She looks so guilty feeding him applesauce!

Enzyme Schmemzine!

Well, we got some preliminary bloodwork results back showing that Camden may have something called "Fatty Acid Oxidation Disorder". It means that he can't break down the food he eats in the way he is supposed to. He had more blood drawn, but it has to be sent to a lab in Portland, so it will be a while before we get the results back. At least we are making progress!

Air conditioning woes....

Holy hot batman! Our air conditioning decided to go out on the hottest day of the year! It was 105 outside, and 87 inside. I had been gone all day getting Camden's pictures taken, and then hanging out with my mom and neice at the mall. We came home, all of us exhausted, only to be greeted with warm air when we came inside. Camden still fell asleep, but Sophie couldn't go to sleep because it was too hot/she was too sweaty. So, we were lucky enough to find a friend to take us in! We played at Niky, Deagan, and Tobyn's house until Glenn got home, then went out to eat. Anything for air conditioning! Luckily, my dad and Lloyd were able to get out to the house that evening to get things working. It was still 80 in the house when we went to bed, but was cooling down. We are still in the middle of a heat wave, but at least it's staying down just under 100. You know it's going to be a hot day when your air conditioning comes on at 6AM!

Camden sits!

Woo hoo! Crazy little boy started sitting on his own the other day. We were outside playing in the little swimming pool, and I got him out and sat him up in the grass. Much to my surprise, he sat by himself! He now acts as if he has been sitting up for months. He is delighted to see the world from a new angle, and big sis thinks it's pretty funny too. We are much encouraged by his tremendous progress, and are feeling pretty good about things. He is catching up pretty quickly for how far behind he was. The ladies at Early Intervention are having their "Camden meeting" tomorrow to decide on a course of action for him, and we should have someone out to our house by next week to start working with him. So, things are moving right along.....

Early Intervention

We had Camden's Early Intervention appointemnt today and he qualifies for services. The team is meeting on Wednesday to discuss what specific services he will get, then they will start coming out to the house to do therapy with him in the next week or two. I also found out that if we had gotten in earlier, they would have been able to help out with the cost of his helmet! So bummed about that, but there's nothing I can do now. I am just glad that he will be able to get some help and that they come to us! That will make things so much easier than having to run all over town for appointments like we have been doing.

The Zoo

What a wonderful day! The weather was perfect, about 75 and slightly breezy. I decided to take the kids to the zoo since it would be cool enough for Camden to be outside without him overheating (the helemt makes him super sweaty). We called our friends and headed out. Deagan is just about Sophie's age, and Tobyn is a month younger than Camden. Sophie and Deagan are great pals, and love to run around together. We got to the zoo, and both kids took off running to see the monkeys. In fact, they ran everywhere we went! Sophie was a bit scared of the lions (last time they roared so loud the ground shook). Sophie got to go down the giraffe slide several times (by herself, woo hoo!), and also had to kiss every single penguin statue (there were about a dozen!). We had so much fun! It was a sad time when we had to go, but naptime was starting to call Sophie's name.....

Camden Update

Well, Camden had his appointment with the developmental specialist last week, and we recieved mixed news. The doctor agrees that there is something going on, however, he doesn't know what it is. Camden is definitely behind in his physical development, so we have been referred to the Idaho Toddler Program, in which a physical therapist will come out to our house and work with Camden to help him build his gross motor and fine motor skills. Camden also has to get some testing done. We went in for some bloodwork in which they will test his chromosomes, thyroid, and for some other metabolic disorders. Cam also has to go for an MRI on July 23rd to check for any bloodclots or any other brain damage, and will have to be sedated for the procedure. The doctor also said that it could just be some very strange developmental trajectory that he is on, and could outgrow all his problems. However, he says that Camden has tight but "squishy" muscles and that his newborn/early infant behavior was definitely not "normal". He was also pretty concerned about Camden's back arching, that it seems to almost be a muscle tightening or spasming. He has also retained a few newborn reflexes that are normally gone by this age. I don't know, there are just too many details to list. The doctor was very happy that Glenn and I are such proactive parents, and praised us for getting help early, and at least getting things checked out. So, from here, we just wait and see what the tests say. In the mean time, Camden continues to be a happy, sweet little boy!

4th of July!

We started our day off going to the We the People parade in downtown Boise. It was Sophie and Camden's first parade. Sophie had a blast (and Camden slept). Sophie got a cute little American flag that she waved around all morning, and she also learned to pick up the candy that was tossed onto the sidewalks.
At about 7pm, we decided to light off the family fireworks, which included more smoke bomb, snakes, sparklers, and a few tanks. Glenn had gotten some of the giant sparklers, and Sophie was enthralled! She loved all the fireworks.
We then decided to take the kids to the big city fireworks in the park. It was packed, but we managed to find a nice spot in the grass to hang out until they started. Sophie had a blast, that is until the fireworks started! They were so loud! I don't remember them being that loud when I was younger. Poor Sophie clung to Glenn the whole time and wouldn't look at them. She begged to go home. I felt horrible. Camden slept through the first half, then awakened to happily watch the last half. Sophie was so relieved when they were over!
After returning home at 11:11pm, we finished off the last of the sparklers to end the experience on a good note, then crawl exhausted into bed.

Glenn's Birthday

Sophie was so excited to sing "happy birthday" to her daddy! She shoved her way into the bathroom to be the first one to say it. What a sweet girl! The kids spent some time at Nana's so Glenn and I could enjoy a movie sans kids (Transformers, woo hoo!) It was a late night after eating a delicious dinner from Dahn Khan's then having family over for pie and icecream. Glenn picked up some fireworks earlier in the day and we lit some up. Sophie loved the smoke bombs and sparklers. Great Grandma and Great Grandpa left at 9, but Nana and Papa stayed until 10! Luckily, both kids fell instantly alseep(each in their own beds!).