Our little SamJam turned five months old yesterday. I celebrated by eating a whole bunch of “Samuel Sandwiches.” Each one was adorably delicious!

Samuel Sandwich Recipe

Slam one pillow onto the middle of the bed. This is the bottom piece of bread.

Air butter the bread with your hand.

Scoop up the Samuel meat and place him gently on the buttered bread.

Air spurt some ketchup onto the Samuel meat, making sure it tickles.

Air spurt some mustard onto the Samuel meat, making sure it tickles.

Air place some slices of lettuce onto the Samuel meat, making sure it tickles.

Air place some slices of cheese onto the Samuel meat, making sure it tickles.

Air drop some slices of tomato onto the Samuel meat, making sure it tickles.

Air drop some slices of pickle onto the Samuel meat, making sure it tickles.

Air sprinkle some salt onto the Samuel meat, making sure it tickles.

Air sprinkle some pepper onto the Samuel meat, making sure it tickles.

Air crunch some potato chips onto the Samuel meat, making sure it tickles.

Slam another pillow onto the Samuel meat, making sure it tickles.

Air cut the sandwich in half with your right forearm, directly across the belly region of the Samuel meat, making sure it tickles.

Hug the Samuel sandwich and air chew it by rolling around on the bed, saying, “Nom! Nom! Nom! Nom! Nom! Nom! Nom! Nom!”

Remove the top pillow. Remove the Samuel meat.

Say with great enthusiasm, “Again?”

Repeat the process when a smile emerges.

Here are five snaps from the 5-month mark:

Micah and Bethany are such good parents. Their sweet baby is largely happy and contented most of the time. Periods of fussiness do come each day, but they’re not too severe.

One thing SamJam loves is the “Hey Bear Sensory” series, though mom and dad are careful to limit his screen time. He really gets into this particular episode, kicking and cackling through most of it: