hugs

Cam has spent the last week or so perfecting the art of the hug. Funny enough it started shortly after Valentine's Day when I noticed he was hanging on to me a bit differently when I picked him up. Normally he flails his entire body back and forth and waves his arms around like he is getting ready for takeoff and I hold on to him for dear life for fear he flies out of my arms. This new move he had involved tightly holding one hand around my neck and gripping my shoulder with the other. I could sense this was the beginning of something great.

So to get things moving, each time I picked him up I would try snuggle him in and show him how it's done. It didn't take him long to figure it out, boy genius that he is.

Cam has now mastered the hug. He owns the hug. When I pick him up he throws his arms around me and holds on for dear life. Perfect hug.

As if learning to give the perfect hug wasn't enough, Cam sometimes likes to have a little fun. While I'm hugging him he has these little "conversations" with himself. It's sort of a very soft warbling noise that he makes. He almost sounds like a little bird. And he only does this when he's totally relaxed and in my arms. It is so freakin adorable.

And just this week he has started to reach up his arms to me when he is in his exersaucer or jumparoo and he sees me approaching. I mean how cute is this?????!!!! It's as if he's saying "come on mom give me a hug!" And I am powerless.

Needless to say I love hugs. They are the best.