This is a long one....

I absolutely love being a mom! It is definitely the best thing on earth to wake up each day and hang out with Sam. He brings so much joy to my life and I thank God every day for such a sweet little boy.

I can't believe he's almost 2 months old now! He's doing great - he's sleeping at night (knock on wood) and he's smiling, cooing, and occasionally lets out a giggle here and there - especially when mommy makes a fool of herself with her silly faces ;) We started putting him in his crib for the night last week and it didn't phase him one bit! I'm the one always checking on him at night :) Hey - he's been either in my belly or right by my side for the past year, give me a break! ha!

We've got big plans for the upcoming holidays. Sam and I are taking a trip to Texas for Thanksgiving next week. It's a 5 hour drive, so that should be interesting. Jon has to work on Black Friday, so he won't be able to join us. However, he is driving us half way and mom is picking us up from there. Since it's the first trip to Texas with Sam, I didn't want to make the drive by myself. It was hard enough taking Barkley as a pup for the first time - I got puked on twice and peed on once - all in the first half of the trip.

I booked a flight to Texas for Sam and I for Christmas. We're doing the family Christmas on the 20th (again, Jon can't make it because of work) - so I checked the flights and got a really good deal - for about the same price as it would cost to drive! Should again be interesting, flying with Sam....luckily, it's less than an hour flight.

Here's your weekly Sam fix!

Sam Week 8