Samuel will be 14 months old next week, and I have come to understand why women have their kids young. Whew! He is in to EVERYTHING, and if I'm not pulling him out of the dishwasher, I'm pulling dog food out of his mouth.
He has five words---Daddy, Mommeeeee, Rudy, hey, and book.
He has nine teeth!
He walks a few steps when he's not thinking about it and crawls like lightening otherwise.
Samuel loves to kiss, and he'll kiss anything that stays still long enough, including Rudy (our smaller dog).
Friday, June 28, 2013
Wednesday, April 10, 2013
11 Months
Our hilarious little boy is 11 months and one week old. He has seven teeth with a molar coming in (making for a couple of sleepless nights recently). He's cruising around the living room, holding on to furniture, and constantly going after remote controls, keys, and dogs. To add to his first greeting, "Hey, Roo!" (for Rudy the dog), he now calls me "Memmeee" and Stan "Dadada". Kisses on the lips are his new favorite trick.
Just shy of a year ago, we got a call from our friend Tena that she had met a young mother who was seriously considering adoption for her third child. Little did we know that we would be walking into joy out of the pain of childlessness. Six years ago, we had our first miscarriage. Eighteen months ago, our adoption fell through. If we had received that baby boy, we would not have adopted Samuel. I cannot even remember life without him. Oh, yeah, I used to nap . . . and shop by myself . . . and go to the movies with my husband. I'll take the trade!
So, so, so thankful to be drinking from God's fire hydrant.
Just shy of a year ago, we got a call from our friend Tena that she had met a young mother who was seriously considering adoption for her third child. Little did we know that we would be walking into joy out of the pain of childlessness. Six years ago, we had our first miscarriage. Eighteen months ago, our adoption fell through. If we had received that baby boy, we would not have adopted Samuel. I cannot even remember life without him. Oh, yeah, I used to nap . . . and shop by myself . . . and go to the movies with my husband. I'll take the trade!
So, so, so thankful to be drinking from God's fire hydrant.
Thursday, February 21, 2013
9 Months
As of today, Samuel weighs just over 17 pounds and is only in the 8th percentile! He's a teeny little thing, and it's no wonder with the calories he burns army crawling all over the house. He's still in physical therapy once a week for a gross motor delay in his back, and he's progressing quite well. Just this week, he started mini crawls (four moves at a time) on his knees, but he still doesn't have the hand/knee thing down.
Six big teeth take care of just about anything we put in his mouth, and his favorite is chunky orchard fruit. He can fall asleep at the drop of a hat but loves to be snuggled while doing so. His hair is about 4 inches long when wet, but I just can't bring myself to cut off those adorable, tight curls.
We long to be in touch with his birthparents, but they have not been in contact.
Six big teeth take care of just about anything we put in his mouth, and his favorite is chunky orchard fruit. He can fall asleep at the drop of a hat but loves to be snuggled while doing so. His hair is about 4 inches long when wet, but I just can't bring myself to cut off those adorable, tight curls.
We long to be in touch with his birthparents, but they have not been in contact.
Sunday, January 20, 2013
Major Change for Two Ugandan Children
Our friends Brent and Kaylyn Van Camp have come up with a creative fundraiser! Read about it on Kaylyn's blog:
http://amustardseedjourney.blogspot.com/p/van-camp-adoption-puzzle-fundraiser.html
If you have a heart for orphans, adoptions, or no-brainer ways help the TWO MILLION orphans in Uganda, check it out.
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