I’m not sure if this qualifies, but Samantha took about 3-4 steps in between Brian and me on Friday night. They were forced, but they were on her own. Today, at Ms. Paula’s house, she took 3 on her own (again, forced). But, I think we are getting much closer.
Author: Janie
Gatlinburg 2008
This post is a bit of a hyperlink fest. Apologies.
We went to Gatlinburg last weekend. It was beautiful! You can see a view from the deck here. Alex (flickr and blog) did a great job picking out the cabin and the weekend. We were glad to be a part of it. We went on a few short hikes, but mostly hung around the house and played with the kiddos. We can’t wait to go again in a few years when hiking with children will get easier.
In looking back through past trips, we’ve been on Grotto Falls each trip. I think we can check that hike off the list now.
Climbing, Chewing and More
I have a few news items to report. Samantha has become a bit of a climber lately. She is very interested in climbing up anything that will sustain her – people, furniture, the bath tub, her walker, for example.
I have also seen evidence today that she is chewing on her crib. I knew the day would come, and frankly, I’m surprised that it took so long. I don’t know how long it’s been going on, but our gently worn crib is hanging in there nicely.
And lastly, she is imitating our sounds amazingly these days. She has learned to say “mmmmm” when she picks up a toy cow and “aaaaaa” when she picks up a toy sheep. Also, she makes a kiss sound “mmm smack” if you give her a kiss.
Samantha had her 12 month doctor’s visit and a photo session last week. There should be some photos for your viewing pleasure in Samantha’s library. She had a good doctor’s visit – including 4 shots. She has to go back in a month to get her flu booster shot. 🙁 She was 20 lbs, 2 oz (which means we can turn the car seat around – barely – yay!) and 29.5″ long.
No more Penicillin!
What a weekend! MamaLinda kept Samantha all day on Friday while I had a seminar. What a birthday treat! I know Samantha had a great time and I hope MamaLinda wasn’t too worn out.
It was good to see everyone at Samantha’s birthday party. Little did we know that we were in for a bumpy few hours afterwards. Samantha has been on an antibiotic because she had a bad ear infection. After 4 days of not getting better (high fever continued), we switched from amoxicillin to augmentin. After 5 days of that (Saturday afternoon) little bumps started appearing on her legs and started to spread rapidly. By Sunday morning, she was covered! We packed up hurridly from Huntsville and drove straight to Samantha’s pediatrician. They determined that it was a penicillin allergy! So, no more easy antibiotics. Her ear infection is gone and now she’s taking claritin for the allergic reaction.
Almost One
I can’t believe Samantha is a week away from being 1. ONE! Where did the last year go? So much has happened during this time that you just get lost in all the changes.
So, what’s going on these days? Samantha is sick again. Her babysitter’s family got sick a few weeks ago and it spread into our house. I was going to try to let her get over it on her own, but today is 2 weeks. She had a 101 degree fever earlier this morning, so we’re going to the doctor this afternoon. Maybe she’ll be feeling better this weekend. Brian went to the doctor today too. He too can’t seem to get over this bug.
I finished my piano painting yesterday. I’ll post a picture soon. I like it. Brian says that the piano is dusty. You’ll see. I might go back and fix it, but I haven’t decided yet.