Surgery Success & Cupcakes!

Camden had his adenoids removed on Feb. 11th. He has been having constant runny noses, sinus infections and non-stop drooling. After seeing many doctors and specialists we finally found out his adenoids are HUGE! They were so big he couldn't even breathe through his nose at all. Poor little guy. We were greatly relieved to finally have a diagnosis with a fairly easy fix. An adenoidectomy is a relatively minor surgery. It only took 20 minutes. Camden was a little pitiful when he woke up, but after he came home and took a 2 hour nap, he was just fine!

He was so full of energy, he was bouncing off the walls! So to celebrate, we made cupcakes!

Camden calls them Happy Cakes. I guess it's short for Happy Birthday cake. It's a good name, though. Doesn't all cake make you happy?

He helped with the icing.

He was so excited about the Happy Cakes that he had to eat one before they were even iced!

He had three and then we had to hide them!

Our little guy is feeling much better and we are hoping to see improvement with all the sinus issues, snoring, mouth breathing and drooling! The ENT said it would take a couple of weeks before we really see an improvement. We are just relieved to finally have it over with. Camden's surgery was rescheduled twice because the doctor broke his arm and then had to have sinus surgery himself!

Update: it has been a month now and Camden is doing great! With the exception of a cold, he has not had any runny noses or infections and his drooling has improved dramatically!

Airplanes & Laundry Baskets

Camden was so full of energy last weekend. Brad had fun flying him around like an airplane and giving him piggy back rides.

Then Camden had fun with the laundry basket.

Next he stole my flip flops and claimed them as his own.

After his surgery, his drooling was worse than ever! Look how wet his shirt is. But as of yesterday, his drooling had almost completely stopped! Hooray!

Chilling out watching movies in P Pa's chair!

Potty Training

We started serious potty training last weekend. You can see that Camden was ready with all his big boy Elmo underwear and one of his 3 potties on the sofa.

We rolled up the rug so if he had accident it would be easier to clean up. He threw his underwear on the floor.

He acted weird and ran around like a crazy person.

When he refused to put underwear on, we let him run around pantsless. Brad thought it would be funny to photograph.

I know, this potty training looks like fun and games...

But it's not. :-( After many ups & downs, we have decided to wait until school is out to revisit potty training.

Camden & Sophie

Our friend Sophie can over on Saturday. We did a quick photoshoot. Camden kept holding his arm straight out, no clue why, so Sophie did it, too.

What cutie pies!

Bowling & Mickey Mouse!

This past Saturday we went to a bowling party at Bridgestreet for our friend Wyatt's birthday. Mickey Mouse was in attendance. Camden was so excited!

Peeking over the half wall between the bowling alley and the walkway.

In awe of Mickey Mouse.

Of course it was my kid, and only my kid, that felt the need to explore the entire alley.

Making a break for it...

And running behind the curtain! Brad jumped the halfway because he knew exactly where Camden was headed!

Mickey gives Brad a few pointers...

And then Camden gives Daddy a few pointers!

It was a fun birthday party! Camden ate 3 pieces of cake!

Monster Boots!

Guess who got a new haircut? Camden's hair grows so fast we have to get it cut about once a month. Here he is showing off his new monster boots he got for Christmas from P Pa.

And here I am showing off my new Christmas present from P Pa! I have been wanting a sewing machine for 2 years now, and Dad got me one! I have already sewn a blanket and a pillowcase for Camden! And I'm already stocking up on patterns, fabric and sewing notions!

Spoiled Rocking!

I took Camden to a local kids' salon couple of months ago for a haircut. It was a fun place, but he was not into it. We have had 2 more haircuts since then! His hair grows so fast!

This salon had 3 fun kids seats: a train, a red sports car and a pink jeep. Camden had to sit in each of everythwere one, but finally settled on the pink jeep.

The best part of the experience for Camden was getting a balloon! We went to Walmart right afterward and it was such a windy day that his balloon flew away. Camden didn't cry, though. I just told him it was going to heaven to his sister.

Showing off his new haircut!