6 Months And Cute As Ever ...

We got Sam's 6 month pictures taken on June 11 - but it takes a few weeks to get them back and another few weeks for mommy to get her butt in gear and scan them in to post on the blog. I want to apologize for the quality - the scanner at work is old and in obvious need of a tune-up - but you get the idea:

Don't you just love those dimples? I sure do!!

Compare & Contrast ...

I hear a lot of people stating that they think my son Sam looks a lot like me. I beg to differ. Yes, he appears to have my hair color and my eye color - although his eye color can still change. But the boy is just like his daddy! He's got his crooked smile (which is adorable on both of them!), his nose, his hands, his feet, his big legs, and his silly sense of humor. So I thought I would post some pics and let y'all compare for yourselves.

Sam at 7 months

Jenny at 10 months

Ok, so we are both fat babies - but really, what's going on with my melon? It's huge! Thank goodness Sam is much better looking!!

The Happy Family ...

I meant to post these pics back in April, but have been pretty busy. Anyway, here are pics that were taken in March - when Sam was 3 months old.

We'll do 6 month pictures in June - so hopefully I'll get those up before the end of the summer.

My 1st Mother's Day ...

This past weekend was my first Mother's Day. We didn't celebrate last year because Sam was just another kidney bean in my belly. I must say that my first Mother's Day was pretty great. I got breakfast at Krispy Kreme (which we've been staying away from since I can't seem to shake these last 20-30 lbs.). Then we came home and gave Sam a bath - which he loves. He really enjoys splashing around and making his own bubbles! Then we played for a while and just enjoyed the day at the house waiting for when Sam's grandparents came to visit.
Sam gave me some wonderful gifts for our first Mother's Day. They included some beautiful flowers, a funny book about how bad parenting advice was in the 50s and an electric toothbrush that I've been wanting. He is such a sweet little boy!

And as an added bonus, he did really well when we tried to feed him some rice cereal with a spoon that evening. He didn't like it very much the first time, but this time he seemed to enjoy himself. He would even grab the spoon of cereal and cram it into his mouth to help me. It was so cute. We took some good pictures and a little video.

Notice how much is on his face and bib. He still needs some practice keeping it in the mouth and swallowing - but the fact that he's trying to help and didn't start crying really makes me proud.

Here are some recent pics of Sam - one with his grandparents and one with his daddy - they look cute sleeping don't they?

4 months and he's doing great ...

That's right, Sam is 4 months old today. We went to the doctor this morning for his 4 month checkup and he's doing well. He's getting over a cold and has beaten his first ear infection. He's had quite an adjustment since our last visit to the doctor 2 months ago - starting daycare, eating from a bottle every day, fighting off colds and god only knows what other germs from the snotty nose daycare kids, and the changing of the seasons. He is doing well with it all.

Here is how he is developing. He's weighing in at 14 lbs. 12 oz. and measuring 23.5 inches long. His head is 17 in. in circumference. So here's how he compares to other babies his age: weight - 48%, height - 10%, head - 75%. It's still too early to tell how big he'll end up being, but he's 100% healthy and 100% good lookin'!!

The doctor said that we can start him on solids when we think he's ready. Since he gobbled down his cold medicine, we'll probably give it a try soon and see how he does.

I've added a few recent pics of the handsome fella for you to enjoy.