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samuel fulton ….

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 t w o  months already?  you are growing big and strong and simply irresistible.

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at  t w o  months you are starting to talk a little more and even add a few grins.  sometimes they can get pretty big . . .

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melt. my. heart.

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you go to bed about 11 pm and wake up around 3 and 6.  when brother comes in we start our day about 9am.  well jack and i do, you usually get that extra hour sleep in during that time.

since your christmas er visit,  the doctor told me to just make sure you are eating.  well i think the pictures show you are doing a really good job of that!  you are still a pretty quiet little guy but when you get upset you go from frown to the loudest scream with no wait time at all.  you love to be held facing out and looking around. or looking over our shoulder.  i think you might be a cuddler like big brother.

your two month check up is in a week, so we are anxious to get your stats 🙂

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we love our little buddy sam!

xxoo

big brother jack

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Jack Anthony

you are one of a kind.  daddy and i can’t go through a day without saying what a great kid you are.  you are now 27 months, if we want to be exact.  you are saying full sentences for sure.  almost talking too much sometimes. 🙂  some of our favorite things you have said lately . . .

when walking into mama and daddy’s closet while i was cleaning it out… “wow look at all dis tuff!”

showing us tricks on your bike…  “hey mama, daddy ook at this!”

when trying to calm samuel down… “it’s ok tam it’s ok tam!”

or my personal favorite when giving him his grover you say “it’s okay tam  grover oves you!!”

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you love to give every toy you can fit on his bouncer or swing…

Jack helping Sam

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 you have been such a trooper staying at home with mama until you and sam get better.  we have occasionally gone out for some drive-through.  anything to give us a break right?   you have been quite the picky eater.  but you are still a great napper.  you are still obsessed with anything cars or umizoomi.  recently you have been singing a lot.   you count from 1-10 all by yourself and are a pro with your shapes and colors.  i’m hoping to start putting together some activities to get you more familiar with your letters!   you started potty training this week.  i’m a little unsure of what we are doing but you have proven to make this pretty simple for us too.  we hope we can continue to improve on it and be diaper free sometime this year.

we love you jack jack.

oh the joy of potty training

ps. your toosh is the cutest in character underwear.

xxoo

 

2 weeks and growing!

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the last post this mama could do was on the old blogger.  daddy splurged this Christmas and spoiled mama with a hard copy of the old blog.  it is beautiful!  I never have been more in love with a book.

the last blog ended with sam being  o n e  week old.  now he is  s e v e n  whole weeks.  it has been a busy time for the family.  we will try our best to get caught up here.  samuel you are growing like crazy.  we couldn’t imagine our family with out you.  we are all so in love with you!

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samuel

sam you turned 1 month and to us, you still seem so tiny!  you get up about 2-3 times in the night ready and hungry.  your cry has gotten a little louder during the day.  we were concerned you had a little bit of reflux but luckily nothing ever came of it.  you have started giving us tiny little grins occasionally.  jack loves his “tam” he gets excited to tell you things that are happing and always asks if you are “awake?”  we are so excited to see you guys become great buds!

Samuel 1 month

Samuel 1 Month

oh yes and you lift your head like a pro!

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 around sam’s 1 month birthday, jack was diagnosed with bronchitis.  it was not fun.  jack you have never been really sick.  ever.   this time you were on an antibiotic for a week.  i realized how bad it was when the end of the day came and i had no toys to pick up.  poor little man. after that antibiotic was gone, you were definitely back to yourself.

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that following week we celebrated our  f o u r t h  wedding anniversary.  that dada is still a keeper that’s for sure! we then got ready for Christmas and family visiting.   kent and kindle came into town and stayed with us for a few days.  it was just as much fun as the first year.  i hope we can make it a tradition.  i just love it!   we celebrated the baptism of mr. samuel fulton with our closest family   it was such a beautiful evening.  father flagg is such a blessing to our family.

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 sam's baptism

samuel, you slept the  e n t i r e  time.  complete opposite of our baptism experience with brother jack.  you are something else little love.

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samuel and his godfather :)

we had a wonderful reception at granny and gramps’ house afterwards with dinner catered and all.  it was a great kick off to christmas eve!

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the next day these two were adorable together.  i had to share this picture that dada took.

syndey and jack :)

it’s been such a busy and fun few weeks!

xxoo

trying new things . . .

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we have a new blog! thank you richard!   best hubby, daddy, man award goes to you!  always spoiling this mama.  this new blog means i’m learning  a l o t  here.  praying for patience as i slowly catch up.  just excited to show off all our new pictures of our growing boys!

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xxoo