49 Weeks Old

Again our weather has been beautiful. In fact, we’ve almost set record temperatures the last few days. That being said, we’ve still been enjoying the outside. Samantha brings me her shoes or goes to the door to tell us she wants to go outside. She knows the word “outside” too so Travis and I have resorted to spelling it sometimes when we suggest we go out later.

On Friday or Saturday Samantha has picked up pointing at things. It has come helpful as she can point to something she wants or is looking at. I’ll admit, it’s cute to see her chubby little hand pointing at something.

We think Samantha is either fighting teeth or allergies, or both. She is drooling all over the place and she is extremely stuffed up. We’ve been forced to use medications to help her breathe at night and stop the runny nose during the day. Saturday night she got a much better night sleep than she had the two previous nights.

It was nice to see at Sabbath School that Samantha is catching on to things. We often take felts and put them on the board and she began to do so the last couple of weeks. She needs help most of the time but she knows where they are supposed to go.

Sabbath we were invited to have lunch at a nearby park. When we got there it was very full so we to put our food on the ground and sit on blankets. We put Samantha in shorts for the first time and we’re happy to report we came back with no skinned knees. The park is full of small hills and Samantha can maneuver them quite well.

48 Weeks Old

Whew, another very busy week. We went to two consignment sales this week. The prices are very good at these sales and we can usually find something that we need. This year the great find was a spring/summer jacket for Samantha. It’s a good brand, reversible and in great condition. The best part—we paid $3 for it! We were also looking for a backpack to carry her in but didn’t find that. I may have to check out Ebay.

It was a long week for all of us as Travis ended up working on Thursday and Friday in addition to his “normal” work week. This made us realize how much we appreciate his short work weeks and how much family time we have.

We’ve decided Samantha is a c-l-i-m-b-e-r! As we mentioned previously, she’s climbed on the back of her high chair and on the heart. Recently we’ve found her standing in her rocking chair, in her book bin and today, on the door of the dishwasher while I was loading it. She tries to climb into the tub but luckily she can’t hike that little leg up there yet. We’ve resorted to putting pillows on the hearth and now she sometimes “lounges” on the pillows.

Our little one is terribly addicted to her pacifiers. We try to keep them away from her when possible but somehow this morning she found three of them! She had one in her mouth and one in each hand. This is going to be a hard habit to break!

Lastly, we finally bought her some new shoes. Her Robeez had seen better days but they were great shoes. We got her some cute tennis shoes that are more for summer. She’s a bit awkward on them because they are a hard sole but adjusting quite fast.

Lounging on the hearth....

After a bath...

47 Weeks Old

Again we’ve had a very busy week. It seems we are out about running errands with the exception of nap times. One day we spent with Christy and Kathryn. Samantha just lights up when baby Kathryn is around. We put both girls in the van next to each other and Samantha kept looking down on Kathryn to see her. I think they enjoyed riding next to each other!

Our landlords have a lama (Pete) and a potbelly pig (Calvin) that we often go out and visit. The pig doesn’t really enjoy us being out there and often makes quite a racket. I think the lama tolerates us looking at him. It’s always a great excuse to get out of the house and Samantha enjoys seeing the animals.

Sabbath we met up with some friends at our local park. Samantha took a ride in the swing and the short slide. It appeared that she thought the swing was okay but it seemed she really enjoyed the slide and tried to go down by herself several times. Kids this age have no fear!

Friday morning dad found two new teeth. We knew that the top middle two where close to coming in and they both have finally broke through. It’s tough to see them but we can feel them.

Our spring is here, or at least it feels like it. The daffodils are blooming and the hydrangea plants in front of our house are beginning to grow leaves. We use the beautiful weather as an excuse to get outside. We let Samantha walk around and play and most days its nearly impossible to get her back inside without a fight. I’m sure this summer we will enjoy the outside a lot!

Samantha still enjoys peek-a-boo!

And she has started to push her stroller, cart and anything else she can get her hands on.

46 Weeks Old

Wow, another week has flown by. Samantha and I have kept so busy lately it's hard to believe it's ready past time to update our blog.

Samantha continues to walk, walk, walk and get into everything. She also loves to climb stairs if she gets a chance and we learned this week, she also likes to stand on things, like her high chair or rocking chair. She can be a little dare devil because she doesn't understand the concept yet of consequences.

We were so lucky to have my parents come down and visit for a long weekend. Papa and Grandma B arrived Thursday afternoon and just left this morning. It took Samantha a little while to warm up to them but she finally did and enjoyed some nice play time with them. They, of couse, spoil her like any other grandparent does. It's always fun to have family come and visit, we just can't get enough of it. Thanks Papa and Grandma B for making the long trek again, we so appreciate it.