First baseball hat

Today grandma Galina arrived with a baseball hat for Sam. It matches all his other blue outfits perfectly.


He is ready to go watch a ball game!

Sam has also started sleeping though the night a few weeks ago, at about 7 weeks of age. Lately he's been sleeping from about 10pm to 6 am. He also takes shorter naps during the day and eats more at a time, and less frequently (about 5-6 times in 24 hours). During the day, Sam smiles a lot and "talks" with lots of cooing noises. He also enjoys being outside, especially staring at moving objects, like tree leaves, clouds, and balloons.

Smiley face

We were finally able to get Sam's smile on camera :)


Sam visits Staten Island, NY, and hangs out in the botanical garden. Here he is with his grandma (Elena's mom).

2-month birthday

Happy 2nd month birthday! Grandma Galina (Vic's mom) came to celebrate Sam's birthday with us.


We are reading Sam's first books together. This one is Sesame Street.


"Yum!" Sam can hold his own bottle now while is eating.


Sam: "Now that I have Daddy's watch, I can make sure my parents feed me precisely every 3 hours!"

Play day

Sam tried out his new activity chair yesterday - he loved all the bright colors and animals attached to it.

For the past few weeks, he's been highly preferring being upright. He love sitting in chairs, in people's laps, on the couch, on the shoulders - anywhere. He turns his head from side to side a lot. It's all about getting the best view!

He can't voluntarily reach for things yet (that will come in a months or two), but he enjoys touching things that his hands happen to find. Sam also likes sucking his thumb and fists.

Sam goes travelling to Hoboken

July 4th weekend

Bath time with favorite duck


Sam loves sitting on his "throne".


Daddy and Sam's hands (for comparison purposes:) )

Little feet

Above are Sam's and Dad's feet side by side. And below, Sam is trying to smile but it's coming out a bit crooked. Nice try, though!