Updates!

It's been quite a while since I last posted and a lot has happened since then. Our lives have gotten very busy and hectic recently. First off, I went back to work and Cami started school for the first time. I am fortunate enough to be able to work at the same school I did before I had Cami and she goes with me to work each day to the toddler class. The first day was very rough on both of us.

The school is very new and enrollment is low. Therefor we had all the children in the same class on the first day, so I was Cami's teacher on her first day of school. This did not go well. She didn't understand why I wasn't holding/playing/giving her all the attention. She cried all day long because of it! The next day we split the kids up and she was with her own teacher. She did better but still cried a lot for a couple more weeks. She has now been at school for 1.5 months and is well adjusted. She doesn't cry at drop-off and is very happy to be at school. As you can see by the pictures, she is very busy and seems to love school.

In the picture below, Cami is pulling the sticky-tac (used to fasten posters to the walls) OFF the wall. I'm sure her teachers love her :)

Another big change for our family is Neal's new job. He has changed courses and is now at a 36 hole course in Carrollton. This course is beautiful and very big! The change has been an adjustment, but overall a very good change for him! We are so happy for him and his promotion!!!

Okay, on to Cami and what she is up to these days. She is officially walking! She started about two weeks after her first birthday and hasn't looked back. Luckily she's getting better at keeping her balance and the falls are becoming fewer and fewer. She loves to walk by herself and refuses to hold any one's hand-that's for sissy's! Cami is talking up a storm now and loves to repeat what we say to her. She is also learning more baby signs and can communicate that way as well. She recently learned the sign for help (both hands patting the tummy/chest) and requests help from us quite often-it's very cute!! Cami just learned this trick of bending over and looking through her legs at you. She is so talented :)

Cami will finally let us put sunglasses on her and KEEP THEM ON! Yay!

Her first boo-boo. She was a little unsure of the band-aid but loved to say "boo-boo" as she pointed to her knee.

She is trying to feed herself with a spoon. This is extremely messy and I have to remind myself over and over that it is okay, we can clean it up. Learning is a messy process!

Cami could play outside in her sandbox all day if we let her. Cami is such an amazing little girl. We love watching her grow and learn each day. Her little personality is adorable. She is so funny and happy-always putting a smile on our face. She is very interested in how things work and loves to learn new things and words. She is very independent and knows what she wants. We are so happy to have this little girl in our life-the world is a much better place with Cami in it!!