Monkeydoodles

My little Camden reminds me of a monkey lately!  He loves to jump on the couch and in his bed.  He is jumping off steps with both feet more and more frequently.  He loves to "fly" with Daddy, especially if they go outside.  (This really means that Camden sits on Brian's back, Brian runs around, and Camden giggles and squeals.) And, he is learning so much!

And, little baby is moving like a monkey lately! I don't remember Camden going through quick, crazy bursts of energy like this guy does.  Anyway, we get to meet him in the next month sometime--but hopefully sooner than later.  :)

This week, and I can't remember exactly what prompted it, but I heard Camden from the other room say,
"Oh, boy!".  It made me laugh!  What cute things have you heard lately? 

Easter

We had a wonderful Easter!  But, we forgot to take pictures--what were we thinking?


On Friday, we were able to go to the Carl Bloch exhibit at BYU to start our Easter weekend.  The paintings were lovely.  I liked one that had an angel comforting Christ in the Garden of Gethsemane.  What a wonderful experience for us!  Afterward, we headed to the Bean Museum, which was definitely Camden's favorite!  If you have never been, it is worth it!  There are taxidermied (yes--that is a made-up word) animals of all kinds, from peacocks to a giraffe neck/head to a polar bear.  Camden loved the hippo, the elephant, the tiger, and the leopards.

Then, on Saturday evening, we had a little egg hunt in our front room.  Eggs were hidden all over, and he even climbed on top of a little table to get up to the window sill.  It was so cute watching him look around to see if there were any more "treats" around.

On Sunday, Brian and I taped up pictures out of old Ensigns of Christ all over the front room.  We hoped it would help Camden understand the reason for Easter.  Then, my brother come over in the evening for dinner.  Overall, a great weekend!

And, I have about 3 weeks until the baby's due date!  I seem to alternate between feeling totally ready to be done being pregnant and feeling like I am not ready for him to come at all.  I'd imagine this is pretty normal, but I don't remember so many flip-flop emotions with Camden.  I really really wanted him to come late so I could finish my school year.  Anyway, Camden learned to say Baby this week, so we're making a little more improvement.  He has a book that shows animal moms and babies.  One picture had a mom polar bear with two babies, and I told him that one of the babies was like Camden and one was like the new baby.  This has seemed to help him understand the idea of having more than one child in our family.  He says "mom, me, baby" as he points to the pictures.  It's pretty cute.  :)

Anyway, hope you had a great Easter!

New bed

Brian has been planning on making a toddler bed for Camden so that new baby can have the crib when he's too big for our cradle.  Yesterday, though, our plans changed quite a bit, and I think it's great! 

First, I was looking on KSL to find a crib/toddler mattress for the new bed.  I was also looking for a crib to take apart so Brian could use the springs to support the mattress.  I found a crib that included the mattress for a reasonable price, so we went to get it.  When we got there, the couple said that they were really just trying to get rid of it, and didn't want any payment.  What a surprise for us!  

When we got home, we started thinking about different ways to put the bed together.  We set up the crib and decided to try and use it to make the bed instead of having Brian construct it from scratch.  So, Brian cut off one side of the front rail and reattached the top bar about half way down. 

We went to DI to drop off some stuff.  We decided to stop in and see if there were any ladders for bunk beds that could be adapted easily for what we needed.  Bingo! Brian found the perfect one!  

Now, we have a new bed for Camden.  We had to make him wait until his nap today to use it so that all the glue could dry, but he loves being able to climb up a ladder into his new bed.  I love that I can store all sorts of stuff under it, and Brian loves that Camden loves it!  I also love that Brian didn't have to use several Saturdays cutting, gluing, and away from us!

Happy Sunday!