Baptism and Check-ups

This has been a milestone week for Sam. On Sunday, we celebrated his baptism ceremony. He was actually baptized the night he was born at the hospital given the circumstances of his birth, so this was the Ceremony of the Sacrament and Father Tony was able to say some nice prayers at a more decent hour, rather than 2:00 am like he did at his official baptism. Sam did very well through the whole ceremony, right up until it was time to take pictures. At that point, he had decided it was enough of wearing this dress, and was not having any more of it! He really is saying "thank you" in the picture to Aunt Dee and Uncle Chad for being his Godparents - not crying!

On Tuesday Sam had his 4-month well baby check-up. He's now 13 lbs 10 oz and 25 1/2 inches long, that's still the 25th% for his weight and head and the 75th% for his height, like he was at 2 months. Sam's now gained 6 pounds and 5 inches since birth. Matt likes to tell him that he's almost half as tall as Auntie Brenda! He's still long and lean, although those legs are definitely starting to get some meat on them! He did really well with his shots and actually gave me a smile while I was getting him dressed again :) The doctor said that everything looked great as far as he was concerned, he's hitting all his milestones and progressing exactly as he should be.

With the lovely weather we've been having, we've all been enjoying some walks. Sam and Daddy are getting in a morning walk most days and Sam and Mommy enjoy an evening walk too. He likes to ride in his stroller and most mornings he takes a little cat nap on their walk. Matt tried Sam out in the backpack around the house the other day and they both liked it, so that will probably be something they get a lot of use out of.

Next week, he'll have his monthly visit from the physical therapist on Monday and on Friday another check-up with the neurologist in Minneapolis. So, we'll post updates following that appointment. Have a great weekend everyone!