Last day of Swim

I just got a call from my mom asking for more pics of Sam so here are some from Saturday's swim class.  Sam has so much fun that I'm definitely signing him up for the next outdoor class.

Thanks, Grammy Shap for coming to watch Sam swim!

Silly Sam

I laid Sam on his mat after his morning nap.  I looked over a couple of minutes later and found him like this:

 I know what you're thinking.  Why on earth would Sam pull off his own pants?  Perhaps they were too tight?  Maybe they were smelly?  Not his favorite color?

Nope.  Apparently my kid was curious about how his pjs taste:

And do you think that he cared that he got caught?
Nope.  He kept right on noming.

So you know I had to get it on video, right?

Make sure you TURN YOUR VOLUME DOWN.  Sam is doing this new screech as loud as he can thing All.The.Time.  You've been warned.

Now that we've pretty much mastered sitting...

We're moving on to crawling.  Sam's not as accepting of the practice needed as we would like.

Here's some video:

Out for a walk

We went out for a quick walk before the storm yesterday.  The flowers around the neighborhood are in full bloom and so beautiful.  So, of course  we had to take some pics.  :)

First time sitting in the grass:

What is this green stuff?

Such a big boy!

Pretty flowers:

Let's talk sippy cups.

Now that Sam is 6 months old (big boy), we are introducing the sippy cup.  Can you guess how this is going over with my son?  I mean, he is a Shap which means he does what he wants, when he wants, in his own unique way.  Not a dig on the Shaps.  I am one now too.  I'm just sayin'...genetically, Sam's predisposed.  :-)

Here is the introduction:

Hmmm...not a bottle like he thought it was:

What the heck is this?

Maybe this is another teething toy?

I'll just nom on the bottom of it.

Maybe if he ignores it it will go away?

I can't see you.  You're not there.  I can't see you.  You're not there.

 Let's try it one more time:

Maybe we should just give up.

I'm done, Mom.

I keep trying though.  I give it to him after every feeding.  We'll try a little juice today to see if we can entice him.  Please ignore the mismatched outfit.  I've given up on putting matching pajamas on him since you can see by the front of his shirt that they never last long anyway.  My little drooly monster.

Now this kid has skillz!

J and I try to teach Sam that if at first you don't succeed, to try, try again.  Persistance is key, right?

Sam has been trying very hard to get his toes in his mouth.  I mean, this baby wants to taste them so bad.  He lays under his activity mat and grasps his toes and pulls and pulls toward his mouth. 

There was just one problem.  Sam has quite the belly and it was the one obstacle in his quest towards a snack of toes.

But my little soldier soldiered on...

And then...

Success!

Oh but wait...when my baby completes a task, he gives it 150%.



Two at the same time?  Now that kid's got skillz!

Sam is 6 months old!

Where has the time gone?  We had Sam's well-baby appointment and the doctor was pleased with Sam's development so far.  He thought Sam was very "solid".

I copied the following template from another blog that I follow.

Age:  6 months

Weight: 20lbs 7oz (91st percentile)

Length: 28.5in (97th percentile)

Head:  46.5 (99th percentile!!!!!) - Sam can thank his dad's genes for his head size.

Size:  12 month clothes

Teeth:  None yet!

Sleeping:  Sleeps like crap.  :(

Eating:  So far we've tried bananas, squash, sweet potatoes, apples and peas. 

Movement:  He's scooting on his back but refuses to move when on his tummy.  Who knows if this kid will ever crawl.

Milestones:  Sitting on his own now.

Favorite Toys:  Still loves his activity mat and any teething toys.  Also in love with his fingers now.

Dislikes:  Um, apparently sleeping.  He also hates peas.

Reading time.