Cameron meets his cousin

One of the fun things about having Cameron home now is getting to meet more people. The hospital NICU can only allow children under 12 if they are a sibling (they want to avoid spreading germs). So, when Cameron met his Uncle Jeremy and Aunt Carly, he wasn't able to meet his cousin Amelia.

His 2-year-old cousin did great with him. She was curious about his tiny hands and feet. She also wanted to make sure he finished his milk when it was time to eat. She did great holding him for a little while, too.

All in all, though, I think cousin Amelia was much more interested in Risa (our dog) at this point. Cameron is a little too young to be running around and playing with her. That will change quickly I'm sure... 

Hooray, it's my birthday!

For those of you paying attention to dates, yesterday was Cameron's one month birthday!

But, today is a special day, too. (Besides Turkey Day). Today Cameron is 37 weeks.

How can he be one month old and 37 weeks at the same time? Welcome to the language of preemies.

In a technical sense, these first few weeks of Cameron's life don't really "count." Sure, they count to us- we have had some great time to bond with him. But, they don't count from a developmental standpoint. So, at the hospital, they counted his age not by date of birth, but by week's gestation, according to when he was supposed to be born. So, today, he is 37 weeks. So, he has now hit his "ground zero" for his developmental milestones, somewhere between 37 and 42 weeks- when he would have been full term.

That means he won't be hitting his 3 month developmental milestones until about 3 months from now, not 2. But that's okay; we still think he is an overachiever. After all, his peers are still floating around in the womb getting everything provided for them. He's already been eating on his own for weeks :)

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

I, Cameron Spencer, solemnly swear...

I promise to uphold the office of baby by sleeping and growing diligently. I have already shown my commitment to this task by getting up to 4 and 1/2 pounds. I finally fit in my preemie clothes.

I also promise to give joy to my parents by doing things like making funny faces and doing funny things with my hands. I have been known to suck my thumb, smile, make a "Popeye face", make a pouty face, and on occassion, give someone the finger (I swear, though, that I do not realize what I am doing when that occurs. I would never abuse my position in that way).

I swear to continue to do things and fulfill my role as a new member of the Spencer household to the best of my ability.

Sincerely,
Cameron James Spencer 

A fun family visit

We had a fun weekend visit with the Spencer family (minus Lindsey who had a school trip to Ohio). Cameron enjoyed spending time with his grandparents and aunt. The dogs also certainly kept each other busy. I think Bailey was more jealous of Cameron than Risa has been, though!

It's great to have Cameron home so that we can have visits like this.