Samuel has now officially been outside of the womb for as long as he was in it. It’s pretty crazy that he was the size of a poppy seed when we found out that he was alive. For size comparison, here is his first “photo” and his most recent photo:

This was a really big month for Samuel’s development. Here are all of the milestones that he had this past month:

Sitting. He has completely mastered sitting. Sometimes he will sit and play with toys, but mostly he just does it as a means to something else.

Crawling. In a few short weeks he has become an avid crawler.

Standing. In a few seconds, he can go from laying on the ground to holding onto an object standing.

Crusing. He can move between objects that are close together by holding on.

Talking. He is a real chatterbox, especially when he is sleepy or frustrated. When he is unhappy he says mamamamama. When he is content he says dadadadada. Probably a sign of things to come.

Eating. At the beginning of the month he wasn’t so sure about Cheerios, but they have become one of his favorite foods. He hasn’t quite mastered getting them from his hand to his mouth, but if you put them in his mouth he eats happily.

Folsom Visit

Samuel also had his first visit to Folsom to meet a bunch of his Great Uncles and Aunts (and Great Great ones too), Cousin, Great Grandmother, and Great Grandfather for the first time.

He was well loved by the ladies.

Meeting his Great Grandmother Thelma.

Meeting the Great Edo.
There are a bunch more photos in the Folsom Visit Album.

Samuel is really growing, moving, and getting into everything. He still is really cute and a lot of fun. There are a LOT more really great photos of Samuel this month in the Samuel 9 Months album. Also there are some fun photos in the Samuel & Friends at 9 Months album.