IN and OUT

Almost 5 months and things Camden likes and dislikes change day-to-day. Here's a list of what's in and what's out.

Totally IN:

1. Nemo! And pretty much anything fishy. His 10 Friendly Fish book is one of his faves, he loves his nemo toy, can't get enough of his tummy time surfboard with fish floating in water, and adored the aquarium.

2. Books, books and more books. We seriously read him like 10+ books a day cause he really does heart books. He reaches for them as you read to him and likes to help turn the pages. Pop-up books are most interesting probably because they're so interactive. Hoping this love of books stays with him as he gets older so one say he can say he reads more than daddy. ;)

3. Patterns. Sometimes, I find him awake in his crib after a nap just touching his crib sheets that have animals on them. He's totally quiet and content, just looking at the patterns. I notice him touching the sides of his crib too, probably because you can see the crib bars through the breathable bumper. Must look like stripes with the light coming through it. He also loves it when people have shirts with red prints on them (or bold colored prints in general) and especially loves his burp cloths cause they all have some kind of design on them.

4. Bubbles! Makes him laugh every time.

5. Watching people eat. He is very interested in food. I'm holding off on solids until we see the pediatrician in March though. I see no reason to jump the gun on solids when he seems content on formula. But maybe soon...

6. Toys he can grab and ultimately put in his mouth. Soft toys, hard toys, rattles -- he loves things he can grab and suck. Smallish toys (but not too small cause they end up in his mouth!) are best since he can hold them as they aren't too heavy.

7. Watching the wind in the trees. It must be calming or something. Mid-playing and sometimes even mid-eating, Camden will stop and watch the wind blow the tree branches back and forth through the window. Whenever he does it, all I can think of is the movie Phenomenon.

8. His jumper. He still likes his jumper but I think he may be getting somewhat bored with it. He's mastered playing with most of the toys on his jumper so I think he's kinda like, "Been there, done that." He still likes the jumping a lot though.

Totally OUT:

1. Being cradled. Cam has disliked this for awhile but before he would still want to be cradled when he was tired. That's still somewhat true, but now he's so big and since we put him down for naps, he doesn't much like falling asleep in my arms. He does, however, sometimes fall asleep upright with his head on your shoulder, usually in the middle of the night after a feeding. Brian and I love that. It's so cute when he "cuddles."

2. Pat-a-cake. While he still sometimes smiles when you play pat-a-cake with him, he no longer laughs at the game. Nor does he like it when you make him play pat-a-cake anymore. Who knows why!

3. Toys that are too loud or move too much. I think this might become "in" as he gets older, but right now he doesn't like noisy toys. We have this hilarious monkey that rolls around and chuckles. When we put it in front of him, he watches it intently but then starts making noises like he's telling it to stop. He clearly doesn't like it. It's kind of funny, actually.