11 months!!!

Eleven months!!! Can you believe it? I sure can't. As I've written in practically every update, I just can't believe how fast these months have flown by. It is so crazy to think that in just a few weeks Camden will officially be one year old! Since I dropped the ball on taking his 10 months photos, I had this big plan to take some amazing 11 months shots. Ya know, pick out just the right outfit, have the perfect backgrounds with a nice blanket, the toys he loves, and his big brother nearby to join in some of the pictures. Well....let's just say life got a little hectic, and the 1st of October came and went way too quickly with no plans in the near future of a photo shoot.....SO.....I ended up just taking a random moment when I got one! One sunny afternoon before picking Brett up from school, I took Camden outside to play in the backyard. The lighting was perfect and he looked so cute.... and that's when it hit me.....photo shoot time!! I ran inside to grab the camera and sticker for his shirt and started clicking away. And voila! Camden's 11 month photo shoot was compete!

This adorable little guy has learned so much this past month! For starters, he is following in his brother's footsteps with his early love of cars :-) About a month ago, he started "driving" anything with wheels on the floor himself, even making the sweet "vroom" sound! So stinking cute! He also loves to put things in containers and take them out again, play chase games and peek-a-boo, rough house with his big brother, and give big slobbery kisses ( melt my heart!). Camden is also standing up without holding on to anything for short periods of time, and crawling faster than ever (on all fours, like a little bear!). He call's for "Da-Da", and is trying to say "Brett" which comes out differently each time, but always ending in a "T" sound :-) He seems to be understanding almost everything these days, and watching his little mind work never ceases to amaze me. He is such a snuggle bug and I think it's safe to say, I am totally and utterly in love with this little soul. Happy (belated) 11 months, Camden James!

*I just have to share this quick little story about Camden. Pretty much every day, Camden watches Brett do his homework with his pencil. Of course, I never thought anything of it, and really didn't even think he was paying attention. Well....I was wrong! A couple days ago, Camden got into some colored pencils. My gut reaction was to quickly take them away before he started eating them or poked his eye out....but something stopped me after I saw how happy he was exploring this new "toy" and decided to just watch him carefully. The next thing I know, he is trying to draw with them on the floor! He knew what they were for! I quickly ran and got a coloring book and showed him how to draw on paper. A huge smile came over his sweet face, as he then copied me and did it himself! Seriously, is this kid a genius or what?! :-) He continued to "draw" for at least 10 minutes, so proud of his new found fete :-) Young children sure are amazing, aren't they?