Send in the Clowns

I know it has been forever since I have written, but I have just been so so busy. Today in my bath I made my first joke. I looked at my mommy and daddy and put my rubber ducky on my head and laughed at them. Everyone thought I was funny.

So what have I done for the last 3 months....I walk and run everywhere, I talk all the time. I know about 20-30 words, I walk forward and backwards, I climb, I eat almost everything in site, I love airplanes and trucks,

And what don't I do....SLEEP! Yeah, I am getting better, but I still don't sleep through the night very often.

Two weeks ago I went to the beach in North Carolina. On the way we spent a night in Williamsburg, VA and walked around the colonial section. They had horses, I didn't even know what to make of them. They are like dogs, but bigger. The next day we stopped by the Norfolk aquarium, and it was so neat. I learned how to say fish, and I grabbed people who went by to show them. I also saw dogs that were swimming. My daddy said they were sea lions, but I looked at its face, and it was defiantly a dog.

We got to the beach, and I had a lot of fun with my cousins and the other kids there. I walked on the beach, went in the water, swam in the pool, played in the sand, and played lots and lots of games. There were babysitters there and they were fun too. My mommy and daddy seemed to really not like the babysitters, cause whenever the babysitters woke up, mommy and daddy left for a few hours.

I hope to write more soon.

Love,
Sammy

Sunrise, Sunset

So much has been happening over the last few weeks. It's just been one new thing over the other. I have started to really walk. And not just stumble forward like a drunk; I can really take many steps and move fast. Along with this I've started clapping,(though I don't find it all that interesting) waving,(rarely) and drum roll.......sleeping. Yes, I started sleeping 8-10 hours a night. Well, at least for a bit I did, the last week has been a bit rough with even more teeth coming in :( Now I hurt all night and cry.

I now have FOUR words I can say: Da-Da, Mama, No (which I say when I don't want to eat), and Dog.

Eating is a whole new experience. When I don't want something I just say no and hand it right back to my daddy. Alternatively, I might give it to the dog to eat, (when no one is looking) drop it on the floor, (only when someone IS looking at me, otherwise it's no fun and I just eat it) or negotiate for something I want. I've learned that if I eat a few pees, they will give me a Cheerio. So it's a win-win situation, eat a few pees, look at the Cheerios.

I also had my first Kids Meal, a tortilla and shredded chicken. I've also had a couple burgers (which I love).

I will try and write more, but it's so hard with all these new things.

XO,
Sammy

Simon Says

I am getting really good at crawling now, I can go so fast. I had a really good teacher; the dog. He taught me that if you swing out your right leg like a peg leg you can crawl/hobble forward really fast. When I get on the hardwood floor I hop myself forward sometimes.
The other day I saw my daddy's shiny watch, and I almost had it! I was moving towards it, and when he came, I moved really fast, but just a little too slow :( I will get it soon though.

Love,
Sammy

Get around, get around, I get around

There is so much to do now that I can move around. I can get from mommy to daddy by way of the music table, to the rocking toy, over to the coffee table. I just jump from one to the next and I seem to end up standing. Mommy and Daddy have been starting to nail things down, but no matter how much they move out of my reach, I find more.

I'm also doing a lot more eating, new things every day; my favorite is Cherios.

I'm still not sleeping reliabily. Sometimes I wake up at 2AM very upset and hungry. This seems to be have some effect on mommy and daddy, but if they would just learn to keep me comforted, this wouldn't be a problem.

Love,
Sammy

Just crusin'

Okay, truth be told, I am getting really bored of waiting on mommy and daddy every time I want to move. I decided to take matters into my own hands (and legs) and I have started shuffling around the table while standing up. Unfortunately, this means they have started moving everything away from me.
Also, while at my aunt Stacy's, on their kitchen floor I started moving around. It took my awhile to realize I was actually pushing with my legs and making myself move. They said something about crawling, but I call it doggy walking. Now I've started doing it on the carpet and noticing all the different things I can reach. I think I saw fear in my mommy's eyes, and something about 'crap, we need to baby-proof'.
Time for me to run and go catch the dog.

XO,
Sammy

Peace Train.....zzzzz.....

So much has happened since I last wrote, I hardly know where to start. First, and most importantly I have started sleeping through the night. I was very upset about it at first, mommy and daddy would put me to bed and didn't hear me when I was crying. At first I thought they couldn't hear me, so I screamed louder. After awhile, I got so bored I just went to bed. Now I rarely even cry, they don't seem to hear it.
Along with this new energy I have from sleeping so much, I have started to pull myself up to a standing position on stools, mom, the dog, pretty much anything. I am getting pretty at balancing myself too, though I still take quite a few spills. I still have not figured out how to move, but I know I'm close.
My latest game with daddy is sticking out our tongues at each other and spittiling. We go back and forth and laugh, and mommy rolls her eyes.
Today I got my first biscuit, it was so yummy. Now it is time for me to eat and go to bed. This whole bedtime thing is new to me.

Love,
Sammy

You spin my round....

I have so many new tricks I can do in the last few days. First I learned to kick my ball. Daddy rolls it to me and I try and kick it. If I miss, I pick it up, put it on my feet and wiggle them until it rolls away. While we were playing this the dog went after my ball. Daddy and Mommy thought this was strange since they had tried for years to get the dog to play fetch. Well now he plays it while I'm playing with my ball. Apparently he knew all along how to run and bring a ball back; sneaky dog.
I've also learned how to turn around on my tummy, and can even pull myself around with my arms. Between that and the rolling, there is nowhere i can't get to. My parents better baby-proof soon.
Finally, just a few hours ago I realized the toy in my hand makes a loud noise when I swing it down into the table. I started doing that over and over. I get scared by the noise, so I close my eyes before it hits. It's so neat that I can cause such a racket.
Okay, I'm supposed to be going to bed now; not that I will.

Love,
Sammy