Getting Big Too Fast!!

Time is going by too quickly! Not only is Sam growing and doing things faster than I ever realize he would, Travis leaves for the Academy in a week and a half.  I'm going to miss him like crazy.  We are trying to squeeze in time every minute we can with each of our schedules.  It's hard and takes some juggling, but we are making it work. 

Sam has decided that at most times now he wants to feed himself his bottle  :o)  Which actually gives me a little more freedom.  I have been trying to find a little bean bag chair or something to let him set in so I'm not always putting him in the highchair to drink a bottle.  He uses my niece Caitlin's old Dora chair at daycare and it seems to work well!  So far no luck, but I found a little fold out couch that might have to work!  I'm hoping with Travis leaving this will let both Sam sleep a little later in the mornings because I can give him a bottle while I get a few things done around the house and get ready... fingers crossed!  LOL

Trying out our big boy cup... not so sure about water though, especially if it's COLD!!

He started sticking out his tongue on Saturday night when I was feeding him.  I wasn't sure if he was trying to lick something off of his chin, or he was just trying to imitate something he had seen?  Needless to say, it was a little messy with food in his mouth! 

He has started pulling himself up in the last week or so as well!  At first he started just pulling himself up to standing grabbing on to my hands and he would stand on the floor holding onto the couch... but this past weekend, this is what I found...

Yeah, lowering the mattress was a MUST!!  :o)  He wants to stand all the time now.  I'm just waiting till we realize we can move around while standing... it's coming, and I'm guessing probably sooner than I'll be ready for!!  LOL 

I've always said Sam and our dog Mia share a very strong bond.  I said this even before he was born, Mia used to curl up with my tummy when I was pregnant.  He would kick and she would poke him back with her nose.  Now she tries to trade him toys, leaving one of hers in place of one of his and she likes to chew her raw hides next to him.  I watched one day, probably quite irresponsible of me, as she chewed on her bone and he took his little hand and took it away.  She didn't growl, bark or scratch at him.  Just slowly put her mouth on the end that he wasn't holding and gently took it away.  Then proceeded to curl back up next to him and commence chewing.   I was pretty proud, she could have acted any number of ways, but just sweetly took it back.  Now they have moved into him grabbing the bone, she licks his hand, he giggles and she "talks" to him.  It's adorable!  She loves her little boy!  Always has to check and see where he is at.. which sometimes is an annoyance at nap time!  LOL  She gets pouty when he's not there. 

We play a lot in his room, I will play with him on the floor, sometimes I put the gate up and let him explore his room on his own for a bit.  I like to turn on the radio just for some background noise, plus he likes to dance :o)  I used to be able to cuddle on the couch with him and read a book but now all he wants to do is go, go, go!  So I started just picking out a book and laying on his floor while he is playing and reading out loud.  He seemed to like this!  I made it through a couple pages and look over and he had crawled up to my face and was listening to me read and looking up at the pages.  Whatever it takes!! 

Such a happy little guy!

Sam got his new bath seat this week.  :o)  As you can see he LOVES it!  LOL  He likes to play with his blue rubber ducky now.  Splashing the water has always been fun, but now he can see the water and it's a whole new experience for him!  I think that was a good day for him, he got to spend the whole day with Nana and then bath time was a lot more fun!  He was not too thrilled about getting OUT of the tub that night, now he has to stomp his feet in the water till all of it is gone  LOL.  He's a silly little boy!  Such a happy kid though!  Always smiling. 



Just a random picture I took, I think this last weekend.  Ready for a nap!



He has started growling this week though??  Not sure where he got that?  He's been doing it to his toys.  And he's been extremely talkative this week too, he got kind of quiet for a couple weeks there... not sure why, but he's back to talking up a storm!  He now looks at me and gets this very serious look on his face, his arms and legs tense up and he shrieks at me.  Not sure if he's trying to tell me something serious or if I'm getting chewed out?!  LOL 

Last night before his bath we were playing on the floor in his room for a little bit.  He was sitting and holding on to my hands.  Before I knew it he was pulling on my hands and starting to stand up!  He made it all the way up and I cheered for him.  He immediately plopped back down and did it again!  :o)  Once more and then it was time for a bath! 

I haven't been too good this week about adjusting his bed time for the time change this weekend.  I had every intent to do it, but things happened and it just didn't work with time.  I hope this weekend isn't too hard of an adjustment to make!  Guess we will see! 

So in the mornings I normally get him up around 6 to have a bottle then put him back to bed so I can get ready and get him up again around 7:20 to go to daycare.   This morning I go into his room at 6 and he is UP.. on his hands and knees and ready to go.  Well... I guess he went and that's why he was up .. but that's another story.  Anyways, I fed him and put him back to bed.  He was still kind of awake when I laid him back down and just plays himself to sleep.  I go in to get him later and this is what I see :o) 

Out!  I feel so bad waking him back up when he's like this!  He smiles when you do, but I know he would LOVE the extra sleep just as much as I would!  Poor kiddo, Lets hope this weekend we can BOTH sleep in a little later! 

It's official...

I'm 30!  LOL, doesn't feel any different!  Though I have been extremely tired this week... but I'm guessing it's due to the sinus infection!  ;o)  I don't have a lot to update on, we didn't do much for my birthday.  Travis had to work, so we went out to dinner the night before.  There weren't any movies at the theater that I even remotely wanted to see so we made it a redbox night after we got home and put Sam to bed.  It was nice though just to spend some time with Travis. 

Sam has been getting more and more curious, you can tell his movements are deliberate.. if he sees something he wants he's going for it!!  LOL  He got to play outside yesterday at daycare.  Michelle said he was trying to eat handfuls of grass!  She would move him away from it and he would go right for it again!  I think he might have a bit of a stubborn streak?!?!  No idea where he would get it from!! :o) 

Not much else has been going on, I'm just trying to get on a new schedule and juggling everything.  The George Foreman grill has become my new friend this week!  I plug it in when I finally get home from picking Sam up, let the dogs out, feed Sam, put chicken on, go pack his bag for the next day, get his bath and bed stuff ready,make bottles and cereal for the next day, feed the dogs, take chicken off the grill and put in microwave so it doesn't get cold, give Sam his bath and put him to bed, then I get to eat!  LOL, you're jealous aren't you!!  ;o)  You do what you have to, right? 

I'm not sure I'm looking forward to daylight savings... I need to start adjusting his bedtime next week.. but it's hard to make it earlier when I have so much to get done before that... must try to get home before 6:30! ... or even before 6! 

I haven't taken many pictures of Sam in the last couple weeks...  HOPEFULLY, next weekend we can get his "6 month" pictures (although he's now 7 months this week) taken next weekend.  It's the first weekend Travis has off.  Here is a few I do have.

Pictures for Dad after eating dinner

Being silly with Grandpa

Laughing with Uncle Chris :o)