Just got back in from picking up some necessities at Target, and Camden was mad that he didn’t get to watch his Dora the Explorer DVD in the truck on the ride home.

It was promptly tossed into the DVD player once home, and I just got this video of the little man dancing Labor Day away.

Happy Labor Day!

Sometimes you have a day that you just need to end. Today is one of those days, and it began at 3:37AM.

Camden woke up screaming and had to go back to bed with his mother. Since I had already passed out on the sofa prior to that, it was pretty easy to crawl right back up into a ball and keep warm. Waking up on the sofa means just one thing… A couple of Advil in the morning and the stiff neck pain is gone. No harm, no foul.

Of course I couldn’t fall back to sleep easily once I woke up. So I did what any other technology dependent geek would do… I opened up my BlackBerry and started catching up on email and messages. Then I opened up the laptop.

By the time 4:30AM rolled around, I knew I was in for a really, really bad day. I could just feel it in the pit of my stomach - and it’s proven to be the right feeling some 17 hours later.

If there’s ever a way to smile though some tough times it is because of Camden. From playing with his toys to getting that ever so important hug — this little man has the ability to pick me back up again.

Here are a couple of photos from this evening and then a video of him eating his yogurt. While these may seem like nothing special, they were certainly the highlight of my day.

Here’s hoping that today is the end to this vibe and tomorrow brings some better things.

Despite getting a little over two hours of sleep I managed to function through this morning. No, really, all that the Bigelow Green Tea with Lemon, Sugar Free Red Bulls and Ginsana are a normal part of my morning.

Seriously!

It’s a beautiful day outside and with the morning in full gear we decided to talk Camden out for a sunny walk on the walking, jogging and nature trail that goes around the Monastery of Our Lady of the Valley in Cumberland Rhode Island.

The following video is my little montage which appropriately ends with my little man dozing off and hitting nap time just as we pulled up to the apartment.

He’s sound asleep now… Which to me, sounds like a great idea!
Nap time, FTW!