Where in the world has the time gone?

Seriously. The time has gone soooo fast. Samantha is getting bigger and bigger, and learning new things every day.

She is 7 months now... and will be 8 months old in less than 2 weeks... really? oh my. 8 months. She is so close to a year, already.

She is getting close to crawling, but not completely there yet. She scoots herself around, mostly sideways in a circle and backwards. But she is trying to go forward.

She waves now. It's the cutest thing.

I was watching her last night, play with her toys, sitting up all by herself and smiling, laughing at her toys... and I was thinking... she is SOOO independant. Not completely, not for a while. But she is. She can sit by herself, and hold her own bottle, and hold herself up. She doesn't need my hand behind her neck anymore... she can do it all by herself. I miss having my little baby. The one I could cuddle into the crook of my arm and stare at for hours. Now she wiggles and moves. She trys to look at everything, everything is always so entertaining to her.

She loves watching the cats, and even more to pet them. She LOVE petting the dog and she absolutely thinks it's hilarious when the dog gives her "kisses". She laughs up a storm. She was watching one of the kittens play last night and follow a string. The kitty would slide across the floor and she would burst into laughter. It was so cute.

We went to get Christmas pictures done... I will post some of my favorites.

6 Months...

So I was a slacker. Samantha turned 6 months just under 2 weeks ago... But as promised here are the pictures. I will update more when I have a chance. So far, she has had Carrots (9-25-09), Peas (10-1-09) and Sweet Potatoes (10-7-09)


I have been trying my hand at "professional" photography, so here is a sample from my first try:


I also tried her Halloween costume on her... so freaking cute!

So amazed!

So Samantha is going to be 6 months old in exactly one week. I am amazed at how quickly she is growing and learning new things!

We started her on cereal August 29th. She loves it! It is so adorable watching her eat! She gets so excited when she sees her spoons and that little container. She also sat up all by herself on September 12! She can only do it for a few seconds at a time, but she can do it! She leans forward still, but she is getting there!

We are going to have her 6 month pictures done next week, and I am hoping she is sitting better by then. I also have a few ideas for pictures I want. We will see how they turn out! I'm sure we will be able to get some of her smiling, since she smiles so much now!

We are moving next weekend, so things have been pretty hectic! I will post again next week sometime around her 6 month "birthday". We will be giving her the first taste of veggies on her 6 month "birthday", so I will definitely post pictures!

5 months!

The time is flying by. 5 months already. My baby is almost half a year old! It's amazing. When I was pregnant, the time went so slow. The weeks just ticked by. And now that she is here, it's like time has sped up times 10. It's just so unreal. I can't believe how fast she is learning things, and how often she is doing new things.

I sometimes miss my tiny baby girl, that would just lay in my arms, content to stare into my eyes. I could just stare back and talk to her. Kiss her. Love her. Now I hold her in my arms, and she wiggles and squirms. She wants to play. She still stares into my eyes and we have great bonding time as she nurses, but it's just not as often as it used to be. I love that she likes to play though. She gets so excited, and it's the greatest feeling in the world. Seeing her so happy. She is laughing regularly now. She loves when daddy puts his head on her stomach. She pulls his hair and laughs like there is nothing funnier in the world. She likes to be tickled, and she has a ticklish spot now.

She is the master at toe eating. Her toes or fingers are almost always in her mouth, and now she has discovered her blankets can go in there too. When she goes down for bed, she lays there and plays with her blanket and eventually falls asleep. She puts all her toys in her mouth, and chews on everything. She is fascinated by hands. You can hold your hand in front of her and she watches your fingers move around. She grabs for them and makes a game of trying to get your fingers and put them in her mouth.

She is such a happy baby. We haven't started cereal yet, but we are thinking about doing it soon. She doesn't seem to need it now, and we figure, why give it to her if she doesn't seem to need it? When she turns 6 months though, even if she doesn't seem to need it, we will start cereal and veggies. I am very excited to see how she reacts to the veggies. I think she will love them!

She is scooting herself all over the place, and she completely turns herself around so she can see what she wants to see. She loves her toys and stuffed animals. She has this worm/bug thing that lights up and talks to her, and she loves it. It is her favorite toy. She is everything that I ever could have asked for and more. I love my baby. I love my family.

4 months

Samantha was 4 months old last Saturday... It has taken me a long time to update. She is getting so big, and so strong. She still has not rolled over, but she is getting very close! She can push herself up with her arms and hold there to look around for a few minutes at a time. She pushes off with her leg, and can almost make it over, but she can't get over her arm quite yet. It is coming soon though. I am excited. While she is pushed up with her arms, she can get up onto her knees JUST A LITTLE BIT. I cannot believe how big she is getting. She also recentely, discovered her TOES! It is so cute, watching her reach for those little toes and grab on as tight as she can!

We went to the dr. last week and she weighs 14 pounds, 15 1/2 ounces and is 26 inches long! She is in the 75% for her weight and 95% for her height. She is a growing girl! We got the go-ahead to start feeding her some rice ceral soon, so I think we will start that this week sometime. She has been waking up around every hour lately at night, and it's running its toll on daddy. For some reason, I can sleep right through it. He says he just gets up as fast as he can so I don't wake up, since I have to work. But he just gives her back her paci, and she falls back alseep. We are hoping if we give her cereal in the evenings, she won't wake up so often. We will see.

We are finally going to move!!! Samantha will get her own bedroom, and I am very excited to paint and decorate it! I missed doing that when I was pregnant. The plan is to save money over the next year, and buy a house next fall.

3 Month pictures

We got Samanthas 3 month pictures done yesterday. They turned out AWESOME! I am so happy with them!









Hope you enjoyed!