12 weeks

Below are some pics Pops took while we were "Skyping" tonight. This is a great way my parents get to actually see Sam just about every night. However, I think it makes them miss him even more! The quality isn't great, but he was smiling and laughing, so the ended up being pretty good pics. He's looking at Scott who is making silly noises and faces at him. He even giggled at one point - I think that made Lollie and Pop's night!

He had his 2 month check up on 8/11 and he got three vaccines (2 shots and one dropper). He did pretty good! He fussed a little after the shots, but didn't scream. Such a brave little man! He weighed in at 12.00 lbs and he's 23" long now. His head went from 15" to 16" since the last appointment. That brain is getting big!! Dr. Cole says we can start the rice ceral at around 4 months. She also said we need to work on Tummy Time (not Sam's favorite thing!), so we are trying to get that in every day. He still has his eczema pretty bad on his arms and legs, but Dr. Cole told us to start trying Cetaphil cream in addition to the Aquaphor and the Hydrocortizone cream. Sam does NOT like getting lotion put on him, but it does seem to help his skin!

He's still loving going to Ms. Cyndi's every day and Grandma (Scott's mom) comes up on Wednesdays, sometimes with Grandpa and keeps him that day. It's so great that he's getting that bonding time with her. I know Lollie is sooooo jealous! :o)

He's consistently sleeping 6 hour stretches at night, which is nice. We're actually getting some sleep and functioning a little better during the day! He still has a few nights here and there when he wakes up more than once, but not often.