He is into everything, mimicking me like crazy, and just really taking in the world.
His personality is shining through. He is loud, quirky, bold, sweet, and SMILEY.
I think partly I am loving this stage because I feel like I'm no longer holding my breath.
Camden's health problems and questions and concerns I feel like always had me holding my breath.
Someone would tell me "oh he is fine" but doctors always had something they were concerned about or wanted to "keep an eye on".
Camden has had neurology appts, sick appts, well checks, therapy evaluations, swallow studies, EEG's, pediatric gastro, etc etc etc. Each time there have been red flags, concerning things, and things we need to medicate him for.
Finally this past round of appts each doctor has said with a smile "I won't be needing to see him back again unless something changes, he looks good!"
Oh those doctors smiles make me so happy! I usually get the concerned strained expressions where they are trying to not worry me too much but also trying to be honest with me.
My happy baby's body has finally learned how to take in this world and keep up with his ever going mind!
There are many moments I laugh at him and I am filled with a sense of gratitude. He is healthy, he is thriving, and I am just enjoying him. I'm not guessing, questioning, scared... I'm just a mom raising a boy who is my entire world.
Love it.
I know I probably talk about this a lot: his health, my peace or my worry, but there really truly are days that I just feel an overwhelming sense of gratitude for finally getting to feel like a 'normal' mom.
Our family has been doing well.
We are always busy but I feel like we are generally busy doing things we are happy to be doing.
We have two custom signs we are currently working on for some customers--so exciting to get to share something Garth and I enjoy doing together with other people.
I have been playing with my camera often--I'm a little obsessed. It's a work in progress.
Garth is a busy bee, but he is a good man and always finds time out in his day for Camden and I.
Today we packed up Paris and Camden right after Garth got off work and headed for Golden.
We took a little trail that begins in Down Town Golden and works its way up further into the Mountains.
It was beautiful, and though our time was short it was nice to enjoy being outdoors with our little family.
Paris enjoyed pointing out all the dogs and ducks, and Camden barked at all of them. Which sounds like "ah ah ah". More like a monkey than a dog, but we understand what he means!!
I feel like every weekend we go do something different. Whether we go to the city, the mountains, a park, the zoo, etc etc, I seem to fall more in love with Colorado the more we explore.
We don't know how long we will be here, we know we have 3 years here but who knows after that.
I'm trying to soak it all up!
So this past surgery was one of the best things that has happened to me ever! One, because I am no longer in pain. But more importantly two, because it allowed me to take a step back.
I decided to put less pressure on myself, and I feel I have been succeeding in that. I've stopped glorifying a "to-do" list and the act of being busy, and I've started just slowing down and allowing myself to let the unimportant things go.
I have created a loose schedule to keep me from doing TOO much in a day for the world and TOO little in a day for the things that matter in the eternities.
It has only been a short bit but I can already feel how much joy it has allowed me to feel each and every individual day.
Anyways, that was my short little update [:
Here are pictures from our nature walk in Golden today.
