Sammy has gone from a baby to a little man now. I guess he isn't so little though. He is over 19 pounds! One thing hasn't changed-he loves to eat.
Since I haven't had a chance to keep up, I thought it would be nice to do a recap of his first six months. As many of you know, Kris and I are not baby people so we had no idea of when things happen on the timeline of a baby. For those first timers like us, the baby timeline is quick! Sammy can do so much more than we ever thought he would be able to do in six months. He plays like a normal kid on a playmate, he jumps in a jumper, he eats some "real" food (people food), he refuses to roll over even though he can do it, and he is working on sitting up on his own. He has his own full personality as well. It blows my mind.
I do understand why people love babies now though. I have loved mostly every minute with Sammy (the long nights and screaming is not fun). It is hard being parents though. Having time to yourself and actually remembering things is rare now. I wouldn't trade it though.
Sammy is growing into such a cool person. He has a very strong personality and wants to be heard. He is observant like his daddy and talkative like his mommy. I'm pretty sure he got some of his stubbornness from both of us though. He loves meeting new people, watching dogs especially Sierra (his bigger sister), he loves to have all the attention on him, he enjoys every type of music (so far), he watches to see how things work, he kicks as often and hard as possible, and he loves funny sounds and kisses.
Here are some pictures from Sammy's first 6 months:
One of his first expressions
Baby Wearing!
He is definitely my son sleeping with his mouth open!
His first outing was to Chick-fil-A
Visiting the pediatrician for the first time
Family Time
Meeting Sierra for the first time
NICU for 10 days
Bonding with his Nani
Samuel's room is complete
Had to use one of his hats so he wouldn't be too cold after washing his hair
1st time at the ER
Outing to Zona
1 Month Old
Meeting his Mimi
Being a Cerner baby
Look at that face
One cool dude
Meeting his Nana GG
Meeting his Great Pappaw
2 months old
Sammy's first plane trip-North Carolina
Meeting his other Grandpa
Meeting his Aunt Ashley
Meeting more granpartments-4th generation pictures
Getting ready for Halloween
Sammy got to learn the importance of voting is a Presidential Election
Such a happy guy
One of my favorite pictures
Halloween-"Super" Family
Loves laughing with Daddy
First flight to Indiana-Just me and Sammy
Meeting cousins and one of his Great Aunts
Fifth Generation-Meeting his Great Great Grandma
Veteran Traveler now
Orange Wednesday Shopping
They watch out for each other
Sammy learning how to play video games
1st Thanksgiving
Sammy's first Christmas gift-Tinsel the reindeer
Black Friday Shopping-He made it 4 hours
Visiting the zoo for the first time-obviously it was relaxing
Putting up the Christmas tree
Visiting Santa
Introducing Sammy to snow-He did not like it.
Sammy with Aunt Beth, Tiff, and Sadie
Sammy with Nani and Grandpa
Sammy with Keenan
Sammy with Khenden
Learning how to play video games
First Time in a Shopping Cart
Family picture
Trying food
Sitting up in the stroller
Trying on Daddy's glasses
Super Sammy
Sitting in a high chair for the first time (Chick-fil-a)
Hates to roll over but will roll from side to side
6 months
Trying food for the first time
Loves play time
Monkeys are his favorite
Spending time in his jumper
5 months
Sammy with Great Papaw and Nana GG
Swinging on the front porch swing
Too much love
Sammy with the cousins
Sammy with Aunt Kristie
Sammy with Aunt Beth
Sammy with Kali
Sammy with Uncle Rod
Sammy's first Christmas
Happy New Year from Sammy!
