Monday, January 28, 2008
Our Cheerleader
Samantha and I decided to have her picture taken for her dad's birthday. I think he was pretty happy and proud of the results...
Our Cheerleader
Samantha and I decided to have her picture taken for her dad's birthday. I think he was pretty happy and proud of the results...
Our Cheerleader
Samantha and I went and got her picture taken for her dad's birthday. It was her gift to him. Here are the results, I think he was pretty happy and proud.
Sunday, January 27, 2008
Like an Elephant
Samantha has a memory like an elephant. We hadn't been to her Sabbath School in two weeks and she was still talking about the bubbles when we went on Sabbath. She loves to chase them around the room as the teacher uses her little machine to push out the bubbles. She loves Sabbath School and can talk about it any time.
She goes with us to my doctor's appointment and talks about the baby's heartbeat. I told her next time I would ask if we could hear her heartbeat. I told her this this morning and by this afternoon she was still talking about "doctor", "mommy's" and "beat". It may be a long two weeks before we go hear her heartbeat!!
Talking has really become her thing again. She often picks up a word or two from whatever you are saying and repeats it. She has also started to put a couple of two word phrases together such as "all done" instead of just "done." If she has slept in our room and wakes up in bed with me she looks and me and says "done." When we tell her "no" about something she gets this very serious look on her face and kind of looks out of the side and shakes her head while saying "no, no." I think it's adorable.
Apparently that teething has really caught up with her because my happy-go-lucky little girl has disappeared for a while. I will be so happy when these last few ones break through.
This week dad put together Samantha's toddler bed. We had been calling it her new one and now that's what she calls it. As you can see by the pictures below, she was thrilled. Not so thrilled that her baby brother would be getting her old bed though. Too bad those smiles didn't happen when I tried to put her to sleep in it tonight. Instead, we got lots of crying. We often put her in there for her naps and when she wakes up she just comes right out and stands at the top of the stairs until she's ready to come down or we go get her.
On a baby note...
I had another appointment this past week. Tomorrow (Monday) I'll be 34 weeks. The appointment went well. It was at 3:45 and we were back in our car by 4:04. A true record I'm sure. I didn't feel rushed with the doctor but everywhere else I did! My blood pressure was fine and finally my weight gain was down. The baby is still measuring a bit behind but no big deal and we'll be sure know more at our 37 week ultrasound.
I swear this baby is playing the how-low-can-you-go game. There are times I think he's going to come really early because he is so low. He is spread out though because I'm often out of breath.
Apparently it depends on what I wear as to how much I show. I had someone ask me at church this week if I had been trying to hide it. The answer was no, I just don't get very big!
I can't complain too much about how I've been feeling but it's catching up to me. I am a bit more fatigued and out of breath. In that respect it seems like 7-8 weeks until the end is a long time.
We finally got a mattress for the crib today so got the bedding put in. I think it looks great! My parents gave us the bedding as a gift and we really appreciate it.
In her new bed...
Playing with dad and Tracy. I can't' figure out who's having a better time...
Me at almost 34 weeks. I look very pregnant here!
The baby's bedding...
Samantha hasn't figured out that the cradle is for her baby brother and not everything else...
She goes with us to my doctor's appointment and talks about the baby's heartbeat. I told her next time I would ask if we could hear her heartbeat. I told her this this morning and by this afternoon she was still talking about "doctor", "mommy's" and "beat". It may be a long two weeks before we go hear her heartbeat!!
Talking has really become her thing again. She often picks up a word or two from whatever you are saying and repeats it. She has also started to put a couple of two word phrases together such as "all done" instead of just "done." If she has slept in our room and wakes up in bed with me she looks and me and says "done." When we tell her "no" about something she gets this very serious look on her face and kind of looks out of the side and shakes her head while saying "no, no." I think it's adorable.
Apparently that teething has really caught up with her because my happy-go-lucky little girl has disappeared for a while. I will be so happy when these last few ones break through.
This week dad put together Samantha's toddler bed. We had been calling it her new one and now that's what she calls it. As you can see by the pictures below, she was thrilled. Not so thrilled that her baby brother would be getting her old bed though. Too bad those smiles didn't happen when I tried to put her to sleep in it tonight. Instead, we got lots of crying. We often put her in there for her naps and when she wakes up she just comes right out and stands at the top of the stairs until she's ready to come down or we go get her.
On a baby note...
I had another appointment this past week. Tomorrow (Monday) I'll be 34 weeks. The appointment went well. It was at 3:45 and we were back in our car by 4:04. A true record I'm sure. I didn't feel rushed with the doctor but everywhere else I did! My blood pressure was fine and finally my weight gain was down. The baby is still measuring a bit behind but no big deal and we'll be sure know more at our 37 week ultrasound.
I swear this baby is playing the how-low-can-you-go game. There are times I think he's going to come really early because he is so low. He is spread out though because I'm often out of breath.
Apparently it depends on what I wear as to how much I show. I had someone ask me at church this week if I had been trying to hide it. The answer was no, I just don't get very big!
I can't complain too much about how I've been feeling but it's catching up to me. I am a bit more fatigued and out of breath. In that respect it seems like 7-8 weeks until the end is a long time.
We finally got a mattress for the crib today so got the bedding put in. I think it looks great! My parents gave us the bedding as a gift and we really appreciate it.
In her new bed...
Playing with dad and Tracy. I can't' figure out who's having a better time...
Me at almost 34 weeks. I look very pregnant here!
The baby's bedding...
Samantha hasn't figured out that the cradle is for her baby brother and not everything else...
Sunday, January 20, 2008
Dad's Birthday
I guess we've been so busy lately that we just haven't taken many pictures to share. Our life hasn't changed much in the last month. We continue to run errands, unpack (working on that storage unit) and live our day-to-day lives.
Samantha has figured out a couple of things lately. We have egg shaped door handles on all of the doors. I chose these partly because of the looks and partly because I thought it would be a while before Samantha would figure them out. Boy, I was wrong. She has figured them out and can open the freely.
Samantha often will grab my cell phone to play with. She's figured out which button to push to get the picture taking mode on. She doesn't know actually how to take a picture but she enjoys moving it around and looking at everything through the screen. She's also learned how to use the shortcut keys to call her dad. We call him every night before going to sleep.
Christy had volunteered to watch Samantha this week so that Travis and I could go out. We so appreciate her generosity (she gives and gives to everyone!) and we enjoyed the break. Travis has wanted to see "The Bucket List" since before it came out so we hit the movies. Christy tells us that Samantha did great and the girls had a good time playing together. Thanks so much Christy for the evening out, we really enjoyed it.
The past week we finalized our plans for Trav's party. It's no secret that he turns 40 on Monday (the 21st). He didn't want anythings fancy and decided on a very LOW KEY event. We don't consider him over the hill by any means so there was no black to be found. Saturday evening we invited Scott, Christy and Kathryn plus Tracy and Cheryl over for supper. I had planned on either watching a movie or playing a game. We ended up talking quite a bit and the game didn't get started until at least 10:00. We had a great time (Trav says we need to do it more often) but I can honestly say I don't know that last time I've been up that late! I didn't get to bed until 2:00 a.m. but thank goodness Samantha must have known because she slept until 9.
During the party we remembered Trav's 30th birthday party. Scott and his family hosted a party for him while we were on Guam. Scott's dad had a karaoke machine which was used during the party (which Scott now owns). I think Trav's version of "Roxanne" will go down in history and if I had the scanner hooked up I might have even included a picture of him singing it. Anyways, I will always remember his 30th birthday because it was the first time that I noticed that Travis might be interested in me (he'll deny it to this day). As they say, those were the gold ol' days.
We want to wish Trav a very happy birthday. He continues to give his all for both Samantha and I and we appreciate all of the sacrifices he's made for us. We pray that the Lord will continue to lead in his life and give him many more years with us.
While cleaning out our storage unit we found the walker. Samantha thought she should try it out again...
She loves going up ad down the stairs and has gotten quite good at it...
Being so silly...
A birthday group photo...
Travis got some awesome gifts. This is a limited edition framing specific hammer (there is a long story behind it) but he was thrilled!
Kathryn had a good time...
And Samantha liked the blue frosting...
Samantha has figured out a couple of things lately. We have egg shaped door handles on all of the doors. I chose these partly because of the looks and partly because I thought it would be a while before Samantha would figure them out. Boy, I was wrong. She has figured them out and can open the freely.
Samantha often will grab my cell phone to play with. She's figured out which button to push to get the picture taking mode on. She doesn't know actually how to take a picture but she enjoys moving it around and looking at everything through the screen. She's also learned how to use the shortcut keys to call her dad. We call him every night before going to sleep.
Christy had volunteered to watch Samantha this week so that Travis and I could go out. We so appreciate her generosity (she gives and gives to everyone!) and we enjoyed the break. Travis has wanted to see "The Bucket List" since before it came out so we hit the movies. Christy tells us that Samantha did great and the girls had a good time playing together. Thanks so much Christy for the evening out, we really enjoyed it.
The past week we finalized our plans for Trav's party. It's no secret that he turns 40 on Monday (the 21st). He didn't want anythings fancy and decided on a very LOW KEY event. We don't consider him over the hill by any means so there was no black to be found. Saturday evening we invited Scott, Christy and Kathryn plus Tracy and Cheryl over for supper. I had planned on either watching a movie or playing a game. We ended up talking quite a bit and the game didn't get started until at least 10:00. We had a great time (Trav says we need to do it more often) but I can honestly say I don't know that last time I've been up that late! I didn't get to bed until 2:00 a.m. but thank goodness Samantha must have known because she slept until 9.
During the party we remembered Trav's 30th birthday party. Scott and his family hosted a party for him while we were on Guam. Scott's dad had a karaoke machine which was used during the party (which Scott now owns). I think Trav's version of "Roxanne" will go down in history and if I had the scanner hooked up I might have even included a picture of him singing it. Anyways, I will always remember his 30th birthday because it was the first time that I noticed that Travis might be interested in me (he'll deny it to this day). As they say, those were the gold ol' days.
We want to wish Trav a very happy birthday. He continues to give his all for both Samantha and I and we appreciate all of the sacrifices he's made for us. We pray that the Lord will continue to lead in his life and give him many more years with us.
While cleaning out our storage unit we found the walker. Samantha thought she should try it out again...
She loves going up ad down the stairs and has gotten quite good at it...
Being so silly...
A birthday group photo...
Travis got some awesome gifts. This is a limited edition framing specific hammer (there is a long story behind it) but he was thrilled!
Kathryn had a good time...
And Samantha liked the blue frosting...
Sunday, January 13, 2008
Adjusting Well
WARNING--LONG BLOG!
Last week was pretty much consumed by our move. We made several trips with the truck and van before the “official” moving day which really helped out. I had to come out here to clean a couple of things before we moved in. When we pulled up into the driveway Samantha said “No. No. Bye bye.” I was afraid of what the future might hold for us.
Friday was officially moving day and of course, we had more last minute stuff than we thought and it took a bit longer but we survived thanks to Tracy and Cheryl. They were great troopers and stayed with us until the end. In fact, thanks to Christy, I was able to serve them a delicious meal. We are so thankful for dear friends!
Of course, with the move we have been consumed with moving in. Samantha has been a great trooper and seems to have adjusted better than I could have hoped. I think she’s enjoying the larger space, the fact that the stairs are a challenge for her and that the floors can be used to roll lots of things around in. She thankfully no longer asks to leave once we get here.
Samantha has been and continues to be a very picky, picky eater. She does like cheese though and I have started to make her grill cheese sandwiches. It is so funny to watch her because I’m not sure how much of the bread she gets because after cooking them she will open them up and take out all of the cheese.
With the NFL playoffs on lately dad has had the TV on quite a bit. In fact, when I came home from a baby shower this afternoon, Samantha was on the couch with him watching football and eating goldfish. When Samantha watches football she says, “Run, run.” and “Ball.” I think she might actually enjoy it.
Because of the move and not having Samantha’s room ready right away (she’s technically still sleeping in the baby’s room as we haven’t moved her to her “big girl” bed yet.) she has slept with us quite a bit. In fact, sleeping has been probably the hardest area for her to adjust to at the house. I think the first couple of nights she was afraid when she woke up. Anyways, Trav has designated Sabbath’s to be a special night for Samantha in which she can sleep with us. We know that not everyone agrees with co-sleeping for but us right now it works and we can handle one night a week. We realize that there will be a time when she won’t want to spend time with us and we want to take advantage of this precious time we do have with her. She sleeps great with us except for an occasional kick we might receive.
In preparation for Samantha’s move to her room and the baby she needed a dresser. I decided that we should get it from Ikea so on Thursday we made the trip to Atlanta. We ended up getting a much bigger one than we had planned on because they were out of the one we wanted (Would be getting it the next day. What are the chances??). It will definitely last her a very long time and now can act both as a dresser and toy chest. Dad spent a quite a bit of time putting it together and has even tethered it to her wall so that it can’t be a hazard for her.
We enjoyed our trip to Ikea very much and even enjoyed supper there. Samantha loved playing with the toys. It was a very full day we but had a good time.
We would like to thank everyone who has offered to help us move. We are actually doing quite well and are just working on getting our storage unit items moved over to the house. We are taking this opportunity to go through everything again but we are determined to have everything settled by this weekend.
Lastly, on a baby note. I had a doctor’s appointment last Monday and things seem to be doing well. The baby is actually measuring one week behind (I’ll be 32 weeks on Monday) but the doctor wasn’t concerned. We will know more at my 37 week ultrasound. The baby’s room is coming together and maybe I’ll have pictures of it next week (no promises!!)
Ready for the move...
Samantha loves playing with the hangers in our closet...
Having some of dad's breakfast...
Our first meal in our house...
Playing and coloring...
Helping mom clean...
Putting together the dresser...
Dressed up for church...
Last week was pretty much consumed by our move. We made several trips with the truck and van before the “official” moving day which really helped out. I had to come out here to clean a couple of things before we moved in. When we pulled up into the driveway Samantha said “No. No. Bye bye.” I was afraid of what the future might hold for us.
Friday was officially moving day and of course, we had more last minute stuff than we thought and it took a bit longer but we survived thanks to Tracy and Cheryl. They were great troopers and stayed with us until the end. In fact, thanks to Christy, I was able to serve them a delicious meal. We are so thankful for dear friends!
Of course, with the move we have been consumed with moving in. Samantha has been a great trooper and seems to have adjusted better than I could have hoped. I think she’s enjoying the larger space, the fact that the stairs are a challenge for her and that the floors can be used to roll lots of things around in. She thankfully no longer asks to leave once we get here.
Samantha has been and continues to be a very picky, picky eater. She does like cheese though and I have started to make her grill cheese sandwiches. It is so funny to watch her because I’m not sure how much of the bread she gets because after cooking them she will open them up and take out all of the cheese.
With the NFL playoffs on lately dad has had the TV on quite a bit. In fact, when I came home from a baby shower this afternoon, Samantha was on the couch with him watching football and eating goldfish. When Samantha watches football she says, “Run, run.” and “Ball.” I think she might actually enjoy it.
Because of the move and not having Samantha’s room ready right away (she’s technically still sleeping in the baby’s room as we haven’t moved her to her “big girl” bed yet.) she has slept with us quite a bit. In fact, sleeping has been probably the hardest area for her to adjust to at the house. I think the first couple of nights she was afraid when she woke up. Anyways, Trav has designated Sabbath’s to be a special night for Samantha in which she can sleep with us. We know that not everyone agrees with co-sleeping for but us right now it works and we can handle one night a week. We realize that there will be a time when she won’t want to spend time with us and we want to take advantage of this precious time we do have with her. She sleeps great with us except for an occasional kick we might receive.
In preparation for Samantha’s move to her room and the baby she needed a dresser. I decided that we should get it from Ikea so on Thursday we made the trip to Atlanta. We ended up getting a much bigger one than we had planned on because they were out of the one we wanted (Would be getting it the next day. What are the chances??). It will definitely last her a very long time and now can act both as a dresser and toy chest. Dad spent a quite a bit of time putting it together and has even tethered it to her wall so that it can’t be a hazard for her.
We enjoyed our trip to Ikea very much and even enjoyed supper there. Samantha loved playing with the toys. It was a very full day we but had a good time.
We would like to thank everyone who has offered to help us move. We are actually doing quite well and are just working on getting our storage unit items moved over to the house. We are taking this opportunity to go through everything again but we are determined to have everything settled by this weekend.
Lastly, on a baby note. I had a doctor’s appointment last Monday and things seem to be doing well. The baby is actually measuring one week behind (I’ll be 32 weeks on Monday) but the doctor wasn’t concerned. We will know more at my 37 week ultrasound. The baby’s room is coming together and maybe I’ll have pictures of it next week (no promises!!)
Ready for the move...
Samantha loves playing with the hangers in our closet...
Having some of dad's breakfast...
Our first meal in our house...
Playing and coloring...
Helping mom clean...
Putting together the dresser...
Dressed up for church...
Thursday, January 03, 2008
Early Blog-No Pictures
I'm doing a quick early blog this week because we won't have internet service over the weekend and at least until Tuesday.
As mentioned last week, we're moving this week so it's been a very busy week for us. It's gone well though. We've had a ton of people offer to help but we just didn't need it except for the big stuff we're moving tomorrow (Friday) and a HUGE thanks to Tracy for helping us with that. I've already started settling in the house and practically have the kitchen settled. We would like to thank Christy and Mindi for the food they brought!!! It was very thoughtful.
I've had a stash of pacifiers (binki's) hidden away for emergency purposes in our bathroom. Travis was packing the bathroom last Saturday night and put them all in a ziplock bag on the top of a box. Well, Samantha came into the bathroom and saw them and practically screamed "BINKI!!!". She must have surely thought she had hit the jackpot. That evening she carried all 5 of them with her. We're still trying to round them all up!
New Year's Eve proved to be a long night for Samantha. We were invited to Kathryn's parents for supper and it was yummy. After that Tracy and Cheryl invited us to their party so we stopped by for just a bit. We were sure that Samantha would fall asleep between the two places but she turned out to be quite the Energizer bunny and stayed awake until 11:30. We really paid for it the next day but I think we all had a great time.
Samantha appears to be doing pretty good with our move. She doesn't like it when we pack her things up but we try to do it while she's asleep so she doesn't get bothered with it.
The baby continues to be doing good I'm thinking. I am not nearly as tired as I was a couple of weeks ago and isn't quite as active as I remember Samantha being. My next appointment is on Monday so we will know for sure. It is the beginning of having appointments every 2 weeks.
As mentioned last week, we're moving this week so it's been a very busy week for us. It's gone well though. We've had a ton of people offer to help but we just didn't need it except for the big stuff we're moving tomorrow (Friday) and a HUGE thanks to Tracy for helping us with that. I've already started settling in the house and practically have the kitchen settled. We would like to thank Christy and Mindi for the food they brought!!! It was very thoughtful.
I've had a stash of pacifiers (binki's) hidden away for emergency purposes in our bathroom. Travis was packing the bathroom last Saturday night and put them all in a ziplock bag on the top of a box. Well, Samantha came into the bathroom and saw them and practically screamed "BINKI!!!". She must have surely thought she had hit the jackpot. That evening she carried all 5 of them with her. We're still trying to round them all up!
New Year's Eve proved to be a long night for Samantha. We were invited to Kathryn's parents for supper and it was yummy. After that Tracy and Cheryl invited us to their party so we stopped by for just a bit. We were sure that Samantha would fall asleep between the two places but she turned out to be quite the Energizer bunny and stayed awake until 11:30. We really paid for it the next day but I think we all had a great time.
Samantha appears to be doing pretty good with our move. She doesn't like it when we pack her things up but we try to do it while she's asleep so she doesn't get bothered with it.
The baby continues to be doing good I'm thinking. I am not nearly as tired as I was a couple of weeks ago and isn't quite as active as I remember Samantha being. My next appointment is on Monday so we will know for sure. It is the beginning of having appointments every 2 weeks.
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