Sam 13.0

Sam is 13 1/2 months old and BUSY as ever. He keeps me an honest mom. If he's not being watched, who knows what he'll get into, destroy, take apart, eat, hide or where he'll get stuck. To be honest, I really thought Emma was a busy child. Um...I've been schooled. Emma was definitely curious and busy in her own right, but Sam is downright non-stop and INTO EVERYTHING. There are some mornings that I wake up, sigh, brace myself and just try to mentally prepare for my home to be investigated from top-to-bottom...again.

On the flip side, he's a complete tender heart and far more timid/shy than Emma was which I find mildly endearing, except for when I have to miss church and sit in the cry room for 13 months straight. He will lift his arms up and want to be held by just about anyone (female) with gray hair. Lucky grandmas. He also LOVES his big sister more than words. She "uses and abuses" him in ways I can't believe (safely + humorously) and he never fails to give her a huge smile of affirmation no matter what tricks she has him up to.

He also eats (10 teeth) and sleeps (2 day naps + 11 hours at night) like a champ and is generally a pleasant, boy. He screams/screeches when daddy (or mommy) leaves the house, but calms down almost instantly. He does NOT like to be left behind, ever, and hates it when big sister goes out to play, but he can not because mom has to tend to something in the house.

Here's to a fun summer with a busy little boy, though we are moving to a house with a huge yard, next to a park so keeping him occupied should be no problem!

From sam so cute