3 weeks old

Samuel turns three weeks tomorrow! He went for his two week old check-up last week and his doctor said that he is doing great. He weighed 5 lbs. 14 oz., so he is really getting up there! We were glad to hear it, but not surprised because all he does is eat and sleep. However, he is starting to wake up more and more each day. When he is awake, he looks around, really checking things out. His cute little faces are my absolute favorite thing to watch...when he rounds his tiny mouth into an "O", I can hardly stand it! He also does a half smile quite often, which is also adorable.

Samuel has had an exciting couple of weeks, other than getting his heel pricked at the doctor's office. I think any new mom can attest to the sheer torture of watching that! Samuel had his first visitor from someone his own age- Anna Claire Carpri. She is an older woman by six days, but they do not seem to mind. Anna Claire is our dear friends, Carrie and Tony's little girl. No pressure for future dating, of course. The next day, Samuel got to have his first outing and go to his Nana and Pop Pop's (Jeff's parents) for dinner, where he met his Mimi (Jeff's grandmother) for the first time. This was a very exciting day for all! He watched us all very intently through dinner and did not like it when he was put down. There were too many people to justify his not being held! Then he was held once again, mostly for an entire weekend when my parents, Bibi and Poppy, came for a visit and then Maw Maw, Aunt Debbie, Aunt Barbara, Aunt Tina, Nikki and Landon the next day. He was quite the hit being so adorable and cuddly. It is wonderful to watch how much he is loved! He loves getting to meet all of his new friends and family.