Me and Cousin Jesse!

Sam went up to the hospital on Wednesday to see his new cousin, Jesse Allen, who was born on Tuesday, January 20th. He weighed 6 lbs 13 oz and was 19 3/4 inches. Everyone is doing great and we think that Sam and Jesse are going to be great friends as they grow up. They kind of even look alike, they both have the same puffy cheeks and cute chin and they both have the same hair - not much!

Sam is enjoying time in his jungle swing, as he is happy when you put him in it. He likes to watch the mobile and he really seems to like music. He's getting stronger every day too. Tuesday, he spent a good amount of tummy time and he was lifting his head up really well. While we were at the hospital on Wednesday, Sam had to have his heel stick test done again because they are supposed to wait 24 hours before drawing the blood when the baby is born, but because Sam had to leave for Children's right away, they drew his blood too early, so he had to have it done again. We were not a big fan of that process, and the lab tech was amazed at how strong he was with his kicks trying to get his foot away.

The Occupational Therapist from the school district will be making her evaluation visit to Sam on Friday, so we'll see how that process goes.