1st Campout of the Season

At the beginning of May, Chris and I took Campbell on his first campout of the season. That is where he found his true love of climbing and 4-wheelers. As soon as everything was unloaded, he made his way to the Can-Am (smart boy)! He also climbed the trailer stairs constantly. I tried to set him on the rocks and get some pics, but no luck! So, we just get pics of his back climbing everything.

He did so well sleeping in his new bed too. My mom bought him a fold-out couch for his birthday. It unfolds and has a sleeping bag built in. It fits right next to Chris and my bed in the trailer. He slept most the night and stayed so warm!

Farewell to Zach

Before Zach left on his mission, we had a family dinner and roasted marshmallows. It was fun to have us all together and hang out in the gorgeous weather. Brayli and Campbell sure love Zach and have so much fun hanging out with him. He is such a great example to them.

Everyone knows that Zach came home 2 weeks later, that means we get many more of these wonderful family moments over the coming years. Zach, we are so happy for the choices you have made in your life and even more happy to have you as a part of our lives.

New Slide

For Campbell's birthday, I got him a small slide. You know, the ones that are usually outside, no, not ours. I turned our dining room into Campbell's playroom. I moved our dining table into the fireplace room and put all of Campbell's toys in the living room. He now has basically free reign of the playroom and family room. Here are some pics after we first got it with Brayli and Campbell playing. (Sorry, Beth, I know Brayli's hair is crazy, but they had so much fun!)

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Stats:

20 lb 1 oz

8 teeth, 3 molars

waves bye-bye and blows kisses

loves electronics

climbs EVERYTHING!

runs everywhere

only eats when he wants

flirts with teenage girls

loves his babysitters

starting to repeat words

calls everyone momma

wears 12- 18 month clothes, size 5 shoes

sleeping through the night!

no more formula

Family Pics!

These are a few of the pictures Deidra took for us on Sunday before Zach left. Obviously the babies weren't very cooperative, but otherwise we had some pretty good pictures! Beth's idea of us in a pyramid turned out better than any of us expected. I love the one of Zach with the babies. It is crazy to think they will be so different when he gets home. Zach... have a great mission, we LOVE you and are so proud of the choices you have made.

Campbell's First Birthday

On Campbell's actual birthday, Chris, Quinn, and me took him to dinner at Mancino's. After dinner we met mom and Jennna at our house and ate a cake Quinn made for his Scout cake auction. He got his first present in the mail that day from Aunt Cole. It was a "Sick Bear." He can use a stethescope to listen to his heart and lungs and also tear off a bandaid and put it back on. It definitely gave him the giggles! Thanks Cole! He also got a nightlight to go in his new monkey bathroom. He wasn't quite as excited about it... yet. In a few years it will be great to have a nightlight in the hall for him. Thanks Mom! Campbell wasn't sure he should blow out the candle or touch it. He chose to touch it... right as his daddy blew it out for him. Chris couldn't handle the idea of him burning his finger. What a good daddy!

On Saturday after his birthday, we had a big party. We invited our family and close friends. I guess we have more than I remembered. I had an inflatable bounce house/slide that was a big hit with the kids. I borrowed a barn from a friend and decorated it with jungle animals! I loved the way it turned out. Thanks to Camie Jordan, we had an awesome cake and cupcakes. I think that was the best part of the night. Grandpa Hill provided hamburgers, hot dogs and all the goodies! Unfortunately, Campbell was getting sick and didn't have the most fun that night. We all had a great party despite his illness. I just felt so bad for him. I found out on Monday that he had a double ear infection. Poor baby :(

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Christmas... really late!

I know this is so late, but I thought I would update the last few months of our crazy lives. Campbell is sleeping and I have a little time to myself! Christmas was great. We had Christmas Eve at my mom's house with our family and Aunt Joy's family. We decided to do the gift exchange like we always do and read a story as we passed gifts around the room. We made homemade clam chowder and had Aunt Joy's rolls bowls.

After dinner, we had our Hill family kids gift exchange. All of us draw names and buy gifts for each other. This years were all pretty exciting. Braden got one piece, feety pajamas for Beth. Chris bought Braden a fake bird to shoot. Campbell got a fist and starfish that we can hook up to the computer and play games. Mom bought Campbell and Brayli Leapster Scout and Violet. They were definitely the biggest hit! I got a full series of books!

Christmas morning Campbell got his presents from Santa and when he became bored with that, he used Dad's presents to climb up to the piano! Overall, it was a great holiday.

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9 Months Old

So it's a good thing I posted Campbell's 8 month post early because I am posting this one so late. Campbell has really turned into a little man and is such a busy guy. He hates to hold still and climbs everything. So much for keeping my little man little! It is bittersweet to see him changing so much and so fast. I love to see all the things that he is learning, but I hate that my baby is growing up so quickly.

- He climbs over his barricades

- He loves to feed himself

- He HATES baby food

- He finally holds his own bottle

- He sleeps in his own crib, but not all night long :(

- He loves Brayli

- He waves good-bye when we go to the garage

- He loves to chase Suzy

- He dances to music
- He likes books (not as much as Brayli though!)

- He claps for himself

- He can say no

- He cries when we tell him no

- He loves his babysitters

Campbell's First Christmas... the Beginning

Soon after Thanksgiving, I wanted to get a Christmas tree up and get the house ready for the holiday. I have so many decorations and last year, Chris got to put them all up by himself. This year we had each other... and another helper! We bought a small Christmas tree and put it up on our dining room table. Campbell loved to look at the lights and he even helped put on his first Christmas decorations.

Thanksgiving 2010

We had a great Thanksgiving... truly so much to be thankful for. Last year I sat on Aunt Joy's couch with my leg propped up on the couch. This year I was able to participate in all the fun. We had a great dinner at Aunt Joy's and then Chris's parents also had dinner for us. I ended the night playing cards at Grandma Patty's! Campbell loves to eat real food and Thanksgiving was his favorite so far... who could blame him. He was so full and apparently so was his daddy!!!! After a great dinner at Joy's, they both slept in the warmth of the sun!

8 Months

A year ago, I was sitting in the hospital on antepartum with excruicating pain in my leg. Today I am chasing a rambunctious 8 month old baby. Crazy how much changes in a year! I am actually going to post Campbell's 8 month post a few days early!

- pulls himself up to furniture

- tries to walk

- is scared of his crib

- loves toys

- climbs the stairs

- hates baby food, but loves adult food

- eats 3 meals a day of 'real' food

- refuses to hold his bottle

- occassionally says "mama"

- loves chocolate

- has 2 teeth

- loves playing with Brayli

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First Haircut

Campbell has had a really long patch of hair on the back of his head since he was born. I have been very hesitant in cutting it! I finally gave in and cut all the top of his hair to the same length. Needless to say, Campbell didn't enjoy it. Sara did a great job and now his hair looks great!

Halloween

We had a great Halloween this year. My friend, Cindy had a fun Halloween party on Saturday. She had hayride, pumpkin patch, "stone soup", and food & games. Campbell enjoyed looking at the cows on Cindy's farm, riding on the hayride, and especially loved the bouncy house slide! After the party, we went to Grandma Black's to visit. We took pictures of the kids in her entryway. It was a pretty cute setting, actually. We also went to the wards trunk-or-treat. I carried Campbell around with a bucket and we got candy at every car. No one even asked questions. All in all it was a great day!

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7 Months

I am a bit late in posting this since Campbell is now almost 8 months, but I don't want to miss a month. Here are his 7 month stats:

- 17 pounds

- tries to climb stairs

- still won't hold his bottle

- hates the exercauser (he can't move!)

- loves his jumper (for awhile)

- eats 3 meals a day

- won't sleep in his crib

- tries to pull himself up

- crawls everywhere

- chases Suzy

- hates being covered with blankets

- says "dada"

- is starting to play with toys

- loves toys that move and make noise

- tries to play on daddy's phone and computer

- makes soooo much noise at church

- "talks" all the time

I know, I know...

So, this blog is in dire need of an update, but life has been crazy lately! Crazy doing what, I am not sure, but needless to say, this blog has suffered! Between babysitting and just taking care of Campbell, I am left with little time. Watching him has become a full-time job. He crawls everywhere (Thanks Zach!), tries to climb, refuses to hold his bottle, and loves to be held (but climb out of your arms!). So, hopefully next week when I get a couple days off, I will post pics of what we have been up to. I am also working on a photo wall in my family room that I will post pics of too.

First Tooth!

Campbell's first tooth broke through a couple days ago. He hasn't been fussy, but has had 2 ear infections since his 6 month well-check. He also had very little appetite. I thought his gums felt swollen, but I also thought I was just an excited first time mom. We went to the doctor last Wednesday when we found out about his second ear infection. The doctor looked in his mouth, but didn't think it looked like he had any teeth coming in. Come to find out, the very next day, it broke through the surface! He had been sticking his tongue out all day and rubbing it funny across his gums, Aunt Jenna put her finger in his mouth and sure enough, a little tooth! He is also trying to get the left front tooth, so is still very protective of his mouth. The tooth is also just barely through, so no pics yet. Hopefully soon.

6 months old!

My baby turned 6 months old yesterday. It is amazing how much he has changed in the last month.

- rolls from back to front and back again... and again... and again

- says "dada dada"

- "almost" sits up

- plays with any toys around him

- loves attention

- blows "raspberries"

- makes silly faces

- pulls hair

- won't hold his own bottle (prefers to grab my face and hair)

- finally eats rice cereal

- has no desire to sleep all night

- is the LOVE of my life!

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Germany... Finally!

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5 Months

I know, I know everyone wants to see Germany pics, but right now you will have to settle for pics of Campbell! I haven't had time to put a slideshow together of Germany. Right after we got home, Campbell turned 5 months old. He has started to change so much and become such a little man!
5 month stats:
Don't know weight!!!

Rolls from back to tummy
Pushes himself around by pushing on his head!
Spins in circles on the floor
Pulls toys on his swing
Grasps toys
Accidently hits himself with toys
Almost holds his bottle
"Sings" himself to sleep
Loves to eat his toes

Blows "raspberries" all the time

Goes through 2-3 bib a day

Gives kisses (especially to Grandma)
Hates to sleep alone
Tries to sit up by doing "crunches"
Growing up despite me
Doesn't know how to eat rice cereal

First time in a high chair. (Restraunt in Germany. He didn't even get to eat anything!)

Loves fingers in his mouth, even if they aren't his own!

5 month birthday, smiley boy!

First bite of food, most of it came right back out. We are still working on how to swallow food.

Germany

We just returned from our 2 week vacation to Germany. It was full of lots of driving, sight seeing, and other fun stuff. Campbell is still 8 hours ahead in his sleeping schedule. It is 12:30 right now and he thinks it's 8:30, he is sleeping! Last night was rough. I am getting some stuff done around the house, ie laundry, and then I will keep him up the rest of the day so I can try to get him back on schedule! Keep checking for updates with lots, did I say LOTS of pics!