Samuel Edward

Wow. What a month October has been! Sam was born on the 3rd of October at the hospital up the street (Maternite de Grand Duchesse Charlotte), exactly 48 hours after his cousin Zeke was born halfway around the world. Congratulations to mamma Janna and daddy Matt :)

Sam is pretty mellow kid, so this first 4 weeks has gone better than we had previously feared. Sam is sleeping a lot more now at nighttime, which makes his mommy very happy. Also, grammy Martha (or 'mingy') has arrived, and Anna has happily monopolized her time since the moment they met in the airport. Anna is adjusting well to having Sam around, and likes to hold him for brief periods and give him hugs and kisses. She is definitely acting out more of her 2 year old impulses recently, but we can't really attribute her favorite word being 'NO' to the birth of her little brother :)

Before Mingy arrived, James was the superstar daddy/husband who took several afternoons off work to help out and even... cooked a couple dinners!!!! I'm still in a bit of shock over that one, and I must admit they turned out better than I would have made them myself.

The photo of Sam was taken for his passport. He is registered at the US embassy, and now has full US citizenship. No Luxembourgish passport for him, as we don't meet the 5 year residency requirement.

Thanks for all the kinds emails and cards. The outpouring of love and gifts for this little one has been incredible. Thanks to one and all!