Goodbye Dr. Ernie!

Today Cam had a great day! He seems to have given up on trying to jump out of his bed and has come to terms with the fact that he is going to be here for awhile. He still has his fight in him, he is just finding other ways to entertain himself. He loves to pull the leads from his heart monitor off his chest, wait for the machine to beep, and then laugh! It is so funny to watch him! He likes to ride his "handle bars" as we call them when he holds onto his fixator. He was "talking" so much tonight! He has momma down and now we are working on dada. When I say dada he shakes his head 'no' and then goes on to say "momma". Chad and our nurse, Shonda, were giving him his bath today and Chad told Cam to say thank you and he said something that resembled "thank you". They were both impressed! He responds to his name now! All of the nurses and doctors say his name so he has really learned it!

One of the medical students that has been following Cam for the past few weeks has really shown a special interest in our little man. He finished his rotation on our floor today, so we wanted to give him a special shout out from Camden! Cam made him a special card and he gave it to him today. Thanks, Dr. Ernie!

We received some incredible packages today! Cam got Bert and Ernie puppets, along with some very cool shirts from the Milanese family. We also a package from the Heyward family. It was a very tasty collection from Harry and David, which happens to be one of Julie's absolute favorite stores. Just when we thought the day was done, one of our nurses came in carrying this great big package from our neighbors Marc and Doris. It was a collection of gourmet snacks! We have both gained a few pounds snacking by Cam's bedside, but we love it! Please know that we truly appreciate all of the cards, letters, emails, and packages. Each and every one brightens up our day. We are so very thankful to feel so loved from so far away. We feel blessed to have such great friends and family. It is something we thank the Lord for every night.

Chad, Julie, and Cam Man