1/2 Birthday

Sammy is 6 months old today! Wow! I'm alternately relieved and sad. My little baby is growing up which is good because infants are not as entertaining as 6 month olds, but sad because tiny babies are so cuddly.

Sammy is about 21 lbs. and the size of an average 9 or 10 month old. I put a 6-9 month outfit on him last night and it was a little tight. He has two teeth (bottom center), lots of dark brown hair and loves to smile.

He is crawling and can go from laying down to sitting up all by himself. He is such a happy, easy baby!!

Three

Cooking Party - We made individual lasagnas, salad on a stick and decorated cupcakes. It Was insane with 12 kids at the party!

Max turned 3 on August 23rd. He's such a big boy! Here are some things he likes and does now:

Favorites:

Shows: Kipper, Fireman Sam and Barney

Books: The Magic Hat, The Monster at the End of This Book, Hallmark recordable books from Nana & Pappy (The Night Before Christmas & God Made Everything), Are You My Mother?, Green Eggs and Ham, Hop on Pop, Max's Toys

Songs for the car: You Got Friend in Me (Disney Pixar CD), The Cheeseburger Song, The Belly Button Song, The Hairbrush Song (Veggie Tales), Vast Voyage (High Seas Expedition VBS), The Wise Man & Foolish Man (Wee Sing Bible Songs)

Songs to have sung to him: Goodnight My Lovey, Jesus Loves Me, Jingle Bells, Silent Night, Sleep Baby Sleep, Mama's Little Baby, Hushabye, Don't You Cry

Activities: Crafts (doesn't enjoy finger painting or other crafts involving getting his hands all gooey or messy), Reading, Playing with blocks, Climbing things, Running, Cooking, Watching Sesame Street on the computer & watching Sprout On Demand.

Miscellaneous: Max's speech has really blossomed over the last year. Just over the last month or two he's started talking in longer paragraphs and has begun making up nonsense words and telling tall tales. He likes to pretend - especially that he's a baby.

Phrases: "I have a great idea!" " Nothing!" "I need a band-aid!"