catching up!

In the way that I have been devoting my days to the fast and fun filled ways of a toddler I have been devoting my nights to the weary and dog tired ways of a toddler's mama. As a result my attentions to blogging about all of this toddlerly goodness have been neglected...

And even though it's past my bedtime, the Steelers's victory tonight has me quite excited so I'm putting the energy burst to good use. In an effort to get mysweetest back to up to speed, here are what I think to be the highlights of the past few weeks.

Crawling up the steps is for babies. Cam now walks up, always with a helping hand, but he is getting better and better each day. Now we are trying to teach him how to scoot down on his coolie-not going so well, he just thinks it's funny.

Meal times are no longer for the faint of heart. Cam has developed an extremely picky palate. He gives every single morsel of food that crosses his path the sniff test before either popping it in his mouth or tossing it on the floor. Food flinging has almost become sport... On the flip side his skills with a fork and spoon are coming along quite splendidly. Nothing makes him happier then sloppily spooning up some applesauce. However, his absolute refusal to wear a bib is leading him to several wardrobe changes through out the day which does not make him so happy.

Words, words, words!!! He learns new words by the day. Some are more difficult to decipher than others but he works at them and uses them and I hear the progression of things like "fow" (cam speak for flower) to "fower". He is really starting to use the second syllable in his more familiar words.

I know I have posted some pictures of Cam with his flashcards, because he spends so much time playing with them. He gravitates toward certain cards and is now making the associations with the pictures on the cards to objects in his world. He will seek out the pig flashcard and bring it to me along with his toy pig or his lamb flashcard and bring it to me with his toy lamb.

Favorite things. Cam has a few random things that he is fascinated with. Pigs, triangles and stars. He can pick out any of those 3 things almost anywhere. I mean he will bring me a book or a piece of paper he picked up or a box he swiped out of the pantry and point out a teeny tiny star or triangle or pig somewhere on it that no one else would ever have noticed and excitedly point it out. It's nuts.

Speaking of the pantry, Cam now peruses ours whenever the mood strikes him and at any given time of the day may walk out with anything from a fruit bar to a bag of croutons demanding to be fed. It's completely ridiculous.

Books, books, books!!! Cam spends most of his days reading books. I cannot even put into words the feelings of happiness that overcome me when I see him sitting on the floor amidst a pile of books and flipping the pages while "reading" aloud to himself. Or watching him try to drag a book up into his little man chair. It is hysterical. This is not as easy as it would sound, he slides down, tumbles over and falls off about 4-5 times before he gets into the right spot.

5 words. The boy loves to dance. It is hysterical. He will dance to anything sounding remotely musical. Enough said.

And with that, I will try to start this new week with a renewed dedication to get back to my most regular posting of daily fun and happenings...