***NEW BLOG***

Since I have run out of room on Picasa to upload pictures to this blog, I have created a new blog. The previous posts have been re-posted with attached pictures. I am a happy Mama to be able to continue to report how well Samantha is developing physically, emotionally and educationally. Thank you for keeping up with Samantha's daily!

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Back 2 School

Samantha was the sweetest this morning and feeling great! I walked in to get her (in my work scrubs) and she excitedly says "Mama go to work! Hold me. Rock me." As I'm holding and rocking her, I ask how she's feeling, "I feel better." "Do you want to go to school today?" "Yes."  We took our weekly school pic in front of the door and were on our way. I was worried that once we got to school it would hit her and she'd get upset, but no no, she was gone. Whew. That makes me so happy.

When I got home, comes to find out Samantha was bit on the finger by another little girl. She seemed to blow it off, but I still wonder what really happened.

As I was preparing dinner, Samantha was on the counter and she always wants to get this dishes down. Since she was in a fantastic mood and cooperating, I allowed her to get down her plate, assuming she would get down 3 plastic plates for us all. Ha! She got down a plastic one for her and a big plate for Mama and a second for Daddy. Oh wow. She was so gentle with them and some how didn't make me nervous at all. Awesome.

"My Ear Hurts"

I felt pretty icky this morning when I woke up and considering calling in to work on my behalf, until Samantha woke up whiny and complaining that her (left) ear hurt. I made a doctor's appointment as soon as they opened and sure enough, she has an ear infection. The appointment was strange...
"Has she had a fever?" No.
"How is her behavior?" Normal.
"How is her eating?" Normal- some times she eats, some times she doesn't.
"How is she sleeping?" Her cough wakes her some times, but I also found her new molars.
Get the picture, she is a normal little girl who told me this morning her ear hurt. Funny.
 The doctor also had an intern with her and Samantha was so excited to show off. She let the intern listen to her heart beat and look in her ear. She even told her how Niko scratched her. Dr. Sperling was impressed and started quizzing the intern,
"How much does a typical 2 year old say?" Intern's answer, "Well, about half is understood by a stranger."
"What about sentences from a 2-year old?", "They usually have 2-3 word sentences."
Dr. Sperling's reply, "And she is saying this much and 2 sentences!"
Re: "Mama, I turn the light on for you. Now get dressed!"

As for how Samantha is feeling now with an ear infection: If she's in the car she'll find something to cry about. Other than that, she is happy as can be!

Buddy

Samantha got to play the Buddy Bucks at HEB this morning and oddly, she knew exactly how to insert the buck... she must have seen the little boy at the next machine.

Number 17 and 18...
On another note, I checked Samantha's teeth while brushing them and her 2 bottom molars are peeking through!

Dino Searching

A beautiful day so we went to the Dino Park and Samantha had more fun this time than last. Today we dug in the sand for dinosaur bones and lost pennies, swung (she's getting good on the big swing! She's starting to tilt back). We even climbed up a big rock! We were all looking over the park... Ok, well, not that high.

Besides Baby always being protected by and attached to Sam, Samantha has now given Baby actions. Baby has been coming along to watch Sammie eat or go potty, but now she helps turn the pages in a book or move the beads in her bead maze. She even buckles Baby in the extra car seat we have in the house.

A Way With Words

For a few days now Samantha has changed the way she pronounces some words like clown, plate, blue, clip, please, play, butterfly, etc... Do you notice the L? She has decided to pronounce these words in a way like pa-late, ba-lue, ca-lip, pa-lease, pa-lay, butterfa-ly... You got it, right? It's pretty funny and she totally knows she does it.

Today was a DADDY day! Mama had to work, so Daddy had a fun time playing. They visited Grandma and Pop-Pop (Sammie's fairly new way of saying PaPa), had lunch and swung some.

Frosty the Snowman was on tv to welcome the holiday season, so Mama wanted to be sure that Samantha was fed and bathed so we could all relax with the classic and snuggle. While she was snuggling with Daddy, she looked at me and said "Come snuggle, Mama." She loved Frosty and cried at the end wanting him to come back. She kept calling for "Frosty Man"!

Happy Thanksgiving!

So Simple

Even though it's just the back of Samantha's head, I love this picture of Samantha in action painting...

(Oops... Blogger is telling me that I'm out of storage :/ )

Pun'kin Pie & PaPa

First things first this morning, making pumpkin pie with PaPa! Samantha had a hunch and brought in her new little purple whisk and got to work as soon as we walked in.

Mmmm... It's "reeeeally yummy." Mouth full of pie! Ahhh

 

Happy Birthday, Grandma Wells

Grandma and PaPa came over for a birthday cake dessert to celebrate Grandma's birthday (11-15). Before dinner, Samantha had some licks of icing and sprinkles, she ate all her dinner and was allowed to enjoy birthday cake with us. The only problem, it made her NAMAS! It's 10:30 and she still can't fall asleep. Above all, we enjoyed celebrating Grandma's birthday.

 

*loves* looking at her "Samantha's first year" book and naming everyone

Mama and Daddy needed a haircut and today was the the last chance before Thanksgiving. Hoping that we would go one at a time, so one could sit with Samantha, we got called at almost the same time.  The ladies put down the big cushion on the floor (the other chairs were too far away), gave her a lollipop and she just watched Mama and Daddy, both, get a haircut. It was too cute and she was such a well behaved girl! Towards the end, she started to get so excited, "Mama, your hair's wet!"