As mentioned, Sam loves to push his little car around. He can sort of fix bumps, but still cries in anger when he hits a blockade.
Nothing special. Just a glimpse of typical lunches as Maison Mason.
Sam is not showing signs of walking like I expected by now. He cruises like a champ. He goes from sitting to squatting to a stand, and back down, without using his hands. But he still flops to the floor when I try to lead him around by the hand. Call it independence, I guess.
However, one thing he can do is CLIMB. Observe:
My grandma, Lois Cook, passed away Friday night. She had been in hospice care, so we were expecting it. But that doesn't make it any less sad.
Lois was a quintessential grandmother. She was everything warm and happy and cozy to me. As I became an adult the visits to Layton became a lot less frequent. But I'm happy that my boys have both met her, even if they won't remember her well. I love her and I look forward to celebrating her life with all my maternal family this weekend.
Today was our second tap class and it was so much fun! We both felt immense progress in one week, even without practicing at home. It was just a relief to know where the studio is, what the room and teacher look like, what the vocabulary is, and what the class structure will be. With all those stressors gone we could loosen up and enjoy tapping.
My falaps were rough the first week. My left side felt immobile - I couldn't get it to do what I wanted! It's like my brain and foot weren't on speaking terms. This week my left foot was in a better mood and I could get the rhythm going.
We worked on the same combination at the end of class from the week before. I took a video so I could practice at home. You might enjoy it too, even if it isn't a video about the boys being cute. ;-)
Darn Amanda hid behind me the whole time, but you can watch her a little too. I totally biffed the shuffle ball change on the second run. But still, can you believe this was just our second class? Tap is so fun!
Sam's birthday is coming up. I wanted to do a photo shoot and make nice cards for him, like I did for Jack's party invites. After mulling over a party theme I decided to go simple - gardens. Flowers, plants, sort of a Beatrix Potter / Sam Gamgee theme. Then I decided I had to re-knit a sweater for Sam. I made him this one last year but he outgrew it before the weather turned cold. I unraveled it, bought a second skein, and spent the last week hurrying to knit it up. He had all those fevers in the meantime, so it's just as well I waited. Then I had to visit two garden stores to find some decent flowers to stage the photo.
Finally today, with a beautifully overcast sky, I was ready to take some pictures.
Sam was not in the mood.
I was going to hide these. I shared them with Ben who was laughing so hard he had to share them with his office mate too. After reflection, I see how gloriously doofy they are. They need to be seen.
