It was just two weeks ago that we said that we were thankful that Samantha hadn't figured out how to get to a sitting position from laying down. Well....that has changed. Samantha has not only figured that out but has also figured out how to pull up on anything that she can reach. In fact, that's all she wants to do now days. Sometimes she even gets brave and lets go with one hand. We've had to move a few things that were on the hearth and we are very thankful that we put covers on the edges, they've already come in useful.

Sunday Dad moved down the mattress on Samantha's crib two notches. We've found Samantha standing up now after every nap or every time we put her in there. Boy, will she be suprised when she can't pull up anymore!

We were very happy to spend Thankgiving with our dear friends Scott and Christy. It was an eventful day for them as they knew they were going in that night to be induced. They brought half of the meal and we brought the other half. Dad cooked a delicious turkey for the lunch.

Friday after errands and getting a Christmas tree, Grandma Britain flew down for a visit. Samantha didn't make it to the shuttle to greet her but was awake when Grandma got to the house. Mom is very thankful that Grandma came as she hopes to get a few extra Christmas things done. We thank Grandma for watching Samantha while Mom and Dad went out on a date.

And last, we would like to send a big congratulations to Christy and Scott on the birth of Kathryn who was born Friday. She is a beautiful little girl with a ton more hair than Samantha!

31 Weeks Old

These days Samantha is getting around enough that we just never know where we might find her. Here are a few examples of that:

When she's not exploring, she loves playing with Dad.

6 month pictures

Here are Samantha's 6 month pictures taken in October.

30 Weeks Old

Last week Dad brought home a cold. Well, Mom made it through the weekend but caught it on Tuesday. Poor Samantha has been suffering what appears to be a mild version of it for a few days. She has a runny nose and an occasional cough. We give her medicine at night and sometimes during the day to help her. Hopefully it will be over soon!

Samantha has decided to start really “talking” this week. She can go on and on and on. Mom had to take her out of church because she was just talking away. Someone there commented on how she’s going to be a talker in school. If the way she talks now is any indication, she will be. In all honesty though, we love to hear it.

It has been fun this week to watch Samantha. She is discovering that certain toys have parts that move back and forth and remembers that certain books have fuzzy or soft places to touch. She appears to want to read books right before bedtime. She has also discovered that she can get to a standing position in her crib from sitting. One day Mom had left her sitting in her crib to play. When she went back in, Samantha was standing the sucking on the rail of the crib. She told Dad about it and he got to see her do it first hand Sunday morning. We guess this means moving the mattress down. We are just thankful she can’t get to this position yet from laying down.

Saturday night was Christy’s shower. It turned about to be a very beautiful shower and she got some very useful gifts. Mom was helping with the shower so Dad watched Samantha. She was an angel the entire time in fact, people commented on how well behaved she was. We must say, Samantha is always great when we go out.

29 Weeks Old

You could never tell it by the pictures, but Samantha’s hair is beginning to grow. It is coming in much darker than we had anticipated but it is still a light brown/blonde color. It’s just long enough now in places that it is beginning to stick up. People are beginning to notice the small growth.

We put Samantha in her walker again and had her try it out. As we mentioned earlier, she isn’t quite tall enough to use it but we wanted to see what she would do in the kitchen. We took off her socks so she would have some traction and she did pretty good pushing herself around. If we had a bigger space she’s probably be everywhere.

Mom and Samantha spent Halloween with Christy and Scott (Dad was working). Christy invited us over for a yummmmmmmy supper and then we handed out candy. Samantha didn’t’ wear her outfit the entire time but when she did everyone thought she was adorable.