big boy
He rolls! He rolled! Once! I remember being like this with Samantha and it was a bit more time before she did it frequently, but it's such a fun thing to celebrate : ) Oh and just a few days ago he started tripoding. We're thinking his 5 monthiversay is a good day to start veggies. Time is ticking away.
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.
those moms
It's official, I'm on of 'those' moms. I don't get out a lot by myself. Tonight I used one of my birthday gift cards to Massage Envy and got a long overdue massage. The masseuse brought me back to the room and asked how I was doing. The first thing out of my mouth was "Great, I just talked to my husband and my daughter fell asleep. She was freaking out when I left so now I'm totally relaxed." A quick "I'm doing good thanks" would have sufficed. Why the need to say anything else? Simple, I like to talk about Samantha. Then since I had nothing to do but sit and be relaxed during my massage I came to the conclusion that all moms are 'those' moms. We can't help ourselves. Some of us just hide it better than others ; )
And, just because I'm one of those moms, here is a short list of Samantha things
*she can sit up from a tummy position all by herself! She did it the first time yesterday, then again while my mom was here today
*Adam made the cutest video ever. I laughed, I cried, I wanted to wake her up and snuggle her when I saw it
*Samantha LOVES apples. I couldn't get them in her mouth fast enough today
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.
Up on all fours!
Samantha is holding herself up on all fours now! She's done it here and there in the past, but today during some floor time she just kept doing it over and over again! I should clarify that all fours is her hands and feet, not her knees. She gets up, then kind of purses her lips together and is trying to figure out what to do next. I'm thrilled and a little sad at the prospect of her crawling soon. You have babies so that they grow up, but I'm sad that we're leaving her baby stage behind. She sits longer and longer unassisted now, she rarely likes to just sit and relax, if you've got her on your lap she wants to move! The only time she relaxes into you is if she's tired or you're letting her watch TV. Adam and I are trying so hard to watch our language since you can literally see her taking in everything we say. We have a imaginary swear jar, 5 cents each bad word.
Our little girl is growing up so quickly in front of our eyes, I can't believe it. Where did the time go; a year and half ago I was just getting done with the endless wedding season preparing for Hawaii, now I have a 5 and half month old miracle that looks to me for everything. She makes me want to be a better person. I'm trying to figure out how to do that.
me and my best friend
Or should I say Samantha and her best friend. Over the last few days Samantha has an unreal obsession for Brody. He has no idea what's in store for him. From petting him -which consist mostly of grabbing his ears and nearly poking out his eyes - , zoning out watching him on the couch or floor, watching him play fetch, she just can't get enough. Even when she's tired she'll just sit completely still, if he goes out of her sight line, she'll lean over so she can continue watching. It's cute, and I love that it entertains her. I've been able to play with Brody a little more each day since she likes to watch him so much. She's pretty adventurous too, she'll stick her whole hand in his mouth if I let her. Don't worry moms and aunts, I don't and I'm always on watch to make sure he's still being relaxed. As soon as he gets too eager, Brody time is over.
Samantha turned 5 months old yesterday! I had multiple photo shoots with her to mark the occasion. The new thing we're working on is sitting. She sometimes sits up from the tripod to sit unassisted. It only lasts a few moments, and she loves doing it!
Tripod
Samantha is tripoding now!! You know, sitting but leaning forward on her hands for assistance. No pics yet, I thought she was doing it last week, but it quickly turned into a belly roll so that she was on her tummy. But as I was putting her down for her nap today, we tried again, and she just sat there! I'll try to get a picture of it in the next few days.
Her and I made a batch of rice cereal today, froze 6 portions immediately, then had one portion. She likes it in her mouth, I just wish I could be sure she's eating it. I also made this batch thicker, thinking she'd like it more than the more liquidy stuff last time. After we use of the six portions, I'm moving on to a vegetable.