Oh my...

The rare blue haired tiger

Cam is holding his own bottle now - yay!

Argh!

Awww :)

Hi!

Wow, I am truly sorry it has been so long since I've posted. I thought it had been about a month, I had no idea it had been almost two! We've had illnesses and sleepless nights, but nothing hugely out of the ordinary. The boys are growing like weeds and Cameron is changing almost daily.

Calvin is speaking very well now and learning new words all the time. He will parrot anything we say (yikes) and is still asking me constantly what things are then repeating it over and over till it sticks.

Cameron is on the move, he's not crawling, but he's got a 'commando crawl' going - all elbows and rolling on his side to get a knee forward. It's slow but sure and he eventually gets where he wants (usually to something we don't want him to have).

The boys are really starting to interact a lot now. Calvin loves to tickle, cuddle, kiss, smack, and jump on Cameron, and Cameron takes it all in stride and only cries if he's really hurt (unlike his big brother)! Cameron shrieks, giggles, kicks and grabs at Calvin - most of with Calvin does not like at all! They do like to compete to see who can be the loudest, much to mommy's despair.

Spring has well and truly sprung here which has brought us some lovely weather, lots of chances to get outside, and major flare-ups for both boy's skin (eczema).

Mr. C is still studying hard and working hard and taking very good care of us all. I am still struggling with never quite enough sleep (seems like I just get caught up, then one or the other will wake in the night or go through a spell of 5am wake ups) and struggling with headaches (finally able to try something new for those now that we are all done with our family planning).

Unfortunately we just don't seem to have it in our budget to make a trip to the US this year, which is quite sad, but the reality of living on another continent. Vehicle repairs, doctor visits, and daily life take precedence. Know that we think of you all every day and miss you all so very much. (I have to say that I'm not super keen to get on a plane with a 2.5 year old who sometimes finds me running the sink too loud and throws a tantrum when he can't have his tv shows!!)

I'll try to update more often now, I promise! xxCyn