B-17 Bombers & Brotherly Love (aka War & Peace)

We have been busy enjoying the beautiful summer weather.  A few highlights of our month include cheering on our friends Ben and Abby as they raced their bikes in the Kiddie Classic bike race in downtown Waukesha, attending Wings Over Waukesha (a display of aircraft at the Waukesha airport) and having lunch in downtown Milwaukee a couple times (once with Aunt Kali and then with mom's coworkers).  We also took daddy to brunch and the golf range for Father's Day.  We are very blessed to have such a great daddy.  Here are some more updates from each of us:

CAMERON

Wings Over Waukesha was one of my favorite things this month.  The coolest plane was the B-17 Bomber.  I love airplanes so seeing them up close and personal was very neat.  To top it off, on our way home from the grocery store later that day, the B-17 was preparing to take off so we parked near the airport and watched it take off.

I now have 12 teeth, including 3 molars, with at least 2 more teeth on their way in. I also have a new bed.  It's really just my mattress with the box spring added.  No bed frame yet, but I imagine soon enough.  However, I'm not a huge fan of the new bed because it's harder to get out of to get my toys and books.  As a result, I have voiced my displeasure a few nights this week.  Though mom did enjoy that I called out "mama" the other night instead of just screaming.

I am still quite the daddy's boy and like to emulate him.  Here is a video of me helping him sweep the garage.  I also love figuring out how things work and my latest thing is buckles.  I will latch the buckles in Nathan's car seat when he is not in it.  I also will buckle myself in to the shopping cart if mommy doesn't do it fast enough.


Finally, I am a proud big brother, though I can't wait until I can actually play with Nathan.  Overall, Nathan is pretty cool, but I'm still very curious about him and don't realize he is much smaller than me. I try to pick him up once in a while much to mom and dad's chagrin. And when I give him his pacifier back, mom says I'm too rough (I hear that a lot too when I'm playing with the dog).  I did come close to stepping on him one day too.  Mom did not like that at all and now doesn't let me walk anywhere near him when he is on the floor getting changed.  But most of the time I am good around him and do my best to entertain him.  Here is a video of me dancing to mom's favorite band, REM.  I'm pretty sure this got a smile out of Nate!

NATHAN

I have discovered my hands!  I love sucking on them and now use my pacifier less as a result.  I also am starting to grab and swat at things as seen in this video.  I am also growing nicely and have outgrown a lot of my clothes already.  Mom has me mostly in 3 month and 3-6 month outfits now.  I also enjoy baths much more now.  In fact, the other night I didn't cry at all during my bath.

I still sleep well.  Most days I will catnap in the morning, usually in my car seat as we take a walk and/or run errands.  Some days though I will sleep in my crib if we don't have other plans.  Then I take a longer (about 3 hours) afternoon nap in my crib.  It usually coincides with Cameron's nap so mommy and daddy get a little down time during the day.  My bedtime is typically around 7:45, which also coincides with Cameron, but lately I have wanted to stay up until 9:30 on some nights.  At least I am quiet when I am up late.

I had my first fever two weeks ago and then had another one last week.  Fortunately it didn't last long and I wasn't bothered by it.  In fact, mommy only took my temperature based on a gut feeling (I spit up a bit more than usual that day) otherwise we probably would have never known I had a fever.

Finally, my highlight of the month is watching my big brother who I absolutely adore.  I am constantly watching him when he is near.  In fact, there are times where I am a bit fussy and then Cameron comes around and it calms me down.  When he is upset, I often will cry too. As he walks by or stops to say hi, I smile back at him.  Here is a video of me smiling at my big brother as he "plays" with me.  I am very fortunate to have such a cute, entertaining, sweet brother.

Love,
Cameron & Nathan