Our little Cam man turned 1 year old last Friday.
He loves his bottle, soft blankets, giggling at his sisters and wreaking havoc around the house (i.e. unrolling all the toilet paper, pulling out all the DVD's, pulling things out of cupboards and off of shelves, you know, typical 1 year old mayhem. : )
He is busy busy busy. He army crawls so fast it looks like he's swimming across the floor. He's not walking but he pulls up on everything he can get his hands on, and knows how to climb up and down the stairs like a champ.
One of his big accomplishments this year was sprouting 16 teeth in 12 months. 8 on the top, 8 on the bottom, including 4 molars. Made for some rough nights and lots of drool, but I sure love that toothy little grin.
Despite all those pearly white chompers he still prefers mostly soft food. Baby food, yogurt, canned peas, canned green beans, bananas, mushy sweet potatoes and oatmeal are his go to favorites.
Besides sprouting lots of teeth and learning to climb and crawl, Cam has also given us a couple of scares this year. In September he had a febrile seizure that landed him in the hospital for 3 days. Our doctor told us that from now on we'd have to watch him because a spike in fever, or a high fever over a sustained period of time could trigger another seizure.
We experienced that today when his fever spiked and his whole body began to tremble and seize. His lips and fingers turned blue and his skin became blotchy. I called 9-1-1 but this time I was able to stay calm (for the most part) and hold it together until the paramedics arrived. Cam's seizure lasted around 5 minutes but he didn't lose conciousness. He did throw up in the ambulance from the high fever and when we arrived at the ER his temperature was 106.
It was very hard to see our sweet little man in such a scary condition. Thankfully the doctors were able to get the fever down by layering Motrin with prescription Tylenol with codeine. They also discovered the cause of the fever, a double ear infection, and took care of that with a shot of antibiotics.
After 3 hours in the ER we brought our sweet guy home and he is doing much much better. I have an appointment with his pediatrician tomorrow and hopefully I can find out more about what we can do to prevent these seizures and also how best to handle them when they happen.
The good news is he's home and on the mend. It's been an eventful but wonderful 12 months, and now I'll end with a few cute pictures from last Friday's birthday celebration:
Didn't take him long to snatch the whole cake and ram it in his mouth.
Baby likes the Cakey
Happy Birthday little Cam!! Thanks for bringing so much happiness into our home!
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I'm pretty sure you went back to the hospital only a short time after you finished this post. I hope Cam is okay (and you and Taber too.) You are in our prayers :)
Isn't he just the cutest thing on the planet! I am so glad he's on the mend and out of the hospital. That is so scary. We are praying for your family. Happy Birthday to the little man. From the looks of it, he really enjoyed that cake :)
So sorry to hear about your cute little Cam. Sounds like the doctors are nice and concerned about him and his seizures. We didn't really get that with Chenoa. The dr's were pretty much like, "It's pretty common, so just make sure she doesn't hit her head." We felt really discouraged b/c she'd have them like every 3 months or so (b/c of high fevers.) We took her to Primary Children's for testing and everything came back normal. They told us she'll probably just grow out of them. It's sure a scary thing though. Luckily, she hasn't had one in over a year or so...but we worry every time she's sick. It is important to watch their fevers though. Sometimes we've given Chenoa Motrin or Tylenol even when she's just had a runny nose--just to be safe. Hope it gets better for you guys. He's such a cute and handsome little guy, it's sad to know he's not feeling good.
What a fast year! He is a handsome little fella!
So sorry you had to go through those hospitalizations...so scary!
What a cute little man! Love the faux hawk too...Kade won't let me do his hair like that since he has reached the ripe old age of 4 1/2! Happy Birthday Cam!
Oh my, he sure is adorable! I can't believe all of those teeth! Everytime I've read about Cam's seizures I feel so sorry you have to go through it (and his of course) what an awful thing to have to see your child go through. I'm glad to hear doctors are going to look into it. Miss you guys, I can't belive how much your girls have grown, Jack totally still remembers Teya and Brinley :) -Cecia
Ok Naomi's comment is worrying me, I hope he is okay. That has got to be the most gut-wrenching, horrible feeling in the world, I am so sorry. He is such a sweet and cute little boy and I swear every single picture of him is like sunshine for the soul, he has THE most infectious smile ever!
Wish I were close by so I could bring you guys some dinner or something, but I will definitely be praying for you all tonight!
I cannot get over that smile, the hair, and the overall just cuteness of little Cam. He is just one adorable little baby. And 16 teeth already?!? What in the world? Landon only has 4...ha ha! I am so sorry the little man has not been feeling good. I hope he is better soon, and that you all start getting sleep! Poor little baby!
Happy Birthday to your handsome little man! Sounds like you've been through some scary stuff and I hope he's on the mend soon. I'm hoping when you move back to MN Cam and Sawyer can be great buddies.
Sweet little man! So sorry he's been sick again! Can't believe he is a year and that toothy grin always amazes me. Miss you all!
Those are some pretty awesome cake pictures. I'm so sorry he ended up in the hospital again. That's gotta be so awful watching such a little guy have such a hard time.
So glad he's doing better! That was scary.
Happy Birthday to such a stinkin cutie! Yay for boys!
He is such a stud - I can't believe he's one! I also can't believe all those teeth - he has the best smile ever. Cindy is growing some new ones right now, but she currently only has 5. That's scary about the seizures - hopefully no more scary ER visits. I don't think I've ever seen a happier one-year old with his cake as that last picture - so cute!
He really is such a handsome boy. I can't believe he has 16 teeth!!! It's been enough work for Emmett to pop out just one! So sorry about the scary ER visit! Makes my heart hurt just thinking about it...
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