He is this sweetest, happiest baby around. And he is loving his momma too. :) I am raising another momma's boy and I couldn't be happier about it. This may sound silly but I feared Sam would not need or want me as much as Andrew still does and did as a baby. But I should not have even worried about that. Sam watches me come into a room and his face lights up. He gets visibly sad when I leave as well. In fact he gets so upset when we get home and I put him down to do a chore that now I just leave all the chores until they go to sleep. I sit with him and play while Andrew watches his afternoon tv. Andrew usually sits with us and we have really good momma and son time.
Sam is trying his hardest to crawl. He some how still manages to get whatever toy he wants even if it is out of reach. I call him go go gadget arms. It is amazing. He is finally lifting up on all fours and will rock but he doesn't move the legs or arms to move forward. He scoots a little, but mainly backwards.
His sounds are becoming words. He says dadadada the most. He practices the "ma" sound & he tries to say Ralphie - in fact it is a squealing sound. I also think he is tying to say Andrew. The other day he screamed AAAA and looked at Andrew.
He watches Andrew's every move. This is very apparent in the car. Sam leans over as far as he can to peek at what Andrew is doing. Getting Sam in his car seat is a night mare. He hates it. I am looking forward to flipping him so he can have a better view. He is definitely my nosy neighbor baby. He watches everything so closely.
Sam goes to sleep around 6:15 and usually sleeps until 6. He is wearing 9-12 month clothes but more on the 12 month side. He is still taking two naps - sometimes 3 on the weekends. You can tell when he is sleepy b/c he gets upset very easily and his toys are no longer fun for him. He gets a red spot between his eyes too. He will let you hold him and sway for a little bit before putting him down in his crib. He will suck on his pacifier right before he falls asleep too. I am amazed that I can put Sam down while awake for a nap and he doesn't cry or anything. He just goes to sleep on his own! He is a baby book example!
He still doesn't eat alot of food. He consistently eats at lunch time but that is it. I think I finally found a baby food he likes - Beach Nut - the walmart brand. Well at least this week he seems to like it. He drinks 5 bottles a day.
Sam has a fifth sinus infection. Not an ear infection so that is good - but still has a running nose and congestion. He had it for two weeks or so but the drainage turned green last week so I took him the doctor. He said he probably got a cold and since his sinuses are small and haven't matured it turned into an infection.
He loves banging on things. He even actually clapped the other day. He has only done it once, so it may have been a fluke.
He loves the Mommy and Me songs. In fact when I sing them at home, he looks up at me with a sly smile like it is our secret that we both know these songs. It is so funny and precious.
Here are the latest pictures of my sweet Sam.
These 9 months have been the fastest of my life! I am sure of it.
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