Answered Prayer!: May 2011

(Daddy thought the ipod might help for #2--hasn't happened yet)

May 4th Cameron turned 21 months! Getting closer and closer to two which is REALLY hard for me to believe! Our big news with 21 months is that over this past week Cameron has started pointing to his diaper when he needs to go pee pee! I am so so proud of him and tell him this over and over when he lets me know. Most of the time it has been in the morning and before bed (a few times during the day). We have even had a few nights where he didn't go in his overnight diaper. Could this be an early gift he is giving me...that he might actually be potty trained or close to it before he turns two and his sister is here. That would be great to only have to be buying diapers for one if he is in big boy underwear then. Part of me thinks it still might be a long road ahead...but we are making ground that's for sure! We are using a potty seat that goes on top of our regular potty (for his little bottom) as well as his potty that sits on the floor. He does great with the potty on the floor except for the fact that he loves to dump the pee pee into the big potty and will do that and then go ahead four more times...just doing a little each time so he can have more opportunities to dump it out. Last night was our first time using a "public restroom" since we were at Braxton's baseball game....I can see how when you are out the diaper is WAY more convenient...but really I suppose I can't not take him when he tells me no matter where we are.

Chocolate bunny he picked out after going potty yesterday! We are making that Easter candy stretch!

(another potty treat!)

He is also starting to say "mama" again...for the MOST part he still calls me Dad...and everybody else Dad (such as the man sitting at the table next to us at chick-fil-a today). The fact that he is even muttering the words mama though again makes me smile! He also started going up in the chick-fil-a playground on his own. My big belly is making it almost impossible for me to get up there these days. He normally insists I go up there with him but actually went up several times on his own today (it helped there was a bigger 5 year old boy up there..since he likes the big kids much better than ones his age I believe).

Kaylee's room is really coming along now...I'm just waiting on a bedskirt and would love to find an inexpensive white rocking chair to put in her room. Then I believe it will be complete! For now it still serves as her room/playroom for Cameron...I think he is very intrigued by what is happening to that room. He takes his little Cameron stool and steps on it to look over the top of the crib. Even though he can be a jealous boy I think he is going to be a big helper when HIS baby sister is here. Right now he helps with all the household chores...his favorite is laundry. He sits on top of the machine and pours in the soap and has learned from watching me that afterwards I rinse out the little cup on the water a few times. Neat to see him pick up on things like that. He rinses it out each time and I hand him each particle of clothing to throw in---boy is it a bonus when we get to throw in one of those little tide stain release tablets!--which is a messy boy that happens quite often!

A couple of weeks ago Cameron and I got to tag along with daddy on a work trip to Atlanta. He was staying walking distance from Centennial Park, The Aquarium and the Children's Museum so Cameron and I had plenty to do during the day. We only used the hotel for a place to nap each afternoon! We were on the go. Like I've said before I am really enjoying the one-on-one time I have with Cameron right now and love being able to give him my full attention for a few more weeks. We used our new stroller from Grandmommy and Grandaddy alot! Hopefully he will like it since we will HAVE to be using a stroller more than we do right now.