three quarters
16 lbs 8 oz and 27 7/8 inches long
Last week was a mess with Sam battling a virus/stomach bug and teething. But her 9 month dr appointment last Monday went great! The dr seemed please with her weight gain (still 10th percentile) and encouraged more finger and table foods. She was happy with her developmental milestones and I felt really good leaving the office. I felt accomplished and proud of the little lady. Then all hell broke loose an hour later with the bug but we're making it through slowly but surely.
meal time
This can't be my child. She's turning her head at food. Gasp!! Actually, it's all things green and about an hour ago apples and rice cereal too. Nursing is play time now, eating with her butt straight in the air. Sheesh, so this is the self weaning I've heard so much about. I guess I should feel glad that she's giving me the signs she's ready to move on rather than the other way around.
I was excited to have Samantha's 9 month appointment today to confirm that she's still gaining weight like they want her to. But surprise! they never put our appointment into the computer. @#*@*&^$#& Luckily they got us in next Monday and it's not a vaccination appointment so even though I'm perturbed, no harm. I also scheduled her 12 month appointment while on the phone. I hung up and did a double take. Twelve month appointment?!? Not already. Not yet. Too fast. I know it's still three months away, but history will repeat itself: time will move forward in the blink of an eye.
remember when
First I thought the following was freaky. As I've thought more I suppose there was always a chance of this happening but didn't think it would, so now I think it's just plain ole' cool. Kristin had the same nurse (Kim) and the same dr (Wright) deliver Grace that delivered Samantha, and Grace was sunny side up. Just like Samantha. How fun will that story be to tell the girls some day? And if they don't appreciate it I suppose it will always be something that Kristin and I will think is fun.
I spent a lot of time reminiscing yesterday about Samantha's birthday as we would get updates or lack there of while Kristin was in labor. I got teary looking at the pictures of Samantha right after she was born, all cone head being cleaned and weighed. I cried when Paul sent a text saying Kristin was pushing because I got it as I was nursing Samantha and I looked at her and remembered how I felt when I was ready to start pushing, the pure excitement and anxiety that I'd be able to do it and she'd be healthy. I didn't want to mention it yesterday because yesterday wasn't about me. I can't believe just (almost) 8 short months ago Adam and I were in Kristin and Paul's shoes welcoming our daughter and instantly our whole world got better. I'm amazed every day that she is ours. And in disbelief how fast time is going. Yesterday we were playing and Samantha toppled over and started crying. Instead of sitting there crying she started crawling towards me as I stretched out for her and she curled up in my lap and cried for a minute. She's so big already and she's not even a year old! Such is life, but man is life moving fast.
april 8
April 8th last year was a great day for us. We had received a call from the dr office the week before saying I had an abnormal result on the optional blood test we choose to do. It was an agonizing week/weekend thinking of all the what ifs. Adam worked from home that morning while I went in for a half day. I spent most of the morning on email with the girls trying to keep my mind off of it. Adam and I had thrown around the idea of finding out the sex of the baby the night before so I was thinking about that too. Our 1 o'clock appointment time came and luckily it was right after their lunch so we weren't waiting too long. I was holding my breath as the tech started the ultrasound...I had no idea what they were looking for and I just wanted to hear her say she saw a heartbeat. After a few moments she noticed I was off and I don't remember if I asked or she asked me a questions but she profusely apologized and said she saw the heart beat right away and was sorry she didn't tell us. She was incredibly friendly and she made the whole appointment much more relaxed. She had mentioned at the beginning that she couldn't say anything about how the baby looked but as she was doing measurements she commented on how the baby's hands were opening and closing and that was a great sign. Babies with the abnormality that our test showed wouldn't be doing that. We were starting to get more and more relaxed about the test results being a false positive and thouroughly enjoyed the appointment. She asked if we had any feelings about the sex of the baby. Without hesitation I said I thought boy. Adam said girl, he went opposite just because I was so gungho boy. She asked us if we wanted to know and we just looked at each other and knew we did. So besides finding out we were having a healthy little baby we also found out we were having a girl. We had some great pictures from the ultrasound and spent the rest of the day spreading the news.
Fast forward one year to today. Samantha ate pears for the first time. She liked them so much she started crying when the bowl was empty. A true daddy's girl. She is getting quicker and quicker crawling around. It's funny, once she learned how to roll to her tummy she hated being on her back. As she started shimmying around she hated staying in one spot. Now that she's crawling she rarely spends any time on her tummy; she's either crawling, rolling from hip to hip or foot to foot, or sitting herself up. Which I think is the cutest. She's getting super fast at it. Where is my little baby going, I'm scared to blink.
Six Months Old
Samantha is six months old today! Hard to believe. Here are the stats from the dr.
14 lbs 14 oz, 25 3/4 in long
She's dropped quite a bit in weight percentile wise. She was in the 75th, this appointment her weight puts her at the 25th percentile. The dr wasn't concerned at this point but we are going for a follow up weight check in six weeks. Hopefully the addition of another solid feeding during the day will help and I am going to try to up my supply by eating and drinking lots and lots of water. She doesn't seem hungry during the day so we'll see if she stays at the 25th percentile or continues to drop. I was of course freaking out and upset but I know that will definitely not help with my supply. And since the dr wasn't concerned yet I'm going to chill about it. Otherwise, the appointment went great. The dr came in while Samantha was playing on the table. There was a mirror at the perfect height for her to sit and look into it so we were doing that. The dr was very impressed with her sitting skills. She gave me some advice about the progression of solids and encouraged me to give her practice 'chewing foods' sooner rather than later. We talked mostly of food and sleeping but we talked for a while in general. After each appointment I like the pediatriciansmore and more. I've met four of the six and really like them all. They are so easy to talk to and extremely helpful and relaxed. The nurses are wonderful as well. It's a great practice and I'm so happy with our choice! Samantha did so well with the shots. She cried for only 5 seconds at most and the moment I picked her up she stopped crying and just looked at the nurses. She's taking baby tylenol for the next 24-48 hours per the nurses advice. They could have said that at the other appointments and I missed it being so caught up in the anticipation of the shots.
Once we got home it was as if we had never been at the dr office. She played on the floor and watch Brody and I mess around. Much better than after all the other shots already. Just goes to prove one more way that she's growing up. We took a few pictures to mark the big day. They'll get posted one day.