it's working

I've been seeing more of this lately, which is mostly helpful. We made a trip to the grocery today, but he stayed awake in the carrier.Cuteness.
More uncontrolable cuteness.

Mr. Pooper

So,

The little man is growing, and we have moved up to the Level 2 diaper (*ding*).

However, there's a slight problem: Sam's backside doesn't quite fill the diaper, leaving the elastic bands along his legs a little too loose. You can imagine what this means.

I experienced the results the other day when I came home happily from work. I picked up the little man after my lovely wife had just changed his not-so-little diaper. I hadn't had him long on my lap when I heard the familiar sound of a vigorous explosion from Sam's nether regions. I thought nothing of it--that is, until I began to feel something wet on my jeans. As if I didn't already know what it was, I picked him up and looked underneath my much happier son. Sure enough, there was a generous deposit of something looking much like garlic cheese grits.

While I was changing out of my soiled pants, my lovely wife noticed that not a whit of poop had found its way onto his clothing. And upon further inspection, and much cackling from the amused female, very little had been deposited inside the diaper. Apparently, the vigorous explosion of poop lifted the diaper out of the way, so that my son's healthy excrement found its way into my lap, bypassing most of the diaper and his clothing in the process. What a talented baby boy!

I discovered today at lunch that he had managed a much more marvelous feat while Hilary and Sam were at the store this morning: somehow Sam managed to poop out of the front of his diaper, leaving the back of his diaper perfectly clean.

Oh the joys of fatherhood!

The Best Daddy

Little Sam and Dad get along just great. Dad figured out Sam's usual favorite way to be held: facing out. You know his momma likes to hold him snuggled facing in. He still likes that sometimes, but only when he's ready to go to sleep!Handsome in their stripes.
Not quite big enough, but he's getting there!
Today after Trey got back from work, he watched Sam while I ran to the grocery. All I did was buy some food. Sam and Trey sat on the couch, read the bible, prayed, took a walk outside down to the island and watched the Comal River float by. And when I got home Little S was sound asleep. The swing held him while Trey ran off for a family visit and I unloaded groceries. What a great dad! And what a happy baby! (and happy momma, too!!)

Caught it!

Today started out much like any other day. Sam is here posing:Then, I somehow managed to have the camera around when he did his smile!!



He has been mimicking us for several days now. Yay for smiles!

Sam in Motion

We discovered this fun trick while Amy Claire was here:

Amy C was a huge help to me. I have clean bathrooms, a tidy house, vacuumed rugs, and swept and mopped floors. I also was able to eat and do some things on my own for a few days with her extra hands to hold sweet Sam. Thanks, Amy! You're the best sister ever!

I dressed Mr. Man in a sleeper yesterday. His dad said he looked like an old testament prophet.

Such a precious little man!