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Happy Birthday Sam…
Posted by: | CommentsFive years ago I was battling my way back to Mankato through one of the worst storms I’ve ever driven in from a project site in South Dakota. The reason? To get back “just in case” Holly went into labor. After 6 hours of driving, I finally made it back to Mankato around 10:00pm. I said hi to Holly, got a bite to eat, and then crashed. Two hours later I was awoken by Holly saying her water broke. And in true first time Father-to-be fashion I asked, “Are you sure?”.
Later the next day, after a grueling 18 hours of labor and a quick C-section (yes, I make it sound like I did so much work that day), Samuel James Verly came into our lives. He is one of the three most precious people in my life today. Each day I’m thankful (or at least I try to be) for the miracle that arrived in our lives on March 18, 2005.
Here’s some highlights from the last five years:
Admire the perspective…
Posted by: | CommentsWhen you look at this image, what’s the first thing that comes to your mind?
Me too. Check out what Sam calls it:
Sam and his birthday cake…
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Sam and his Bakugan cake for his 5th birthday. His sub-theme for his birthday was ‘Death by Chocolate’. Holly made him a chocolate cake with chocolate frosting, this was after having pizza and chocolate milk. Needless to say, Sam made it just fine this afternoon without a nap.
More pictures can be found at the Flickr site: MyGeekDaddy Flickr pics.
Smiling for the camera…
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I was able to get a great shot of Evan in all the hustle and bustle of Sam’s birthday party.
Digital domination…
Posted by: | CommentsWell we’re almost there. The day that Holly and I have been dreading for years. The day we know that things will never be the same in our house. It’s the day Sam can turn on the TV and play any content he wants. The scary part… he’s got 8 out 9 steps down.
For quiet time today Sam was able to turn on the DVD player, turn on the TV, insert the disc, press play, adjust the volume, and then pause the movie to go get a snack. The only stumbling block left is if the TV is set to cable and he needs to change the input source.
It will be an interesting day when that happens.
Like father, like son…
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Simple answers…
Posted by: | CommentsOne of the gifts from Christmas that still has Sam’s attention is his Leapster. I don’t remember who gave it to him, but he still loves it. He loves it so much that it’s started to get him in trouble. If he happens to wake up a little early he will turn on his Leapster and play quietly in his room. While I think this is great because he’s staying quiet in his room and not disturbing me or Evan, it screws up his afternoon and makes him very irritable by dinner time.The other thing that’s happened is he is burning through batteries. To the point Holly got to wondering how much he was playing with his Leapster.
She asked, ‘Sam, how much are you playing with your Leapster?’
Sam looked up at her and in a tone that screamed Duh, he said ‘Well… a lot.’ And then looked back up at her like you should know this.
The teen years look to be very interesting.
Making sure everyone is safe…
Posted by: | CommentsTonight I was playing with the boys downstairs and Sam wanted to build a fort. So I helped him with the blanket and the pillows he had set up. Sam was proud of what he built and said I needed to see the inside of his fort. As I climbed in I said it was a very nice fort and very comfy. Sam said, and I quote, “I built it to protect all of us from the sun’s harmful UV rays.”
Nice to know your son is looking out for you.
A good morning for Sam…
Posted by: | CommentsSam feels like he hit the jackpot today. On the drive over to daycare we usually listen to a playlist of Sam and Evan’s favorite songs. The songs come up totally random off the playlist… basically a no fuss music selection.
This morning the first three songs that played were literally Sam’s #1, #2, and #3 favorite songs. He was just beaming with happiness as we pulled into daycare.
