He has always been a very laid back kid. He rarely fussed as a baby, and totally rolled with our crazy life. He was very content to hang out and chew on his blanky. ( A disgusting habit I'm hoping he's ready to be rid of!)
When he was 2, he would say "Momma my fat fat hurts" to tell me he was hungry! We still smile and occasionally use that term to describe hunger in our house!
He is very compassionate. He loves all animals. I can often find him in his bedroom making makeshift homes for all his stuffed animals. They are also all named! When he was four he made it his mission to save every frog or "toady" he found. One giant frog had been in a bucket too long and I saved it's life by letting him go. Sam however was utterly crushed that the toad had "gotten away". Once he carried a loving stray cat all over the yard for days, claiming he was no longer allergic, as his eyes ran and snot poured from his nose. How could I disagree when he was so proud of himself? And after all the cat really was enjoying the attention! He even had an imaginary beagle named Jake, after our old dog Jake!
I knew he was growing up fast when we switched gears from Bob the builder and Yo Gabba Gabba, to Transformers and Super Hero's. He is now crazy mad about Transformers! He knows everything there is to know about them, minus the third movie since we have decided he's way too young to see it.
He is loving. He never fails to rub the top of a babies head or plant a kiss on their head when one is near. He loves his siblings very much and often asks one of the bigger kids to play with him. He also totally understands Jesus' love for us.
He's funny! Sam has this amazing belly laugh! He cracks up at random antics that occur in our home. He loves to make up funny knock knock jokes! Sometimes they even make sense! When taking a picture at the zoo this summer he stood in the face part of one of those carnival like cartoon drawings, and blurted out... "I've been a baaaad boy." The picture happened to have been a lion!
He is amazing! He is the third child we didn't know if we'd ever have. I remember praying and asking God for him. His name means "asked of God". I got a call later that week from the Dr's office informing me I was actually pregnant! I can't imagine our life without him, and he has truly enriched our life as a family!
Happy Birthday to my sweet, compassionate, loving, funny six year old!
