Downward Dog

Sam's apparently into yoga and his favorite position is Downward Dog b/c he does it all.the.time.  We keep trying to get a picture of it but everytime he does it and we grab the camera, Sam sits down and stares at us like he's posing for a picture.  :-)

These are the best we could get:

Stand Up!

Sam's new trick is pulling himself up from a sitting position.  J sat Sam in his crib and then yelled for me to come into the bedroom to see this:



Stop taking my picture and help me!



Lois sent Sam a gift!

Sam's Great-Grandmother, Lois, sent him a special gift from NY.  I think J loved it more than Sam!



Can you tell it was a windy day from Sam's hair?



I'd say these will be the last of any NY or Yankees pics, but...well, you know my husband so you know I make these kinds of promises.  :-)

Daddy brought presents!

J was on a work trip in NYC last week.  He brought Sam some goodies when he came home. 

(These first set of pics were taken at 1AM.  See how much energy my son has?  Feel VERY bad for me?)
Sam's first baseball bat:

Sam prefers to chew on the bat rather than swing it:

J also got Sam his first I Heart NY shirt.  We had some trouble with these pictures now that Sam is mobile.  He doesn't want to sit still and really wants to hold the camera so I didn't get any good pics of him sitting in the chair.

Let me hold that camera!

I will NOT smile for you, Mom!

No more pictures!

I want to get down!!!

Daytime Playtime

During the day, Sam spends a lot of the time on the living room floor playing with his toys. 

Now that Sam likes to stand more than he likes to sit, he can play like this:

I'm usually sitting behind him b/c he isn't quite ready to stand for long periods on his own.  So, when I wanted to go to the kitchen, I sat him down on the floor.  When I came back, this is what I found:

I've been trying to show Sam different flashcards but he just doesn't care what a "baby" is.  He kept throwing it down when I tried to show him the card.

So, Sam is doing this scoot, scoot, scootin' thing.  He starts out over by the blue pillow but today, he scooted himself all the way over to the tv stand and managed to get his legs under it.

Now, at first he was upset but then, he was like, "oh, there's my turtle":

Notice the blue mats on the floor.  Well, we had to get those b/c Super Sam likes to throw himself backwards and slam his head on the floor.  Now at least he has some cushion although he always seems to  manage to find the one place where there isn't a pillow or mat and then slam his head on the floor. 

It's Friday, folks!  Have a great weekend!!

This is why we must feed Sam when he's naked...

And don't go thinking crazy and think that Sam was eating peas.  This is from a Garden Vegetable mix cause Sam's fancy like that.

Sam's new "thing"

So, Sam is doing this new thing.  He spits.  Like with his tongue.  It's cute at first but once you see this video you'll see that it can get a little annoying.  I need a tarp or something to cover everything when feeding him now.

Some randoms you should know.  That's the only thing he does with his pacifiers now.  Refuses to suck on them but will chew on the end, bang them on the tray or throw them at you.  Like, he chucks them.  He's going to be a baseball player...and a doctor...and a model...and eventually the president...of the United States. ;-)

Also, please imagine me feeding him orange sweet potatoes or green beans and him doing the spitting.  Yeah, not so cute then, huh?

In the video he doesn't do it until like the 3rd or 4th spoonful so you have to wait patiently for it.  You can enjoy his cuteness until then.