Sam, the Yoga Master

Modified seated side plank

Cat Pose (Closely related to "Oh my gosh, he's about to crawl!!! pose) Cobra Pose

Upward facing dog pose
Locust Pose

Sam's been doing some yoga recently to prepare himself for his quest to start recking havoc around the house. Here are some of the poses that he has learned so far. He is currently using all of them to try to reach my lap top right now.

The Court Hearing

Today was a big day. The three of us met with a judge and finalized the adoption. All in all it was a very quick experience. We had to wait about an hour because our attorney got double booked, but once we got in it was just a few questions from the attorney and a statement from the judge. It only took less than 10 minutes, including pictures, once we got in the room. We are thrilled to have it finally done. Before now it has been kind of like living in a state of limbo, but not anymore. We are so grateful to have this little boy!

The picture above is us with the judge in the courtroom right after we finished. Sam found the microphone MUCH more interesting than looking at my Dad taking the picture.

The next step is the sealing which will take place the day after Thanksgiving. We are anxious to get that done as well but decided to wait a little bit in order to make it easy for our out of state family to be here.

Sam's smile...

Sam already looks embarrassed by his parents in this pic.

Sam just continues to be such a happy baby. Whenever we go to the store he just charms anyone who smiles at him with his big grin. The funny thing is that we can hardly ever catch it with a camera. As soon as the camera comes out he becomes a deer in the headlights and stops smiling to stare at the camera. ( Thus in most pictures he has a slight dazed look to him) Nana and Papa finally captured a smile, how be it, it is not his classical toothless grin.

Sam just can't wait to get on the move. He loves trying to scoot around on his tummy and likes to stand up. We just figured out that he will try to walk when we hold him up with his arms (of course he is awfully proud of himself doing this). We know we are in for a lot of trouble because he still has a difficult time sitting up by himself. He doesn't seem to be interested in anything that doesn't take him places.

He is loving eating baby food. He has tried peas, carrots, sweet potatoes, and squash. Not a big fan of the squash. He has made a great discovery. If he blows raspberries right after he gets a spoonful of baby food it will make a glorious mess. Sam, Mom and/or Dad, the high chair, and bib are covered in baby food by the end of the meal. We just adore that little stinker.