Bed Head

Here's some video I took of Miss Samantha first thing in the morning. She had especially awesome bed head this particular day.

2 Month Well Baby Visit

Samantha had her 2 month Well Baby visit today. It was at the clinic here on North Fort, which was so much nicer than having to go to the hospital. The clinic is about 3 mintues away from our house, and there is plenty of parking and a lab and pharmacy on site.

Samantha is doing great. She weighed in at a whopping 12 pounds and measured 20.75 inches. She's meeting all of the developmental milestones she should be, and is just pretty happy in general. Sammy was all smiles until we got to the vaccines. She had to have three shots today, and I've never heard her cry like this. It was just awful, but I was able to feed her right after, so she was only upset for a couple of minutes. We gave her some baby tylenol afterwards, and she's now napping peacefully (all by herself!).

Belated Thanksgiving Update

We had a great time during Samantha's first Thanksgiving. Bill and Jo made the trip out to Washington on Saturday and spent a few days at our house. We all headed up to Bellingham on Wednesday to stay with Jim and Dorothy. Samantha was definitely not a fan of the car trip. We got stuck in traffic, which woke her up, so we had to pull over to feed her.

Once we got to Bellingham, her mood improved dramatically. She enjoyed meeting her Great Grandparents and her Great Uncle Don, Great Aunt Mary, and cousins Emma and Margaret. We had a delicious meal on Thanksgiving and got to spend a lot of time relaxing and catching up with everyone. On Friday, we were pleased to wake up to sunshine, so we decided to take a walk in the park near Jim and Dorothy's house. Ok...park seems like such an understatement. The area is beatiful and full of trees and ferns and even some waterfalls. Samantha napped in her Moby wrap the whole time.

Pictures as Promised

I managed to get a picture of Miss Samantha mid-grin this morning. She was wide awake and ready to start her day, even though Mommy would have liked to sleep in a bit.



I also took a picture of her modeling one of the fancy outfits she's been given. I think she looks particularily adorable in this one, but I might be biased.

We Have Smiles!

Samantha is finally smiling for real. They're not always predictable, so we haven't managed to snap a picture yet. She seems to smile most consistently while having nakey-butt time when she's getting her diaper changed. Should I be worried that she enjoys not wearing a diaper so much?

Here's a picture of Sammy sleeping soundly until I can get a good grinning one. :-)

Crazy Hair

Samantha's hair is totally out of control, and there's nothing I can do to tame it. It is curly when it's wet, but it gets straight as it dries. Here's a picture of her crazy curly hair, and one of how it looks after I brush it. Luckily she doesn't seem to mind how it looks.

One of My Favorite Pieces of Baby Gear

Samantha is super cuddly and snuggly when she sleeps, which I love until it's time to do something around the house. When she needs some Mommy-time, but I'm desperate to do some laundry so that I have clean socks to wear, I can throw her in our Moby wrap, and she's sound asleep after about 2 minutes of walking around. It is seriously saving my sanity. I can get two hours of solid nap time on a good day.



I swear I don't feel as bad as I look in this picture. Also, ignore my remaining baby weight, which seems to all be in my cheeks!