A SAMpling

I have been fairly visual in this blog, but haven't tried to convey recently what the baby is like, and so I introduce this new feature, a sampling of Sam stories. (I also like that this this sounds like "sapling," which reminds me of him.

In random order:

• Sam has the makings of a great wrestler based on our efforts to change his diaper lately. He shifts, he turns, he moves, he feints, he ducks, he rolls...
• He has six teeth, which have been in for a while.
• He's on his first cold. Other than this he has only had Roseola (which sounds like an old aunt).
• He can walk the length of a room now. His favorite thing is to walk around carrying his big red, square toy box. He looks like a gardener, or maybe a fisherman or handyman.
• He has discovered the cat's water and food bowls. Thankfully, the litter box remains unknown territory.
• He loves to feed himself. This is okay with potato, carrots, peas, pieces of bread, etc., but not so good with spoonfuls of soup.
• Is "napping" in his crib, and will play in it for a while when we wake in the morning, but is not so keen on really sleeping in the crib.
• Sam's an extrovert. He demands at least one trip outside every day. He loves anywhere that has people: church, mall, food, etc.
• Is becoming a Wiggles fan. So far he's only seen Netflix wiggles, but we just bought him his first DVD.
• Sam does not like yogurt very much. He does like cheese.
• Sam is very ticklish, he loves to have Emily wave her hair over him. If he's not really hungry or sleepy, he can usually be enticed to play.
• Loved his red balloon. It still has air.
• Sam's coming up on a year--it's very exciting. He smiles and giggles a lot and we are very much enjoying him.