My life is hectic what can I say?

This summer we went to CA… twice! It was fabulous. Even traveling with a baby was not AS miserable as I imagined it would be.

Cambria has grown so much in the last few months. And I haven’t recorded anything about it here. (But then it was my intention not to make this a mommy blog, even though I know that isn’t really what is going to happen. I love my girl and  I love talking about her.

There she is BTW.

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I keep having intentions to post, but then life gets in the way.

I was going through my Google Reader to read some blogs while I am watching the movie and came across this post. It is exactly how I have been feeling the last few weeks about my relationship with Cambria. Time goes by so fast. Babies grow up before you realize it. Cambria is showing signs of crawling already. She looks so big in her high chair. Every day when I get home from work I hold her tight for a moment and will her to understand that I missed her SO MUCH and to not grow so fast.

I keep wondering if I will remember how she is right now, when she is a teenager, or even a mother herself.

I’m sorry I didn’t get a chance to send you a card (not that you care about such things). It was so good to spend some time with you for the last week on the cruise. What a wonderful moment it was for me… to see you holding my baby. What a wonderful grandfather she has! Thank you for taking us on such a fabulous adventure.

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Happy Father’s Day Ryan!!!

I’m sorry you didn’t have a better FIRST Father’s Day. I wanted to make it more memorable, but it wasn’t to be this year. Thank you for being such a fabulous dad for Cambria. I love watching you two together. Her gaze will follow you around a room. I can’t even feed her dinner if you are in site. She ADORES you, and so do I!

I think I will always remember you bringing Cambria over to see when she was just born and I was still on the operating table. Your face was absolutely serene and happy. YOU were glowing. Throughout the wakeful first days of her existence, through the happy recent days of Cambria sleeping through the night, you have always been right there ready to care for her (except for the random poopy diaper). You make our little girl giggle like no one else can. You have the “magic shoulder” that can almost instantly put her to sleep.

WE LOVE YOU!!!!

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Cambria,

You are 6 months old!

You have had a big month.

We took you to a Durham Bulls baseball game when Grandpa Smith visited. You ended up getting an ambulance ride, a visit to the ER, a CT scan, an x-ray, and a black eye. You took it so well! You were more worried about being strapped down than about being hit by a baseball. You were smiling and cooing WAY before I ever would have! You barely even noticed it after that!

You also got sick for the first time. Coughing, sneezing, and filled with mucus. It is hard being sick when you can’t blow your nose. But still, you were just as happy as can be! Even though you were SO tired from not being able to sleep well. You were just happy to be cuddled closer to your Dad and me.

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We took you out into one of the big rainstorms  (after the thunder and lightning subsided). You loved the rain! I think you thought it was like bath time when we give you a little shower with the sink sprayer. We let the rain drip on your head, and you tried to catch the drops in your mouth.

You still wake up once a night now. But Dad and I are trying to be strong and help you learn to stay and sleep in your own bed. We will wait a few minutes after you start crying to come and comfort you. Dad will pat your chest and shush softly. I quietly hum or sing “I Will” or “Mary’s Lullaby” while holding your hand or rubbing your tummy. Both methods work to get you to forget you were upset and drift off to sleep again. We do sometimes bring you back into bed with us if it is after 5am.

Sometimes Dad will sleep on the twin bed next to you in your room. When I wake up I come and peek in on the both of you, just to check to see how both of you are doing. Dad is so nice to let me sleep.

You have a favorite food. GREEN BEANS! Yum! We tried squash with corn. You were NOT pleased. We’ll try it again another time.

You don’t have an interest in crawling. But you still love to stand and you are sitting up by yourself fairly well. Sometimes you just get so excited and forget you are sitting. You throw yourself back in excitement and forget there is no one there holding you up. Thankfully, the Boppy pillow is usually behind you to save the day!

You are the happiest baby I have ever met! I LOVE that about you!

Your Dad and I love you!

Mom

I didn’t get a chance to post anything on Mother’s Day, so I will do it now.

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We had quite an eventful Mother’s Day Weekend.

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Without going into the LONG story again… or at least right now… I’ll say this…

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Cambria was hit by a foul ball at the Durham Bulls baseball game on Saturday. That was an event that made me feel so many emotions that only a Mom knows (and probably a dad too).

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From my initial reaction of grabbing her and holding her as close as I could, to rubbing my cheek on hers while she was on a back board in the ambulance to try to stop her screaming, and my relief as I saw her smile and coo and play with her toes after being released from the binding of the back board… I was wrung through the Mommy Wringer.

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Cambria had all the tests done and reviewed. She was cleared of any serious injury and was then sent home with a black eye and a bruise on her arm. Days later, the whole experience weighs heavy on me. Her bruises are fading, but my emotions are still running high when my mind goes back to it. She is cheerier than ever, but I am still haunted by the whole experience. I think that is part of being a Mom.

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