"Moody Day"

I wanted to do a post yesterday but we really didn't have a good day.  Sam spent any time during the day with me either sleeping, eating and/or crying.  When I say crying, I really mean screaming so hard that the sound literally stops coming out of his mouth.  And he does this for no reason that I can figure out.  So we spent a lot of the day on the couch with me watching episode after episode of Bones on Netflix and Sam alternating between sleeping and crying.  When I finally couldn't take anymore, I called Jack and asked him to come home.  Of course, Jack comes home and Sam immediately falls asleep for him in the carseat for 2 hours!  Grrrr..He was in a much better mood when he woke up until Jack left again in the evening to finish up some work at the office.

On Monday, I bought the book What To Expect The First Year.   I'm thinking that this probably wasn't a good idea b/c I happen to be the paranoid mom who worries that her child will be the one that is behind everyone else.  If the book says that Sam should be doing something by 2 months, I really need him to be doing it already!  So when Sam wakes up from his nap, we start practicing.

Sam should be cooing and saying "Ah-goo" (whatever that is).  However Sam cries more than coo and when I say to him over and over again "Sam, can you say Ah-goo?  Ah-goo?  Come on...Ah-goo?", he just looks at me like I'm crazy and eventually starts you-know-what...yep, crying.

So let's move on then.  The book says that Sam should be attempting to grab things and I should encourage him by getting him to grab small toys that fit in his hand.  So I lay him down on the playmat and dangle little grabby toys (technical term) in his face.  He has more interest in the lamp than the toy though. 

Jack finally makes me quit b/c he feels sorry for Sam and thinks that I've gone completely mom-psycho.  I'll have to do my practicing with Sam during the day when Dad isn't home. :-)

I can't find the camera so no new pics.  I'll just post some of my favorites.  Notice that my favorites are not of Sam crying.

First attempt at a smile:

Thinking hard while sleeping:

And playtime on the activity mat: