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Monday, June 08, 2009

Mon, 08 Jun 2009 01:43:30 GMT

My sister is getting married in five days. I'm getting pretty excited for the wedding.

It seems to be storming a lot here lately. The rain is nice but loud thunder in the middle of the night gets kind of old.

Sam is really cute but he thinks it's funny to bite me. Luckily its just me so far so hopefully I can squash this behavior before it gets out of hand. It hurts like a son of a gun!

Yesterday Chad and I took Sam to the museum and it was awesome. He was so happy and interested in everything that I barely had to carry him at all. Mostly it was redirecting and moving on from things that required carrying.

He's starting to look more like a kid and less like a baby

This was hilarious. At first he didn't want to step on the glass--he was afraid because it looks like a drop off but when he realized he could walk on it and he was so happy--stomping around, almost dancing. Hilarious.

Awwww, he's so small.

Playing in the museum hands on area. He loved smelling different things.

Thursday, June 04, 2009

Thu, 04 Jun 2009 00:28:57 GMT

Sam has been throwing temper tantrums a lot lately. The temper tantrums starting happening shortly after he turned one. If he didn't get something he wanted or if I picked him up and took him away from a situation I didn't want him to be in he would arch his back and scream his defiance. It was something I took in stride; all a part of growing. However, they are increasing in frequency. He is more frequently getting into situations that he shouldn't be in and I am more frequently taking him out of them, hence more tantrums. The mobility of walking has made this problem worse twenty-fold. I love that he can walk now--it makes a lot of things easier, but it does increase the temper tantrums. For instance, I am at the store and he doesn't want to ride in the cart the whole time. Fair enough, I let him down to walk. However, instead of following me where I need to go, he immediately walks in the other direction. I'm honestly trying to set boundaries and discipline, but I think there's only so much you can do with a kid his age. Sigh. In reality, it's not that bad; just kind of annoying.

One thing that is starting to worry me is that he doesn't seem to be eating a lot lately. I know that if he gets hungry he'll eat, but the pressure to eat is so much great for an under-weight kid, I don't think parents of normal sized kids can quite relate. I hope he gets over it soon.

Thursday, May 28, 2009

Thu, 28 May 2009 20:24:38 GMT

Sam is officially one of the smallest fifteen month olds out there. At his checkup yesterday he was off the chart for weight, 5th percent in height. His head is still going strong at 25-50th percentile :) It's a little worrying that he is so small, but the pediatrician keeps assuring us that all is well. Sam is doing all the stuff that a fifteen month old does like walk, say a few words (mama, dada, up), follow simple commands, pretend to do stuff we do like talk on the phone, and the like. He's a great kid; love him to death. He just looks a nine month old :) It's funny when we around other parents and their kids because you can feel the worry and comparison when they see him walking around like a pro; I always want to assure that he's much older than he looks.

Monday, May 25, 2009

Mon, 25 May 2009 00:46:18 GMT

Our patio is almost done--the stone laying part is completed and we only have to install a fence to hide our trash cans and then it is completely done!!! Chad has been working on this project since he moved in four years ago--holy cow. It will be so awesome when it's done.

I'm excited for tomorrow because Chad has promised me a good ole fashioned barbeque dinner of grilled hot dogs and hamburgers--no steaks! I've always liked kid food the best. A co-worker of Chad's is coming over and it should be good times.

Sam can now twist the dial on his fridge dj toy. I'm so proud of him.

Sunday, May 24, 2009

Sun, 24 May 2009 01:09:30 GMT

Chad is still miserable, but it's the weekend which means we got to play a little bit and see family. It was hot and sunny out so we set up Sam's wading pool that has little sprayers of water on the edges. He liked the spraying but the water was pretty cold so he didn't want to sit down.

We went to the Farmer's Market this morning which was very interesting, but crowded. I think next time I got we're going to hang out more in the square by the train station where the music plays and there's a little more space. Sam acquired a wooden tractor; I'm a complete sucker when it comes to buying him toys.

Sam's new sound right now is "eee". All the time he "eee", "eee"s. It's cute. Still no words, but hints of words like yes, no, doggie, book and up.

The poor kid is so skinny. Chad and I continuously try to fatten him up but to no avail. He's fifteen months old now and is substantially lighter than his average sized ten month old cousin. At least he's a little taller, but only a little :)

Pictures! These are a little old, but he doesn't change as fast as he used to.

Friday, May 22, 2009

Fri, 22 May 2009 13:30:37 GMT

Chad is having a terrible week and it makes me sad. It's hard to be happy when my husband is so stressed.

Walking and exploring

Sat, 16 May 2009 00:33:15 GMT

Now that good weather is pretty much here and Sam is walking very well my daytime visit repertoire has expanded considerably (yay!). I now have a pretty hefty list of places that I can go with Sam that are fun/useful for both him and myself. My favorites are the zoo and the local museum, which we visited today since it was rainy. Since Sam had already been there he felt more comfortable and wandered around a lot more than last time. However, since there were a gazillion kids there I did not feel so awesome and we left early :( At least Sam got down for nap on time and subsequently got up early enough that he went to bed on time :) My life is full of simple pleasures.

The zoo is awesome because it 1. takes a while to get through (2 hours or less if you wish) and 2. it's free. I've been going there literally since I was a baby and it's exciting to pass the experiences on to Sam. Although, the zoo has changed a lot since I first started going there.

I also take him to the YMCA where I work out and he sits in the daycare; afterwards we swim. And we go the library where he likes to wander around and pull things off shelves while I frantically follow and replace them. Plus, our town has a lot of great parks to explore and when it gets warmer we'll probably be hitting the local water park (awesome). I'm very excited for the summer. My activity level is so much higher and I am much happier. Winter used to be my favorite season, but winter is a horrible season with a kid because you can't go anywhere. Summer is much better. So long only necessary trips to the grocery store and Target.

Friday, April 03, 2009

Fri, 03 Apr 2009 19:23:24 GMT

Since Sam is starting to walk a little I decided that it was time to get him some real shoes. As he was getting fitted and testing out the new shoes it hit me that he is turning into more little boy every day and less baby. It was a strange moment--who would have thought that shoes would make me see a kid when I look at Sam instead of a baby. He's a little bewildered by his shoes. He can't move very well in them yet and you can tell that he thinks they are clunky, heavy and altogether very strange. He'll have to ease into them, get used to them after a while. Sam's never worn shoes for more than a few minutes before so it should be interesting to see how he does with these.

The past couple of days have been rough because Sam was getting up horribly early but he slept well last night. It turns out he really does need that early bed time. Mommy went to bed early too and feels better.

It's beautiful out today finally, but the nice weather isn't sticking around. Snow on Sunday.

I'm looking forward to Easter. We're staying in town and hanging out with my parents this year. Very laid back and nice.

Jennifer's wedding is getting really close. I went with her to the dress store to learn how to bustle her dress; she looked really nice. Good times.

Tuesday, March 31, 2009

Tue, 31 Mar 2009 20:07:22 GMT

Sam is walking now. It's pretty amazing; he went from one or two steps last Monday to walking across the room in a week. Yesterday I had tea with a friend at B&N and he was walking everywhere. It's very cute. Sam also has both of his top teeth in which is a relief because they were making him really miserable, poor kid. He seems to be getting tall but it's always hard for me to tell. His walk is very cute--more of a shuffle and his feet aren't always pointed right, but he can get to where he wants to go. Sometimes he gets going too fast and he almost falls into the thing he was walking toward.

Sam was completely weaned as of Monday, so that long and arduous journey is over. I'm glad I did it. It was worth all the pain, incovenience and stress at the beginning.

I've been thinking about writing lately. Since I was an English major and now a stay at home mom people always tell me that I should write, but I don't if this is really my thing to do. I have problems with originality; I've read so many good stories that I would just want to steal from them all. I do have an idea though. I don't know if I could do it.

I'm weaning!

Sun, 15 Mar 2009 23:13:45 GMT

Yay freedom! I've been in the process of weaning for a few months now and I'm almost completely done. Tomorrow I go down to one feeding a day and two weeks from now I'm cutting him off completely. This is exciting for everyone because it means that Sam doesn't have to rely on me for all his nutrition or even most of his nutrition anymore. Breastfeeding has been a crazy time; I'm glad I did and I'll do it with the next kid (if there is a next kid). Sam is drinking a lot of milk, some apple juice (for constipation poor kid) and some water. He likes really cold water; he drinks water like a ninja. I'm very exciting about this development. Sam's flirting with me right now. Giving me coy looks, leaning his head over and giving me sly grins. So cute. He's talking out the window which is open since it's a nice day. He stands there for long periods of time just looking and watching the cars drive by. I may just not have much exposure but he seems to have a long attention span for a kid his age. I don't know if that's a good or bad thing.

Still not walking. I'm hoping we'll see it in a month or so. I'm not in a terrible hurry but it would be nice if he was walking by the time it's more nice out so we can run around the backyard.