Anyway, Sam...
- is almost weaned (most days only nursing early in the mornings...hate to give this one up!)
- loves whole milk
- loves to steal his brother's sippy's and drink whatever is in them
- LOVES phones, and pretends all kinds of things are phones, holding them up to his ear and saying, "hwo-hwo?" (hello in Samese)
- can still only sign all done and more...dropped the milk sign long ago and refuses to do any more!
- waves hello/goodbye to people, esp. girls/women in public! Little charmer! He, of course, accompanies this wave with his cutest grin and gets tons of attention, which drives his big brother NUTS!!
- can stand by himself sometimes, but not even really wanting to try walking yet. Although, the past couple days he's figured out that Mom/Dad really like it when he tries to stand/lean/step by himself and has decided to "perform" in this manner!
- has 7 teeth, 4 on top, 3 on bottom
- loves to unroll toilet paper. A lot!
- is very curious about the bathroom and toilet, and very upset when we close the door and don't let him in
- is FIRMLY attached to Mommy...WAY too attached! Freaks out if I walk across the room and someone else is holding him, even if I'm still in sight of him. This is rather obnoxious and makes for lots of screaming (most of it by Sam)
- can climb stairs
- can climb the stroller step, back seat, and stand on the seat (found this out today!)
- likes being naked, and LOVES playing in water!!! Should be an interesting Summer!
- thinks my watch is a phone and everytime he sees it, he points and bangs on it, while saying, "Mama (or dada, whichever he feels is appropriate...both for me), hwo-hwo? hwo-hwo?" He continues this, mixing in some crying for good measure, until I take my watch off and hand it to him, whereupon he immediately pushes the buttons, then places it up to his ear and says, "hwo-hwo?"
- gets VERY upset while I'm talking on the cell phone (or any phone) if I don't let him hold it. Which I don't, b/c I'm talking, so there's usually lots of screaming then, too...notice a trend, here?
- can now un-velcro his shoes and get them off his feet
- hates being left out of anything!
- idolizes his big brother!
- steals his brother's food/toys/etc.
- is definitely what I'd call a speed crawler
- hates hats/hoods
- loves to feel skin. Like, obsessively. Especially belly buttons. He really likes belly buttons, and is curious about everyone's!
- loves to get his teeth brushed
- when he drinks out of a sippy, half the time he'll tip it all the way upside down, sometimes resulting in him knocking himself over if he's not being supported in the back
- loves Gus. A lot. Calls him either Dat or GaGa
- says Mama, Dada, da (I think this means Josh), dat (doggie), ah (open your mouth and let me probe inside with my fingers...this usually results in him saying ah and opening his mouth, as well), hwo-hwo (hello or phone--applies to anything with buttons, pretty much), baba (bye-bye), bwabwabwa (not sure, but I think it means anything he doesn't know how to say), nana (no), eh-eh-eh (also means no), eh-eh (uh-oh)
- that's all I can think of right now
So there you go, plenty to paint you a great pic of our not-so-little Sam! (I will still try to remember to post pix, though!) He's a great little guy, except when he's tired/hungry and screams non stop. He has a very fun personality, though, and even his big brother loves him! They have so much fun together! Josh always wants to dress like Sam, and do anything Sam does that's cute...we have to remind him that there's LOTS of things he can do that Sam can't, b/c Josh is a big boy...sometimes it works, sometimes not.
Sam will have some tests (EKG and more echoes) next month after his birthday, so we'll see how his heart is looking at that point, but he's certainly growing on the outside! He's really had a pretty dramatic growth spurt since this fall, and is now almost out of his 12 mo. stuff!! I can't wait to see when he starts walking and what he learns to say next! This is such an exciting time of his life, and so much fun to see his brain soaking up everything! Such a cutie, and SO smart! Sometimes too smart...
Less than a month till he's a year old...how did that happen???
2 comments:
Aww! Alex said na-na for no too! How cute! And Bren definitely was my shoe-taker-offer so feel for ya there. Way to go SAM!!! Sending BIG HUGS!!!
Wow, Sam and Eli have a lot in common! Eli also loves phones, waves hi and bye (especially to the ladies, also!), absolutely LOVES to unroll the toilet paper too and generally loves everything about the bathroom (eww), is also very attached to me (does the same screaming bit if I'm across the room), loves to climb stairs too, un-velcros his shoes, takes them off and also his socks if he's really bored, and loves Chili and has started crawling to Chili's bed and snuggling with him. Still doesn't have nearly as many words as Sam and isn't quite standing on his own, but it's amazing how they're doing a lot of the same stuff. Anyway, sounds like Sam is doing great! Also sounds like he's a little taller than Eli because Eli still fits in his 12 month clothes just fine. Oh, congrats on Tiger too!
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