Oh what a beautiful day!

Yesterday it got up to 84 degrees!! I took Cameron to the pediatricians to get his ears checked out because he has been rubbing them and I was worried he might have an ear infection. Also I didn't want to go on a plane next week if he did without treating it. BUT he doesn't turns out it was just worried mom reading too much into it.

Next Saturday we (me and Cameron) are flying out to New Jersey to visit with family out there. We are excited to see Baba and Deda, Pops, Aunt Munchkin and Uncle David and Uncle Ninja!!!

Oh, yesterday we had a breakthrough.... Literally. His bottom front teeth broke through!!!

Sorry I am such a horrible mom for not taking any pictures, actually I don't think I have pulled my camera out in like 2 weeks! But I promise I will at least take some pictures out on the east coast.

Tons of Fun.

Cameron sat up yesterday for about 2 minutes on his own, but today he was sitting up practically all day!! I will post a picture later but I am so proud of him. He also "crawled" a little. By crawled I mean put his face in the ground and pushed himself forward with his legs...

I really can't believe how fast he changes. I mean the way he was sitting up and correcting himself today, he couldn't even sit two days ago!

Another rainy Tuesday.

Well, Sunday night my little man slept from 9pm to almost 8am... without any interruptions or anything. But I guess it was just a fluke because last night he was back to his normal up every couple hours, woke at 4am to scream... Oh well. At least we know it is possible. Just not probable.

He is really teething. He has two teeth coming in on the bottom and both his canines feel like they are about to burst through. As you can probably guess he is not a happy camper. He has started giving hugs and kisses. Of course kisses for him means open mouthed slobbery gummy kisses, but I love them anyways!

I had a friend visit yesterday whose daughter is a month or so younger than Cameron and she is just unstoppable with her crawling! I couldn't believe my eyes! Cameron is nowhere near that yet but it just reinforces the fact that no 2 babies develop exactly the same. It also reminds me that he was born preemie which I tend to forget when comparing him to other babies.

This weekend I am heading to Midland to help my mom with her rummage sale. Which will take place Friday and Saturday if anyone wants to stop by. Hope everyone had a good and happy Easter.

Good Morning Michigan!

I woke up this morning to my lovely view of my backyard and did a double take. SNOW! Hang on there, Mel, isn't this April 6th? Where the heck is global warming now? I am having a relaxing moment or two here. It's 7:30am, me and my cup-o-joe are checking out the latest on the web while my 7 month old (as of yesterday!) snoozes to classical musical in his crib. We slept very well last night. Another milestone. This one may not mean much to everyone else but it is HUGE here in the Sylvester household. He started fussing as per usual, so I got up to go give him his paci and by the time I got there he had GIVEN IT BACK TO HIMSELF! (Insert little happy dance, which I would have done in the middle of the night if I had not currently had a case of zombie-itis going strong) Oh, happy day. Hopefully this isn't a fluke and he keeps it up!

On another note, more and more people keep telling me they are preggo! Now I have to admit, though I feel a slight tinge of jealousy, it is nowhere near the pain that news would shoot straight to my heart before Cameron. When you try for so long to have a child and everyone you know around you keeps reproducing like bunnies, it hurts. I mean really hurts. For the first time I can actually be truly happy for my friends when they are expecting (not that I wasn't happy for them before but that was a sort of bittersweet happy) I am actually really looking forward to throwing a small shower for a friend in June.

Wow, I am on a roll this morning! I just keep going. My mind is whirling with all these thoughts and I just wanted to express them this morning. I have made a realization recently. Michigan may be a pain in the butt in winter and construction seasons. But I really truly think that this is where I am meant to be. This is where I want to raise my family. If it happens in the future that we have to leave again to follow jobs, so be it, but I am so happy to be here now. All my life all I wanted was to get out of Midland, out of Michigan. And I did. I think it took actually getting out to realize that the grass is not only not greener on the other side but actually pretty darn green right here. I do not regret leaving for the time I did because if I hadn't I would spend my life wishing I could get out, whereas now I can appreciate this wonderful state for what it truly is. Home.

I really do love this house that we have found. It feels so right, so homey. I don't want to leave! I think Cameron likes it too. He sleeps so much better in his room here than he has anywhere else. There is an open invitation to all friends and family that we have a spare room if you want to come visit or just crash on your way through. We love to see you! If anyone wants any prints of Cameron's 7 month pictures, let me know. Have a good day and happy tomorrow.