As ChoicyWhiteBoy mentioned, Sam took her first steps yesterday! She had just awoken from her midday nap, and we were playing in her room. For the past day or so, she had been standing up on her own without holding onto anything for support. She would stand for a few seconds, and then collapse onto her bum. But out of …

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It’s been difficult to record examples of Sam’s language development since she tends to clam up as soon as she sees the camera. “Can’t talk now, must try to grab shiny technogadget!” This is unfortunate, because in addition to nearly 20 words, or approximations thereof (“car” is still pronounced “go!”), Sam speaks the …

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Before Sam’s birthday, we discussed getting her a push toy of some sort– something for a baby learning to walk. For some reason or another, we didn’t. This past month, Sam decided to take matters into her own hands. She discovered that the milk crate we use to store toys and various playthings, makes an excellent …

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We interrupt the Ferberization saga to bring you: Spoon Play! This how Sam amuses herself in the kitchen while I goof off make dinner:

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For the past couple of years, my husband and I have taken to naming the houses we lived in. The house we bought in Cville was “Chez Nous Nouveau.” The place we rented in Altoona on Juniata Gap Road was “Juanita.” And the house we bought in Altoona was named “Chateau Neuf (9)” because the number (512) is 2 to the 9th …

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We entered this picture in the BabyGap Casting Call. The online Sam album is now mostly updated, with pictures from June, July, September, and October (the August pics are mysteriously AWOL, but we are closing in on their whereabouts).

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Last Saturday, AC and I walked with Sam in the jogging stroller down the Ohlone Greenway to the El Cerrito Plaza. The walk took us about an hour. After a not-so-quick-trip to Trader Joe’s, we decided to take the BART one stop back to our neighborhood. While we waited on the platform for the next train, Sam got to do …

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Sometimes the joy of reading is all in turning the pages. We’re reading Rainforest Colors by Susan Canizares and Betsey Chessen. This is the book our pediatrician gave Sam at her 12-month checkup. .

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For the past year AC and I have been taking short video clips of Sam, but we had not investigated how to make them available for viewing on our blogs. YouTube makes this very easy now. And IMovie makes it fun. Voilà! I give you Channel Sam. This first clip is very rough, as I’m still figuring out the various editing …

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