Good Night, Sam

I snapped this photo tonight just before I put Sam to bed. It was so precious I had to share. I think it shows how happy Sam is all the time. We are so thankful for such a happy baby - he makes us so happy too!

Bath Time

We've had a lot of ups and downs with Sam's bath times. Since he was born, he's hated taking baths. He screams and cries every time he gets in the bath. We've come up with a hundred different theories about his fear of bathing from it being genetic (if you know Sam's dad and Uncle Steve you understand why) to being a control freak and feeling out of control in the water (and if you know Sam's mom and dad you understand that one). Sam loves the pool, so we just don't get it. Needless to say, what ends up happening is we just don't bathe Sam enough. This afternoon he got too stinky, so we put him in the bath with Daddy. We had a rough go of it at the beginning, but eventually he calmed down. As you can see in the pictures, Sam was still a little cautious of the situation, but he's just so darn cute when he's naked. After the tub, we had a little fun with Sam's hair. Enjoy!

The Last Few Weeks

We've been a little busy the last two weeks, and haven't been able to post in a while. Here are a few pictures of what we've been up to.

Grammy and Grandpa came for a visit and took good care of Sam while I had to work and Jeff was out of town.



Sam also started eating some veggies this week. He wasn't so sure about them at first, but now he can't get enough of them. I'm going to try to be domestic this weekend and make my own baby food.


Here's another picture of Sam and Jaelyn. They have started sitting up and playing with each other some. They love to face each other and play with all of their toys, but as you can see, the stroller is still their favorite hangout.

Learning to Sit up and Eat

Sam and Jaelyn Playing in Crib

Sam and Jaelyn were wonderful the other morning, and both slept for 1 1/2 hours at the same time (a little walk helped that out) but the problem was they both woke up hungry at the same time. Therefore, I just feed them both at the same time in the crib. Here is a little of what transpired in the crib after the both woke up and ate. After the last scene, I think it would be appropriate to enroll Sam in the program our friend John works for at Men Stopping Violence!

Daddy Daycare

Now that we have all returned to our normal work schedules, we are sharing childcare with the Tramel's. This was Jeff's first week watching both kids. It was an adventurous week, and as you can tell there are good days and bad days.

Babes in Toyland

Sam has definitely discovered the excitement of toys. He just loves to play! Of course, we love watching him be so happy that we've bought a few new things for him this week. Here are a few pictures of Sam loving his toys.