- For about the last two or three weeks he's been able to get out of our bed on his own. He lies down and scoots backwards. He gets his legs over the edge and holds on to the sheets. then he (relying on gravity) slowly, slowly inches backwards until he slides and lands on his feet. And then he smiles ecstatically and claps and laughs. I'm sure tying his shoes in a few years will be cool, but this is pretty fun.
- We think he's said "nana" a few times for Emily's mom, Barb.
- He does a lot more motions with his hands. He flings them back and forth, stretches, waves, claps, high-fives, etc.
- We have new dvd we've rented from the library called "Noodlebug." It's pretty interesting, designed by a PhD in childhood development and does lots of songs and musics. Sam loves it. He now dances his way through "wheels on the bus." One of the songs has movements and Sam can do some of them, although at a 15 month's level, of course. The one that cracks us up the most is where he puts his hands on his tummy and leans back. We saw the dvds are on sale for $2.50, so we may buy a bunch.
- Today is Sam's 15 month at the doctors. We also fill out his form for the Taiwan embassy.
That's the news from here. We are whittling down our remaining possessions. I foolishly posted a "free stuff" listing on Craig's list and have received about 100 responses. I have no idea how to respond to all these people. Write the first ones? Offer "open house" times? Blech. Any craigslisters who can share advice?
We also have a return x-ray tomorrow at Rutgers. Emily had something that looked a little funny--99.9% chance it's just shadows or a "bone island," but still aggravating.
Our timeline is: Friday at Rutgers, Saturday and Sunday working working, Monday Em meets with advisor and I probably head to NYC, Tuesday clean out of apartment and Wednesday start our trip back to the midwest.
