Christmas
Greetings from Samuel:
On July
29th, I finally graced my parents with my presence—only 11 days past my “due
date”! The last five months have gone by so fast, but it is hard for my parents
to remember when I wasn’t a part of the family yet.
At my last
visit with the doctor, he said I am obviously a good eater, and am right on
track with my growth (except my hair—I’m still bald as a bowling ball!). I’m
getting good at rolling around, and drool on everything. I enjoyed my first
taste of oatmeal recently, and even licked the bowl clean. Mom says I got more
on her and the table than in my tummy, but I liked it all the same.
I love when
people read to me and tell me stories. During the day, Dad reads me books, and
when Mom gets home, she reads me books. When my grandparents visit, they read
me books too! In addition to books, I love music. Mom sings silly songs to me
all the time. I’m pretty sure she makes them up, because half the time they
don’t make any sense. I also enjoy going to music practice with Mom at church
and listening to music and silly-dancing with Dad.
During the
week while Mom is off teaching the 6th graders, I stay home with
Dad. He tries to get as much work done as possible, but I’m really fun to play
with. Sometimes he has to wait until I take a nap in the stroller on the way
home from visiting Mom during lunchtime. I’m looking forward to when I can
finally help him make coffee (my parents take this very seriously) and do some
chores and play games instead of just hanging out and watching from my bouncy
seat.
I feel
really lucky that I get to stay home with Dad instead of going to daycare. He
recently finished up his degree from Portland Bible College, and is working at
our church now. Sometimes I even get to go with him to meetings—it is one of my
favorite things to do because I’m a pretty social guy.
I love my
dog, Turk, and he loves me. We even share our toys, although Mom thinks it is
gross. My cat, Oreo, pretends I don’t exist. I keep trying to win her over, but
Dad says she dislikes everything because she’s 21 years old and a cat.
On the
weekends I really love extra snuggles with Mom and watching her bake, or do
crafting projects like quilting or crocheting. She makes me giggle by tickling
me and making goofy faces. Our bedtime routine is one of her favorite times
with me—splashing in the tub and then putting my lotion and jammies on me,
reading our Bible story with Dad, and our prayer cuddles are really special.
So far, I
think life is pretty great! I am really grateful for all of my family and
friends. If you want to keep posted about what I’m up to, my parents have an
online scrapbook you’re welcome to follow: samuelbslover.blogspot.com
Merry
Christmas and Love to All,
Samuel
Slover
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