[9 months] Sick explorer

Sam is 10 kg @ 9 months old. With him moving around so much, his weight has not increased much in the last few weeks. Sam can now hold onto a chair and walk around the room, he can even turn and move around furniture. Samuel is a climber. He would climb onto the box we put in front of tv to prevent him from opening drawers and cupboards. Sam is a explorer, he squeezes himself into tight spaces and makes a run for the kitchen if the safty gate is left open. Sam loves cables (power cables and telephone cables), doors, wheels and power switches. Lara was never interested in such things, how does Sam know he is a boy?



Sam loves his food. He has tried chicken, pork, fish, eggs and most fruit and vegetables. I switched to a lactose-free (Karicare delact) formula 2 months ago when Sam had running nappies (due to teething) and he's still on that. Sam's two bottom teeth had given us a lot of problem. It looks like more teeth coming on the top. Sam is more clingy and ratty and has red cheeks when he's teething. Teething combined with cold and ear infection in the last few weeks had made Sam a not very happy boy.

When Sam is well, he's very affectionate, loves to give me cuddles and kisses, open-mouth-tounge-saliva-very-wet sort of kisses. He giggles a lot too. A couple of little girls in daycare really like Sam. They called out "Sam Sam Sam" and came and touched his face and showered him toys when they saw him.

Sam's first swing ride at our local park. He was not very sure about it. He didn't cry, but held onto the swing a little too tightly and looked very serious.


Sam's first corn on the cob,he had a good go at it.


Other notable things:
*Sam can't lie still when you change his nappy, he put his hands down there or try to turn around or get up. Every nappy change is a stuggle.
* Sam got hold of the real remote control (he's just not interested in the 'not-working' ones we gave hime to play) the other day and knew to point it at the TV.
* Sam likes to rip the pages off our yellow/white pages and eat it.
* Sam does not want to sit in the bath, he wants to get up and walk around the bath tub.