Sunday, June 29, 2008

Tummy time


Sam is starting to lift his head while on his tummy. He also tries to move his hands and legs as if he is trying to crawl (but of course it's too early for that). He likes being on the tummy as it gives him a new and different view of the world :)

Thursday, June 26, 2008

First hint of a smile




Sam has started smiling at 5 weeks. He now shows us these social smiles many times a day, especially when we play with him and when he hears loud syllables like " bah!", "Dah" or "Mah!". He likes when we speak his language. The smiles so far are very fleeting (they last just a couple of seconds) so they are hard to capture on camera, but we are trying. Stay tuned for a super-wide grin we are going to capture one of these days!

Thursday, June 19, 2008

Sam is 1 month old on June 18th








Sam had a busy 1st month birthday. He helped his dad with work on the computer, modeled some new outfits, played with his mom and grandma, and took a bath! Life is so hectic for Sam... He is 10 pounds, 7 ounces today - he seems to be gaining weight by the hour :) . He is enjoying looking at people's faces, playing with his Tigger toy, turns his whole head to track moving objects. We've also seen a couple of first smiles but haven't been able to capture them on camera yet. I am sure more of them are coming!

Friday, June 13, 2008

Playtime!





Vic tried teaching Sam the basics of argumentation and debate, but as you can see Sam much prefers simpler pleasures like playing with his boppy pillow and hanging out on the changing table.

Sam gets his first letter in the mail


A letter arrived in the mail that was addressed to Sam - his first letter! Don't get too excited though - it was his birth certificate. This is really fun for Vic and me though because we were both born outside of the US and don't have birth certificates like this. We had to work long and hard to get our US citizenships, but Sam gets his by virtue of his birthright :)