Cameron's cupcake + an update

Time to post pictures from Cameron's party that was almost, ahem, 2 months ago.  Oh well.  It'll just make me relive that special day :)

There ya have it! We had a blast celebrating our big guy and since then he's been growing leaps and bounds: speedily crawling, adventurously climbing (up stairs only, for now!), and steadily walking.  He took his first independent steps two weeks ago (10/26) and has showed great improvement in balance and coordination with each passing day.  I'm very proud of my baby becoming a big boy, but it makes me sad to think of how quickly he's changing and growing!  

Aside from independent mobility, he's continually interested in exploring his surroundings, getting into cabinets, crevices, and behind curtains around the house.  Baby-proofing has now become an overdue necessity.  The living room ottoman is currently serving as a stair-blocker, and I am constantly multi-tasking between household tasks and keeping Cameron entertained and safe.  He's all over the place :)

What else?  He's a big fan of swinging at the park, is easily entertained by animal noises (cats are still his favorite), has started to be a bit pickier at the highchair, loves music--especially on his Praise Baby DVD,  learned how to play peek-a-boo by himself, says "da-da"on command much more than "ma-ma" or anything else, signs "please" for so(!)many(!)things(!) with varying intensity depending on how badly he wants whatever he wants, loves giving Chewy hugs and kisses, engages in dancing and clapping at story time at the library, continues to fill his little mouth with more teeth than I can keep track of, grunts loudly when he's frustrated with something not working the way he wants it to, responds with big smiles and waves at Nana, Pop-E, Uncle Jeff and Aunt Katy via Facetime, tries to wiggle away during diaper changes, splish-splashes all over during bath time, and 98% of the time he is just being really, really cute!   (2% of the time he's being a stinker....maybe more on some days :))

I'm continually thankful for our thriving little boy.  Or baby.  I think he'll always be my baby...