Archives for May 2013

that was the number one question asked the entire car ride by no other than mr. jack.

last weekend we went out for a little vacation with nana, papaw and uncle albie.

we spent friday evening in kemah on the boardwalk and saturday we headed out to galveston to go to moody gardens.

it was such a treat!

 

you two boys were all smiles as you were spoiled like crazy!

 

 jack, you had a blast as always feeding and chasing the birds!

 

you took a break to hide from all the loud noises of the rides.   not quite ready for all that excitement yet.

 

you slowly warmed up that evening, as you waited to ride an airplane ride you were just the right size for!

 

look at that big boy fly his plane!   you loved retelling the story of how you got to sit in the front and nana sat in the back.

  such a good papaw, holding all the goodies 😉

 oh samuel, you sure took in all the sights and sounds.  you did so wonderful!   i couldn’t stop taking pictures of you.  i’ll spare you all the pictures i have of you trying to drink daddy’s drink.  you were a little obsessed.  we will just say it was your teething. 🙂

 

 { notice jack, how tired you were  by dinner time. }

you had a blast!

you boys slept pretty well in the hotel.  sam it was your first one!!  i’d say you had fun.

we are really going to start working on taking more pictures together.  i had quite a good laugh at the attempt of pictures we tried to get, especially our family one. no worries i’m still including them in this post.

 

 

  samuel, you were such a trooper as always.  you just wanted to sit up on your own, nurse and sleep.  oh and yes eat your feet.

 

 my one picture of the many creatures we saw.  i am always amazed at the tiny ones like this.

 jack got to poke a starfish!

 it was a really great trip!  the boys got spoiled a little more than normal and it was great time to be out with family.

looking forward to the next one!

 xxoo

{the burp rag, the puppy paci, the fact jack was trying to grab sam’s head, oh and my lovely arm. ha! oye, at least we  tried  to get a family photo}

 

yes way.  how can it be sweet boy?! we are half way through your first year here!

and i know every month i can’t believe how fast time is flying and how much you are doing!

this months theme –  t e e t h

which is why you are sporting this necklace which makes us seem like real hippies.  as if nursing, cloth diapers and baby wearing wasn’t enough.  mama had to go and add some natural teething necklace to your ensemble.  and no you don’t chew on them.  i have to tell everyone who hears about them, it’s natural oils that help with the inflammation of your gums… yada… yada.  honestly, i really don’t know much about them, except i was desperate for something to help relieve your pain.  your teething the last week and a half was way worse than i remember brother jacks being and i have to say within the second day of wearing these magic amber beads, we were finally getting some sleep in our   o w n  beds.  so this mama is sold on them for now.  i think they are kinda cute on you too.  you look like a beach bum with your blonde hair, blue eyes and beady necklace…

you are in the first stages of sitting up.  it’s all you want to do.  you look and feel like you can do it on your own.  however,  you will roll over, forward or back pretty quickly…

ohh but how precious you continue to be!  you still love being held all the time or even just laid next to.    you attack everything near you with outstretched arms, including your brother.  you are rolling over quite a bit but not continuously.  you get around to your toys by reaching like crazy.  it eventually turns into a scoot.

you are a really happy baby.   how did we get so lucky?  your sleeping pattern hasn’t really been sticking because of these exciting new teeth.  it is getting better though.  you just need a few cuddles in the middle of the night but you love sleeping-in in the mornings.  you are taking about three naps a day now.   you love to eat and i really think you want to eat our food.  i just started feeding you some oatmeal cereal for now and occasionally some bananas.   i think this month i will just be feeding you whatever we can mash on our menu.  it is so fun to see how excited you get when you sit with us and eat.  you are like a baby bird.   so adorable!

i was talking the other day about how this is the month where everything just changes over night.  here i think you are still my new tiny baby i can leave on a blanket on the floor and all of the sudden now i look back at that blanket and you have made your way onto the carpet reaching for a toy!  it just happens like that!

gummy smiles last month will soon be replaced this month with two tiny bottom teeth!

it is simply crazy to believe we are half way through your first year.  we couldn’t be more in love with you if we tried.

we love you to the moon and back sweet samuel!

xxoo