September Update - Cam Seven Month

Every month I say that I will do better and get Cam's blog up on time. And every month, I am scrambling to upload some content 2 days before it's time for me to write the next blog post. Cam turns 8 months on monday... So I really need to post about month 7. I'll do better next month... maybe...

September was so so fun, but incredibly busy. We started out the month finding out that Alex was going to be switching jobs. For the last 3 years he has been working at General Dynamics in their finance department. That job was a huge blessing, and we loved that he had friday's off! We definitely would have been happy at that job for a long time, with the exception that there wasn't a whole lot of room for growth with that company, and so we were kinda feeling stuck. In an attempt to have some leverage with HR and with talk about a salary bump, Alex starting going to interviews with other companies. Well, he was very well liked at a company called MUFG (Japan's largest bank) and they offered him a position and compensation that GD couldn't even come close to matching. So we sadly said goodbye to fridays off, but said hello to bank holidays and better benefits. It's been a few weeks now, and I really do think that the job switch was a good idea. I'm grateful for Alex and all the hard work he does to provide us with such a wonderful life.

Cam has always been a fun, happy, easy going baby, but this month I feel like his little personality just exploded. He Is so fun to tease and joke around with. He loves peek-a-boo, especially with Izzy, and loves when someone is holding him, and someone else tries to "get him" by chasing him and trying to poke or grab at his little belly; it's the best game. You know he loves someone or something because all his limbs just go crazy. He kicks and flails and squirms around in excitement, and it's the most adorable thing. An especially favorite time for Cam is bath time. The second he touches the water he goes full blown water park mode and kicks and splashes with the intent to soak the entire bathroom. It's hilarious, and obviously encourages Izzy to do the same thing, so don't try and bathe my kids unless you wear your swimsuit.

In his short 7 months on earth, Campbell has done a lot of traveling, and this month he added Orlando to his list of destinations.  He was an absolute champion, and I loved every minute with him. He makes everything 100x more fun, and just like with Izzy, I love watching him experience new things and just take in the world around him. He was a trooper and even while cutting his first tooth he was a joy and a delight to have with us. You can read about our whole trip here.

When we got home from Orlando, Cam had a few more firsts. He learned his first sign in baby sign language, and can now sign when he wants more of something. It's so adorable, and Izzy just loves asking to say more over and over again. He also loves sitting in the shopping cart, especially at Costco where he can sit next to his favorite person in the world, his sister. He loves getting ogled at by all the old people at the store and I love having his cute face to accessible for kisses!

Right at the end of the month Cam began army crawling with vengeance. He is so fast and can get to anyone or anything that he wants . Izzy thinks it's hilarious and loves trowing toys for Cam to chase after. They play on the floor together all day long and it's the most wonderful thing. I love when babies can crawl and get around, the only bummer is how dirty and dingy they always are while they are constantly rolling around on the floor. Thank goodness for oxyclean.

It's been another amazing month with our boy and I am loving every new stage and am soaking it all up as much as I can. It really does go so so fast. We love you CammaLammaJamma <3