Meat, Meat, I Love My Meat!

This past week we decided to let Sammy try a little bit more meat.  Well, what we never anticipated was how much this boy would love it and how much he would eat!  Steak, roast beef, chicken, pork chop, taco meat, you name it - he's tried them all and loved them!  Love them so much he would ask for more and more.  I'm thrilled to see him eating such a great variety of foods, he's going to hit his first birthday with flying colors for his mealtime routine.  Tonight we joked that if we had let him, he probably would have eaten an entire thigh on his own, but it's like picking crabs when you're feeding a 10 month old chicken...small bit by bit because he only has his front teeth and hasn't really embraced the whole chewing thing quite yet. 

Here's to my men and their love for meat!

10 Months: Teething Survivor, Mr. Dare Devil & Sitting Up

Sammy turned 10 months this week.  He weighed in this month at 26 lbs, 10 oz.  We only know this because we had to take him to the doctor this week as he and Mommy have been battling with cold #3.  It started with what we thought was just allergies for me and then by the end of the first week, we were both sniffling, coughing and showing more signs of a nasty lingering cold. 

In other news, Sammy is through his first phase of teething!  That's right, all eight are in and look great.  In a month in a half's time we saw so many break through his poor little gum line we never thought we were going to make it, but there is light at the end of the tunnel.  Sammy has also learned how to sit up on his own and is quite the little dare devil.  He loves to wrestle with his Daddy more than ever and thinks his Mommy is a moving jungle gym.  He will bounce on my knee or throw himself backwards in to my lap.

Dinnertime often involves Sammy leading the family in some clapping games.  He will start and then Mommy and Daddy will join in.  He'll giggle and then pause and start all over again. He continues to explore the house and his favorite place seems to be where the carpet from the living room and the tile in the kitchen meet.  He will drag his toys there and run (or throw) them across the tiles.  He loves to organize his toys.  He will place them on shelves, on the ottoman, or in a chair.  Sammy has also begun to show more of an interest in his books.  He will let me read through several at a time and Goodnight Moon has become a bedtime tradition.   

In the area of foods, Sammy continues to welcome all that we offer.  This month he's tried roast beef, mashed potatoes, beets, asparagus, black beans and rice, Malta a meal and his favorite, Kashi 7-grain puff cereal.  In watching him eat the cereal, he will work on one type of grain at a time, sort of like like what I remember doing as a kid sorting out my M&M's.   It's really cute to see these sort of personality traits coming out in our little boy.


Our little baby is transforming into a toddler!  Grandma and Grandpa D will be visiting later this week to enjoy spending some time with their youngest grandson.  Sammy's at a really fun age, they should have a good time together.

On the Verge of Mobility

2 months

Here's a fun comparison on little man's progress.  At two months little man was just starting to stretch and kick those sweet little footsies.  Now, he's scooting all over the place.  This is one of his favorite yoga moves.  He wants to crawl so bad, just has to work on building his strength to hold up his weight.  Hang on little guy, you're on the verge of mobility, in good time you'll get there.

 

9 months

Ready for Church

Yesterday we had our annual member photo taken at church so I couldn't resist snapping a few shots of little man before heading out.

My Beach Baby

Well, Tim and I have been discussing for awhile when we wanted to make the trip home to Maryland to introduce Sammy to the rest of the relatives, the beach, seafood and the beautiful Eastern shore.  Tim and his brothers all have photos of them as toddlers by the beach in their diapers.  They're some of the sweetest photos I have ever seen of little boys and I can't wait to have my own little beach baby boy.  With our new arrangement this spring, I will only have six days of vacation, so time is precious.  So it seemed appropriate that if we were looking at the summertime and a special memory for the three of us, we wanted to go back the week of our anniversary at the end of July.  Sammy will be 15 months which is (hopefully) a good time for air travel (at least it will be financially since babies under 2 fly free) and we will be celebrating our 8th wedding anniversary.  I can't wait to share our sweet little guy with our friends and family on the shore.  We won't book our flights until mid-March, but we're looking at the last full week in July for those who are looking at their calendars and planning ahead.  Can't wait!

It's 1 AM and I'm Awake

My nights as of late have been so mixed up. Last night I had evening duty while Tim rested in preparation for class and tonight's my night off and here I am blogging at 1 AM because I can't sleep. Hubby's asleep, baby's asleep, why not me? I have no idea. Am I coming down with the cold Sammy has had since Saturday evening? Is it work? My new schedule?

When Sammy cries, I get an adrenaline rush that sometimes is hard to get over. That's all I can think of. I don't even think I can write a blog of much value at this point but I so rarely have the opportunity, I thought, why not? I'm awake. Might be amusing to read later on (or not!)

So my son continues to teeth, I have no idea where all these teeth are coming from. Poor little guy has seven through the gum line and started excessively drooling the past two days, a dead give away that more are on their way. Then add in little man's second cold for the winter and it's hard for him to get a good night's sleep. (Although he's getting better zzz's than his Momma as of present).

Tim's class is going well and I'm enjoying the extra time with Sammy. Our pastor has mentioned a number of times that the first year as a parent is far more difficult than the adjustments of the first year of marriage. I would have to agree. Not that Sammy has been difficult, it's just such a huge life change! Nine months later and my son is three times what he once was and my little baby looks more like a toddler and I realize how quickly the time has passed. Just this week Sammy has started to clap his hands and will play catch with a rattle ball Racine made for him. So neat!

Ok, I think I'm going to have to recruit my hubby to try to give this exhausted Momma a back rub or I'm going to be a wreck in the morning. Hopefully I can get some sleep.