TOUCHDOWN!!

That's right Camp--TOUCHDOWN!! Today's Friday and Daddy gets to help with night duty!! :) Go Team!

Sleeping Beauty

My sweet, sweet little girl has been sleeping through the night since we got back from Tyler about 3 weeks ago (10 weeks old). I don't want to jinx myself that's why I haven't written about it yet but I figured what the heck.  Cam has been sleeping on average about 10 hours!!!! Sometimes she sleeps longer than that! For some reason she takes a nap from around 6-9pm and then we take a quick bath, feed, swaddle and then go back down for another 10 hours!! She takes her last bottle around 9:30-10:00 pm and then wakes up (or I usually wake her up!!) around 7:30-8:30 am. Can you believe it?!?! Campbell has been a pretty good sleeper from the beginning.  She started sleeping 6 hours straight for the first time at 4 weeks! Now, this didn't happen every night-- sometimes it was 8 hours other times it was 4 or 5 straight but for the most part it has gotten longer and longer.  I can remember just a few weeks ago (she was 7 weeks old) she slept 8 hours on Friday night and 10 hours on Saturday night.  Of course RJ and I freaked out! We thought something was wrong and more times than I want to admit, we have woken her up because we were afraid she was sleeping too much! Of course she is STILL sleeping in her swing but what am I to do? She loves it! and more than that she sleeps so well in it! I know I need to transition her into her crib soon (she's going to out grow her swing... ha ha) it's just hard because mommy likes her sleep too!  Here's a picture of Miss Sleeping Beauty! :)

Happy 14 Week Birthday!

Campbell on her 3 month birthday (13 Weeks)

Sweet Marrus Family

As many of you know, I taught kindergarten at First Baptist Academy for 3 years.  While I was there I meet some amazing and wonderful families.  I had the pleasure of getting to teach BOTH of Brandi and Chris' children-- Olivia my first year and Walker my last year.  I absolutely love these two kiddos (and their parents)! They are so well-mannered and just a pleasure to be around (not to mention absolutely adorable). RJ, Campbell and I went to dinner with them last Sunday and had such a great time visiting.  This sweet family holds a special place in my heart :) 

Taxes???

A couple of Saturday's ago, RJ kept Campbell while I went to a bridal shower.  This is what "surprise" I found on my camera the next day! When I asked RJ about it he tried to keep a straight face and said, "What?? She was doing our taxes for us!"

10 Weeks Old

3 Month Letter

Dear Sweet Campbell,
I can't believe you are already 3 months! WOW! You are getting so big-- time really does fly when you are having fun. Before you were born I didn't know anything about babies.  Not that I know anything now (I'm still having to get advice ALOT) but I think I'm finally getting the hang of it.  I can tell which cries mean what.  For instance, you have a "I'm hungry cry", "I'm hurt cry", "I'm tired cry", even a "No one's giving me attention cry.. aka.. your fake cry"... ha ha..

You got your first sickness-- Broncolitus (RSV) at 3 months almost exactly. What the heck?? I thought breastmilk (Oh yeah, I'm STILL breast feeding-- go me, go me, go me!) was supposed to help prevent that!! So disappointed in BM right now. The good news is it was so mild the doctor didn't even give us medication.  You also had a mysterious green dot on your thumb.  Wierd! It freaked me and your dad out that I called and rushed you to the doctor.  Yes, I am that mom that goes in for everything! Heck, what else do we have to do all day, right?? j/k  I would rather be safe than sorry.  She did give us medication for that and we went back for a follow-up visit for your lungs and thumb today and everything was a-okay.

You have been a little giggle bug lately.  Not to mention your little smile just melts my heart.  You see, you smile so big that I can hardly see your eyes... ha ha... Your cheeks are so big (sorry girlfriend-- that comes from me).  Almost every morning when we wake up and I say "Goodmorning beautiful" you get the biggest grin on your face and can't stop smiling! I love it! You also LOVE seeing your daddy.  If he comes in the room, you follow him with your eyes.  You just adore him and he adores you-- it is precious!

This past week you have started playing in your exersaucer and seem to really enjoy it.  That and the tv!! Holy cow you love watching our HD tv-- the bright colors are amazing and you look hilarious watching it. You sit in your pink bumbo and it's like you are small adult sitting in a recliner chair.  You even start giggling sometimes and its like you are giggling at the tv so then we start giggling.  You love the tv show Glee by the way.. ha ha..

You had your 1st Easter this month.  We went to Coleman for a week to see Honey and Pepe. You seemed to enjoy the slow pace not to mention getting to meet ALOT of your family members.

You love to show people you can stand up on your own two feet.  You just stand and look around like "look, look, I'm standing here people!"  You are also so alert! I have had strangers come up to us and tell me they have never seen a baby so alert.  You are in everyone's business... ha ha.. 

As far as food is concerned, you love it! You can down your bottle in record time!  Right now you are eating around 26 ounces a day.  For the most part it's breast milk but I have started supplementing formula lately just to make sure you are getting all that you need. Man it's hard being a mom, there's nothing like the motherly guilt.  The first time I gave you a bottle of formula I felt like I was failing you as a mom. Geez! What is wrong with me? It was only one bottle and after all you had it in the hospital? I still feel that way sometimes but I have to stop being so hard on myself because I AM still giving you breast milk. You have also been sleeping for about 10 hours a night but that is a whole other blog post!

This month was a hard month for Mommy.  We lost a close friend and everytime I would cry you would start crying.  Right before you cry you stick your bottom lip out and tuck in your top lip.  It's the most pitful thing I have ever seen!! (so cute too though).

On a funny note, last weekend your dad and I took you to Carrabba's for dinner.  Let's just say it will be a looonnnng time before we go back there! You were an angel until we sat down and ordered. Then all of the sudden you started screaming at the top of your lungs. I couldn't calm you down, your daddy couldn't calm you down and finally after getting tired of everyone starring at us we left! We flagged down the waitress and had her make it to go.  Once we got home you were fine again.  I checked you from head to toe thinking something was hurting you but no, nothing!

I have to apologize to you.  This morning I was trying to clip your fingernails and was doing great until I got to finger #10. Oh, finger #10-- your bad thumb of course.  I accidentally cut you a tiny bit. You looked at me and gave me the saddest, most pitiful frown and cry and I lost it! I picked you up immediately and hugged you and I balled like a baby. I am sooooo sorry! I will never cut your fingers again.  From now on you are going to win the world record of the longest fingernails ever.

I'm still waking up in the middle of the night hovering over you to make sure you're breathing.  I just can't help it-- it's alot of responsiblity being a mom.  The week after Easter I tried moving you to your crib to sleep. That was a disaster! You showed me! You woke up every 2 hours crying.  The next day you were hoarse from crying so much even though I kept running in there to get you.  The monitor helped a lot but I still didn't feel peace.  So, after a week of no sleep for me or you I made the executive decision to move you back into our room.  I know, I know, I gave in but I just don't think you were ready yet and neither was I. You LOVE sleeping in your swing and for now that is where you will stay.  After all, when you sleep in your swing you sleep 9 hours straight!! For your some-day-sister-or-brother though, we will start him/her out in the crib from day one but like I have always told my parents, the first child is always the guinea pig.

We love you more and more each day.  I can't even remember our life before you! You are our sunshine. I go to bed every night thanking God for putting you in my life! I hope we are doing an okay job so far at being your parents because you deserve the best.  Someday you will look back at this blog and hopefully see how truly deep our love is for you :) You are absolutely perfect in our eyes and we love you to the moon and back :) (One of our favorite books you and I read!)

Love,
Mommy and Daddy

Here are the stats from your last dr. visit-- 13 weeks:
10 pounds, 11 ounces
22 inches long

Campbell meets the May bunch

Campbell got to meet a few of her Aunts and Uncles over Easter.  Everyone wanted to see her :)

Uncle John, Honey, RJ, Campbell, Mimi, Mary Lou

Daddy, Campbell and Mimi

Uncle Danny

Mimi, Campbell, Uncle Danny, Papaw, Uncle John and Honey

Mary Lou and Campbell

You know her, don't you!!

The Gang

Campbell, Aunt Ammy, and Mary Lou

Papaw and Mimi beating us in dominos

Campbell, Mommy and Papaw

Oh Campbell!

Campbell got to meet her Johnson grandparents for the 1st time over Easter. Boy did she make an impression-- she threw up all over her grandmother! Oh, Cam! Here's pictures of Campbell (10 weeks) and Marian and Daddy Don. Daddy Don was telling us how he thought we have indian ancentry in us-- apparently Campbell didn't get any of it! ha ha... 

Cousins-- Happy 13 Week Birthday!

"The Girls!"

I love this picture!!

My cousins Diana, Emily, Mary Allison, Campbell, me, and Amber

(Easter 2010-- Campbell 10 weeks)

Oh Betty Lou!!

My Mimi is hilarious!  One Saturday not long ago (Campbell was 6 weeks old) my Mimi called and said she couldn't take it any longer and HAD to see Campbell.  My grandparents are in the 80's might I add and it's a 6 hour drive to Houston for them.  Well, Mimi loaded my Papaw in the car and told him they were going to get "Sonic burgers" and then when she got him in the car she told him to buckle up they were headed to Houston to see her great grandbaby-- She couldn't take it any longer!!! ha ha... It's so funny to hear my grandpa tell the story.  He said he learned a long time ago not to argue with Mimi when it came to grandbabies :) I love them!

Campbell: "YES! Mimi is here!"

Superwoman

This past week Campbell stayed with her 1st babysitter! My family and I met Melinda for the first time at Krista and Steve's house.  Krista is so lucky to have such a wonderful friend.  This lady did it all-- cooked, cleaned, organized, 'manned' the phone, kept everyone in line... you name it she did it!  Needless to say we LOVE the "boss lady", we love her precious family, heck we love everything about her!  You know those people that you meet and instantly you feel like you have known them forever?? Well, that's what it was like.  I have been really hestitate to leave my precious baby with anyone (including family) but there was just something about Melinda that put my mind to ease.  I don't think Cam missed me one bit! ha ha...

Melinda and Campbell

(12 weeks old)

1st sickness... ugh!

Last Friday we had to go to the doctor for our first "sick visit". Poor baby girl was sweezing (just once or twice when she was napping) and had a mysterious green thumb.  Yes, you heard me right-- green right thumb. Why? We don't know. I saw it Friday morning and freaked out! The doctor said it was either a staff infection or an ingrown fingernail.  She gave us ointment to put on her little finger.  I think it is an ingrown fingernail but we are watching it very carefully. The sweezing was a mild case of Broncolitis (RSV).  She said she was almost over it because it was a very mild case and she could barely hear the sweezing but it still broke my heart. I wouldn't have even known she was sick by the way she was acting-- she wasn't really fussy and has been in a great mood as always.  I feel like such a bad mom having a sick baby.  We need to stay home more and relax-- we have been on the go way too much. I just can't seem to put her down since we went to the doctor.  Even when she's sleeping :) I just want to hold her and let her know I'm here.  Hopefully my sweet baby will get well soon! We go back to the doctor on Thursday.

Facelift

As you can see I've been playing around with my blog design... it's still not finished but I was really tired of the old look.  Hopefully one of these days I will finish it like I want.  Until then, Enjoy!

p.s. Thanks for the inspiration Heather! :)

"Here Comes Campbell Cottontail..."

Easter 2010-- Campbell 10 Weeks Old

Three of a Kind

Campbell, Madelyn, and Lucy Rose

I can't resist..... "Campbell looks annoyed, Madelyn's praying to God we will stop taking pictures soon, and Lucy Rose looks startled from the flashing lights...lol"

Proud Momma's

3 Cutie Patootie's!!

Campbell May

Lucy Rose

Mary Madelyn

We LOVE to play dress up :)

Bluebonnets-- Happy 12 Weeks Birthday!

On the way back from Coleman over Easter we decided to stop and take pictures in the bluebonnets.  They were just too pretty to pass up :) Campbell at 10 weeks