To SIR With Love

Just Pictures

2011-09-16T13:15:00.001-04:00

Muscles

20 weeks-halfway there

Eating some imaginary pasta

So tall

Play it again, Sam

Summer Fun

2011-06-27T13:53:00.010-04:00

The Peters Kids have been staying with Bebe and Poppy for awhile, while their parents are off gallivanting around Italy. Sam and I visited the other day and as always had a great time with them. Sam loves his "Sha-Sha", "La-La" and "K-K".

Fun in the sprinkler

Looking for airplanes

Where are all the airplanes?

A Little Bit of Everything

2011-03-09T08:24:00.022-05:00

First things first. Sam got a haircut! His first real haircut. It may sound silly, but I have been agonizing for weeks over the decision to do it or not. "It's just a haircut" you say, but most of that hair has been on his head since before he was even born so, in my mind, to cut the hair is to "cut" his babyhood. But I did it, and it's adorable, and we all survived, and guess what...he's still kind of a baby. We went all the way to Whoville to get it done and the ladies were so impressed with how well behaved he was. They also thought he was the cutest thing they had ever seen and actually asked if they could take pictures of him to put up in the store. Seriously. Before, during, and after:

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We basically have a house full of toys and what Sam loves the most are the broom, the vacuum and the swiffer. He thinks they are so funny. He will go stand at the closet where we keep the vacuum cleaner and whine until I get it out. And in true mancub fashion he doesn't want to sweep, swiffer or vacuum himself, he wants to watch me do it. Some things are just born in us, apparently.

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We have been spending a lot of time outside with this nice weather swinging, walking, feeding ducks, playing in sandboxes. Now that he's walking these things are a lot more fun (and necessary).

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Diggin' strawberries

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Playing with your pet through a protective glass barrier: normal or not normal?

Officially a Toddler

2011-02-15T10:06:00.003-05:00

2011-02-09T18:27:00.002-05:00

This picture was taken right after we told Sam that Tante, Aunty Mandy and the Morovatis couldn't come to his party.

Birthday Videos

2011-02-08T15:54:00.003-05:00

Sam's First Birthday

2011-02-08T14:58:00.014-05:00

We made it a whole year in one piece. Hard to believe that this time last year we were still in the hospital getting to know our 7lb 8oz baby boy. We just got back from his one year check up and he now weighs 23 pounds 5 oz and is 30.5 inches tall. That's 9 inches in one year, pretty crazy if you think about it. It's been a great ride and we ended it with a great party. Sam was the life of the party, not a single meltdown! Can't wait to do it again next year.

This isn't from the party, but have you ever seen a sweeter face?

His favorite gift was this baseball cap, thanks Mr. and Mrs. Jennette!

I Love Baby Einstein

2011-01-14T10:46:00.001-05:00

Bubbles

2011-01-14T10:44:00.001-05:00

mmm, milk

2011-01-14T10:40:00.001-05:00

Prospecting for Trout

2011-01-14T10:31:00.004-05:00

Lots going on..

2010-12-15T09:08:00.023-05:00

Kayla came to babysit (she brought Memommy along for some company)

Thanksgiving with cousins

Mammy with all of her great grandchildren. Creighton doesn't stay in one spot for very long. We were lucky to get one with all of them in it.

Fun at Marbles

Daddies and littles.

Bundled up for an arctic walk.

Playing in his cabinet full of plastics and...

some Christmas card outtakes

That about gets us up to speed. He is cruising everywhere, but I don't think he's going to walk on his own anytime soon. He would still much rather be carried. I think he's working on a tooth, but I've been saying that now for about 5 months so who knows. He likes to ride through the grocery store waving at every one that passes and occasionally scream at unsuspecting old ladies in a quiet aisle. And he is now saying Mama with meaning! Just counting down the days until his first Christmas..

Halloween

2010-11-06T07:30:00.021-04:00

October was pretty much just one big dress up party, and it was awesome.

Sam was the cutest little cowboy I've ever seen. We had two different costume play groups to go to. Costumed babies are the best!

Making his move on the fairy.

All the babies at the first play group.

Making his move on the ladybug.

Happy 9 months, Sam!

p.s. I did not intentionally give my son a bowl cut. I trimmed his "wings" (they were seriously chin length) and it turned out looking like a bowl cut. It will grow. Hopefully fast.

Beach Trip

2010-10-25T07:32:00.010-04:00

Sam's first trip to the beach. Sunrises and coffee in the sand. Beautiful weather. Long walks. Good friends. Fun times and lots of pictures.

Boone and Bama

2010-09-21T09:41:00.037-04:00

We had a couple of firsts last week in the Reeves household: my first solo road trip with little man and his first football game. Both successful, I might add. Sam and I headed up the mountain on Monday to visit Jayme and stayed a couple nights. The ASU campus has changed so much since I was there and I have been dying to go wander around and pretend to be a college student again. But, I gotta say it's not quite the same pushing a stroller around campus. I got a lot of "aw-man-that-poor-girl-has-a-baby" looks. Or at least that's how I interpreted them, because I could still pass for a college student, right? Right? I still love it up there and would move back in a heartbeat.

On Saturday we went to the Duke/Alabama game. It was a long, hot day, but we had a great time and Sam was a champ. The sun was brutal and we only lasted in the stands long enough to see the first touchdown (which only took about 2 minutes-Roll Tide!) before we found some shade so unfortunately I didn't get to watch very much football but I had an excuse to hold my boy all day long so I was content.

Here is Sam laughing on the floor

Here is Sam laughing again

2010-09-06T10:25:00.015-04:00

Seven months today! Hard to believe, though not quite as monumental as 6 months. I mean that's half a year. Now we have less than half a year until he turns 1. Slow down!

I've really been wanting to get some professional pictures taken of Sam. We missed newborn and 3 months so I was aiming for 6 months, but that didn't happen either. We procrastinated and then the photographer we wanted to do them wouldn't return emails (she has an 18 month old of her own and one on the way, so I can't say I blame her) so I just decided to get him dressed up on Thursday morning and do our own little photo shoot. Of course, they're not as good as professional, but they'll do! Here are some of my favorites, but you can see the rest here. Happy 7 months, Kiddo!

Aaand we're done.

Half Birthday

2010-08-13T10:28:00.025-04:00

Sam turned 6 months old last Friday, I can hardly believe it has been that long. It seems like just yesterday there was snow on the ground and I was walking around in that sleep deprived new mom haze. Unable to bring myself to put my precious boy down for even a second. Now if I put him down for even a second and turn my head he's reaching for the outlets (don't worry, we have semi baby proofed the house). He is scooting everywhere now, and getting fast! He has almost mastered the sitting up thing; he can sit by himself, unassisted, for about 20 seconds before he starts to lean. Right now, he's trying to pull himself up into my lap and is doing a scary good job. He has started babbling "na-na-na-na" despite my constant efforts to get a "ma-ma" out of him. Occasionally, he'll give Christopher a "na-da". The most exciting milestone that has happened in the last month, though, is that he is sleeping through the night. Eleven to twelve hours a night. It is glorious! I really can't believe how fast the time goes by, before I know it he's going to be walking and talking.

On the Move

2010-07-29T08:10:00.002-04:00

Cousin Fun

2010-07-20T13:12:00.008-04:00

Sam was finally able to meet his cousins for the first time in early June and has been getting loved on ever since. This kid is so lucky to have so many people around him that are as crazy about him as we are. For the most part, they couldn't get enough of him. At least until Katie was playing with Sam a little too much for Charlotte's liking at which point she asked me to "please leave now, Auntcy, and take him with you." Creighton warmed up to him pretty quickly, too, and was begging for more time to kiss "Baby Sahm." They are going to have so much fun growing up together, and I am going to have so much fun watching! Hurry back, Peters Kids!

Carrots!

2010-07-09T08:05:00.009-04:00

We started introducing Sam to some solids a few weeks ago. So far he's had avocados, bananas, sweet potatoes, peas and carrots. The only thing he hasn't really liked is the rice cereal, and I don't blame him. I think the kid just likes to eat. He'll wrinkle his nose up when he gets the first bite of a new food, but by the second he's loving it. As soon as he swallows one bite he's got his mouth open waiting for the next. He usually gets right down to business and is done eating in about 10 minutes and, surprisingly, the majority seems to end up in his stomach rather than on his bib. However, that was not the case with carrots. He loved the carrots so much he just felt the need to bathe himself in them!

I don't know who the dork behind the camera is. Just pay attention to the cute baby.

Finally gave in

2010-07-06T08:56:00.000-04:00

So, it has taken me 5 months of motherhood to finally jump on the blogging bandwagon. I take about a gazillion pictures a day of Sam and need to do something with them. They're too cute to just sit on the camera;) And apparently you can have your blog printed at the end of the year, kind of like a photo album. Hello instant baby book! I also like the idea of being able to talk about how totally awesome my son is without actually talking to anyone about how totally awesome my son is. Nobody wants to be that girl. So, anyway, check back here regularly for pictures, updates on all the fun new things he's doing and (hopefully) the occasional video.

I'm kind of late starting this blog, so to catch up a little: Sam is 5 months old today, still not sleeping through the night (yaaaay), rolling over both ways, grabbing anything within his reach and shoving it directly into his mouth. When he will stay on his stomach for longer than a couple minutes he is starting to work on getting those legs and arms moving. So far, though, it has only resulted in him shimmying backward, away from whatever toy he is trying to grab. He loves that. He's starting to kind of prop him self up, like a tripod, when he's sitting up, but we're still working on that. He would probably lie on the living room floor and squeal at the ceiling fan all day if I let him. My favorite thing that he is doing right now is when I lean in close enough to him he puts a little chubby hand on either side of my face, opens his mouth as wide as it will go and lets out his best squeal. Just because I'm near him. Melts my heart.

Here are some photos from a random Tuesday morning photo shoot:

Pretty darn cute, right? I'll try to post as frequently as possible, so come back soon!

P.S. I probably don't need to explain the title of the blog to those who already know Sam, but just in case; his initials are SIR.