Finding time

I am trying to find the best time to write.  In the morning Scooter is up and ready to rock and roll.  During his first nap I run 30mins on the treadmill, shower answer emails or phone calls while folding laundry or emptying a dishwasher.  Then Scooter is up and busy.  We run errands go on playdates etc.

During his second nap is when I do work stuff-money, reading, etc.  Then he is up again until he goes to bed.  I could do it at night-but with Cammon busy having to be AT work by 8am lately and working on weekends-I treasure the time he and I have after Scoots goes to bed.

Currently I am procrastinating getting the Scoot man up from his nap so I can write this-but most blog posts-for me anyway-take thought and pictures.

So in the meantime while I am figuring out a routine-because I will not give up my treadmill time-you can skip on over to www.lifecameraaction.wordpress.com where Cammon has finally put up some videos of things that have been happening.  So enjoy and I will try to work things out so to keep you up to date on our little Scooter

Thanksgiving Pics

So I’m trying to catch up with blogging.  I’ll start with Thanksgiving… We got up at 8am-yes Scooter is now sleeping until 8am in the morning which is great.  We turned on the Macy’s Thanksgviving Parade and we let him watch.  Then we put the little boy down for a second nap and just then got the call that the turkey was done.  So we waited till he got up and got to the house as others where finishing, but it all worked out because then there was room for Scooter to sit  at the table and enjoy his carrots.

We took pictures and ate pie and had a good time.  Scooter took a 30 minute third nap so then he was able to stay up longer and play with everyone.  It was fun and he did very well.

Here are some pictures of Scooter and the relatives.

Talking with Gram

Four generations chilling on the couch

Imparting Wisdom

Fathers, Daughter, Mother and Sons

You can also check out some of the pictures from Gram’s blog too.

Must have Monday-Aveeno

We, like most first time parents were plenty concerned with things that wouldn’t cross one’s mind any other day.  One of these things was bathing baby. How often, when, how much soap, not enough soap and which soap?

Since we had a hard time the first few weeks with the extra hospital stay, we found ourselves using the Johnsons Baby body wash the hospitals use and send you home with.  Not but 3 weeks later our son’s scalp started to peel.  I really really wanted to avoid the cradle cap (or cradle crap as we sometimes called it) so I did some research.  I found out that there were a lot of moms complaining about the Johnsons wash and how they switched and saw almost immediate improvement.

So I talked to Cammon and we figured since we use the best, why not treat our baby to the best.  So we went and bought Aveeno baby lotion and body wash for our little Scooter.   That night we gave him a bath-and the next day his dry scalp was gone.  We have never had another flake since.

Every night before bed Cammon gives Scooter a baby massage using the Aveeno Baby Lotion and he loves it!  We also have never had a problem with dry skin and I believe its from the lotion.

We have since moved to trying out regular Aveeno lotion for the nighttime massage and haven’t seen any problems, but I’ll keep you up to date on that.

The funny thing is that Aveeno makes its own products EXCEPT for the baby products.  Johnson and Johnson makes those products-or at least has their name on the bottle.  I’m not sure why then it seems to work better than the original Johson’s products.  Cammon’s theory is that it still has to meet Aveeno regulations or expectations or something so it is still made better.  I’m not sure.

All I know is that when I had cracked and bleeding hands-it was finally as an adult someone introduced me to Aveeno-my friend’s son had exema and thats what the doctor prescribe. I tried it and haven’t had a dry hand since.   Cammon, who uses lotion before he goes to bed AND when he first wakes up-he hates dry feet-LOVES Aveeno and nothing else can substitute for it.

We even bought a Costco package of the Aveeno baby body wash and plan to use it all and buy some more.  We’ve gotten so many comments on Scooter’s hair-yes it stands straight up-but also about how soft it is and I couldn’t be more proud!

Yoga with Scooter

So I was going through our pictures and realized what a rigorous schedule this little guy has to go through in order to become strong and if I did half of what he did, I wouldn’t have to worry about holiday fat build up!  So take a moment each day and make sure you treat yourself to a session of “Yoga with Scooter!”

First we start with stretching

Take note of the feet stretch too…

Don’t forget to stretch your neck

Now grab that foot and bring it as close to your body as you can

Like this-can you bring it to your mouth?

Now stretch that leg out and don’t forget the other one too!

Now stretch it out behind you

Now work the right arm

Then the left

Then get your exercise ball and work with it

Run with it between your legs while lying on your back

Now march in place for 5 minutes

Now don’t forget those push ups!

Do about 10 push-ups

While you’re down there do a few mountain climber reps

Then don’t forget to do your cool down stretches

Then do a whole body stretch

Now, don’t forget to take a shower before you do anything else because you might have worked up a sweat

And don’t forget your wheaties!!

Do this every day and I promise that you will be feeling healthy and happy all day long. And that ends your yoga session with your instructor Scooter Man.

Thanksgiving Laughter

There are some pictures from Thanksgiving, but it is late, so for now, I will leave you with a video of Scooter Thanksgiving night.  It seems as though someone had a little too much bubbly that night…