Sam Playing

Sam playing with Jennifer's nephew Carson. This is one of Sam's favorite toys at day care. Pushing a truck. Another of Sam's favorite pass times. He does a little sound effect to go with it "VROOOMMMM"

Ah, texting while driving! He better get it out of his system early!

Visiting With Pappaw and Mammaw

Pappaw and Mammaw came to visit to give Sam and Natalie their birthday presents. They are now ready for St. Patrick's Day. Every year they make sure the kiddos have t-shirts for St. Patrick's Day. This year they have matching ones. So cute!

Parties at School

By the time his birthday party at school and valentine's day parties came, Sam knew well what to do with cupcakes!

and cheese puffs!

Sam is 1!!!

So like I posted before, this is a little late but it's in. I am going to get back on track and up to date again!
So, on February 10th Sam turned 1!! I can't believe it! it went by so fast. Although the waking up at night seemed like an eternity! haha!
Here are his stats: Weight= 22 lbs 4.5 oz, height = 29 1/2 inches. Right below 50% for both.

So a few things he likes to do:
1. Move furniture.
2. Make silly faces at the camera. He still loves having his picture taken.3. Giving his big sis hugs and kisses.
4. playing with his trucks. He has even added sounds effects, vroooooom!
5. He is still the cuddliest baby ever! loves to hug and kiss! I love it too!
6. He likes to start screaming if Natalie is screaming. All in good fun though. She likes to get him hyper!
7. His favorite foods are fruit, rice and lentils, pasta, fruit, fruit, fruit. Seriously, I think he would only eat fruit if I let him. He does eat a few vegetables but still no meat. Wich reminds me, he does like tofu.
8. He still is not a fan of sleeping through the night. (one of the good things about writing this late is that I know that this changes soon! haha!)
9. He has become a little bulldozer. He goes through anything! will not walk around!
10. He is completely obsessed with the laptop. Wonder where he gets that!

Now that he is one, Sam got his first big boy hair cut. Just in time for his birthday party!



What a handsome boy!Sam's first birthday cake. Made especially for him by his Mami.

Didn't really know what to do at first when we gave him his cupcake and then he started throwing over his seat. Needless to say, he was not in his seat long.
What is this?

Opening presents!

Sorry for the Hiatus

I was doing so good. I was updating the blogs roughly once a month. And then, Ugh! The kids birthdays came, Sam was not sleeping again waking up every night, then I was out of town for an entire week which takes a week prior to plan and a week after to recover and do laundry, then Jason was crazy busy at work staying there until late several nights in a row, then we remodeled the kitchen and the same week the hard drive went out on the computer! Luckily everything was backed up but it took some time to get the house back in order and for Jason to have time to replace the hard drive on the computer. So here we are. Haven't made an update in about two months. Don't worry, I won't leave anything out.

My Poor Little Man

It's nice to remember how cute and cuddly Sam is when he is feeling well. The last few months we haven't had enough of those moments. This all started Halloween night when Sam woke up in the middle of the night vomiting. He was out of day care for a week with a stomach bug. After that week he still continued to throw up for another week and a half several times a day. Most of the times when he got a little choked up or upset. Needless to say no more letting him cry a little to fall asleep. We had to start rocking him to sleep or wash his bedding every single night.

After the stomach bug his acid reflux was awful. He would wake up every night screaming. Poor baby! he wouldn't even open his eyes. He was so tired too but could not sleep. We took him to see a Pediatric GI and she was no help. She pretty much said just wait it out (easy for her to say!). In the middle of all this the ear infections started. He started antibiotics which would hurt his stomach even more. I think he ate only yogurt for weeks!!

Several weeks went by with antibiotics and changing his acid reflux medicine (thanks to his pediatrician). His ear infection was not clearing up. Amoxicillan first, then Omnicef, Augmentin, UGH! He was still not sleeping. Every night waking up. Jason and I were pretty much zombies at this point.

Took him to get an upper GI. Everything physically OK thankfully!

Next week ear infection back. His fever was up to 103 and he could hardly sit up. He looked and felt awful. Poor baby!! Started him on azithromycin. Three days later he was screaming all night,rash covered his face and stomach. By the next day his entire body was covered in hives. Allergic reaction to penicillin or azithromycin. UGH! adding something else to the list. Off antibiotics and too see the ENT.

Last week back to not sleeping. Had only slept through the night for about 10 nights since October. Ear infection back. Brings us to today. Tubes finally in his ears!!! MY POOR LITTLE MAN!! HOPE YOU FEEL BETTER SOON!!

SNOW!!!

This was the first time Sam got to go out in the snow. He didn't stay out long because he was sick and not feeling well. I don't think he was heartbroken to go back inside! it was freezing!!

Mami and Sam before going out. Poor baby this snow suit barely fit!What is going on?! HAHA! the look on his face is priceless!

Papi and Natalie playing.