Callaway Gardens

My sweet husband took me to Callaway Gardens for our 5 year anniversary last weekend. It was our first night away from Jameson, but it was a much needed vacation. We left on Friday and came home on Saturday. We couldn't have asked for better weather. It was sunny and warm and the gardens were beautiful. I had a great time spending time with my wonderful hubbie. It was nice to focus all my attention on him. Thanks baby for scheduling the trip!

Jameson spent the night with my mom and was a good boy for the most part. My only concern was his sleeping through the night. The reason I was concerned is because, as many of you know, he does not like to sleep all night long. He is 9 months old and rarely sleeps until 4:30 am. He will not sleep past 4:30 am without at least waking up one time. So, I prayed, but God wanted things another way. I called my sweet mother the next morning around 7:00 and asked how he did. She very nicely said, he slept until 2:30 am. I said, and when did he go back to sleep? She said, still very nicely, he hasn't been back to sleep. Yes, you are reading right. He woke up at 2:30 and did not go back to sleep. My mom and dad were up from 2:30 that morning until we picked him up that afternoon. So, he showed out a little, but was good the rest of the time, so I am told. :)

Here are some pictures from the gardens. Most of them are from the Butterfly Center.

To the doctors office we go......again!

So if you have been keeping up with us, you know that Jameson has had Bronchitis like 2 times and has not recovered from the last time he had it. The second time he had it was back in January when it snowed. He got better for a few days and he started wheezing and coughing again. Since then I have taken him back to the doctor 3 times and nothing seems to be working. The first time I took him back he was put on breathing treatments and cough meds. That didn't work at all. The second time I was told to keep him on breathing treatments and the doctor added a steroid to the mix. His pediatrician seems to think that it is just seasonal allergies and that he will eventually get better when the weather calms down. He told me last time we went, which was about 2 weeks ago, that this round of steroids should fix it and he will be better within 6-8 days. Well, he didn't get any better. We increased his breathing treatments and everything. So I took him back to the doctor yesterday because he coughed all night long the night before. When I say cough, I mean cough until face is red and gagging. The doctor told me to keep doing breathing treatments, which he has been doing for a month and a half now and they are not helping anything, and he gave him Singular and Zantac. Zantac is for acid reflux. Jameson doesn't really spit up much, but he does occasionally and he burps a lot and you can tell it comes up in his throat and he swallows it back down. Acid reflux can cause wheezing and coughing and I didn't know that. So, we are still on breathing treatments and 2 new meds now. I hope and pray that this works. He is also sending us to a pediatric pulmonary specialist at Children's to do some more in depth tests on Jameson. I dread that day, but we will hopefully find out what is going on. His pediatrician is not concerned at all, but still wants us to have him checked out since it has been going on for months now. So, I am asking that you pray for our little man that he gets better on this new medication and that it is just allergies that is making him sick. I hate giving him breathing treatments and he hates it just as much. I also hate hearing him wheeze with every breath he takes and seeing him cough so much. He doesn't act sick and it doesn't seem to bother him, but I worry about him 24 hours a day. I know and believe that God will heal him. Please just pray that he gets well soon.

On a lighter note, each time I take him to the doctor I get to see how much he weighs and that is fun. He weighed 19 lbs 6 oz. yesterday. He is in the 50% percentile. He is perfect! Anyway, just join me and Rusty and pray for our little man. Thanks for reading!

Watch him....Watch him....What are you doing?

These are the most used words in my house right now. Jameson is crawling all over the place and has the cutest crawl I believe I have ever seen. He looks like a hopped up bug when he crawls. Anyway, it seems that I am always saying, "Jameson.....what are you doing", or "Jameson, come back". And when Rusty is at home I feel like I am always saying "watch him, watch him". So not only is Jameson crawling, and might I add, very quickly now, he is also pulling up on anything that he can find. When he first started doing this, he had no idea how to sit back down on his bottom and would just let go and fall flat on his back and head. Now, however, he has learned how to sit back down on his bottom very slowly. It is so funny to watch. When he first started learning how to sit back down, I would clap for him and he loved it. Now every time he sits back down on his own, he looks at me and smiles. He is waiting on me to clap for him. When I say he pulls up on things, I mean things like the couch, chairs, laundry baskets that flip over, window seals with very sharp edges, dogs, cats......etc. You get the picture. So I am a nervous wreck all day long. When he wasn't mobile, I could sit him safely on the rug and he would sit and play while I washed dishes or cooked supper. Now he follows me everywhere and puts everything in his mouth. So I have to watch him like a hawk all day long. Not that I mind because I think he is so cute. I digress.....
Back to the crawling thing, I have to share this very gross story with you because I am sure that it has happened to all of you at one time or another. Our cute little dog Lilly likes to tease Jameson. He discovered her food bowl several weeks ago and she likes lure him into the kitchen where she eats. She will run and get a piece of food and bring it to the rug where he is playing. He of course notices and decides to follow her the next trip. So after several times of pulling him away from the food bowl and taking dog food out of his hand I moved the dog food into the laundry room thinking he wouldn't find it there. Something else that is so funny is he knows he is not supposed to get the dog food so he will casually ease his way toward the bowl and once it is in sight, he makes a run for it. Our kitchen is tile so you can hear those little hand and feet tapping the floor so fast. Going on with my very long story.....the dog food is tucked away safely in the laundry room and Jameson has no idea where it is. He keeps crawling over to the old spot and looking around trying to find it. Well, little miss Lilly decides to lure him into the laundry room now. She goes to get the dog food and brings it into plain sight for Jameson. So he follows her into the room. So I am in the kitchen and notice that Jameson is crawling into the laundry room. When I go to pick him up, he is sitting on Lilly's tee tee pad playing in her tee tee. Yes, I said it was gross. So I immediately pick him up and give him a little sponge bath. Well, Easter morning, I was cooking breakfast and Rusty had gone into the other room for a minute. I thought he had Jameson, but he didn't. So I hear Jameson in the laundry room. I immediately run in there and find that he is playing not in Lilly's tee tee, but her poop. He had some in his hand and was looking at it. Luckily I made it in time before he put it in his mouth. We keep her pads clean and changed and there was no poop that morning. I think she pooped on purpose and lured Jameson in there just to see what he would do. When I got in the laundry room do you know who was sitting right beside him looking at him........Lilly! She does it on purpose. So now, we have to keep the door closed to avoid messes like the one I just described. It was funny, but I freaked out a little. All of that being said, he is just growing and changing every day. He is so smart and I could type all day long stories about him. I will leave you with a cute picture of him standing up.

Easter Fun!!

Well, we had a great Easter weekend! Sunday morning we got to sleep in late because our church service didn't start until 11. When Jameson woke up he saw that the Easter Bunny had left him some goodies. He really liked his basket, especially the bubbles. I would blow the bubbles and he would try to crawl and catch them. He had no idea what was falling from the air, but he liked it. After that, we got ready for church and headed out. Jameson was so cute. I found him the cutest hat to wear with his little Ralph Lauren polo. He also had on some adorable shoes. Anyway, the hat thing lasted about 5 minutes and he would have no more hat. So it was a waste of money, but so cute.




After church we headed to Gi Gi and Pops house for some lunch. It was delicious. After some good family time and eating, it was time for a nap. So after Jameson woke up from a nap it was time to go to Gam and Paw Paw's house for more food and an Easter egg hunt. Jameson found an egg and quickly lost interest. He had rather eat the grass than hunt for eggs, so he did. The whole "put everything in our mouth" stage is about to kill me!! Anyway, we finished off the night with a good ole bath and went to bed. It was a great day of much needed family time and food.






Um.....looks good.

Opening toys that Gam and Paw Paw got Jameson for Easter.

First Words

I forgot to mention yesterday that Jameson has said his first word.......guess what it is....."da da". Of course. Let me preface this blog for all you pessimist out there. I understand that babies usually babble and spit out "da da" first, but Jameson doesn't just randomly spit out "da da da da da". He looked at Rusty and said "da da". I also understand that he probably has no idea what he is saying, but I like to think he is trying to communicate. So back off! Now that I got that off my chest, it is the cutest sound ever. Granted sometimes Lilly walks in the room and he says, "da da", but I just pretend he is trying to say "dog". Anyway, last Wednesday night he just started saying it and Rusty, of course, had to get it on tape. If Jameson would have said "ma ma" he wouldn't have even thought about filming it. Just kidding. Another cute little thing he does is when I say "ma ma" he will look at me and when I say "da da" he will look around for Rusty. So he is starting to recognize words and who we are. I am so proud of him and love to hear him talk and babble.

The other day Jameson woke up from his nap and this is what I saw when I walked in. It was so cute. I immediately ran back downstairs to get the camera. He looked like a little ghost sitting so still in his bed. The picture showed his hand trying to pull the cover off, but when I first saw him he was just sitting there babbling under the cover. The second picture is what he looked like once he realized I was there to get him up. I am also including a picture of him doing his breathing treatment. He looks so pityful, but still so cute! Enjoy!

Funny Story

Hey I forgot to tell everyone a funny story earlier( i think it is funny anyway). It has to do with Rusty, blood, and a date with me! Rusty if you are reading this, I sorry sweetie, but I had to share it. Anyway, last week I was really tired and needed a break, so I asked Rusty if he would want to go out on a "date" Friday night. I asked my mom to keep Jameson and all was set up for us to have a night out by ourselves with no crying, feeding, whining. Just us! I was off of work on Friday and had been looking forward to going out later that night. I had everything planned out, where to eat, what to do, stores I wanted to shop in. I was really excited. So, I took Jameson to my moms and met Rusty when he got off of work. He told me that he was going to give blood before we left and would meet me at my moms house around 4. Things were good until around 4. My brother called me (he is the director of the wellness center where Rusty was giving blood) and tells me that Rusty has passed out, thrown up twice, and was not doing good. He said he could not walk, much less drive. So I head up to the wellness center and find Rusty as white as a ghost, wet with sweat, and sipping on some Sprite. I asked him if he was alright. He said he was and said he would be fine once he got home. Well you know me, I have to have all the details. So I ask my sick husband what happened. He said he passed out and when he woke up he didn't know what happened. My brother told me that he started jerking (which scared me). I immediately asked the nurse (who I don't think was a real nurse) if he had had a seizure. She said she didn't think so, but soon after that got Rusty out of the chair and told him not to forget his cookies! Which I thought was hilarious! Me, Rusty (ghost man), and my brother go out to the car. Meanwhile, in the back of my mind I am thinking, "man, I hope we can still go out". Rusty gets to my moms and sleeps for 3 hours! Around 7 I decided we had better call off the date! Ha Ha......sounds selfish, but I was so needing some time away. This may not be funny to you, but if you know Rusty, you know he is a big guy and usually cool and collected. So to see him so sick just from giving blood, it was kind of comical. We finally came to the conclusion that either his blood pressure dropped too quickly or his blood sugar dropped. Since the so called "nurse" had no idea, we diagnosed him ourselves. Rusty gives blood all the time and has now decided that he will never do it again, especially on a "date night"! :)

Will it ever end????

Hi all! Just wanted to blog a minute to give an update. Jameson is still wheezing/coughing/snotting! :) He is feeling much better, but we have been on breathing treatments, which I have come to loathe! Try putting a mask with smoke coming out of it on a 7 month old and see how well they like it..oh did I mention I am supposed to do it 4 times a day. Not happening.....I am just doing it 2 times a day. He is also on antibiotics because his ears were red and on cough meds. I feel like the poor baby has been drugged up his whole life so far. I feel sorry for him. He is probably looking at the world in a fog all the time. Ha.... Anyway, he is doing much better and is crawling like none other. He still has his "bum leg" which is all bruised up. His knees are yellow from all the bruises. We still just have 2 teeth, but are working on some more...I know it. He will be 8 months old this week and I can still picture the day I was in the hospital so clearly. It doesn't seem that long ago. He is 34 weeks old this week and I remember when I was 34 weeks pregnant. I was big and hot and thought I would go into labor anytime. Little did I know that I still had 6 more long weeks ahead of me! I sit and daydream about being in the hospital and being in such a fog. I don't remember him being so tiny and I can remember how overwhelmed I was. When I think back to that day it makes me want to do it all over again....soon! I know you probably think I am crazy, but I can't wait to have another sweet baby! I love Jameson so much, and just when I don't think my heart can hold anymore love, he does something else and it gets even more full. It is the little things, like, his little hand reaching up for me, his limp head on my shoulder when he falls asleep, his eyebrows frowning when he discovers he can do something new, the sound he makes when he is eating. It is so amazing! As far as the rest of us go, I am doing well, I can't breathe out of my nose right now, but other than that I am well. Blasted allergies. I will be so glad when it is summer and the pollen is gone. We can't stay well in the camp house this year. Jameson gets it, then I get it, then Rusty gets it. It is and endless cycle. WILL IT EVER END?????? I know things could be much worse and I thank God daily that we are all healthy and happy. He has blessed us greatly. Thanks for reading. I will leave you with a cute picutre that will bring a smile to anyone's face.

House

It has been a while since I have mentioned our house. We love it and are enjoying being in it. I still have boxes to unpack and there are still empty rooms, but one day it will be done. Here is a picture of the front and the back. This was the week after it snowed and there is still snow on the roof. We still need to do our landscaping and I am going to get rocking chairs and a swing for the porches. I am also going to put some planters on the porch with flowers in them. Maybe by this summer I will have all of that done. Have a great week.

Lots of news for you.....

Well, it has been a while since I have blogged and I have the news to prove it. Remember Jameson had bronchitis for the 2nd time about 4 weeks ago? Well this is the face I had to deal with all week while I was at home with him. It is too precious not to post.


We finally started feeling better with a little cough here and a little cough there, here a cough, there a cough, everywhere a cough cough....sorry Jameson's favorite song is Old McDonald right now so I make everything sound like it. Anyway, last week the daycare called me on Wed. and said he had diarrhea. So I go pick him up and he had it for 4 days. The kind that runs down there legs, out the diaper, and onto the floor!! It was not pretty to say the least. Anyway, I called the pediatrician and the nurse said it was probably teething. I couldn't believe teeth would make my child excrete so much bodily fluid! I mean I was amazed that such a little being could produce so much. So.....I just kept wiping and praying that it stopped soon. On Friday last week Jameson started wheezing and coughing again. So I called the nurse again. She said it was probably his allergies and to keep giving him his inhalers. So, he would squirt and I would squirt (the inhaler that is)! Bless his heart. He is still not better so I am taking him to the doctor today.

On a lighter note, Jameson is crawling. He is so cute. However, he has a "bum leg". He crawls with one leg out and the other one tucked under. It is so funny. Here is a picture to prove it.


Now that Jameson is mobile, I am super tired at the end of the day. I have to watch him constantly. He is all over the place and can scoot very fast. He has gotten a few bruises already from falling and bumping into things before I could reach him. I am tired, but it is so fun to see him grow and move. It just reminds me of how blessed I am to have a healthy child. His favorite thing to try to get is Lilly's dog food. He has almost gotten it a few times now. He also has 2 teeth and is working on more(i.e. diarrhea). :) Here is a picture of those pearly whites. They are so cute. It is not a very good picture, but when you get the camera out to take a picture it is like he knows not to smile. Go figure.


Jameson also LOVES to be outside. He even whines to go back out when I bring him in. We stroll daily and Rusty and I took him to the park on Sunday. He didn't quite know what to do, but he eventually warmed up to it and loved the slide. They had a little kiddie slide and Rusty would let him go and I would catch him at the bottom. He really liked it. Here are a few pictures from the park.






This is the longest blog ever, but I hope you enjoy reading as much as I enjoy reading your blogs. As you can see, God has blessed us greatly with a perfect healthy child. I am so thankful for my family and friends.

New Update

Sorry it has been so long, but nothing really exciting has been happening with the Camp family. Jameson had Bronchitis for the 2nd time last week so I was out of work all week at home with him. He had it really bad this time. We had to do a breathing treatment, 2 inhalers, a decongestant, and steroid (boooooo steroids)! If you have ever given your child a steroid you know that it makes them incredibly irritable and ill! I basically held my child for 7 days last week. He wouldn't do anything without me holding him. I know he didn't feel good though. He is on the mend now and I think I am getting it. I am coughing my head off and have some trouble talking; which is not good because my job requires lots of talking. Anyway, Jameson is just moving and growing. He has 2 teeth now. They are so cute. I love to see him smile and those two little teeth shine so bright. He can go from his tummy to a sitting position now too. I don't have to sit him back up when he falls over anymore. He is on the verge of crawling too. He crawled just a little last night, but still hasn't mastered it. He can pull up on things now too. He loves to stand up and bounce. His daycare worker said she was amazed at how much he learned in 1 week while he was out sick. Everyone tells me that he is so advanced and smart for his age. I have always thought that, but I am the mom and I am supposed to think that! :) Nothing else is really going on. Life revolves around our little man and we love it! Thanks for reading I will have some pictures soon.