Happy 4th of July!

Wow, this past month has been BUSY. I can't believe it's almost been a month since I last posted. Anyway, Sam and I have been having a blast this summer. Nick gets in on the fun on the weekends. Sam really likes swimming. We have had several opportunities to swim. His favorite was swimming in a in ground kiddie pool with Mrs. Kati and her kids. The pool was 1 foot deep, so Sam could walk around with a little freedom from Mommy. Sam is talking more, walking more, climbing more, and exploring more. Last week he started running and boy is he fast! A few weeks ago, he went to see a movie for the 1st time in the theater with his cousins...Toy Story 3. He did pretty good....watched the 1st hour and slept the 2nd hour.

Bubble bath!

Daddy, Mommy, and Sam at Nana and Pop's house

Daria's baby shower in Dickson...Sam can't wait to meet little Raleigh

Daddy and Sammy

Sam and Mommy

Exploring at Nana's house

Sam's 1st theater movie

Sam and a few of his cousins

Wrestling Uncle Mark

Trying to get away from Aunt Whit

Cooper, Cole, and Sam

Happy Father's Day Daddy and Grandpa!

Checking out Grandpa's trains

Wow Daddy, can I touch that?

Sam with his cousins Jacob and Becca

Hi Ava Jane. Sam's 3rd cousin from KY. They were swimming buddies today.

At Aunt Bobbie's house in Paducah for a family reunion.

Yummy, peaches!

I changed my mind!

Reading to Yankee.

Happy....

...Mad

Having some breakfast with Mommy.

Look at my growing foot...size 5 1/2 now!

One of my favorite things....going through the car wash. :)

Looking at fish with Mommy.

Checking out some birds with Daddy.

This was some critter...can't remember what kind.

Sweet boys!

Watching trains with Aunt Debbie.

Hi Father Martin....Sam's 1 year baptism anniversary.

Until next time friends! :)

15 Months Old

Sam is 15 months old! We went for his doctor's appoinment this morning. He weighs 28 pounds and measures 33 inches. He is in the 95th percentile. Dr. Montgomery said he looks great and is hitting all the milestones for this age. I didn't get a picture of this, but Sam stood on the big boy scale to be weighed. The nurse couldn't believe he did this. We have been doing a lot of swimming this summer. Sam loves the water. He is walking and climbing like a pro these days. We thought he was into everything a few months ago....wow, it's unbelievable how fast he gets into stuff. Pictures coming soon. :)

Where Is My Earring??!!

Well, we had a little scare over the weekend. I did something I never do.....I took off my earrings and laid them aside while Sam was taking a nap. When he woke up, I forgot about the earrings. All the sudden, Sam started crying...I jumped up and see one earring on the floor. I pick it up and it's wet. Nick and I tore the house up looking for it with no luck. The pediatrican said it's a wait watch poop game. So that's what we did this weekend. I didn't know if Sam or the dogs got it...so we had triple poop duty! After exactly 62 hours....I solved the mystery of who ate the diamond earring....it was Sam! I think he was crying as the earring went down on Friday. Thank the Lord he is fine and we are continuing to watch him closely. Mommy learned a hard lesson this weekend and said good bye to my favorite earrings.

No dog food for Sam...we've blocked his access with this gate.

Let's go outside....please.

Climbing while Daddy's not looking. :)

Sam's new time-out location...the pack n' play.

Hanging out with some friends.

Sweet boys!

Summer Here We Come!

Mohawk Sam :)

Do you like my hair-do? It's getting mighty long on top.

Chilling out...playing with his calculator. What a smart boy!

Walking!

What a cutie!

Playing in a storage bin with his buddy...Georgia.

We pushed them back and forth....Sam enjoyed it....not so much for Georgia.

Georgia is ready to jump out. :)

Swimming for the 1st time.

Look at my cool swim outfit.

Our little family. :)

Mommy and Sam

Swimming with Daddy.

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Sam's 1st NICU Reunion. We saw Ms. Melinda....the Labor and Delivery nurse that admitted Mommy the day before Sam arrived. Ms. Melinda said she used to go and snuggle Mr. Sam in the middle of the night while he was staying in the NICU. We also saw Ms. Karen and Ms. Rachel....Sam's favorite nurses from the NICU. They couldn't believe how big Sam had grown. Dr. John was there and was shocked at Sam's size and very pleased woth how happy and healthy he was. Several other NICU parents were there with their babies and they couldn't believe Sam was once a NICU. What a miracle our Sam is! :)

A Month in Pictures

Wow, we have been busy this past month. Sorry for taking so long to get some new pictures up. Sam flew a kite for the first time....I think Mommy and Daddy enjoyed it more than he did. Sam also graduated to a big boy car seat. He loves facing the front. He talks more and interacts more with whoever is driving. Daddy got the clippers out again this month. Sam's new haircut looks so cute and grown up. Nana and Pop visited last weekend and Uncle Mark later that week. Sam started a new thing...when he is around new people and feels a little bashful, he freezes and lays his head down. He did this to Nana, Pop, and Uncle Mark. He even it did it to Aunt Melissa when she got onto him the other day. We forgot to get a family shot on Mother's Day...whoops. It was very nice and relaxing. Sam and Nick surprised me with a very thoughtful gift. Poor Sam fell asleep at the dinner table on Mother's Day. We were eating lunch and it was super loud, but Sam had no trouble dozing off and using his cup for a pillow. Yesterday we bought Sam some new crayons and a Mickey Mouse coloring book. I think I was into it more than he was. Oh well. :) This morning while eating blueberries, he held one out for me to eat. So cute...except for him shoving his hand in my mouth and trying to give me berries that had already been in his mouth. We'll have to work on the whole "how to share" thing. We are still perfecting the art of walking. Sam gets a little braver with each passing day. He hasn't officially joined the walkers club yet. We are very exciting about summer. Mommy only has 2 more weeks of school!!!