Sam Exposed

Lately we have tried to catch Sam in some of his finer moments. He really enjoys standing now, with some help from us of course. He especially loves to stand on his diaper changing table to admire himself in the mirror. How vain he is! We thought the rolls on the back of his legs were so cute we had to take a picture.

Enjoying his bouncer, he is such an awesome little guy. He takes such great pictures!

Mommy found his favorite teething ring stuck on his face. Apparently he doesn't realize the duck goes in his mouth, not around it.

Momentous Occasions in Food!

Sam has graduated from the all milk diet! About two weeks ago (it has taken us this long to catch up) we started Sam on a rice diet. Being ignorant as I am, I thought of rice like the kind I ate in Korea for two years-just minus the kimchi. Of course, I was sorely mistaken. The mixture we started him with looked more like milk to me, but apparently it is a solid.

He took to the rice mixture quite well, and for a week or so we fed him that once in the morning and once at night. He was eating it so well mommy decided to thicken it up a bit and add some Gerber green beans to the mix. Sam was not a fan of this change to his world, the faces he pulled while we tried to shove the concoction in his mouth were hilarious. Nothing but pure disdain for the new mix. This was confirmed very clearly when he spit a whole mouthful back at me one pleasant evening. Being the super mom she is, Laura decided to substitute pears for green beans. That was it, Sam was gulping down his food with abandon. In fact, he would start crying when he finished! He knew it was over when we went for the bib and was not afraid of voicing his opinion. The only thing that would console him was his favorite blanket, and as long as it was within arms reach he would calm down nicely, at least long enough to let us clean him up.

He has also taken a liking to mommy's water glass. As with his blankie, any time it is within reach he is going to grab for it. Sometimes he gets lucky and mommy lets him try a little bit, and sometimes he just ends up gumming the top of the glass.

Hello Sports Fans

Sam was gracious enough to model his very first Boston Red Sox hat the other day. We bought it for him at Fenway Park 4 months before he was born. What a cute kid, maybe a baseball player in the making? Who knows, whatever he wants to do we will vigorously encourage him, as long as he is involved in something productive.

We also took him shopping at a local sporting goods store. While daddy shopped for some necessities, baby got to try on his first mitt and play with his first football and basketball.

East Coast Cousins

Sam's cousin Luke and his parents (Tom & Alysha) visited us from Brooklyn for the day. It's always fun to have family around!

Our Starving Son

We thought this was hilarious, we were able to capture Sam going from happy baby to starving in no time flat!

Where's my food?

Blankie Love

Sam has found a new love for his tabbie blankie that his mom made just for him, although he may not be using it in the way she intended it to be used.

Random Samness

We thought these pictures were cool, so we decided to post them. Enjoy!

Sam snuggling on daddy, melts his heart!

After a long day of feeding and napping.

While cleaning out the basement we thought it would be fun for Sam to model a hat daddy bought in Vietnam.

Mom was keeping Sam busy while folding the laundry, but Sam had other ideas of how to use dad's socks.

Happy 4 Months Sam!

July 8, 2007 Sam turned 4 months! We celebrated his big day after church by going for a walk around the neighborhood. Right before our walk Sam and I posed by our new door daddy painted, hung and slaved over after my little mishap 3 weeks ago.

Sam celebrates Independence Day 2007

Sam experienced his first "fun" holiday on July 4th. He got all spiffied up in a patriotic outfit courtesy of his Great Aunt Kathy. We spent the evening with a slew of friends at a barbecue. Unfortunately, weather precluded us from staying outside too long, but we did get to eat some great hamburgers and watermelon.

Bedtime!

I wish I could sleep like this kid! Sam has continued to fall asleep just about anywhere. From the bouncer to the play mat to the boppy, if sleep calls he will listen.

Getting ready for bedtime, daddy has some fun with his pajamas.

Asleep on the Baby Einstein play mat. We thought it was so cute he still had the rings in his hand.

Asleep on mommy in the rocking chair. Mommy's Little Firecracker wasn't cracking too much then.

A momentous occasion in feats of sleep. It was our goal that before Sam turned four months he would sleep in his crib in his very own room. We wanted to put away the co-sleeper and the night light in the worst kind of way. July 1st was that day. Sam went down in his crib and slept soundly through the night. Of course mommy was up every half hour to check on him. The quality of sleep we got was much better without the dreaded night light, but the quantity was way down. Needless to say we all lived through it, and Sam is as happy as ever.

Sam 's first morning in the crib. Wide eyed and ready for a long day of feeding, napping, and playing.