Monday, August 31, 2009

Almost Crawling!






I can't believe it's been a month since I last updated - this summer has just flown by like wildfire, how can it be Labor Day already?!

Sam is doing fabulous - he has such a fun personality it makes every day just a joy. He loves his bouncy (thanks cousin Julia for borrowing it to us!) and he can make that thing just go crazy! He'll jump and jump until it's really going, then he lifts his legs up so he can "ride" the final bounces - so cute!

His newest thing just this week is that he is starting to figure out he can move around. He's got the crawling backwards down, and today he was up on his hands and knees and using the couch to push forward. It won't be long and he'll be motoring all over the place - HELP!! I guess that means we'll have to figure out what needs to be babyproofed around here.

He got a new tooth a couple weeks ago, so now he has three - two on the bottom and one on top, makes for such a cute smile :) He's also started clapping his hands when he is excited and he loves to give kisses. Like Marcus at daycare says, "he kisses like a dog" all slobbery, but they're great kisses!

I've been trying to get a couple of candid snapshots of him, but he's such a ham that every time he hears the camera turn on, he starts getting all excited and clapping and posing - huge smiles, guess I can't complain about that!

Sam got to spend his first weekend away from Mommy & Daddy when he stayed with Grandpa and Grandma Goble while we went camping and it sounds like everyone did great, although with both Sam and Julia in the tub, Grandma might need a shop-vac to suck up all the splashed water! Bathtime continues to be a favorite thing for Sam - he loves to splash and bounce his toys in the water. Fun times!

Tuesday, August 4, 2009

Still Growing!








I can't believe Sam is 7 months old already - it seems like just yesterday when he was a tiny little guy who slept most of the day. Now he's a little man with such an awesome personality and so fun to be with!! He has the best laugh and silly little things just make him full-out chuckle - it's great! He continues to be a great eater, I haven't found anything yet that he doesn't like, especially with the veggies, he scarfs them all up.

Monday he started a new daycare. Amber is having twin boys in November and in the interest of keeping the little dudes safe in her belly for several more weeks, Sam is now going to Jen's house along with Rylie and Jesse. He really likes it there too and is having a great time.

Sam's newest thing is "giving kisses". He grabs your face and pulls your cheek in as he sticks out his tongue and gives you a "kiss". So cute! IF you ask for kisses he'll do it over and over again.

We all had a great time at Michael and Erin's wedding last weekend and he was a great little guy both at the rehearsal dinner Friday night and at the wedding and reception on Saturday. He flirted and posed for many pictures and was such a good boy.