Mother's Day

This day has been so special.  I am so blessed to have such wonderful mothers in my life.  I have an amazing mom, grandmother, and mother-in-law.  I have a grandmother and two great-grandmothers who have passed away, and I have such fond memories of them.  I only wish Sam could have known them.  I imagine that Mammy would have some cute nickname for Sam, and they would've had so much fun together.  Murr would be telling him funny jokes and loving on him.  And Mama Trudy would be sitting in her chair watching every move he made.

One word comes to mind as I reflect on my first Mother's Day...blessed.  The Lord has truly blessed me with wonderful women.  We got to spend the afternoon with two of them today.

I sure wish we could have seen my mom and grandmother, but I at least talked to them on the phone, and we'll see each other soon.

I can't even put into words how much I love Sam.  He has blessed both of us in ways I never could have imagined.  There is no better job than being his momma!

This is how our day started...at 6:00 a.m.  Sam couldn't wait on Daddy any longer.
He just had to go get him out of bed.

Then he shut the door on me.

Sam and Nana

Mawmaw and Sam

going for the grass

We spent a lot of time swinging this afternoon.  He loves his swing!

I love how he crosses his legs!

Grits

Sam's new favorite food is grits.  He absolutely loves them.  I think he'd eat them at every meal if I would make them for him.  I'm limiting him to every few days, though.

We had a wonderful Saturday.  We cleaned the house this morning while Sam napped, and then we headed to Tuscaloosa.  We had a long list of things we needed that we can't get in Columbus.  Sam was such a trooper.  He loved being pushed around in the cart, and he loved Target...just like his momma.

He has learned how to open and close the doors.

He has discovered the blinds, too.

10 Months

I feel like I just did Sam's 9 month post, and now he is 10 months.  He is the sweetest thing!  This has been a great month.  I thought he was into everything at 9 months, but he's into way more now.  He finds everything he is not supposed to have, and then he puts it into his mouth.

Highlights:

• He got his third tooth.
• He started dancing when I sing to him.
• He started "head-banging."
• He says lots of new syllables.
• He can now walk behind his push toy.
• He learned how to suck through a straw.
• He started eating a little bit of "people food."
• He can push doors in the house open.
• He realized that when we put him down, he can just follow you instead of sit there.
• He started "cruising" all over the room.
• He did great in the church nursery.

Sundays

I LOVE Sundays!  We sure have enjoyed this one.  I made grits for Sam this morning, and he loved them.  He had prunes and apples with it.  Prunes are still one of his favorites.  Then, he found a spot that he hadn't discovered in the house...under the table.  His little John Deere tractor was under the table, which was so fitting since he was sporting a diaper and a John Deere bib.

Church was wonderful!  Plus, Sam is over his nursery anxiety.  When we picked him up, he was sitting in a sweet lady's lap and she told us she was keeping him.  He talked, laughed, and sang the whole time.

Now, we're watching the race and have no plans for the rest of the day.

He has started chewing on his tongue.  It makes for funny faces.

Another new face

Those prunes kicked in.  He stopped to poop. :)

Yucky face and all, he's still the cutest thing I've ever seen!