Cameron's first girlfriend

I visited my friend Jenny a couple of weeks ago, and we laid our babies down next to each to get some pictures.

Her little Sara is so cute and sweet. This was the second time I got to see Sara, and Jenny's first time to meet Cameron. I just loved the pictures that Jenny captured of the two of them.














Cameron's thoughts:
"Mom, help me! I don't know what I did to make her cry. Relationships are hard."



















"Maybe she wants me to hold her hand."














"Sweet, my first girlfriend! I'm the man!"

Four months old

Today I took Cameron for his four-month check up, and the doctor confirmed what we already knew, "He's a big, big boy," just like Leah says.











He was measured and weighed, and here are his stats:
27.5 inches long - 99 percentile
16 pounds 11 ounces - 84.7 percentile

These are some of the things he likes to do now:

• play on the floor, roll to both sides
• play on his tummy (something Leah never liked to do)
  
• grab for toys, his hands or whatever is in his reach and put them in his mouth
  
• slobber and drool all over himself
• watch Leah, mom, and dad eat dinner or play together
  
• jabber on like he's having a conversation
• smile really big especially when you give him attention
• wake up several times at night to be fed by mom

He is on the brink of starting solid foods, and it makes me sad that he has grown so much so fast. It probably goes by much faster with the second child because the older child keeps you even busier.

March Madness, Molyneux style

This month has gone by in a whirlwind. Every time I would sit down to write a post, I would get distracted with something else or feel so totally exhausted that all I wanted to do was veg out on the couch. So here is my attempt to recap the last few weeks in one post. We'll see how it goes.

I enjoyed throwing a baby shower for Logan's brother Braden and his wife Haley (the shower was mainly for Haley). We had a great turnout from friends and family, and it was fun to see all the cute baby stuff they got. I also enjoyed catching up with other moms and friends without having to worry too much about my kids.

We have continued to do potty training with Leah but she is still in the preliminary stages. We try to make it a huge deal when she does use the potty, but most of the time she just wants to sit on it because we wants a treat and wants to wear her princess Pull-Ups. We're open to any methods that have worked for you. Please comment if you have any good ideas. Here is Leah in a pretty Easter dress we found at Costco after my mom told me about them and gave me some money to get one for her. She kept saying "Leah is a princess."

I got to play basketball twice this month. A group of moms play every Tuesday morning at a church in Orem. This morning I got to leave Cameron home to nap, and I took Leah with me which was a piece of cake. There was almost ten girls playing this morning, and it felt really good to get some exercise.















Cameron continues to be one of the cutest almost-four-month-old on the planet. I love when he goes from his signature blank stare to his huge grin. He is also continually in motion, kicking his legs and moving his arms. We have hypothesized that he will be a runner or a soccer player when he gets older. Just in the last couple of weeks he has started to arch his back and roll to one side while he's on his back. I know he will be rolling over and crawling before we know it.

We also got to see our friends from our Chicago ward, the Broughs, who were visiting family in Salt Lake. They made us a yummy breakfast, and we chatted about our kids and played all morning. They have a son named Joseph (3) and are expecting another boy in May. It was so fun to see them.

It has been a great month, and I'm sure there's a lot more I could blog about. But this is all for now.

Leah is 2 1/2 now!

I can't believe it! Where have the last six months go? Leah went from only saying maybe 20 words or less to talking in sentences in the last few months. Now she can pretty much say anything she wants and sing songs from her favorite Disney movies which include:

Sleeping Beauty
Beauty and the Beast
The Little Mermaid
Aladdin
An American Tail
Jungle Book
Tarzan
(and there are others)

There's no Disney movie she hasn't liked so far. Sometimes she will wake up in the mornings and first thing out of her mouth is "Watch movie". She tries to say it over and over when we say no or if we aren't listening to her. She is very persistent.

Leah continues to be a great big sister. She always thinks Cameron has a poopy diaper and wants to help change him. Today I got home from two grocery stores, and I was worn out carrying kids around and carrying groceries in. I looked over to see Leah leaning over Cameron's car seat talking to him and trying to put his binkie in his mouth.

And I've also heard her saying the same things we say to him "Cameron, stinky diaper" or "Almost there, Cameron" or "It's okay, Cameron". She is very sweet to him. She likes to hold him too.One time Logan said "Is Cameron crying?" and she said "No, other baby."
























She also loves to play at the park, which hasn't happened too often around here because the weather turned cold again the last couple of days. So I usually take her to the mall indoor play area, to Artic Circle with a playground inside, or to a place called Kangaroo Zoo with big blow up slides and bouncy gyms.

I try to go places in the mornings so she can get her energy out and feel tired enough to take a nap. This technique has worked pretty well this week. She has stopped fighting her naps or just playing in her room which has been a big relief for me. I've been able to take a few naps this week too. She loves to read books before bed and loves for us to tell her stories. Sometimes when she wakes up at night, she wants us to tell her more stories. And they are mostly stories from her favorite movies.

She loves nursery at church and doesn't mind being left with babysitters now. I think she feels more independent since she can talk more and because she is a big girl and sister now. She remembers people's names in the ward and where they live. And she remembera what she did with her grandparents or what they gave her. I just can't believe how grown up she has gotten.

Just recently she has been interested in using the potty and has even gone a few times. The problem is I'm usually busy with feeding or changing Cameron so I can't always help her go or be consistent. She does like to use it before she takes a nap. And today she actually went pee and poop in the potty (pardon my speech). I hope we can get her out of diapers soon. That would be so nice to just have one in diapers.