Teething and Other Trials and Tribulations

Psyching Dad Up For Halloween

Mister Maturity has managed to push out two bottom teeth with 2 more cutting there way through his top tender gums. The Little Lad has been quite a good sport given the fact that he had sharp dagger teeth pushing through his poor swollen gums-and ambesol has been a god sent to help fend off the suffering Tuesday we were honoured by a visit from Pops and Hot Shot Producer-Uncle Mikey. Timbit gave his Uncle some much valued constructive criticism on Dragons Den. He has insisted that he be allowed to appear on next season’s show to pitch his brainiac ideas. Timbit cannot divulge too many details about his latest proprietory idea. He is quite confident that his idea- the Bottomless Bottle-designed to satiate growing babies and their voracious appetites -will garner lots of interest from the panel of Dragons.

The week was chalked full of visits with friends and other Sam fans. Tuesday Sammy attended his second yoga class. Timbit pushed himself so hard that he pass out cold on his yoga mat halfway through class. He is slowly building his stamina to be able to stand on his BIG head. Wednesday we headed downtown to stroll through Yorkville so Timbit could get a jump start on formulating his wish list to Santa. Sadly our outing was cut short once I was enlightened to the fact that I had forgotten Sammy’s bottles at home. The poor Starving Sammy proceeded to scream the majority of the return trip home on the Danforth line. Due to this act of sheer stupidity and carelessness, I managed to lose my nomination for Maman of the Year. Thursday night Mandy and Jason came ventured over for dinner to celebrate the news of the impending arrival of their new baby- due in May. The Sam Man is going to have such a great gaggle of pals to hang with over the coming months with all of the new kidlets brewing.

Friday, Sir Sammy reunited with his gal pals – Savannah, Jen, and Auntie Mo. We strolled over to Leslieville to visit at Jen and Savannahs fab new pad. It was like Christmas morning as Sam was free to sample and test drive all of Savannah’s new toys. He was particularly thrilled with her souped up Exersaucer! We then got to witness Savannah pose for her photo shoot with Frank the photographer. Sam was a wee jealous at not being centre stage and the prime target of the camera so he proceeded to pass out for the majority of the afternoon. We then reunited with Auntie Schmelly for the evening to take in some flicks and mow down some ‘za. Due his ongoing suffering from the teething, Sam Man was a wee out of sorts and tested out his lungs with some serious screams and shrieks- the little lad certainly does not suffer in silence. My heart totally goes out to the poor guy in this torturous and traumatic teething period.

Courtney and Jack Debate Who is Sam's #1 Cousin

(Sammy of course NEVER Plays Favorites)

Sammy was quite grateful for the arrival of the weekend as he was granted a welcome breather from his ‘rents. Saturday, Pops and Martha came over to babysit whilst his parents, grandparents, aunt, uncle and cuzzies headed to see Wicked. Sadly Sammy was shut out of the show as the tix were purchased 6 months B.T (before Timbit) . His jealousy over not being able to take in the play was quickly squelched given the opportunity to frolic and ‘fire it up’ with Pops and Martha for the afternoon. He was then reunited with his cuzzies and Grandma and Grandpa on the home front. Timbit eagerly listened to the rave reviews for Wicked from hen bopped along to the soundtrack in his exersaucer before calling it a night. Sunday, Sam Man again took a breather from his doting parents. After having successfully shipped his parents off, Sammy got to hang with soon to be mommy Jen for the afternoon. Sam Man was rumoured to have been on his best behaviour so to boost Jen’s excitement re: becoming a new mom. We closed out the weekend with another visit from Pops and Martha. Sammy sat on the sidelines whilst the rest of feasted on Indian delites. The boy was frothing at the mouth with jelousy watching the rest us devour the curry, naan, and paneer. We have decided it is now time to let the maturing lad sample his first taste of solids.

Sammy Teaches Pops a Lesson About Sharing His Toys

We have whipped up a batch of muchos mashed and mushed carrots and are set to let the food ‘fly’ this week. Stay tuned for an update this week as the Adventurous Aficionado takes his first stab at solids.