Home Is Where Sam Is

I took these photos of Sam, this morning and I am in love with them.  With him, too, of course.  He's pretty great with that tongue and all.

Dad and Connie Visit

Dad and Connie visited a couple weekends ago.  I didn't do so well at getting photos, but these two were from my Instagram feed, that weekend.  Top photo: Dad and Brian enjoying green beers (made green by chlorophyll not food coloring) at Whole Foods.  Bottom photo: Sam enjoying bubble time with Grandma C.

13 Months

Somehow, another month has flown right by us and our Sam is now 13 months old. 

Right now, Sam:

• is very unpredictable about what he will eat.  The only things that he will "for sure" eat, every time that they are offered, are veggie straws and Cheerios.  For everything else, it's a big guessing game.  Something he enjoyed for lunch may or may not be spit out at dinnertime.
• knows how to give five, clap, raise his arms in the air to show that he is "so big" and wave.
• likes bubbles.
• tries to say "quack" and "meow" and can successfully growl like a lion.  
• likes to read books.
• likes bath time.  
• hates having his diaper/clothes changed and squirms around like a crazy person.
• still likes to play peek-a-boo and patty-cake.
• still puts everything into his mouth. 
• drops half of his food onto the floor around his highchair.
• smiles every time that he sees Mabel.
• likes to "help" with the dishes and explore the inside of the refrigerator.
• really likes his nursery rhyme book.  
• is loved. 

Fun In Ravenna Sun

Birthday Time

Happy Birthday, Samuel P!

 

This handsome boy is one year old, today!

At one year, Samuel:

* is a fast crawler, likes to stand up anywhere he can get a hold of something and has started taking his first steps around the furniture. 
*is wearing 18 month pants and jammies and shirts that vary from 12-24 months, depending on the brand.
*likes to shake his head "no" and sometimes really means it.
*eats really, really well.  He occasionally decides he doesn't want something and spits it out, but in general he will eat most anything.
*still likes his binky - especially when he is tired.
*can wave and give five.
*loves his cousins and is always in a good mood when they are around.
*started sleeping past 6am.  Yay!
*figured out that he can pull up on the window ledges, stand up and take a peek at the world.
*loves Mabel.
*started to really enjoy our nursery rhyme book.
*thinks peekaboo is the cat's meow.
*is loved, loved, loved! 

Aunt Shell, Sam and Daddy