Uh oh....

Oh the joys of having a toddler in the house, it seems like everyday is filled with something exciting and completely off the wall most of the time. So to keep things consistent we had a pretty adventerous day with little miss macie today. It all started this morning scott got up early to go to church for praise and worship practice and macie woke up just as he was leaving around 7:15. I was super tired and knew she would be cranky later if she got up that early so i decided to get her out of her bed and lay her down with me for a bit. I noticed as i was dozing in and out of sleep a few times she kept trying to sneak out of bed and i would pull her back up beside me and tell her she had to lay down for a little bit longer so we would be rested for church. Well I must have fallen back to sleep because the next thing i know she was talking some jiberish at the foot of our bed holding an elmo napkin from her 1st birthday party that she had gotten from her baby book that was put up on the book shelf in the computer room. So i put the book back away and thought that was all she had gotten in to. Well she kept telling me something about scissors and making toast which i was completely confused about. As i walked into the kitchen i then realized some of what she was trying to tell me. Macie had gotten one of the kitchen chairs and pulled it up to the counter, she then got scissors out of the butchers block and cut open 2 packages of grape laxative strips and ate both of them. Now she is only supposed to get one at a time and the kid ate two. So needless to say she has been pooping all day long. I am so thankful that she didnt get into something more dangerous and we have moved the medicine up in the cabinet now but i just can't believe out of all things she ate laxative strips. Even though its been an interesting day cleaning up poop everywhere it is kind of funny. But that wasnt all we kept finding things throughout the house all day that she had gotten into, including a bag of chicken nuggets that was in the computer room on the window ledge. The fun never stops, each day is always filled with something new and exciting.

Sillyness...

Each day i am shocked at what our daughter does and the things she comes up with. Even though she definitely pushes my buttons she is actually a very funny little girl. Whenever i see her acting silly it makes me feel oh so sorry for scotts parents because i know thats exactly how he must of acted when he was a kid. This morning i was upstairs getting dressed and macie was in the living room playing with her princess tent. Things got really quiet which those with kids know is never a good sign. I walked downstairs to find macie sitting at the kitchen table with the salt shaker. I asked her what she was doing and she said "i just drinking it mommy" I said "macie thats salt honey its yucky. She looked at me puzzled and said "it goes on my toast?" i explained to her that salt goes on our food sometimes but inside i was laughing because she has toast with cinnamon and sugar sometimes and i think she was thinking it was sugar. I asked her if she needed a drink to wash out the yucky taste in her mouth and she said "yes mommy i need applejuice cause my tongue hurts" kids say the funniest things i swear. Who knows what is to come, everyday is definitely an adventure especially because she has scotts personality...Lord help me:)

Girls just wanna have fun....

Today AJ and bethy came over to play for a few hours. Macie and bethy had so much fun playing dress up and the game "dont spill the beans" Its amazing to watch them play together and think about how much they have grown up. I remember the picture taken of me holding macie in my arms only a few weeks old and bethany only a day old. It makes me sad that they grow up so quickly but i love seeing their personalities boom. They are very different girls. Bethy seems so much more laid back and quiet. My macie is extremely loud and wild which isnt so charming at times she definitely gets this from daddy;).It was good though to watch them play together and get to chat and catch up with aj for a bit.

Busy weekend...

So friday night scott, macie and I went to church to help out with 5th quarter which is basically a hang out event for teens. We had a really good time getting to know the teens, playing volleyball and basketball. Macie loved being able to see all the big kids and run around the gym playing with basketballs and eating pizza and chips. Macie got to bed around 12:30 and i thought surely she would sleep in saturday morning but nope she was up bright and early around 7:45 like clockwork ready to start the day. She has done pretty well this weekend in her big girl undies. She had one accident last night but has stayed dry for two days now:) its been very frustrating but i think we are finally on track and working towards being potty trained for good.

Saturday afternoon we hung out around the house and morgan was home from college so she and her mom tery came to visit us for a little bit which macie loved because she hasnt seen morgan for almost a month. Saturday evening my good friend amy and her girls kirah and kenah came over so we could talk about a bible study we are leading together for teen girls which starts next week and the girls played. Kirah and macie always have so much fun together it was cute just watching them play and dialogue back and forth some of the stuff they come up with is so stinkin cute i love this age!!!!! After they left my mom called and said she was coming to pick macie up and keep her all night. Macie was so excited that she was staying at grandmas house:) and she had a blast and has been talking about it all day. She keeps asking me "mommy i do that again at grandmas house." Since macie went to grandmas house scott and I went to sonic and grabbed some nice greasy food and talked for a bit which was nice to do without toddler interruptions.

This afternoon after church we had a picnic with tons of good food and playtime at the park. There were alot of people there for the picnic and it was nice to hang out with friends and eat a good meal that we didnt have to worry about cooking or cleaning up after so we thank our church so much for having that today!!! After church we came home and chilled out for a bit and macie fell down our whole flight of stairs. It scared scott and I so much and her lip is pretty gashed up but she is doing much better. Its amazing how God created such little bodies to endure so many boo boo's. Now we are all pooped and trying to recover to start yet another busy week. We have had an amazing weekend together as a family which we are so blessed for.

Macie's 3 year check up....

This morning bright and early macie and I took a visit to the doctors for her 3 year well baby check. This is always an exciting time for scott and I because we get to see how much she has grown since the last visit and they go over some developmental things with her also. Macie was 31 pounds so she is in the 50th percentile for her weight and she was in the 75th percentile for her height. This means that macie is about average compared to other kids her age in weight but that she is taller than 75 percent of kids her age. The dr. thinks we might have a basketball player on our hands for sure which is odd because neither scott nor I are tall. I am guessing she gets in from the cameron side because scotts dad and brother are pretty tall. But they definitely said she is growing like a weed and is very intelligent. They also had her do a kids snellen chart to check her eyes. They usually wait until they are 4 but if they think the child is ready they will do it early. I was cracking up the whole time because of macie's answers to the nurses questions. She would point to objects like a boat, a circle, a square and aske macie to identify what it is and macie did awesome. It was cute because she pointed to a cross and macie said "a God" and when she pointed to the cup macie said "a drink" it made me so happy to know that she identifies a cross as a symbol for God.

Macie's iron level was a little low which didnt suprise me because she isnt a huge red meat fan, she mostly eats chicken. So i think we will try to get her to take a multivitamin to fix that little problem but other than that she is doing great. I can hardly believe she is 3, man time flies. Before we know it she will be at her preschool check up.

Thankful.....

I am amazingly blessed to have a friend in marion that loves me for me and is my prayer warrior. No matter what I am going through she can either relate somehow or is on her knees on my behalf praying to God for me. We can be dressed in sweat pants or church clothes and still have a great time. We like the simple things in life like fast food and walmart. Our girls love to play together and because they are only about a week apart and her and I are about a week apart we get to share in so many of the same milestones together. I am so thankful for your friendship amy jo and I love you for loving me even when i'm not so lovable!!!!

Cupcakes...

Today my sister bethany came over and macie, bethany and I decided to make cupcakes. I think macie had 1/3 of the batter eaten before we even got them in the cupcake pan but she did a great job at helping mommy stir up the mix. It all started this morning when she was going through her toybox and found a star cookie cutter. She asked me what it was and what it was for and I explained to her it was for making cookies...so instantly she wanted to "cook" cookies. I didnt have any cookie mix at the house so we ran to the store really quick and macie picked out funfetti cake mix to use. It gave a recipe on the side how to make cookies out of the cake mix but i thought it was a little odd so i talked macie into making cupcakes instead. She picked out winnie the pooh cupcake papers and rainbow sprinkles to put on top, and we bought stuff to make sugar cookies another day. I was actually suprised because our cupcakes turned out pretty good and everyone knows i can't bake for anything. I can cook pretty well but when it comes to baking even the pre made already cutout cookies you just throw on a pan i seem to mess up somehow. Here are a few pictures of our cupcake making adventure this afternoon.


Tonight macie and her daddy are going to a soccer game and I am going to revival so i better get macie down for her nap.

Fun weekend..

Wow what a busy weekend it was at the cameron household but we had a great time. Friday night macie and I ended up going over to the harding football game after all since the rain let up some and she really wanted to go. It was actually very nice out after the rain stopped so we definitely enjoyed getting out after being couped up in the house all day. Saturday my sister stephanie and scotts friend justin came into town to watch the OSU vs USC game with us. We had nacho dip, puppy chow and pizza and played catch phrase at half time which was definitely a hoot. Even though osu lost we still had fun and was thankful our friends could come hang out with us for the day.



Sunday macie got to go to her new big girl class at church for the first time. She was super excited all weekend long and kept telling us she was going to her new school with her friend kirah. It was so cute seeing her get ready on sunday because she wanted to take her big girl purse and bible.



I gave her a dollar and told her that she needed to take it with her to her class and i tried explaining to her that she needed to give it to her teacher when it was time. She kept going around saying "mommy i need to give jesus my dollar when i see him at church" it was priceless. When we picked her up after the service she was so proud of the picture she colored us and said she had a fun time with her new friends. Its crazy how quickly she is growing and becoming such a big girl. Sunday afternoon she went to the gilmores to play for the day because mommy wasnt feeling good. She loves it over at their house and always has so much fun and gets super spoiled. Its revival this week at our church so we are looking forward to a great week of being renewed and refreshed by the Lord.

The Snack Game

The past few weeks i have been thinking about getting macie some little tikes games to play. She is starting to get a little older and i thought maybe we could try some of the simpler games like candyland and chutes and ladders. So since it has been raining off and on all day here today i thought it would be a perfect day to give the game playing a try. I asked macie this morning if she wanted to go to the store and pick out a game and she was super excited even though i dont think she really knew what i was talking about, but anything that has to do with the store she is all up for anytime. So we ran to meijer and picked up candyland and chutes and ladders. We had lots of fun and macie did better than i expected. We still need to work on moving the people in the right direction but she does well with matching the colors on candyland and counting the number of spaces on chutes and ladders. She even won the very first time we played and was ecstatic of course...screaming "i win mommy after every move."



Its funny because after she woke up from her nap today she immediately asked me "mommy can we play the snack game" hahah i was laughing hysterically because she called candyland the snack game. Oh what kids come up with just amaze me. I have a feeling candyland and chutes and ladders will be occupying most of our time tonight but we are also going to make some puppy chow to snack on for the big game tomorrow evening and maybe hit up the football game if the weather calms down a bit. We are having a few friends over and macie is super excited to wear her new buckeyes jersey. It should be a super fun weekend so we will post more pics soon.

In the moment

Most of the time i only post about macie or what we have been doing in the cameron household but the Lord has been teaching me something lately that i wanted to share with all my family and friends that read this. So many times in life its easy to get caught up in the "what ifs" and should ofs" that we miss whats truely going on right in this moment. I was talking to a good griend a few weeks ago and she said we often live for a certain moment or event to come but then when it comes we miss it because we are waiting for the next thing already. I thought about that for days and how much that is so true in my life and i am sure alot of peoples. We are always going to have obstacles in our paths no matter what thats just a part of life but if we constantly dwell on the things in our paths than we will miss the blessings God is trying to teach us in "this moment." I know this isnt something amazingly profound to comprehend but for me it was a huge wake up call. I was so focused on the heartache that "may come" that i have missed so much joy thats right in front of me. I vowed to take a 10 second promise that whenever i start feeling overwhelmed or thinking about the "what ifs" i will stop what i'm doing for 10 seconds and just sit quietly in the moment of whatever is going on around me. I have found myself smiling a little more and worrying alot less lately and I know that i am starting to really get it, life isnt going to wait for me to wake up and see the blessings that have been here all along, instead i need to realize life is passing me by and the blessings have been there all along.I have a quote in my kitchen that says "life isnt about waiting for the storm to pass, its learning to dance in the rain." I want to live my life by this quote. I want to live in a way that regardless of the storm i will find beauty in the midst of the battle somehow, somewhere no matter what.

The next Takeru Kobayashi ??????

Most of you have heard of Takeru Kobayashi i am sure, the nationally known fastest hot dog eater champion. Well lately i am starting to wonder if our daughter has found her place in this world next to Takeru Kobayashi. Hot dogs isnt the food of choice for this toddler however, its pancakes. Over the past few days our daughter has managed to down 27 mini pancakes in two days for breakfast. Its crazy and at first i thought she was just being silly but no she was really that hungry. It took 3 plate fulls of pancakes yesteryday morning and this morning to satisfy her morning hunger. I am just amazed at how a 3 year old little girl can possibly fit 13 mini pancakes in her oh so small tummy at one time. I think she definitely must be going through a growth spurt right now. At least she is eating breakfast i suppose. It is the most important meal of the day after all right???

Great Weekend

I can't believe its sunday already and the weekend is almost over. We had an awesome weekend at the cameron household and macie has finally gotten back to her old self and has been playing like crazy all weekend long. Last night we went to kirahs 3rd birthday party and macie had a blast. She enjoyed playing on kirahs new swingset and spent alot of the time riding kirahs tricycle up and down the driveway and playing in the sandbox with the other little girls close to macie's age.



Church was amazing this morning and was a definite affirmation for me about some things i have been dealing with lately. Its crazy but it seems like no matter what we are going through we always bump into the right message or the right song at church at exactly the right time....It just lets us know God has and is with us always, regardless of what it is we are experiencing in that exact moment.

Its a little chilly here today which makes me long for fall...I love the apple cider, hooded sweatshirts, football friday night, crisp apple pie, and the beautiful array of colors in the midst of falling leaves!!!! Macie and I made chili this morning to simmer in the crockpot this afternoon which should be super yummy for dinner tonight. She has become such the little chef lately. Everytime i start cooking in the kitchen she comes in and pulls a chair up to the counter and says "mommy i cook too" i love all the ways that she is growing and becoming such a little girl for mommy to teach fun girly stuff too. She has become my little sidekick lately and i love every minute of it!!!!!

Just the two of us...

Good news the dr. called late this afternoon and macie's lab work all came back ok...so i'm thinking she must have just had the flu that has been going around very badly. I was worried this morning because she was still really sluggish and not eating much but by this afternoon she was back to her old self pretty much except for being a little tired still. So this evening scott went to the mansfield senior vs harding football game with good friends of ours the gilmores and macie and I stayed home and had a girls night. We made homemade pizza which had a smiley face on it and went for milkshakes and playtime at the mall after that.



We had a great day together playing and doing girl stuff which i needed. Since i am having surgery at the end of september i decided to take a leave of abscence from work for the next few weeks so it will give me a little more time to be home with my macer which i have missed over the past year because of school. Tomorrow we are going to macie's bestest friend kirahs 3rd birthday party and she is so excited thats all she has talked about for days now. So its off to clean up the house and hit the sack early, i'm beat.. thanks for all your prayers with macie!!!!

Update on lil miss sickey poo.....

Well monday after our visit to the ER with lil miss macie i was sure the antibiotics would do the trick, however that hasnt been the case. Since last saturday she has been puking daily at least twice a day with diarrhea, fever, loss of appetite and a sore throat. The doctors have said all along that she has strep throat but after the babysitter called me at work today saying she was running a fever and throwing up we found out after another visit to the dr. that her strep culture came back negative so she doesnt have strep throat after all. Well then what is it you might be asking??? which as a nurse i have been driving myself crazy searching the net daily for answers and clues but the answer is yet to be determined. The doctors did some blood work today and they are testing her for mono again and saying to us they really dont know what is going on. We are worried and sad that our baby can't do normal 3 year old stuff because she is so tired and feeling pretty yucky. Tomorrow we will find out the results of her blood work hopefully and we will update everyone with the results. Keep macie in your prayers right now her little body could use a healing touch.

CELEBRATING OUR 4TH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY!!!!

I can't believe how fast time goes and the paths life takes us down. I still remember trying to pick out just the right outfit to wear on scott and I's first date putt putting, and now we have been married for 4 years and have the most amazingly beautiful and smart 3 year old. There have been trials and triumphs i know we can both agree on that but no matter what we love each other and have held tight to each other and the Lords promises for our lives and our family. Its crazy but sometimes i try to remember my life without scott in it and I can't. I guess that just means i am a better person with him and i wouldnt have it any other way. I love you babe happy anniversary!!!

Cincinnalli....what?

This past weekend the cameron family headed to cincinnati for the Nazarene National Softball Tournament or Cincinnalli as macie calls it. Its something we did for the first time last year and had so much fun we decided to try it again. This year didnt go exactly as planned however because our poor macers was sick the whole time. It all started about 2 and a half weeks ago when the doctor diagnosed her with strep throat. After a full course of antibiotics and 18 days later she still has strep throat and has been running a fever, vomiting and not eating for days now. We took her to the ER last night since all the doctors were closed yesterday due to the holiday and they were amazed at how swollen her throat is. Two shots and a new oral antibiotic later i had a not so happy 3 year old needless to say, but she was happy that the nice nurse gave her a new doll.


So needless to say most of macie and I's weekend was spent in the hotel cleaning up puke....The things you do as parents and the sacrifices you make are endless but i am just hoping my baby will be back to her old self soon. Scotts team did alot better than last year at the tournament and had a great time together. It was nice to get away even though macie was sick we were still able to go out to dinner as a team at the olive garden and macie got to play with her "boyfriend" hayden for a little bit...they are so cute together.



Well life is awaiting us so i better get back to laundry and unpacking...more to come soon.