Our precious little Sammy is 10 months old now! It’s been a big, HUGE month for our boy and, amazingly, he manages to get even happier and sunnier with each passing day.
As I mentioned before, Sammy is fully mobile now. He spends his days following us from room to room, and then going off on his own to explore on his own. And by explore, I mean destroy. Sam experiences his surroundings by pulling everything he can reach onto the floor, and then throwing, banging together, chewing on, ripping apart and otherwise testing the physical limits of anything he comes into contact with.
While Clare was interested in any toy that made noise, Sammy loves any toy that has motion to it. His favorite toys are the rocking chair, balls, and anything light that he can throw. He reads books with Adam, but it’s only recently that I’ve been able to get through a book with him without him wanting to eat it. His favorite books are touch-and-feel books like “Pat the Bunny.”
A few things I want to remember about 10-month-old Sam:
- He likes to hum/sing himself to sleep. I rock him to sleep every night (one of my favorite parts of the day) and he usually wiggles/hums himself down to relax.
- He’s been signing “all done” and “milk” for quite a while now. He loves to eat, but when he’s done eating he is DONE. It’s nice that he has a sign now to get down, as opposed to just screaming.
- He said his first word tonight! While he was watching Clare bounce around he said “Jump” clear as day. He said it again, while trying to jump his little legs. How appropriate.
