Dear Camden,
When I tell people how old you are now, they always respond with, "Oh, just about 2." And while I know they're right, I want to say, "No! He's not just about 2! We've still got 3 months to go; let's not rush it!" Because honestly? It's making me a little sad lately to think about how fast the past couple of years have gone by. I love every minute of being your mom, but sometimes I wish I could take certain moments and freeze them like snapshots so that they'll never go away. Like when you run to me so fast I'm convinced you'll fall over but you make it to me and give a big, sloppy, open mouthed kiss. Or when we're walking and I hear a little voice say "Mama?" and I look down and you're reaching up so that I'll hold your hand. I know one day you'll be a teenager who will just die of embarrassment if I touch your hand in a public place, so I'll take as many of those moments as I can right now.
So, yes, 21 months old. You're incredibly active, and even that's an understatement. People are always commenting on how fast you run. You're an outdoors boy through and through. But you also love reading books and working on puzzles. Your hair is so blonde that it's practically white and you're now boasting 7 teeth (including one molar!). You can identify every body part and you've become an animal expert too. Whenever you hear the word "pig", you snort. You can also pant like a dog, and if you see a cow, you smile and say "Mmmm"--your adorable attempt at a "moo".
We do know that you have a speech delay now, but we're not entirely sure why. Maybe it's simply a delay and you're going to be a late talker; maybe there's more to it than that. We're looking into it, and we're doing everything we can for you. We always will. I'm proud of the progress you've made in the past month, and I'm excited to see where we go from here. You can do this, little buddy. I know you can.
I love you so much,
Mommy
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And now for the boring stuff that's probably only interesting to me (but I really want to make an effort to document this information now so that I can monitor progress)...
Camden currently SIGNS:
- more
- open
- eat
- dog
- go
- juice
- milk
- car
- outside
- friend
- upstairs
- bath
- downstairs
- vacuum
- Nan (grandma)
- on
- Pop (grandpa)
- all done
- diaper
- cookie
- shoes
Sounds, Words, and Approximations:
- mama
- buh= bug
- yeah
- ppp (lip popping) = up
- mmm= moo
- ba-buh = bubble
- bah-bah= bye bye
- dat
- dada (not in context)
- mom-mom
- dadee (not in context)
- ma= Maggie
- nananana
- dadadadada
- bababababa
- ssss/shhh
4 comments:
He's a sweetheart & really is growing up so fast. Doesn't he also sign "friend baby Will"? :)
Definitely need to teach him a sign for Will. I have seen the progress too. I think he will get there. When he's ready.
He's a sweetie!
I am the same way when people say Lexi is almost 2. I am in total denial. She can't be 2 yet! She's my baby! Don't you feel like this last year has gone even faster than the first? And Camden is doing GREAT!!!!
Hey!
First time poster, long time fan :) I love reading your blog (probably b/c of your writing style). There is a topic though that I haven’t seen covered yet (sorry if I was out of town while you posted it). But I was wondering if you could post about saving cord blood??? I’m still trying to decide if its a good idea. I’m using this site for most of my info: http://www.publiccordbloodbanks.org/ , I’d like to hear some real life advice though.
At the very least I intend on donating. Just thought I’d float the idea by you for a post.
Thanks!
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