Camden's Christening

For a precious baby boy:
Lord, protect this little boy
Who's loved so very much,
Show him everything there is
to see and hear and touch.

Thank You for Your presence
on this holy Christening Day....
May You lead this precious child
forever in Your way.

Sunday, November 25th was Camden's baptism. The event took place in Holstein at St. Paul Lutheran Church (the church I went to as I grew up). We asked my sister, my brother and my soon to be sister-in-law to be his Sponsors. Everything went so well! Grandma Sindt worked her sewing magic as Camden didn't quite fit into his baptism outfit.

Camden did really well during the service and exceptionally well during the celebration at the font. He only spit up once, fussed very little and seemed to enjoy looking at the congregation. We were quite pleased. We will always have such fond memories of Camden's first Thanksgiving Holiday and will always remember the promises we made at his Christening.

After the church service we celebrated the baptism with a big dinner held at Holstein's Community Center. We had barbecue ribs, chicken, and cheesy potatoes. Followed by tea ring, pumpkin pie, and a chiffon cake with strawberry/raspberry compote and whipped cream.

It was a rather large group with many long time friends of mine able to join us. Some who I haven't seen in a couple years. We couldn't have had a a more wonderful day!

A big thank you to Grandma and Grandpa Sindt for all the planning and execution. A special thank you to Aunt Paige who has made two trips from Phoenix during a very busy, very special time in her life (finishing her doctorate! My little sister is so dedicated and smart!).

And to Uncle Tony and Aunt Lisa who also have made two trips from Chicago to spoil the new little man. What great Godparents they will be to him.

Thanksgiving Turkey Coma

We loaded up the Camry this past holiday weekend and made the four and a half hour drive to Mommy's hometown of Holstein, Iowa for Camden's inaugural Thanksgiving. As you can see from the picture, Camden wasn't immune from the trytophan laced turkey that was transferred from Mommy to baby.

Camden did really well in the car. On the way down, he slept for a full two hours before we decided to stop for gas and lunch. Once the car stopped moving, I think that disturbed him and he decided to wake up and have lunch himself. Once we got him back in the car with a full tummy, he was out like a light for the rest of the trip to the farm.

Camden had many visitors throughout the weekend. Camden got to meet his cousins Sierra, Tessa, Joe, and Luann. Kim's childhood friends, Amy and Ann Buenger (yes, they're twins), also stopped by to say hi.

Camden's sleep schedule is getting much better. He's been getting to sleep around 1030pm or so and sleeping until about 4-430am. After a short feeding, he usually goes back to sleep until 7am or so.

Lots more to update on from this past weekend. Camden was baptized this past weekend as well. His sponsors, Uncle Tony, Aunt Lisa, and Aunt Paige all made it back for his special day. Kim will blog about that later and we have some great pictures to share. In the meantime, here are some more random pictures from this weekend:


Camden nearly rolls over.


Amy Buenger with Camden.


"Hey you look like that other person!" thinks Camden. Ann Buenger feeding Camden.


Camden is the apple of Mommy's eye.


Little Brady Hirschman devouring some BBQ ribs at Camden's baptism celebration lunch.


Camden's new friend, Lucas. Lucas is 1 month old.

Camden's 1st Win Against Michigan!

What a lucky kid. Camden gets to start his life 1-0 against Michigan :) And he couldn't be happier.

GO BUCKEYES!

Camden Has Something to Say

Babies 'R Us Coupon

Found another 15% off coupon at Babies 'R Us for those that are in need of baby stuff. It's only valid until December 2nd, 2007. When it comes up for you to print, make sure you print as many as you need. That or plan to make a few trips to your copy machine. You can't return to the page after you've closed your browser.

Starting To Figure Things Out

Camden is a little more than 2 months old now. Each day continues to bring new joys for us. He's beginning to become more aware of his surroundings and even responding to them. He's responding to our voices more and coos back at us when we talk to him as if we're having a conversation.

Camden has his own language and we're doing our best to decipher it. He also seems to have tremendous control of his neck. I'm not sure what's normal for his age, but he appears to be holding his head up really well.

His hands are his latest discovery. He holds them in front of his face and follows his fingers. He's also sticking fingers in his mouth now. A habit we're trying to help him curb early, but not sure how much success we'll have with that.



Sleeping is still somewhat sporadic, for both his parents and himself. A couple of nights ago he actually had 5 straight hours of sleep. He's probably going for about 3-4 hours at a time right now. He's taken to the bottle really well. Almost too well, for his Mommy's liking. Camden rarely "bellies up to the bar" anymore if you know what I mean.

I mentioned that each day we experience something new with Camden. Obviously, everyday brings something new for Camden too. In the spirit of doing something new everyday, I was made aware of an interesting blog. There is a woman in New York who is trying to do something new everyday. She started the day after she turned 29 and is continuing until her 30th. She's journaling everyday and it's a pretty interesting read. Check it out.

Littlest KG Fan

Last night Daddy and Camden watched our old friend Kevin Garnett make his debut with his new team, the Boston Celtics. It was tough to see KG in a uniform other than the Minnesota Timberwolves. It's a shame that KG had to leave Minneapolis. It's not just that he is a great player, but he is a great person.

Apparent in the passion KG shows for the game, he is the consummate professional. You never hear a bad thing about him. He's never been in trouble with the law and when push came to shove for him to be traded, he didn't say a word.

Before we had Camden, I always hoped that our child would have a quality local sports hero like KG to admire. When I knew we were going to have Camden and the news of KG leaving hit, I was disappointed to say the least. I guess Camden can still admire from afar, just like his Daddy had to with his childhood sports hero, Michael Jordan.

Camden goes to the Daycare

In just a few short weeks Camden and I will head to work together. Camden is going to Carlson's onsite daycare and I'll be returning to my job as a business analyst working on Employee Incentive software. I have very mixed feelings about this. I will admit that I often tear up just at the thought of putting Camden in daycare. However, I do feel very good after each visit to the Center. The director, Cindy, has made the beginning such a positive experience.

Today, Camden and I spent a good hour in his Infant Room. We had a really good time (well, Camden slept through the entire visit) but I enjoyed myself. Many of the kids were sleeping as it was just after lunch time. For the kids that were awake, they were smiley and playing in different activity areas. I was impressed with the controlled chaos, that's for sure. The "teachers", Denise and Teresa, I believe, obviously work well together and were on top of everything. The kids were all so cute it was easy to feel good about being there.

We're going to go back for a visit next week when Camden is awake. We're going to be right at home there as we already have a friend there, Mason Norwine. Mason's mommy, Jan, has been a great friend to us. She provided Camden with a drawer full of socks, me with a breastpump and some Phoenix friendly clothes for Camden since he only has Minnesota friendly clothes at this stage!! We can't thank her enough!

Well the baby cries!