Tooth #17, #18 & #19

Lower Left Second Molar, Lower Right Second Molar and Upper Left Second Molar

Ouch...three big teeth coming in all at once!

Don't Forget the Blessing!

Tonight, the three of us sat down at the kitchen table for dinner together. We usually always start our meals by letting Sam say the blessing but for some reason we slipped tonight and forgot. It didn't take Sam long to get us back in line. He reached out and grabbed both of our hands, bowed his little head and said "Dear Jesus." Adam and I just looked at each other and couldn't believe it. We felt awful for forgetting to say it in the first place but couldn't believe how sweet it was that he had remembered on his own - it definitely warmed my heart!

Still Under the Weather

Strep Throat

Today started out like any other normal day....that is until my cell phone rang while I was driving to work. It was my mom and I could hear Sam in the background saying "belly hurts" over and over. We thought maybe he just had an upset tummy and would feel better shortly but less than 5 minutes later she called back saying he had thrown up everywhere. Bless his heart!!! I whipped my car around and flew home to check on my baby.

She had changed him out of his yucky clothes and was about to give him a bath when I walked in. He still had a smile on his face and acted fine - he was even asking to wear his rain boots. Silly boy! As the morning went on he really slowed down and just wanted to sit in our laps. This was very unlike him to be so still and not long after he started running fever. I put a call into the nurse at Dr. Sherwood's office and she mentioned that we might want to bring him in for a strep test if he didn't start acting like he felt any better this afternoon.

Around lunch time his fever started to creep over 100, even with Tylenol, so I called to get him an appointment. Poor little guy didn't even make it to the doctor's office before he fell asleep in the car. We saw Dr. Cook since Dr. Sherwood doesn't work on Mondays and she suggested a strep test first thing. Within fifteen minutes it came back positive and I was having to decide whether I wanted to give him a shot or oral antibiotics. I felt so sad about signing him up for a shot but I knew it was really the best thing to do so he would start feeling better soon.

Some tears were shed over the shot but they dried up quickly when the sweet nurse mentioned a sucker. Since it was Sam's first penicillin shot we had to go out and sit in the waiting room for a while to make sure he didn't have a reaction. He savored every moment of that sucker while we waited and was such a good boy. I hope he feels better soon - it makes me so sad to see my baby sick!

Andrew & Cyndi's Wedding

Earlier today we drove to Starkville for the wedding of Adam's cousin, Andrew, and Cyndi. They got married in the Chapel of Memories on campus and then had the reception in one of the ballrooms at the Student Union.

Adam and Sam "played pictures" on Bobi's iPhone while we waited in the chapel for the ceremony to begin. Sam did a pretty good job of being still and staying quiet during the wedding and enjoyed looking around at all of the people. A sweet picture of one of my handsome wedding dates.

And now one with both of them - I am a lucky girl!

The bride and groom with Sam.

All of the cousins together!

After eating, dancing and having some cake, it was time for the single men to get ready to catch the garter. My little man had his game face on and was ready to jump at it! ;)

Oh no! It went right over his head!

After the garter it was time to go outside and help send the newlyweds off. But first we had to take Sam's picture with Bully before leaving campus. Adam couldn't resist "sharing" his Ole Miss tie with Bully....he's so bad! :)

This one was for Shuffie.

Sam and Bobi blew bubbles as the new couple drove off. Good job, Sam!

Congratulations Andrew & Cyndi!

Goodbye, Paci!

At Sam's checkup yesterday Dr. Sherwood agreed that it was time for Sam to give up his paci so it wouldn't damage his permanent teeth. She suggested that we convince Sam to give it to a neighborhood dog or some other animal he liked instead of trying to reason with him about why it had to go. Adam and I thought long and hard and remembered the turtle that showed up in our front yard a few months ago. Sam fell in love with it and continues to ask where it went! We decided that tonight was just as good a night as ever (even though we both felt sick to our stomachs about doing it) and it would be better to go ahead and just get it over with. We put Sam in his bed with his two favorite "meanies" (what he calls his blankets) and told him that the turtle needed his paci for her babies. He looked up at us with the sweetest face and simply said, "Ok." He asked for the paci a few more times and we kept telling him about the turtle's babies and then finally we said goodnight and left his room. There were a few tears after we left but it didn't take him long to get quiet and go to asleep. I'm pretty sure that was much harder on Mama and Daddy than it was on Sam. I'm hopeful that he will forget all about it in a few days....we'll keep our fingers crossed. :)

Sam's 2-Year Checkup

Sam and I had some cheerios for breakfast this morning before it was time to head out and visit with Dr. Sherwood for his 2-year checkup.

She has these cute little chairs that are just his size in each of her exam rooms and he loves sitting on them. But it wasn't long before she walked in and he hopped right up and ran over to sit by me. It usually takes him a few minutes to warm up to her each time we go and it took even longer today because she had a pediatric resident with her.

He weighed 30.8 lbs (80th percentile) and was 37 inches tall (97th percentile). She checked him from head to toe and was very pleased with his development and growth. He is definitely going to be a big boy just like his daddy. After Dr. Sherwood finished with him, one of the nurses came by to draw blood for the first time since he was a newborn. He wasn't too fond of that but it was over before we knew it and we were free to go. After this visit we will only go back once a year for a checkup - so hard to believe! Sam was such a good boy during our appointment and I was so thankful to hear that my sweet boy is healthy.