So, since the beginning of April, we...
...Celebrated Sam's Birthday Extravaganza. We stayed at Disneyland for a few days...Sam got sick. It was pretty funny (now, not then) because he went through this phase of eating too much and then throwing it all up. So, we were feeding him eggs for the first time and he was loving it. Then we went on the Mark Twain river boat...awesome parents, huh. Well, we were walking past Thunder Mountain when I hear Lauren say "Peter Peter Peter Peter". You know it is bad when other parents are walking by and upon seeing your vomiting child, they say, "Ewww".
Mom, Julianne, Jim and Nicole met us the next day for the Character Breakfast. We all had a blast, but most importantly, so did Sam.
Saturday, the Birthday Extravaganza continued. We invited Sam's closest friends (in other words...our friends) to a birthday party at Pat's house (across the street). It was a fun afternoon of just relaxing and having good conversation. It wore Sam out because he took two naps during the party.
That night, we hoped in our car and headed up the 15 freeway for Vegas. Since Sam turned a year, we were able to turn him around in the car seat and he loves it. He slept most of the way (that was the plan) and upon seeing the lights of Vegas, he says, "Oh, WOW". My feelings exactly, son.
Vegas was great...we met up with Pat, Tammy and Tim for some catchup. I played some poker and took their money and then went to the craps table and took some more money. Lauren doesn't seem to mind me gambling as long as I win...funny, huh.
...went to La Quinta for our anniversary (four years already). It was just one night, but it was a good night of good food and a bed to ourselves. It was hotter than hell, but it was relaxing.
...sliced up Sam's mouth. On May 20, Sam went in for his surgery on his tongue. He was born with a short frenulum...like I did. I had mine cut when I was seven or eight and we thought it would be best if he got his done when he can't remember it. So, he did it and was a champ. I think it was harder on his parents, but he might argue that. The entire procedure took 30 minutes and he was grumpy that day, but he was back to his normal self in a day or two. But, he still does not trust doctors yet.
...got kicked out of grandma's house. The end of May brought the house/grandma fiasco. To make a very long story short...Grandma decided she wants to sell her house, so she is kicking us out. We scrambled around looking for a month to month apartment and Lauren finds one that is owned by our good friend. Perfect!! So we spent the last two weeks of the month packing up and moving out. We are still in boxes at the apartment, but it is great to be out from under the thumb of grandma.
The whole situation was very tense and stressful, but it has turned out to be a blessing. Sam is a completely different baby...he sleeps through the night, he doesn't take his pacifier anymore and he has weaned off mom's...you know whats. I am also a completely different person...I can sleep through the night, I don't need a pacifier to be put to sleep and...I won't comment on the third thing.
So, that is where we are. I know a one-year collage is extremely overdue, but we just his one year pictures and they are magnificent. Lauren had Sam go through a few costume changes and he was a great show for all the mall patrons that passed by Picture People.
Sam is quite a ham...which makes me such a fan.
