Oh Sam!

What does a crow say? Caw! Caw!

What does an owl say? Whoo! Whoo!

What does a cow say? Mooooo!

What does a gato say? Mauw! Mauw!

What does Jackson say? Aaooooooo!

What does dada say? Shhhh!

What does mama say? Oh Sam!

Sam is barreling towards the age of two! He's 22 months and has been home for 9 months. It's incredible how much he has grown and changed. (And how much we have changed, too!) He's still a little peanut for his age, but big in every other way. He's active, loud, funny and silly. 

His favorite things right now are swimming and going to the playground. And, of course, throwing anything and everything. He's happy most of the time. He's got a temper and definitely lets us know when he doesn't get what he wants. Loudly. Sometimes frequently. (Some days are better than others, and this is where we're learning!) He loves his cars, gucks (trucks), coo coos (choo choos) and happys (airplanes). He still loves books, but is now very opinionated on what we read.

He's talking up a storm and connecting words: "mama's shoes", "tree's aufs (leaves)", "baba's car". He is pretty much ALWAYS talking. (Which is funny, but also a little much sometimes.) I am not exaggerating when I say always talking. From the moment he wakes up, until the second he talks himself to sleep. He's big into saying "hi" and "bye, bye" to things. This includes his toes when he puts his shoes on "bye bye piggies!", his shoes when he walks into tall grass "bye bye shoes", his spoon when he puts it on his head "bye bye spoon!", and his penis when we put on a diaper. He has new words every day - it's pretty incredible.

We all feel the void of Jackson being gone - we miss him every day, and haven't been able to put his stuff away. But we are transitioning to being a family of 3. Sam's an amazing little guy and we're getting very attached, as is he. It is a miracle to experience. We feel very blessed.