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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.
Read more →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 …
Read 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 …
Read more →Sam is doing much better. We can’t find any more spots on her. I think the worst day was Monday. She scratched a lot that night but after that she has recovered nicely. We’re not convinced it was Penicillin.
Read more →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 …
Read more →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 …
Read more →Samantha has been standing by herself for increasingly long periods of time (maybe up to 10 seconds now). However, yesterday she did something unusual. She was sitting in a squat position and stood up all by herself! She can walk very well with her walker, or assisted. I think she could walk, but just doesn’t know she …
Read more →Here is a list of Samantha’s favorite songs: 4. Dirty Laundry – Don Henley (great head bobble worthy of Chris Kattan) 3. Phil Collins – bleh phew ack 2. The Sweet Escape – Gwen Steffani 1. Living on a Prayer – Bon Jovi Bon Jovi is still the top song. She does the knee bounce, shoulder shake (which she had to learn from …
Read more →So, it happened yesterday. I briefly felt like a mom. Let me tell you what happened. Samantha woke up quite a bit early from her nap. I peeked in on her as she was waking, in that talk-to-yourself stage. She continued to stay lying down, with her paci and her bear blanket. But, she got louder and louder. She never did …
Read more →Yesterday, I found out that Brian’s large intestine is named Jeffrey. 🙂 He makes me laugh.
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