several projects we are trying to line up and get started on. The patio needs to be redone. The dogs ripped through the screen a while ago to make a doggy door and we need to get the door lock/handle placed higher so that Camdyn can't reach it when she begins walking. We want to have screen on the top half of the area and then the bottom would be aluminum with a built in doggy door :) We are planning on redoing the roof in the patio as well and changing the area that the patio is. Right now it extends out to the sliding doors at the Master bath, but we want that to no longer be screened in and instead put a pergola. Not sure that any of that came out properly and makes sense.
We are also planning on redoing the whole back yard. Ben has slowly started the process of removing everything out there, so we will then start from scratch. We will be soon purchasing a new grill and shed to start our new projects out. It will take a bit to get everything done but we are looking forward to it.
Well, Miss Rufflebutt, as Ben likes to call her, has been in bed for a while now and it is about that time for us as well. Hope everyone is doing well. Talk soon!
Love always,
Ben, Gabrielle, and Camdyn
Camdyn is a moving fool these days. She is still a master of backwards crawling but has started to move forward if there is something that she wants. Her new favorite thing is pulling herself up, yes, pulling herself up!! The first time she did that I nearly had a heart attack. It was too sudden. She loves to be up on her feet, moving around, and will try and pull herself up whenever she can. Looks like baby proofing the house, phase 2, will be beginning immediately. Camdyn is also becoming a big talker. She doesn't say much yet, but what she does say, she says a lot. Her main word right now is BA or any variation of that :)
We have been having a lot of discussions about what we plan on doing to our house next. We have several projects we are trying to line up and get started on. The patio needs to be redone. The dogs ripped through the screen a while ago to make a doggy door and we need to get the door lock/handle placed higher so that Camdyn can't reach it when she begins walking. We want to have screen on the top half of the area and then the bottom would be aluminum with a built in doggy door :) We are planning on redoing the roof in the patio as well and changing the area that the patio is. Right now it extends out to the sliding doors at the Master bath, but we want that to no longer be screened in and instead put a pergola. Not sure that any of that came out properly and makes sense.
We are also planning on redoing the whole back yard. Ben has slowly started the process of removing everything out there, so we will then start from scratch. We will be soon purchasing a new grill and shed to start our new projects out. It will take a bit to get everything done but we are looking forward to it.
Well, Miss Rufflebutt, as Ben likes to call her, has been in bed for a while now and it is about that time for us as well. Hope everyone is doing well. Talk soon!
Love always,
Ben, Gabrielle, and Camdyn
Friday, April 22, 2011
6 months really!?!
It is so hard to believe that our little girl turned 6 months today!! She is going to be 1 before we even know it. We are definitely just working on soaking up everything that is happening now.
Camdyn celebrated with her 6 month check up today at the pediatrician's office. She had another great appointment. Camdyn is weighing 17 lbs 6 oz and is a whopping 27.5 inches LONG! Holy moly, she is growing like a weed. She had more vaccines as well and took them like a champion. They said she looked great and seems to be in good health.
We had an overall busy day and Camdyn was exhausted so unfortunately we don't have any 6 month pictures to post yet. We will take some this weekend and get them up as soon as we can.
Since our last post, Camdyn has moved up to level 2 food (2-3 weeks ago actually) and is LOVING it. The portions are much better for her and the variety of flavors keeps her enjoying each meal more and more. She has also mastered her ability to sit up on her own. She eats in her high chair at the table with us and is able to sit in them at restaurants and in the grocery carts. She feels like a big girl when she does that and loves being able to look around at everything going on. I tell you she is a nosy girl! Always has to know what is going on around her and loves to watch people.
I guess the newest thing she is doing is trying to crawl. She isn't quite there yet but definitely has started the rocking when she is on the ground. She wants to move forward so badly but still can only move backwards and in a circle...she is definitely close though.
So that is a quick update on us. Little short tonight but wanted to get something out before too much time passed. Hope to have another entry much sooner!
Hope you are all doing well. We wish you a Happy Easter!
Love,
Ben, Gabrielle, and Camdyn
Camdyn celebrated with her 6 month check up today at the pediatrician's office. She had another great appointment. Camdyn is weighing 17 lbs 6 oz and is a whopping 27.5 inches LONG! Holy moly, she is growing like a weed. She had more vaccines as well and took them like a champion. They said she looked great and seems to be in good health.
We had an overall busy day and Camdyn was exhausted so unfortunately we don't have any 6 month pictures to post yet. We will take some this weekend and get them up as soon as we can.
Since our last post, Camdyn has moved up to level 2 food (2-3 weeks ago actually) and is LOVING it. The portions are much better for her and the variety of flavors keeps her enjoying each meal more and more. She has also mastered her ability to sit up on her own. She eats in her high chair at the table with us and is able to sit in them at restaurants and in the grocery carts. She feels like a big girl when she does that and loves being able to look around at everything going on. I tell you she is a nosy girl! Always has to know what is going on around her and loves to watch people.
I guess the newest thing she is doing is trying to crawl. She isn't quite there yet but definitely has started the rocking when she is on the ground. She wants to move forward so badly but still can only move backwards and in a circle...she is definitely close though.
So that is a quick update on us. Little short tonight but wanted to get something out before too much time passed. Hope to have another entry much sooner!
Hope you are all doing well. We wish you a Happy Easter!
Love,
Ben, Gabrielle, and Camdyn
Monday, March 28, 2011
Don't blink or you just might miss something!
While we were pregnant and soon after Camdyn's birth we were always being told that time would fly by and that kids just grow up so fast. It's not that we never believed it, but it is really hard to understand something until you see it first hand. I think that all those things people told us about time was an understatement. The past 4-5 weeks so far have felt like 2-3 days. So much has happened with Camdyn in such a short time. She is really growing up so fast and it does feel like if we blink we may just miss something!
Camdyn is now a fan and a pretty good pro at rolling over- front to back and back to front! This of course had made things quite interesting when trying to change her diaper and change her. She has to have constant monitoring as if she can find room to turn, she will.
I think we may have mentioned in our post after her 4 month check up that we were allowed to start her on solids. She is LOVING it! She is getting rice/oatmeal for breakfast, fruit for lunch and then veggies for dinner. Any feedings in between are still with milk. She is such a good eater and a little piggy- can't imagine where she gets her love for food :-) The problem now is that we can't feed her quite enough or fast enough. She is very close to changing to level 2 food, and that should help her out some. We are also starting to make her some of her food, hopefully that goes well :)
Another great change is that Camdyn is now 100% in her crib with no swaddle or anything. We put her down and she pretty much falls asleep. She was starting to wake up about once a night when we first tried and *knock on wood* the last 4 nights she has been sleeping 9+ hours.
The newest change with Camdyn is she is starting to sit up by herself. She hasn't quite mastered it yet but is very close. She can sit up alone now but has to be careful because she still kind of leans. She will be there soon....along with crawling! I told you, lots has been happening!! She can turn her body around on the floor and even go backwards but is still trying to get forward. I wouldn't be surprised if we have video of these events soon :)
Well that is the hustle and bustle of the Rivera household right now. We hope that everyone is doing well!
Love always,
Ben, Gabrielle, and Camdyn
Camdyn is now a fan and a pretty good pro at rolling over- front to back and back to front! This of course had made things quite interesting when trying to change her diaper and change her. She has to have constant monitoring as if she can find room to turn, she will.
I think we may have mentioned in our post after her 4 month check up that we were allowed to start her on solids. She is LOVING it! She is getting rice/oatmeal for breakfast, fruit for lunch and then veggies for dinner. Any feedings in between are still with milk. She is such a good eater and a little piggy- can't imagine where she gets her love for food :-) The problem now is that we can't feed her quite enough or fast enough. She is very close to changing to level 2 food, and that should help her out some. We are also starting to make her some of her food, hopefully that goes well :)
Another great change is that Camdyn is now 100% in her crib with no swaddle or anything. We put her down and she pretty much falls asleep. She was starting to wake up about once a night when we first tried and *knock on wood* the last 4 nights she has been sleeping 9+ hours.
The newest change with Camdyn is she is starting to sit up by herself. She hasn't quite mastered it yet but is very close. She can sit up alone now but has to be careful because she still kind of leans. She will be there soon....along with crawling! I told you, lots has been happening!! She can turn her body around on the floor and even go backwards but is still trying to get forward. I wouldn't be surprised if we have video of these events soon :)
Well that is the hustle and bustle of the Rivera household right now. We hope that everyone is doing well!
Love always,
Ben, Gabrielle, and Camdyn
Saturday, March 12, 2011
Say Cheese!
So I still find myself in the process of trying to finish updating the blog. I think the real last thing left to do is change the background style, though to what I am really not sure yet. Hopefully, I can get that taken care of soon. It looks like the You Tube feature on the side is kind of working. To the best of my knowledge, it puts the last 4 videos on there for you, however, we have a new one that for some reason isn't showing up there yet. I will have to remember to try and look into that too. In the meantime I will post the new video in this blog.
We had a coupon for some pictures at JC Penney's so we went ahead and took Camdyn in today to get some new ones. Was kind of due since our last real ones were back when she was 2 weeks old there. So yeah she has changed a bit. She did great today though and her pictures look great!! There is a way you can share the album with others so they can of course purchase copies if they want. It unfortunately won't let me post a link but rather I have to email out from the site, so if anybody really wants to see them just let us know and we can forward them on. Hopefully once we pick up our order we can try and get some to share on here. I would love to be able to take them myself and am really trying. My goal is to try and learn my camera so that by the time she is 1 I can attempt to do her pictures myself. Fingers crossed. I really love using my camera and enjoy taking pictures (yes I know 99.9% of them are of her- but seriously she is a pretty great subject :) ). So we will see.
Everything else here is pretty much the same. Not much new to report. Work is keeping Ben busier than I think either of us could have ever imagined. But we are doing what we need to and making the best of it. It could very well lead to some excellent things for Ben as he really has a promising career.
Well I think that is it for us for tonight.
Our hearts and prayers go out to the people and families in Japan. We hope this finds each of you well.
Till next time!
Love always,
Ben, Gabrielle, and Camdyn
We had a coupon for some pictures at JC Penney's so we went ahead and took Camdyn in today to get some new ones. Was kind of due since our last real ones were back when she was 2 weeks old there. So yeah she has changed a bit. She did great today though and her pictures look great!! There is a way you can share the album with others so they can of course purchase copies if they want. It unfortunately won't let me post a link but rather I have to email out from the site, so if anybody really wants to see them just let us know and we can forward them on. Hopefully once we pick up our order we can try and get some to share on here. I would love to be able to take them myself and am really trying. My goal is to try and learn my camera so that by the time she is 1 I can attempt to do her pictures myself. Fingers crossed. I really love using my camera and enjoy taking pictures (yes I know 99.9% of them are of her- but seriously she is a pretty great subject :) ). So we will see.
Everything else here is pretty much the same. Not much new to report. Work is keeping Ben busier than I think either of us could have ever imagined. But we are doing what we need to and making the best of it. It could very well lead to some excellent things for Ben as he really has a promising career.
Well I think that is it for us for tonight.
Our hearts and prayers go out to the people and families in Japan. We hope this finds each of you well.
Till next time!
Love always,
Ben, Gabrielle, and Camdyn
Friday, February 25, 2011
Camdyn's 4 Month Check Up
Camdyn had her 4 month wellness appointment with the pediatrician this morning. She had a great appointment. She is now weighing 14 lbs 7 oz (75%), head is at 42 cm (75%) and is 25.5 inches (95%) long. So she is still holding a strong height. Her weight % went down a bit but she is moving around a lot more but there is no concern, her numbers align all where they should be. The doctor was very happy with all of her growth marks and her development/milestones.
With the exam he also took a look at her mouth to see her gums and if there are any developments with potential teeth coming in. It appears as though one of her bottom teeth is starting to slowly make its way up. He doesn't think that it will be through in a couple days or anything but there is definitely something starting to come up.
Additionally, he feels we are at a good point to start trying to add some cereal to her diet to try and slowly introduce her to solids. He outlined a plan with gradual additions to it. We will go at her pace. The plan is to start the cereal this weekend and listen to her for guidance. If she doesn't seem ready then we are to wait several more days and then try again. She will let us know when she is ready if she isn't now.
The last part of the appointment was the ever so dreaded shots/vaccines. I must admit, Camdyn did an amazing job this round. She had a liquid vaccine which she took well again and then was near perfect for her first shot. It wasn't until the 2nd and last shot, where she started to cry and be unhappy. They say that that shot has a sting to it so it definitely makes sense. However, she didn't cry too badly and I nursed her and she was back to normal in no time.
So now we go back for our next appointment at the end of April for her 6 month wellness check up. Another great appointment. Our little girl is turning into a very tall yet quite healthy one!
I have also included some of Camdyn's 4 month pictures that we took of her on the 22nd.
Hope everyone has a great weekend!
Love always,
Ben, Gabrielle, and Camdyn
With the exam he also took a look at her mouth to see her gums and if there are any developments with potential teeth coming in. It appears as though one of her bottom teeth is starting to slowly make its way up. He doesn't think that it will be through in a couple days or anything but there is definitely something starting to come up.
Additionally, he feels we are at a good point to start trying to add some cereal to her diet to try and slowly introduce her to solids. He outlined a plan with gradual additions to it. We will go at her pace. The plan is to start the cereal this weekend and listen to her for guidance. If she doesn't seem ready then we are to wait several more days and then try again. She will let us know when she is ready if she isn't now.
The last part of the appointment was the ever so dreaded shots/vaccines. I must admit, Camdyn did an amazing job this round. She had a liquid vaccine which she took well again and then was near perfect for her first shot. It wasn't until the 2nd and last shot, where she started to cry and be unhappy. They say that that shot has a sting to it so it definitely makes sense. However, she didn't cry too badly and I nursed her and she was back to normal in no time.
So now we go back for our next appointment at the end of April for her 6 month wellness check up. Another great appointment. Our little girl is turning into a very tall yet quite healthy one!
I have also included some of Camdyn's 4 month pictures that we took of her on the 22nd.
Hope everyone has a great weekend!
Love always,
Ben, Gabrielle, and Camdyn
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