Summer Fun & Camping!

I can't believe that Sam is going to be 7 months old next week - where has the time gone?!? He is getting to be so big and his personality is so fun, every day is just a fabulous time. At his six-month check-up he was 27 1/2" long and 16 lbs, so still long and skinny, he did great with his shots too.
He can sit up all on his own and loves playing with his toys - especially things that he can chew on and that make noise. He's eating cereal and veggies like a champ and we're getting ready to start fruit this week too. So far, sweet potatoes are a favorite, but after a few days of only wanting those, he's back to eating just about anything you give him. He's also started drinking water from his sippy cup and he's catching on really quick with that too.
He's not quite rolling over all on his own yet, but still needs a little help. Once he gets over, he's actually pushing himself up on his hands and knees and has also been scooting himself backward a little bit too. I know it's only a matter of time before he's mobile all over the place!
Sam went on his first camping trip this past weekend, and while the weather felt more like a fall trip than summer, he still had a good time. He loves being outside and on the swings, so it was a lot of fun. He's trying to work a couple of more teeth through, so sleep has been a bit disrupted lately, but hopefully they will come in soon.
Hope everyone is having a great summer - even if it is flying by!!

4th of July Fun!!

Happy 4th everyone! We had a fabulous 4th of July complete with family, friends, parades, food and fun and Sam enjoyed every minute of it! He even got to be in his very first parade as his daycare provider, Amber, was named the daycare provider of the year and had a float in the parade. Mom pushed the stroller and Sam napped through almost the whole parade route then woke up in time to enjoy the last few floats that went by. We had a picnic at our house with family and friends and it was a lot of fun. Rylie and Julia did some swimming in the pool and Sam and Jesse enjoyed the toys and exersaucer in the outdoors.

Sam loves the outdoors - we usually take at least one stroller walk a day and now we are stopping at the park and playing in the baby swing too - he likes to ride in the swing a lot. Grandpa Goble just finished building a big swing set for all the grandkids and it is awesome! Sam got to swing on there for the first time last weekend and really liked it.

He's got two bottom teeth and chews on everything he can get his hands on - including fingers :) He loves vegetables so far and is doing a really good job of eating cereal with veggies. So far we've had sweet potatoes, squash and carrots, and we'll be starting green veggies sometime this week.

His biggest new accomplishment is that he can sit up all by himself. He's so proud of himself when he's sitting and gets the biggest smiles on his face. The PT brought the little wooden table for him to use and he loves sitting there banging his toys on the table, just like a little judge!

We have our six-month check-up next week so we'll see how he's doing. Have a great week everyone!