Archives for May 15, 2013

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