Oops, it's been a while!

I'm a total slacker for the blog now, since posting on Facebook just seems so much easier... but for any followers who are not on facebook, here ya go!

Persian New Year Celebration... complete with belly dancing lessons from cousin Talayeh!

Cameron is 7 months old!!!

Although I wish I could get more sleep at night, and I wish we could solve Cameron's tummy troubles, I really wish time would slow down and my baby could stay a baby a bit longer....

Cameron is just about crawling, watch out big sister!

Cam is 5 months old!

Cam spent his 5 month birthday at Pump It Up for Tatum's birthday!

Mattie and her BFF Tay Tay

Our first attempt at a sleepover... about 9pm.... the next morning did not look like this... and the sleepover was only a sleepover in the sense that we were in the same house ;)

Cam is 4 months old!

How is my baby already 4 months old?! I cannot believe how fast he is growing up...I am really trying to enjoy him being little, because he is my last baby, I just need him to slow down a bit!

Christmas and next couple of days!

Santa brought Mattie just what she asked for- a razor! It was so cute, she came in our room Christmas morning saying "Santa came! He brought me a razor! Come look, Santa came!" Oh the joys of being a child again :)
We celebrated the next day with the Baker clan. Here is grandma with Mattie and Ryan.

The Monday after Christmas, we went to Knotts with grandma and the Melaras. It was packed, but the kids loved it! Here is Jason with Samantha, and Daddy with Cameron. Sam is almost 7 months older than Cam, but they are almost the same size!

Aunt Amy with Ryan and Mattie!

The week before Christmas

South Coast Plaza with friends!

Olwyn street in Tustin for the amazing lights again

The Holidays are Here!

Early December FLEW by, luckily I managed to get some good pics to remember the blur...
This shirt pretty much sums up Cam, "always jolly"... he hates the car seat, otherwise he is a happy baby!

South Coast Plaza (Crystal Court) train ride for Mattie!

Santa came to Mattie's preschool! Luckily Cam was there for the holiday party, so he got to meet the big man as well! Mattie sat on Santa's lap this year, and told him that she wanted a razor for Christmas, much better than last year, when she barely spoke a word and would not get close to him!

A December can't go by without a visit to Olwyn street in Tustin... the whole neighborhood is decked out with AMAZING lights!

My growing kiddos!

I just LOVE this pic of my happy kids here! Cam is about 12 weeks old now!

And look at this happiness!

Thanksgiving after party... Mattie followed Cam's lead and decided to rest....

All refreshed, ready to party some more!

My, how time flies!

Cam is already 10 weeks old! I'm sad to say I let 5 weeks go by in between posting blog updates, but hey, I update on FB a little more often!
I didn't get a pic of the kids in their costumes together, but here they are Halloween Day in their festive "regular" clothes!

Our first family photo (since Cam arrived) was taken at the Irvine Great Park Pumpkin Harvest. I can't believe it took us 8 weeks to get somebody to take a picture of the 4 of us!

Mattie still asks to hold her baby brother every chance she gets... here Cam is almost 8 weeks old and Mattie is 3 1/2!

Cameron is 5 weeks old!

Mattie still loves being big sis, and asks to hold her little brother often!

My, what big eyes you have little boy!

Cam gives us practice smiles... and I was able to get one on camera!

Tummy time... doesn't last for long, he usually rolls onto his back pretty quickly ;)

Is this the same baby?

No, it is not... the top is a photo of Mattie when she was just a week old... and the bottom photo is Cameron around the same age... crazy how much they look alike!

Newborn days...

Cameron decided to take a nap without his shirt because it was quite warm during his second week home ;)

2 weeks old today! Cam went to watch football with Daddy...

And Mattie got some much needed alone time with Mommy at Pretend City

Doctor visit at 16 days old, and Cam already weighed 8 lbs, 11ounces! I can't believe how quickly this kid is putting on weight! No wonder I feel like he is always eating, and my life revolves around his eating!

Cameron's first week at home

Mattie LOVES being a big sister and asks to hold Cameron all the time!

Cam's first bath... he seems to be sleeping through it....

All cleaned up, ready to poop some more!

Mattie was napping, so mommy went a little paparrazi crazy with Cameron...

Here are a couple of my fave shots!

Cameron is here!

He is finally here! After being uncomfortable and in early labor for weeks, I finally stopped waiting around for Cam to show up... then he decided it was time... he really decided... just over an hour of active labor and bam, he was here (so yes, just like with Mattie, I showed up to the hospital fully dilated and did not get an epidural!) Cameron was born at 3:39am weighing in at 7 1/2 pounds, and was about 19 1/2 inches long.

So relieved to be done with labor! Yes, it was painful, but it was FAST!

Sunday afternoon in the hospital

Mattie was thrilled to come meet her baby brother... we had been saying he would come "at the end of summer" for months, so she certainly was ready to meet him. We are blessed to have two healthy children and cannot wait to have lots of fun as our kiddos grow up!

Lately....

My little gymnast... Mattie takes a class every week while I get to sit upstairs and take a break for an hour... first she is getting ready for a forward roll, and next she is practicing her beam skills...

Curious George baked carrot muffins, so Mattie just had to do the same... luckily, grandma was brave enough turn her oven on so Mattie could bake, as I have been in no mood to heat up my kitchen, being 8 months preggers....

We headed to Balboa on one of the hot weekend days, where Mattie was recruited to clean the firetruck with some other kids who were out and about staying cool near the ocean...

Have you ever seen child labor produce such a happy face?