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I am always amazed by Samantha. This week, she learned to wave. It’s so nice to see her waving to you. She will do it if you say “Hi Samantha!” or “Bye Samantha” or when you pick her up from Ms. Paula’s house (she doesn’t have to see you wave first even). She even waves to Daddy as he comes home from work. It’s very …
Read more →So who has been watching the Olympics? I’ve been an addict since the Opening Ceremonies and have gotten nothing else done. I’ve checked my email twice. I’m sorry to those of you who have emailed me. I’ll get back into the swing of things soon. Samantha started with a babysitter a few weeks ago and loves it. She comes …
Read more →Samantha is crawling! She started yesterday. Also, when I went in to get her up from her nap, she was standing up in her crib! Whoa – that was quick.
Read more →Samantha had her 9 month check up this week. It’s a little late, but she’s doing well. She weighs 17 lbs 12 oz, which is in the 25th percentile. She’s always been about average, so the doctor said increased activity tends to lessen weight gain. I’m going to start supplementing with formula just in case though. …
Read more →I like SPAM. It’s great with eggs on camping trips. However, I hate spam. For the last year or so, we’ve been targetted by someone with comment spam on our website. Originally it was links to very disturbing websites, but I stopped that with some nifty regular expressions. Then came the Viagra and Cialis ads. More …
Read more →I finally figured out how to string together pictures to make a video without having to buy QuickTime Pro. ImageMagick to the rescue. The command I used was something like convert -resize 480x720 -rotate -90 -delay 25 *.JPG walking.mpg. Anyway, here’s my first attempt at time lapse photography. I present to you .
Read more →Hmm. A lot has happened during the last month. Samantha has really started moving. She’s not crawling, but rolling everywhere and “swimming” on her tummy. She’s also talking a lot. She can consistently say “dada” and “baba.” She occassionally says “mama” and “nana.” She is beginning to love reading, and even helps turn …
Read more →We have a tooth!! You can feel it, and see it slightly (when you pry her mouth open). And guess what? After Samantha takes a nap, her hair is in all directions! That means she’s getting hair!
Read more →Samantha is now 7 months old and sitting up well. She does get tired after about 15 minutes of it and is ready for a break. She still doesn’t have any teeth, but I feel like we’re so close! I think she has finally gotten over her sickness. It lasted for about 6 weeks, but I think she’s feeling mostly better now. Brian …
Read more →Happy Cinco de Mayo! I feel like I should make this my blog since everybody else is doing it. 🙂 By the way, Lettie, I am now a Nester fan. I just wish I had the courage to start putting holes in my walls like she does (and not worry about patching them) and have an eye for cute fabric. I just don’t have that. Anyway, …
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