He Crawls!

He's mobile now and becoming quite adventurous. The video says it all.

Packer Fan...Already!?

Oh gosh! Sam's already sporting a Packer jersey, and he's only 6 months old! And he looks pretty happy about it. (M: I clearly had nothing to do with this.) On June 2, Sam and Becky got to meet Donald Driver of the Green Bay Packers at the grand opening of the Aurora Clinic in Plymouth. Sam was quite happy with the encounter and didn't cry at all when Donald put Sam on his knee to sign his jersey. The kicker was that once we were heading out of the tent, we neglected to put his bib back on and Sam, in true post-meal fashion, puked on the jersey. It's ok though, we wiped the puke off and don't plan on washing the jersey. Through it all, I think Becky was way more excited about meeting Donald Driver.

I like to eat, eat, eat, apples and bananas!

So as the photos suggest, Sam has started to eat solid...well mushy food. Mostly rice cereal to be exact. And let me tell you, it has no taste, but for some reason he likes to eat it. He's also become quite vocal spouting off rants of "ma ma ma ma ma ma" and "da da da da da". He still doesn't associate the words with anything yet, but he sure likes to say them, especially when he's frustrated. We're currently working on his social skills, if he sees someone who he does not know within 20 feet of him who is talking to him...he'll cry. Though he was recently introduced, again, to his Cousin Ellen and they hit it off quite well. Aren't they cute?!

5 Months and now he can scream. Yay!

Samuel is now five months old! Can you believe it! He's able to roll from his back to his belly, but not in reverse just yet, but he sure tries. He has also begun mastering the art of rotating himself in his crib, so in the morning his feet are where his head is supposed to be. Yes, he discovered loud volume screaming recently and he loves to tell Beamer every time she walks by. He's also become quite the jumper...well in his "Jumparoo" that is...he loves it and goes crazy every time we put him in it. Enjoy the photos below of Mom, Dad, Grandma and a couple solo Sam.

Baptism

This past Sunday our son Samuel was baptized. We weren't sure how it was going to go because he started to cry the moment we arrived at the church. Becky was able to console him and get him to fall asleep. They arrived a little late to the service, but just in time for the actual baptism. He woke up in the middle of the baptism while the minister was holding him, but was on his best behavior. He was wide awake as the minister showed him off to the congregation. It was a very nice service and Samuel was good when it mattered. His Aunt Val and Uncle Matt were chosen as godparents and did a great job in church as well.

Our family celebrated with us at our home after the baptism. Sam missed out on most of this due to a much needed nap.

Enjoy the pictures that we took before church (which is a good thing because he promptly threw up on the outfit when we got home after church). Mark's favorite part of the outfit was the hat.