New Things in October

Sam has experienced some new stuff this month:

• apple juice
• yogurt
• potatoes
• brown rice
• mashed banana
• freeze dried pears

Also new this month:

• "stinky face" (I haven't been able to capture this new face with a picture yet.)
• sucking thumb
• scooting more
• pushing knees under himself and bottom up in the air
• lots of new funny faces
• very interested in the dogs
• rolling more
• a lot more verbal....sounds

Some Pics from Last Week

I'm trying to make up for all those weeks I went without posting. Here are some cute pics from this past week. Enjoy! :)

Sleepy head!

Yuck! Yankee got a quick lick.

Oh How Far We've Come

I was looking back through some of my old emails. I came across this pic my friend took on her phone. Sam was almost 2 months old here. We had only had our little guy home for about a week at this point. I love being a Mommy!!! :) What was life like before March 6th, 2009?

7 Months Old.....Wow!

Playing with Daddy and Yankee.

Sitting in his new chair from Nana & Pop....playing the piano while Daddy watches the game.

This piano is my new favorite toy! (A hand-me-down from one of Mommy's teacher friends.)

Saying bye-bye to Mommy....she went to school to sub today.

Having a laugh with Daddy....Hahaha!
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I am SOOOOO sorry I have not posted lately. Things have been crazy busy this past month. I still do not have a job, but I have started to substitute at my old school. Last week I had a 2nd interview for a promising position. Should know something about that later this week. Have thought about keeping kids in my home. So far, I only have one person who has committed. I need 4 kids to make enough to pay the bills. We'll see what God has in store for us. :) He definitely has a plan for us and we are doing our best to remain patient and trust in Him.

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Our little Sam is not so little anymore. I meant to put him on the scale this morning and check his weight, but I forgot. The last time we weighed Sam, he was 20 pounds! That was about a week ago. He is at least 27 inches...maybe taller now. We haven't measured his height in about a month. I know, I know...we're starting to slack a bit. :) I am so glad we got the car seat that goes up to 30 lbs. Most infant seats only go up to 22 lbs. I swear we are not over feeding our little guy....we're doing exactly what the doctor advised. Sam drinks about 25 ounces of formula a day. He eats 2 TBP of cereal and 2.5 oz(the small jar) of fruit for breakfast and 4oz of veggies for dinner. We just started him on stage 2 foods this week. They do not seem to be any different than stage 1 as far as consistency goes. Sam is just as sweet as can be. We are looking forward to Halloween....already have his outfit. I took some pictures but you'll have to wait until Halloween to see him in his costume. :)