Sam at 16 months (and a little bit)

This morning there was a wind advisory for the area. Brrrr. And with Ryan over in New Hampshire, our friends busy, it being too cold/windy to play outside, it's just Mama and Sam spending time inside today. Sam is sleeping at the moment, and after she wakes up and we have snacktime, I thought I'd take her over to the library for a change of scenery. This could be the most brilliant idea ever, or it could end badly. But I think she will love it. There is a bit of a play area in the children's section, and of course, lots of books to page through!

As she gets older, she vascillates between being able to entertain herself for longer stretches of time, and needing our immediate attention and interaction to keep her occupied and happy. It is a constant balancing act, and can be challenging at times. But, truly, she is a happy, even-keeled child and it is a lot of fun to watch her as she grows.

She's now over 16 months old! Amazing. And with that, here are a few new "Sam-isms":

Today while playing with one of my big metal mixing bowls, Sam discovered she could see her reflection in the side and bottom of the bowl. She was so excited. She was smiling at herself, and giving herself kisses. It was just adorable.

She makes this funny "oooohhhh" expression with her mouth and flaps her hands when we go outside and she feels the cold wind on her face, or when she steps in front of the monitor heater and feels the heat radiating out. She also does this when she is about to bite into something she knows will be hot (like today's grilled cheese sandwich). I don't know where she picked up this "it's hold/cold" expression, but it makes me smile every time.

She is adding to her words daily. New words getting a lot of use these days include: box, nose, bowl, "bell-do" (or something similar) for bellybutton, bag, up, down read and book. I guess we're in a "b" phase right now :-) although she can now make the "sssss" sound for snake! Cool.