Sam's Winning Personality

Sam has been a little fussier the last two days. Up to this point, he has had a very charming personality. My work study student said that 他性格很好. She's often kind of surprised by it, as are a lot of other people. Up until this point, his fussiness has always been tied to sleepiness or hunger. It's a bit surprising, perhaps because neither Emily nor I are really that easygoing. He also has been fairly distractable the last six months. Even when he's been tired, he could be persuaded to laugh and play.

I think several developments are in the works. First, he's getting the idea of walking. He won't probably actually be really able to walk for a while, but if he hold his hands he can step, and he loves practicing standing up. He's developing his own little will, and we can see he's frustrated when he wants to do something and can't do it. It's a great thing in that soon he really will be able to do things on his own. And he will be his own person. But it's also a little sad to watch his Happy Baby period ending.