Saturday, October 8, 2011

11 Months!

Height:  not sure but he can reach the door handle on the front door.  :-)

Weight:  28lbs (Whoa!)

Size:  Still 5 in diapers and 18mo/24mo clothes.  He is wearing some 2T shirts.

Teeth:  2 on top and 3 on bottom

Sleeping:  Still lots of wake ups but he generally puts himself to sleep.  We are working on weaning him from all nighttime bottles.  Naps really well 2x a day for 90-120 minutes.

Eating:  Still doesn't want to eat tablefoods but did have some pancakes and grilled cheese.  Eats most purees but only if he is distracted by me singing songs to him or watching a cartoon.  He does enjoy eating paper so please avoid leaving any around when he's visiting.

Movement:  Sam is walking on his own about 75% of the time.  He can't stand on his own yet so when he falls down, he crawls to something to pull himself up and then walks to wherever he wants to go.

Words and sounds:  Sam just started babbling!  He says dadadadada, mamamama, and babababa.  He has also started roaring.  We practice animal sounds and the lion says "rrraaaawwwwrrr" and now Sam makes the same sound.  Too cute!

Milestones: 1st haircut, walking on his own, clapping, and can hold his own bottle.

Favorite toys:  An old cell phone that Daddy gave him, his walker still, an old remote control, his Little People animals, shoes (only eating them, not wearing them), the water cooler and dishwasher, and soft basketball and bat.

Dislikes:  Being banned from the kitchen b/c he won't stop playing with the water cooler and dishwasher, getting his diaper changed, putting on shirts, having anything taken away from him (he flings himself backwards and screams his head off), sleeping.  Sam also hates the vacuum cleaner (too loud) and will scream when it is on.


Friday, October 7, 2011

Surprise this morning

When I woke up this morning, I found that J had been hanging out with Sam for awhile and had fed him and got him dressed.

The surprise was the fact that Sam was actually in a decent outfit with matching socks!  :-)  You did good, J! 

Sam doesn't have shoes on but it was early and Sam doesn't like to wear his shoes so sometimes we choose not fight this battle.



Oh and he's walking!  Has been for about 2 weeks now.  I'll get video this weekend and hopefully post it.

Wednesday, October 5, 2011

More childproofing is needed in the Shap house

Sam helps us with identifying more opportunities to childproof.

Like when he does this:




I am reminded that I need to tie up the pull for the blinds so that Sam can't reach it.  We hadn't really thought about it b/c we rarely open the blinds/windows.  That's changed now that our good friend, Fall, has arrived.

Our little cowboy

Cousin Eli gave Sam his "Zebra".  Sam loves it. 

Oh and those are Eli's pjs too!  :-)


Saturday, October 1, 2011

Hanging out at the football game

Cousin Logan's last home football game was tonight so we went to cheer on the Panthers.

Sam spent most of the game walking around.  So cute!



Laughing it up with Aunt KC

No more pictures, Mommy!

Thursday, September 29, 2011

Another budget-friendly purchase

I told J that I wanted some type of climbing toy for Sam to keep inside during the winter so that he has something to climb out when it's too cold to go outside.

He started looking during the summer and stayed patient when he didn't find anything that wasn't perfect and at the perfect price point.

Then, there it was on CraigsList. 




Wednesday, September 28, 2011

Sam's new car

Well, J is at it again.  He might need a support group.  He itches for a great deal.  He searches and searches and finds such great steals.  I can't complain b/c he keeps us within budget and finds great toys for Sam.

Sam's new car was just $3!!!  Amazing, I tell ya.

Sam loved it.

Checking things out.


This one is right before he decided to taste the steering wheel: