POV: Samuel

Hello everyone!!  Samuel here. Things are going pretty darn good here with my new Mom.  She has a few things yet to learn about taking care of a nice baby like me, but she is coming along jusssssst fine.  She is feeding me some yummy food, changing my poopy diapers, playing with me with my new toys and putting me down for some good sleep.  I've been sleeping like a baby these past few nights since everything is going so well. :-)   I'm getting used to my new name.  I like it, especially when it comes with a smile.  I'm still a little confused since she also calls me; Sammy, Sam, Samu, Sam-alicious, Buddy, Pumpkin, Muffin, (sometimes Pumpkin-Muffin!), Mister, Buttercup, Boy-Boy...and many other versions.  Mostly, I'm just getting used to her voice. I guess she can call me whatever she wants, as long as she doesn't call me late for dinner!   Speaking of dinner, she thinks she is pretty good at shoveling the food in but not quite as quick catching it when it comes right back out.  What does she expect?  Trying to sneak some  'goodforyou' foods into my cereal.  Barf-y! My, my.   I've been practicing my babbling and gurgling.  My mom doesn't understand my language real well yet.  A few days I go, I was being perfectly clear ..."mmmma,mmmma,mmmma".  She got all excited and goofy thinking I was calling Mama.  I thought I was making it perfectly clear that I was asking for food...as in 'mmmmmmmm,mmmm, mmmm' finger licking good. Oh well, she'll learn!   My new favorite activity is bath time.  Boy-oh-boy, I like the water.  She says that I'm a world class splasher and  I'm not too humble so I'll agree on that point.  I hope that I can explore and improve my skills as I get older.   I've been working on my crawling skills also by exploring the hotel room.  I'm not real fast yet, so this room is perfect for me.  I don't quite sit on my own yet, but my standing with support is getting super-dooper.   My new clothes are quite amusing. I'm used to wearing all sorts of funny clothes at the Baby House. They dressed me sometimes in pink with flowers and always mix and match prints.  But now something new is going on ... yesterday, I was wearing a puppy t-shirt, giraffe socks and I have lions on my shoes.  I feel like a billboard for the Zoo!  But I can't say much for my mom's wardrobe. She wears the same shoes everyday!  Doesn't she have more than one pair of shoes???? Sheesh.   My mom has been telling me about my new life and new friends and family back home in Sun Deego... or Sandy Eggo, or is it Sundy Lego????  Can't quite tell, but sounds good.  She has talked a lot about a certain 'rooooooooobbbbbbbeeeee'.  Whatever 'rooooooobbbbbbeeeee' is it makes me giggle when she says it and hands me a little stuffed golden dog toy.  She also shows me a picture of a golden furry creature with it's tongue hanging out.  Wonder if that is this thing called 'rooooobbbbbbeeeeee'??  Bet that tongue is good for slopping up spilled Cheerios!!   She has told me all about my new room and my family, especially, Seby and Michi.  She has also talked a lot about all my family and cousins and all the 'special' new aunties I'll have.  Sounds like there are lots of them to come on over and babysit me :-)))))  Also, she really smiled when she said there were lots of girlfriends waiting for me like: Katie, Jeffy, Michi and Lizzie.  Also, Lilly and Sam, Seana and Megan.  How about Lauren, Jessica and Melissa???  And Eva, Karli and Kasey.  Zoey, Michaela, Lyndsey sound really fun too.  Of course, I'm eager to play with the boys too...Jackson, Chris and Mike and my 'hood boyz, Daan and Zack.  It'll be real neat to meet my super-special friends, like Sarah, Aliya, Jamie, Grace and Emily.  I know there are more, but my growing brain can only remember so many.   Time to go and teach Mom some of my new tricks.  It's a big job, but somebody has got to do it!   Toodles, Samuel