Happy Birthday, Daddy!

Josh celebrated another year closer to 30 on Sunday. To mark his big day, Sam informed us it was time to try some solid food. We have been watching him for several weeks now-- actually, Sam has been watching US for several weeks now-- at the dinner table. Whenever there is food around, he gazes at us intently and curiously watches our every move. At his 4 month check up last week, we discussed solids with the pediatrician. Because of Sam's curiosity, we decided to let him try some rice cereal. It was a lot of fun! Sam knew what to do with the spoon and he would open up wide for every bite. However, he was unsatisfied with how slow Mommy was in getting the next bite to his mouth. He would scream and squeal in anticipation of that next spoonfull! Josh said, "Great, now you've created a monster..." I think that Sam is still a little confused by the spoon; it's a big change from nursing to spoon feeding. He tries to nurse the spoon sometimes which is funny.














My Aunt P and Mom were also here this weekend. They made Josh a real, homemade, honest to goodness, banana pudding pie with meringue on top. It's not Josh's favorite, but he said it was still really good.

Josh and I went for a walk Sunday afternoon around Big Spring Park. It was a gorgeous day to spend together. Mom and Aunt P took Sam to Bennett's Nursery so Josh and I had some time together without the baby.















Happy Birthday, Daddy!

We had a busy weekend. The annual yard sale in Hampton Cove was Saturday and we decided to get out early (yes, can you believe that Beth was up at 6:30 getting ready for the event???) and see what bargains we could find.
Sam was looking for baby toys, namely a Bumbo Seat so that he can practice sitting up more. Unfortunately, we couldn't find one of those, but we did find some mini ice trays that will be perfect for freezing homemade baby food. Josh also bought Sam a cute little linen outfit. I'll get a picture of it on here soon-- Daddy was really excited to find this outfit!
I thought Sam was being really good while we were yard saling; he slept almost the entire time. But then when we got home, he continued to sleep-- for 3 more hours. He's an awesome sleeper, but this was a little unusual. I woke him up and put him down to play despite his protests to just be held. I decided something was amiss, and took his temperature. It was a whopping 102.9. We immediately called the pediatrician and scheduled an appt. for this morning. His fever finally peaked around 103.5. We kept Tylenol in him and he loved the extra attention of Mommy holding him all the time. I felt bad that he was feeling so bad, but at the same time, I loved how snuggly he became. He held on to me and just watched me and loved me. We took naps together and stayed awake late at night together. Before I had a baby, I really dreaded the long sleepless nights. I dreaded the sacrifices I would have to make. However, this weekend I learned that going shopping at Target wasn't a priority afterall, going to church on Sunday morning was greatly missed, sleep isn't as important as it once was and I owe it all to my 14 pound 11 ounce miracle. He's my priority now and I'll gladly, gratefully, do ANYTHING for him. I never thought I could love like this.
We went to the doctor this morning and went ahead with his 4 month shots despite the low fever. He whimpered a little bit, let out a wail, then snuggled up next to Mommy and went to sleep. I'd say he took it like a man. He's growing right on schedule, 50th percentile for height and weight, 75th for head circumference. Doc said, "His brain is outgrowing the rest of his body!". Well, he's smart, that's for sure. He comes from good stock. I'm going to take advantage of his rapidly growing brain and teach him a few new tricks. I'll post on this later.
He's here at home today, sleeping and snoring away. He loves his readers and wishes his mom would find more time to post. :)

Here is Sam trying out a Bumbo seat and wishing he had one of his own.

Sam loves his cousin, London. Every time they get together, Sam falls all over her.
Here is Jen, London, Mommy and Sam. Jen and London came for an Alabama visit a couple of weekends ago.