Lions and Lions and Lions....OH MY!

NOTE -- i have tried to upload photos for the last two days and can't get it to work!! Hopefully I will soon - for now enjoy the reading material :)

So apparently every child in Chicago wanted to be a Lion for halloween! We took Cameron and Miller to a Halloween event in Lincoln Park yesterday and I have never seen so many Lions in my life! Or yuppies for that matter as Matt so quickly pointed out! But Cameron was by far the cutest Lion!
There was trick or treating, brats and contests - it was very fun and a beautiful day. Cameron saw his first celebrity while there - The Chicago Cubs' very own Kerry Wood (he's a pitcher for the non-sports fans).
We jammed all the Halloween fun into one weekend with a visit to the pumpkin patch (also known as a parking lot on the corner of Ashland and Wellington) on Saturday.

Prior to all the Halloween celebration Cameron had a busy week - Monday we had our appt with the NICU follow up Clinic, it was very long with various people coming in to see Cameron. They pointed out some additional exercises we should be working on with Cameron, overall they feel he is doing well considering his history. Which makes me question so is he behind? But I really think he's developing well, we know his weaknesses and we are working on them.

Wednesday was a visit to the Pediatrician - Cameron is now 14lbs 2 oz and 25.5" - he is officially off of the preemie chart! What a milestone! His head is now tapering off in growth so that is good as well.

Cameron got his first dose of Synagis, and it's only $1600 a shot - what a bargain! Seriously though it's worth it to lower his chances of ending up back in the NICU.

Cameron can now pretty much hold his head up on his own, he is much better with tummy time and has discovered his fingers - in fact sometimes he gags himself! And watching him try tp get his whole fist in his mouth is pretty funny - he certainly works very hard!!! We are very proud of him.
xoxo mom and dad