Sam Flashback Videos: Two Years Old!

A few weeks ago, I discovered these videos of Sam that were hidden in the depths of my computer. Sam and I have watched them several times together. I still remember making these videos, since two-year-old Sam was particularly chatty on that day.

Back in the day, Sam had a very specific list of stories that he wanted to recap over and over and over. He liked to talk about the beginnings of movies, largely because he would usually have the greatest attention span at the beginnings of shows.

We start to recap the "Dumbo" at the beginning of his clip, and then Sam goes off and starts to discuss his recent birthday. You can see his little imagination at work here, since he is imagining that he blew candles off of his cake (just like Joey Hippo in the "Elmer Elephant" Silly Symphony episode that Sam liked to watch - see 1:24).

This is a short clip where Sammy talks about "The Jungle Book." He's a little confused about the difference between panthers and wolves. I especially love when he tries to describe what happens when Kaa tries make Mowgli fall asleep. 

The beginning of "Toy Story 3" was probably the most discussed topic in our house at the time. Sam went to a movie theater for the first time when he saw this show, so it made a really big impression on him. He talks about going to the theater in the latter part of this clip. You can also see how picky he was about how these stories should be recapped. He wanted to provide specific information in a specific order and would get upset if I deviated from his mental script. You can also see how cyclical these recaps could become - you'll notice we talk about the "dinosaur on the rocks" at the beginning and middle of the clip.

Sammy the Sweeper! I like when he says to Jer, "Nope. Okay." He liked to try and do things on his own.

I have really enjoyed looking at these videos over the past several days. I remember that these days were really long and hard for me back then, since they involved so much repetition and routine. But now I miss having these little conversations and Sammy's cute little voice. He had a very cute and innocent understanding of the world.