Sick in July???

We have really had a rough week, but things are looking up for the Akins family! Sam had a double ear infection, high fever, and reaction to his amoxicilin this past week and Dad came down with strep throat! I decided to pack up and stay with my parents for a few days to keep Sam and the baby in my tummy free from Dad's sickness.

Jon and Sam were feeling much better this weekend and we really had a blast having some great quality family time. It doesn't happen too often were it is just the three of us spending time together and doing new things. Jon and I have been so amazed lately watching Sam discover all the joys of life. We took him to Cabela's and Legends on Sunday and he just couldn't keep his hands still because there were so many new things to point at! I was sad that our camera was dead...there would have been so many great pics of his fun expressions!

Here are a few updates of the fun things Sam is doing and saying these days:

Words: (he basically attempts to repeat everything these days, but these are the ones most can understand)
-mom
-dad
-dog
-hat, hot, hi (they all sound somewhat the same, but he knows the difference)
-no,no,no
-ball
-please
-bye,bye
-animal noises
-monkey,dog,cat,lion,elephant,snake,horse

-Sam loves to show you his tongue
-Blink...we learned this from Jax and it's hilarious. I will try to get a video clip up soon
-he is pretending all the time! He will grab something off the floor and give it to me. Sometimes he takes a bite out of it or puts it back...it will keep him entertained for quite sometime!
-He can point to most of his body parts and loves to pat his tummy
-He helps clean up his spills
-Loves to throw things away...not just trash though, still working on that one!
-He would read for hours before bedtime if I would let him. He has really done great sitting still and listening. He probably knows it's prolonging going to sleep!
-Of course, he still loves to bust a move! Just ask him to "raise the roof" next time you see him!

These are just a few of the highlights of our days!

Baby Update: We had a sonogram last week and everything looked great! They said this was an extremely active baby! We think it was just doing some of the aerobic moves mommy does in class!

I have to be monitored more closely due to protein in my urine. So far, everything has checked out okay and it will be reassuring for Jon and I to get weekly updates anyway! My tummy is growing and I haven't been sick for one week now! That's a record, by the way!

I'll try to post new pics soon! Thanks for checking in!