Sam is 8 months!

I know all parents say this, but seriously where does the time go. It seems like yesterday that we were arriving in La Paz and Sammy was a teeny tiny baby. Now he is 8 months and is almost crawling and is changing and growing everyday.

At eight months the only word I can decipher so far is Mama, but is sounds more like mamamamamamama. But know he says it when he actually wants to call my attention or wants something from me. My heart lights up every time he says it. I know JJ is chomping at the bit to hear papa, but mama is easier for babies to say and JJ gets a special look from Sam that I don't get so let me have mama.

JJ goes to work everyday so when he gets home Sam gets really excited. We are usually sitting in the kitchen having dinner when JJ strolls in the house and Sam goes crazy and smiles from ear to ear. I guess with me he sees me all day and there is nothing exciting about that.

Sam has started to play on his own more. We can sit him down and he is actually entertained with his toys for about 15 minutes at a time...that is such an improvement. He loves to put EVERYTHING in his mouth.

But his favorite thing to chew on these days are cookies. I get nervous every time he eats them (I am such a worrier), but he loves it. He also loves breads and just this week he had Cheerios for the first time. I was also on standby with the baby Heimlich maneuver, but I didn't need it. He ate cheerios like a champ.

Sam is not crawling yet, but he does move backwards and loves to turn in circles when trying to grab things around him. What he does very well is stand up with the help of his crib or any large piece of furniture. I really want to get him to crawl first, but I think this boy is going to start running soon.

Luka and Sam are getting along great and Sammy laughs at his big brother all day long and Luka is happy to entertain.

Sammy, we are so proud of you and can't wait to see what you have in store for us during month nine!

PS I really need to work on getting more videos of Sam...I will try to post some soon.