Showing posts with label 13 Months. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 13 Months. Show all posts

Sunday, February 19, 2012

I Love Your Smile

Oh how times flies. The days go faster than they ever seem to in the moment. My sweet Samuel is ALREADY 14 months old. 

This little guy has the best personality. He is so silly. 



And at the same time he is SO stubborn. He likes to do things his way in his time.


His word list is:
Mama
Dada
Nana
Jackson (his most FAVORITE word)
all done
bye bye
night night
He talks a lot, but I can't understand him. Though he does use a lot of inflection and you can tell the emotion behind what he is saying.


Samuel got his first ear infection on January 16. The Dr prescribed him amoxicillan...and he ended up with a rash, too. Poor little guy. Luckily, it didn't take long to clear up. 


His favorite food is my homemade upside down shepherds pie with peas.
He only eats table food that he can pick up himself. He loves oranges, waffles and muffins. He isn't so keen on cookies and cheese. He drinks a very diluted apple or pear juice out of a straw cup twice a day (LOVE the playtex straw trainer cup). And he still nurses four times a day (though sometimes it might only be a one-sided nurse).


Samuel likes to walk behind his push toy. But I think it'll be another couple of months before he starts walking. When he gets the hang of something, he is very hesitant to try something new or change if it isn't necessary. He does cruise a lot, and he is a very good climber (yes, up the stairs...).



The smile on his face when he first sees Jackson in the morning or after a nap is priceless. He loves watching Thomas and playing with cars, trucks, and trains. He blows kisses and claps. He enjoys working puzzles and isn't half bad at fitting the shapes where they are supposed to go.


Sammy smiles with his whole face, and all bad things disappear when you look into his baby blues. I love this little bundle more than I ever imagined I could. 

Thursday, February 2, 2012

Jigsaw Puzzle

Is it possible...


That both of my boys...


Can't get enough of puzzles?

Tuesday, June 8, 2010

So Long, Farewell

I have the perfect excuse... we are moving tomorrow! It has been crazy busy here the past 2 weeks. My students gave a successful recital. We have been selling things and packing and saying goodbye to people. We made a trip to Muswellbrook to see Granddad and Marie. We went to Lollipops... a lot... once with Mel


and once with Daddy.
















We cut some molars (1 is through, 2 are trying to come through, and the other is staying away for a rainy day).

We were cute.




And we did laps around the coffee table. This is only a little of it... he did this for at least 10 minutes. And then he slept well.


So a short blog post for our last day in Australia. I have not even touched a suitcase so I had better get on that straight away. And we are going to Julian's 1st birthday party this afternoon.

Send us good thoughts for an uneventful plane ride with lots of sleep and quiet activity. And we'll see y'all in a couple of days!

Sunday, May 30, 2010

Lollipop

Yes, yes, I know... I promised... BUT last week was REALLY busy and stressful. So I'll distract you with cute pictures of my child.








Seriously... can he be any cuter?

Last week I had to give a seminar at the University. I was really worried about it - I didn't feel prepared at all, but I hunkered down and managed to pull it off... and quite successfully! I was worried that I wouldn't be able to talk for the minimum 30 minutes and ended up talking an hour...with a 20 minute Q&A session afterward! Go me!

AND THEN... we had a garage sale on Sunday. It was moderately successful. We got rid of lots of our stuff and made a bit of money. I have listed the rest of my belongings (the big ticket items) on eBay. Cross your fingers that I get some good money!!

Last Friday we went to Lollipops with Bianca and Julian. This place is so much fun! Slides, jumping castles, ball pits, trampolines... and the adults get to play, too! The boys had fun.












Still no definites on the walking... he will walk occasionally, but prefers to crawl most of the time. He has developed a keen sense of humor and makes us laugh all the time. He is just a delightful little boy and I can't wait till we see everyone State-side in 2 weeks!

Foodwise, he pretty much eats anything. He LOVES jello. I love that his "picky" stage seems to be over :)

This is my last week of teaching (with a makeup week next week). The student recital is on Sunday. I am really looking forward to it this year! I think the kids (and adults) have worked really hard and have prepared lots of goodies!

Here is Jackson dancing (and drinking) for your entertainment. See ya in 2 weeks!