Lots of Reading

Apparently, this was reading week around here. Samuel and daddy did some reading in Samuel's new play area:

And on Tuesday and Thursday, we went to the Cedar Park library for storytime. Look how many babies attend! Those moms are super duper. There are babies as young as 2 months old all the way up to walkers. We sing songs, read a book, say rhymes, learn sign language, and have playtime! I have to watch my little man's sticky fingers. All he wants to do is pull full heads of hair! Here's a pic with our friend Nico!

Samuel is getting so big so fast! Look at him! Here are his new and favorite things right now:

• Anything not human that moves. When Samuel sees the trees sway or a dog or car, he smiles and wiggles and gets super excited!
• Saying "ba-ba". We think he's getting close to saying "da-da"!!!
• Standing. Holy cow. We were out with the neighbors, and while I was holding him, he took STEPS towards Dooley, the dog! If we had a dog, I think he'd already be walking.
• Balancing. I start to say "1....2...", and Samuel smiles and gets a determined face while he tries to balance. By "3!" I let go and see what he does. He can stand for 2-3 seconds sometimes. Oh boy...
• Eating. Of course. New foods this week were mango (loved it this time!) and broccoli. Next up: tofu and ground flax seeds.