Say it ain't so! Now CAMDEN on steroids?

At about 1:30 this morning I heard Camden crying and went into his room to rub his back (which usually sends him back to sleep). But he had a bad cough that seemed to take his breath away and his breathing was really raspy. I woke up Daddy and he agreed, something was wrong. Aunt Betsy popped in too and was concerned (Uncle Jason and her are in town for the FL/GA game). She thought it might be croop.
We called our Dr's answering service and when the on call Dr. asked about his temp, I told her it was around 95. (Really the fact was that I was taking the temp wrong). Her exact words were: "that's the temp that babies have when they die." So naturally I completely freaked out and we decided we would go to the ER ASAP.
So, we frantically raced to Wolfsons and got there at about 2:15. Vital signs were completely normal (whew!) and after checking him in, we changed Camden into the cutest little backless hospital gown ever.
Then we waited...and waited...and waited. Meanwhile, Camden improved and did the weird cough thing only when he was laying down. He took about three 30 minute naps and was soooo sweet and good. We were put off to the very last priority and didn't see the Dr. until 7 am. But it was the Dr. coming onto the shift so he was fresh and energetic and very calming.
He said Camden most likely has croop, (Aunt Betsy was right!) which comes from changes in the weather. It's kinda like a cold but most babies get it around 12 months. He got a steroid shot, which the doc says should clear up the croop very quickly and it usually doesn't come back. We're very relieved and probably didn't need to go to the ER, but as amatuer parents, we would rather be safe than sorry. Right now, Daddy and Camden are catching up on their sleep.
Anyways, that's the whole story, in case Camden pops up positive for 'roids.

Guess who's got a tooth??

That's right, we discovered it on Friday of last week. We couldn't see it at first but could just feel it. But it's now starting to crown more and it's so cute!!! It doesn't seem to be bothering Camden too much, he just drools more. We give him his teething ring or his pacie when he isn't munching on his fingers.

Camden's first game!

Camden went over to Nana's house this past weekend for his first FSU game! He was the star of the show and a welcomed distraction from that final score. (Hey at least he's too young to remember this season, right? Wish I was.) Nana got some quality time with Camden and made him do his famous giggle (which only a select few can do). Uncle Jon hung out for a little bit too and encouraged Camden to grab his pacie on his own. Camden also got to meet his future wife Olivia, my friend Beth's gorgeous daughter. (She took a nap in my arms, it was so sweet!). And the Bucs got another win! All in all a fun weekend.

I Only Have Eyes for Daddy

One more picture for you: One that Grandpa took...isn't it sweet?

5 Months & Then Some

So what has our little guy been up to? He hasn't uttered "Mama" or "Dada" yet, but that doesn't stop both of us from working on him. (When I'm slathering him with lotion and he's hollering, I like to say "I'll stop as soon as you say 'Mama'." But this hasn't worked yet). He rolls over from his back to his belly but it seems to be harder to get from his belly to his back. Guess it's that spare tire he's got on him. He smiles, coos and cackles a lot and when Daddy gets really goofy with him, Camden gives this hysterical giggle. He's still dining on breastmilk but Ms. Patsy at school has gotten him eating formula better now, which is good because my supply is not as much as it used to be. We still haven't tried solids again because of the rash of rashes. We're thinking about trying again at 6 months.
So, we're getting ready for Halloween. Grandma has made him a sweet little monkey outfit. He's going as Curious George and Daddy is the Man in the yellow hat. We will, of course, be posting pictures.
Here's a few of some sweet shots we've gotten of Camden recently.

Go Bucs!!

Aunt Betsy sent Camden a Bucs jersey to wear and he and Mommy were so excited, we had to take some pictures in our matching jerseys. And the jersey seemed to have brought the Bucs some luck...they had their first win of the season on Sunday! (He still, of course loves his Ravens and Jags too!)

Gramps stayed over at our house last night. He was traveling through and made a pit stop in Jacksonville. We had dinner at Joani's (Sam grilled some yummy fish!) and Maddie showed us her ever-growing knowledge of her letters. Later, Camden had a little one-on-one time with Gramps before his bedtime and gave him some big grins! (He really loves his Gramps!!)

Back up to speed

Hey all, this week we bought a new computer and the blogging is back on! Camden's rashes/excema(?) have gotten a lot better. We are gooking him up all the time now, which he hates but it really does help. Thanks for your thoughts and prayers!

We had a great time with Grandpa, Grandma and "Aint" Laura last weekend. We all went out to Casbah for hookahs and bellydancing and had a blast. Aunt Laura belted out "Get it girl!" when the dancer came out and Camden tipped her with a single that Daddy had put in his hand. That made her smile! He also took his first big tub bath last weekend. Grandma and Aunt Laura gave it to him and he loved it! Aunt Laura rolled up a towel which supported him and watched to make sure he didn't get a "snoot-full" of water (as she put it) up his nose! On Sunday we even had Uncle Jason and Aunt Betsy over to hang out before they went out to sell beads.
Here are some pics from the weekend...Camden is sporting the Clemson jersey that Aunt Laura bought for him. And Camden was hamming it up with Grandpa's hookah--not to worry, he didn't smoke!

Catching you up

As most of you know, our computer is down right now. I'm at the library now, gettting caught up on my e-mailing and bloggging. We've been busy so there's a lot to catch up on!

Last weekend, Camden and I traveled to Aunt Betsy's house in Gainesville. It was his first time there and Aunt Betsy was a great hostess! She and her staff worked on my teeth for Family Day and Camden got to meet everyone, including his new buddy Alex (Sabrina's son who's a month behind Camden and looks just like him!). Here are some shots from that weekend.

I also went with Joani and Maddie to Build-a-Bear, where Maddie made herself a fabulous Hello Kitty. The lady at the counter asked her what she had named her Hello Kitty and Maddie just replied "Hello Kitty!" (of course!).

This week was a little rough because Camden had a bad rash that we thought was just a heat rash. But it got worse and I had to take him out of school and get a Dr's note saying it wasn't contagious. The Dr. we saw was not Cam's regular Dr. and he thought it was exzema and recommended we slick Camden up with our choice of lotion 3-4 times a day. Well, we used Aveeno Baby and it seemed to get worse. When we stopped using it, he healed very quickly so we suspect that maybe the whole thing was an allergy to Aveeno. But it could have been the food.

Oh yeah! And we experimented with some solids this week too! Camden didn't care for the rice cereal (which we've put in his bottle before) and applesauce, but it takes many tries. We're going to try again when his rash has completely healed to see if that's what was causing the breakout.

Grandma, Grandpa and Aunt Laura are coming this weekend and we're super-excited. We post some pictures when we get a chance.

Hopefully the computer gets up and running soon....Didn't know how dependent on it we were!!