The Life of the Shrimpies: Sam and Ava.

Sunday, August 28, 2011

Wednesday, August 24, 2011

Tuesday, August 23, 2011

SATURDAYS!

Saturdays.... are by far my favorite day of the week! With getting up early all week for work and church on Sunday, it is the one and only day of the week where I have a lazy morning with Sam.

This last Saturday was no exception - Sam and I were up at 7:30 and we had a fun morning. Sam was excited to have a breakfast of blueberries and blueberry muffins!

In the morning before Sam's nap, I was cleaning up the kitchen, Bradley was on the computer, and Sam was in his diaper playing on the floor by his storage shelves where we keep all his pureed foods, snacks, formula, and diapers. He loves to get into all that stuff, and as I glanced over, I paused - he was playing with something on the floor - did he get a jar of food open, what was it?? Upon closer inspection, it was his poop he was playing with, all over his hands, and all over the toys and items near him. I scooped him up and whisked him to the bathtub while dad managed the crime scene. For over a day, I kept contemplating - how did a big portion of his poop get on the floor from his diaper... And, I finally realized what had happened as I watched him play on Sunday. Sam only scoots to the right or on the right side of his body - as he scoots all over the rugs and across the floor and condo, when he stands up, it is so cute because all the bulk of his diaper has shifted left and his right butt cheek is hanging out with his diaper wedged in his crack. So, it hit me, when he's scooting all over the house in his diaper, the whole right side of his butt is exposed and his diaper compromised due to it all shifting left....! Mystery explained....

After Sam's nap, we put Sam in the burley and biked to Linden Hills park to Sam's favorite wading pool. He loves to be in the water!

We have a cute Mickey mouse floatie for Sam, and because the wading pool is pretty shallow, Sam can touch the ground in his floatie and loves to cruise around the whole pool! He is not shy and just motors up to all the kids in the pool as well as chasing toys!

And, as if the day wasn't fun and exciting enough..... it only got better!

SAM'S FIRST TWINS GAME!

We had tickets to the 6pm Twins Game saturday night that didn't sell on StubHub, so we decided to go and bring Sam so he could experience his first baseball game. We got him all duded up in his Twins gear and hat (which made a very short appearance) and headed out.

Dad has been teaching Sam to clap and he had it down - pretty cute! It was an action-packed inning against the Yanks so he got lots of practice. If dad would STOP clapping, Sam would grab his hands and push them together!

Sam even got to experience his first ballpark food and Minnesota favorite - cheese curds. He just chewed on them and spit the stringy cheese out for mom!

Best view in the house - Sam watches the game from center field.

Sam was starting to get antsy about halfway through the game, so we gave him a snack and headed for home! He was fast asleep the minute we got to the car! I think he enjoyed all the sights and sounds and it was a lot of fun to bring him to his first TWINS game! :)

Monday, August 22, 2011

Sam showing off his clapping skills

Sunday, August 21, 2011

What's new with Sam

What's new with Sam these days......

1. MOVING - Sam is always on the move and cruising around the house now... (still no crawling) He prefers getting into cupboards and drawers than playing with his toys.

He also seems to have a knack for finding any glass or can in the house and trying to drink from it - we have to be careful where we set them down.

Toilet paper is another one of his favorite targets.

2. SLEEPING - Sam sleeps on his stomach a lot now and it's always cute to see him with his butt in the air - it just doesn't look comfortable but he seems to like it! Bedtimes have been a little more challenging with him learning to stand up in his crib - especially when he throws his paci on the ground! I feel like i'm on an episode of SuperNanny some nights when i repeatedly have to go in, lay him down, and say, "Time for bed" and leave - it eventually works!

4. EATING - Sam and food are still one of our bigger challenges - I feel better knowing that daycare has the EXACT same challenges with him and it's not just me! He is getting the finger foods and has them at every meal but he is picky, and he tends to throw more than he eats. Mealtimes require patience and lots of clean-up. Some finger foods he loves right now are blueberries, shredded cheese, graham crackers, cheetos/cheese puffs, ice cream, LOVES blueberry muffins, and, of course, Mac N Cheese. He seems to only like his vegetables pureed so far so he always gets those at the end if he doesn't eat them in pieces.