Cameron Cunningham

Ahh yes, it’s that time again. Cameron has once again become another month older. This time, however, the time really has flown by. It seems each month he learns at least 10 new things or hits certain milestones that make it hard to believe that it’s only been a month since the last time we updated his blog. This month was also exciting because it was Cameron’s first Christmas!! When we set up the Christmas tree he loved to look at the lights and try to pull every ornament off the tree. I’m sure next year we’re going to have to put it at least 3 feet off the ground.

Never the less, Cameron enjoyed the time he got to spend with his grandparents, and the few days that dad got off too, and of course the excellent gifts! Cameron also spent some time with his new BFF, Nico Cauwe and Liam. Cameron is becoming such a social butterfly its really neat to see how he interacts with other kids his age. But the most amazing thing about this month is the milestones Cameron’s been hitting. He seems to be hitting all the right milestones at just the right time. He has 4 teeth coming in, two bottom and two top coming in at frantic pace. His teeth are making him look like a little person rather than the cute cuddly little baby he used to be. (His mom still thinks he’s as cuddly as the day we brought him home though)

Next comes eating, he was eating baby food and breast milk on a daily basis but now, well, now he really only likes to eat finger foods, and only in his high chair and only when we’re eating too. His favorite foods right now are: Avocados, Bananas, Apples, Gram cracker teething biscuits and chopped Carrots. It’s really fun to watch him take the food and put it into his mouth and mull it around. He kind of gums it, and even though food falls out he still seems to  consume a large amount it. Of course, you can see it (5 Min Video) for yourself, if you like.

One of the most exciting milestones is sitting up from belly or back (Warning! This video kinda long, if you’re not a grandparent you might not want to click on the link). With this new learned skill he’s become more interactive and a lot more to handle. It use to be we could set him on his back and not worry but now when we lay him down he pops right up. Another thing he’s started is a crossed leg crawl hybrid thing… Shoot, let’s not lie, he’s crawling now!! Yes, that’s right, he started crawling only two days ago!! He went from sitting up from belly and back to leaning over his legs and crawling.

His crawling is still a hybrid form, his knees are moving under him but he hasn’t quite mastered the art. But if you lay a nice tantalizing object like Daddy’s iPhone, he’ll get up on all fours and hobble over in no time. Good thing his crawling takes quite a bit of motivation because if he were totally crawling all the time it would put us in another category of parenting… In addition to his crawling he also loves to try and walk.

His walking skills have really advanced too. He loves to be held under the arms and lead around the house. We got him a new toy where he can sit and walk around in any direction he feels like. He’s still getting used to it but sometimes he gets a wild hair and really pours the juice one. He can go from one end of the room to another is just a few strides. Speaking of new toys, we decided to resurrect an old toy that we tried once but didn’t like very much, the Bouncy Chair.

As you can see for yourself he loves this bouncy chair. It’s something, which if he’s in the mood for, can be very entertaining for both him and us. The jury is still out on whether or not this thing is 100% safe because it hangs from the door trims. And since I’ve put in a few door trims here and there I know that those things aren’t really securely fastened. Regardless, Cameron is at an age where every day something new seems to happen from his milestones to his teeth, and even more beautiful his enchanting personality.

Cameron at 8 Months Old

Filed under: Cameron, Milestones, holidays on January 13th, 2009