Sam at 7 Months

Hi Sam! You are seven months now! It's hard to believe! We ALL love you so much. ALL of us...Jack and Audrey adore you as if you were there own little boy. You are the perfect addition to our family and we are so blessed to have you! What a little blonde-headed smiley gift you are. Here's a little about you:

You still have blonde hair that's filling in a bit, but a few long hairs still hanging on from when you were born.

You are super smiley! You love to socialize with strangers and give them a big grin, followed by turning your head and burying your face in mommy.

Over the past week you have become very talkative. So much so that I cannot hear the person I am talking to.

You have many names. Sammy-roo...because you are like a kangaroo in his mother's pouch being carried all the time, my lil' fighter...because you fight sleep/being put down/eating solid food/etc., Sammy, Samuel, Sam, Chunky Thighs, my spitter

You are veryyyyy persistent when you want to be picked up or fed or anything really.

You have started biting me occasionally when nursing.

You sit up fairly well now and are just beginning to pull your knees under you.

You don't care for baby food, only real food.

You have 2 teeth.

You laugh at monkey noises and your brother and sister.

We have a new pediatrician!!!

You are the king of blowouts right now!

You love to put your open mouth on our faces.

You try to grab anything within reach.

You are super sweet in the mornings after I nurse you. I love our snuggle time in the mornings.

You still nurse at least 6 times a day.

I love when you fall asleep nursing. You are such a beautiful baby. It is like Heaven on Earth to snuggle you when you sleep on me.

I love your sweet baby smell and every night as I lay you in your crib I give you a kiss and smell your sweet head.

There are time when I see pieces of Audrey in your and pieces of Jack. I am leaning towards seeing more of a Jack resemblance in you.

You don't like your car seat. It actually could be that you don't like to be separated from mama so you cry.

You sleep all night from 7 to about 6.

You still spit up a lot. Slowly getting better as you eat more solid food.

I adore your fair skin and rosy cheeks.

You have toe nail issues and I am praying the skin on your toes starts to heal. I suppose you get this from me.

You have awesome tongue movement (thanks to your surgery and speech therapy...well actually thanks to GOD!)

Dear Lord,
Thank you for the sweet boy. It has been a long road but you have brought us so far. You heard a mama's cry for help and healing. You have healed Sam of his eating issues and he now has perfect oral motor skills. He is nursing and that is a true gift to me (and to him!). Lord I thank you for the joy that this baby has brought in to our family. I pray that he would continue to develop in a healthy way and that you would grow his body to be strong and full of life and joy. I pray that he would learn to be secure even when not being held. I pray that he would no longer spit up and that he would start to take solid naps during the day despite our irregular schedule. I pray that he would be safe in our house and that the kids and I would be diligent about creating a safe environment for him. I pray that you would help me to slow down and cherish these sweet times that go so fast. I pray that Samuel would have a healthy mind, body and spirit all the days of his life and that he would serve you in all he does. Thank you for this amazing miracle that you have given us.
Amen.