One year old... and some change

I missed his one year birthday-- and a few other milestones. Poor Camden. He's got a mom that's a terrible documentarian (Is that a word? Spell check is telling me it's not). It's okay though, we are busy, busy, and Camden is growing lots. Some of the new fun things he does:

- Sings the "Rock, Rock" song. My mom made up this silly song when we were little to sing while we were in the rocking chair and now we sing it to him. He's picked up on it and sings "Ah, Ho, Ah ho" when he's ready to rock. It's super cute.

-  He officially signs "more" and "shoes". Not quite the vocabulary you'd expect from an ASL interpreter's son, but it's workable-- and so so adorable!

- He walks all over the place... and runs away when he doesn't want to do something. (i.e. get dressed. Naked baby on the loose!) We went to the park and the library today and he was all over. It was nice to let him explore on his own since I had Valko with us (which, by the way, I feel like Supermom when I venture out with the dog AND the baby by myself!) although... a little scary as he ran down the aisle grabbing random books, looking for a second then throwing them on the floor. Apparently he didn't think books on "Gluten-Free meals" and "Organic Gardening" were his thing.

- He will yell for "MA!" or "DAD!". I'm not totally convinced he knows what it means, but it's still cute!

- HE SLEEPS THROUGH THE NIGHT!!! Hallelujah! I never thought I would sleep though the night ever again. Maybe I shouldn't say anything, I might jinx it....

- He loves his frog Wubbanub binkie and minky blankets. When he's ready for bed, he will grab both from his crib and curl up next to the closest dog and lay down. 

- He's a tough kid. With having two 65+ lb dogs around the house, he's bound to get knocked down every once in a while, but he's good at getting back up again. He doesn't have a problem with taking a bone away from them or moving them out of his way. He likes to feed the dogs-- and by that I mean he likes to bring a bowl in the laundry room so I can fill it and he will open the crate door with help. Sometimes he will try to sneak a kibble. He still thinks this is a good idea, even after getting a few in his mouth.

- He will give kisses when we ask nicely for one. Actually it's an open mouth on the cheek but it's a kiss and super adorable. 

- As of last night he started folding his arms for prayer... it took us like 5 minutes to start praying because we were dying over how cute it was and he was eating it up! (He totally knows he's cute!) 

Here are a few pictures from his one year pictures. He's even grown in the last month and a half, but this are still so cute! Thanks to Amanda Waddoups Photography, because these are the best! It had a hard time choosing which ones to post!