dear sammy boy,
can you believe you are already five months old?! how did that happen? i look at you, and your big ol' tummy and chunky thighs, and you look older that you are, but still, i just can't believe you're already five months old. makes me so sad!
i don't know why, but for some reason you seem so much more of a baby to me than finn ever did. i think it has something to do with you being the second baby...i'm trying to prolong your babyhood for a little longer. i am just loving this age right now. you are happy and easy and, most of the time, just a joy to be around. you're bigger and sturdier now, so i don't have to worry as much about finn suffocating or hurting you, so that's definitely nice. but i wish i could press pause and just keep things the way they are for a few months. none of this growing up nonsense! it happens too dang fast. ;)
some things i want to remember about you as a five-month-old:
-you rolled from your tummy to your back for the first time on dad's birthday, february 27th! i set you on your tummy for tummy time, looked away for five seconds and next thing i know you've rolled over. way to go, sammy boy! you're getting really close to rolling from your back to your tummy, i think it's a matter of weeks.
-you can sit up on your own for a few seconds at a time. you tend to get excited pretty easily though, and tip right over. we're working on it!
-i still haven't started you on solids. i'm waiting until we get back from our cruise. call me lazy, but that's just one more thing to worry about packing. ;)
-you've been sleeping really good! 8-8 most days, with two 3-hour naps during the day.
-you eat. a ton! 4 8-oz bottles a day. hence the reason you're one chunky little monkey. ;)
-you smile at us all day long, and it is so easy to make you laugh. if i had to pick, i'd say this is mine and your dad's favorite thing about you. you are just so happy and we absolutely love it!
-you get pretty skeptical when me and dad aren't around, especially if you start to see a bunch of unfamiliar faces. i think you get worried we've forgotten about you! this secretly makes me happy though, and i secretly hope you are a momma's boy. :)
-i can tell you love your big bro, and get a big kick out of him. but every time he comes for you, i see the look on your face....the same look every time. it's like you're thinking, "uh oh, here he comes." haha it's so funny. i can tell you're going to be the best of friends though, and that makes me so happy.
-you love to play peek-a-boo. you giggle and laugh hysterically, it's so funny!
-you love it when i say, "bippity, boppity, boo!" and touch your little nose on "boo." that makes you laugh hysterically too. :)
sammy boy, i love you more and more each day. i never knew it was possible for mother's love to grow the way it does. before having kids, i always just assumed that you'd have this deep, unconditional love for your kids from day one, and that it wouldn't change over time. and it's true, that you are filled with an extremely deep, unconditional love from the moment you lay eyes on your baby for the first time (perhaps even before). but that love just grows with each passing day. i am so happy to be your mom. you make me so happy, and complete me in a way that no one else can. i love snuggling with you, and giving you kisses, and playing peek-a-boo with you and making you laugh and smile. my cup runneth o'er because of you, sweet boy, and i'm so grateful you're mine.
love,
mom
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