Videos of Sam at Play

Playing with the kitties:

Playing with his new Seattle Sounders soccer ball:

Skyping with Steve:

Walking to the park:

Walking in the park:

Laissez-Faire Parenting

What happens when your child doesn't really want to take an afternoon nap even though you (and he) really need one:

Ten Months

Just a couple quick videos for all you followers out there. Steve's been keeping up with all the photos and putting them on Facebook. We're lucking to have him documenting his visits or else there'd be a big gap in the Sam covereage!

Lately Sam has been walking while holding on to something (the chair, or stroller). He's vocalizing more and more (including something that sounded German this weekend... or maybe Yiddish?) He started offering me things and feeding me food (much of which has already been tasted or chewed by him, but it's very sweet, nonetheless).

Tomorrow is his first day of child-care. We're all very excited to see how it goes since he seemed to really enjoy his previous visits there.

Catching Up II

Sam's first go on a swing in early July:

You know you live in Seattle when...

- You overhear a conversation about the pros and cons of Columbia vs. Mountain Hardware clothing over dinner

- The city collects your food compost

- Your recycling bins are larger than your trash bins

- The graffiti in the bathroom says things like, "I love you, you are a beautiful creature of this earth."

- You complement a food vender at the Farmer's Market saying, "Wow, this lettuce is beautiful," and a stranger turns to you and says, "Lettuce IS beautiful!"

- No one walks across the street if the pedestrian walk sign is not illuminated, even if there are no cars in sight.

- The sun comes out and everyone takes their shirts off even though its only 70 degrees

- The paper towel dispenser has a sticker saying, "I used to be a tree."

- Your neighbor has a bulletin board with literature regarding the new dawning of consciousness.

- There are like 3 or 4 public radio stations, all with different programming

To be continued...

Nine Months

At nine months, Sam is a very active boy! 

He likes to:

- crawl all over the house

- pull himself up to standing

- cruise around the couch

- swing at the park

- splash in the tub

He eats finger foods and puree:

- potatoes, carrots, broccoli, okra, zucchini, green beans

- banana, melon, berries

- chicken, tofu

- yogurt, cottage cheese

- Cheerios

He says:

- "ma" or "mama" which seems to mean more or food

- " uf" which may mean up

- "caw" for the crows

He can:

- clap, wave bye-bye, stretch by verbal cue (see video)

- drink from a sippy cup

Catching up!

Sam demonstrates his cruising ability:

Some last pics from Atlanta

 Welcome to Seattle!

Some of the bounty from our garden:

The Kitchen

 Welcome to my room!

Enjoying watermelon on July 4th: