Despite a persistent cold, Cam's doing very well. When cutting teeth in January, he went for broke and decided to do 6 at once! You can't call him an underachiever. He's now the proud owner of 12 teeth, including 4 molars. It was a brutal couple of weeks at night, but he's making good use of them. He continues to make good progress with the silverware 
and he really likes to eat fruits and so far, he eats more veggies than his mom. The Adoption Health Service people were pleased with his developmental and attachment progress. He's 75th percentile in height and somewhere between 25th and 50th percentile in weight - tall and skinny, not all bad! He's been pointing out various body parts and then clapping for himself. He is definitely saying Mama and he's using it appropriately! We've also heard an occasional "Yeah-ya". We can ask him to do simple tasks and he knows what we're saying which is great when he does what we ask. Did we mention that he can be a little headstrong? Yes, Cam does the limp noodle and will throw a tantrum when he doesn't get his way.We made a trip to the zoo in January and Cam was fascinated by the elephants. He also liked the orangutans and the various birds at the rainforest. We also went to the zoo today and he got to see more of it this time since it was sunny and not as cold.
We have also been having fun seeing friends and family fairly frequently and Cameron had his cousin, Kenny, over for an overnight a few weeks ago. We think a good time was had by all.We went down to Brent's parents' house recently and Cameron got to see the lambs. He was okay with looking at them from afar, but when he and Daddy got near the mama sheep, he started crying. Apparently the ewes are frightening with all the thick wool (you can't see their eyes), and they move really quickly when frightened. He did have a lot of fun playing piano with Grandpa though.
Cam had another visit to the ER in February due to breathing problems. He tested positive for RSV (which basically is the virus that causes the common cold but can be serious with little tykes) and they did some heavy duty breathing treatments, put him on a steroid and sent us home. That was followed by round the clock breathing treatments at home for a few days - and the Xopenex made him a crazy man. He just couldn't sit still, or cooperate, or sleep.
We had a heck of a snow storm on Valentine's day and got a few feet of snow which then drifted all over the place. Buffy still had to go to work, so Brent got out there early and cleared the drive as best he could. Then, Buffy put the Blazer in 4-wheel drive, punched the gas pedal and was able to get out onto the street. It was quite a feat! Only to arrive at work and receive an e-mail from her boss 'just to work from home' that day. arrgh....We've made plans to go to the Outer Banks with some close friends in June and we're anxiously awaiting the trip. Spring isn't far off now!
On the big pile of snow on the treelawn.
With the dogs in the backyard. That's our patio table and the cylindrical thing is the top of the chimenea.
Playing piano with Grandpa.
Baa, ram, ewe!
Daddy and Cam at the farm
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