Samuel -- 4 months

Found this in the drafts folder -- Samuel at 4 months: all smiles, snuggles, and staying close to mama. And so much sibling sweetness -- I think they like each other!

Samuel -- 8 months

Now that's he's 9 months old, I'm finally finishing he's 8 months post....

This month was all about movement! Samuel worked hard on his slow crawl and pulling himself up on his knees; he also pulled himself to a stand a handful of times.

Trying to keep up with brothers and cousins!

I love the stage of old enough to like playing in the
center but can't mess up anyone's set-ups

He got his third tooth, which is all you need in order to grind your teeth. He loves to bite and pull on my shirt. He's a happy eater.; he loves joining us for meal times

Big sister is very generous with the rice puffs.

He loves being with people and going out and about. The worst thing in the world for him is to be left all alone. He continues to love his sling. He got in lots of beach trips this month -- he's now old enough to enjoy playing at the beach. So fun to watch all four kids loving the beach together!

Beach Trip #1

The beach is fun!

Getty Villa!

Beach Trip  #2

Beach Trip #4

He's just under 20 pounds, so only three more pounds to go to catch up to his sister -- it makes buying diapers simple.

He learned to tolerate the jogging stroller. Apparently, 4 cheerios is the price of his (relative) silence.

Major accomplishment: he learned to take two naps a day on his/my bed! We won't talk about night sleep although he did sleep through the night once for unknown reasons.