I'm not ready

Even though I'm so proud of my beautiful daughter. I'm not ready to have a 1 year old running around here. I just can't believe Samantha will be 1 in a couple of weeks!
I remember this ...like it was yesterday!

I miss having a itty bitty baby. Even though I'll admit it, I said I couldn't wait until she was old enough to play with and chase after. I miss the baby cuddles and the cute little first smiles and laughs. But the little baby has grown into an all-over-the-place toddler. Did I just say toddler?? Wow! I never thought I'd be saying that my baby is a toddler.
I seriously can't stress how amazing this little girl is. She's just so intelligent, funny, sweet, generous, beautiful, pure and did I mention AMAZING?!? She has filled 1 year with so much laughter, silliness, loads of smiles, some tears but mainly over-loaded it with so much love!

Ear Infection

Samantha was going to stay with her Grandma last night but Grandma told me she wasn't feeling too well and that she was burning up with a slight fever. So we went to go pick her up and bring her home so Grandma and Grandpa wouldn't have to deal with her.
This morning she woke up with a 101.9 temp. So I took her to the urgent care center to see a doctor. Her temp was only 99.4 while we were there. Which is good that it dropped. but the doctor said she did have an ear infection but it wasn't bad at all. He says we caught it pretty early. Which is good.
Right now she's doing okay. She still has a low grade fever. Last time I checked it was at 100.7. She's very cranky and tired. I gave her, her bath at 8 and she was in bed by 8:45. Which is very early for her. But unfortunately I'm going to have to wake her up at 11 and give her, her medicine.
I just pray she gets over this quickly! I hate seeing her so sick.

No More Bottles+Updates

Samantha has been bottle-free for a week now!!!! YAY!! She's doing so awesome. I never thought it would have been this easy. I mean, she was in love with her bottles. Where ever she was, her bottle was right there next to her.
We had to do some searching around for a sippy that she liked. We have found that she really only likes this one http://www.munchkin.com/products/detail.html?section=prodCategories&ID=10021&pID=1098. She doesn't really get the concept of tilting her head back for the "regular" sippys. Which is fine with me. If she likes it, she likes it.


As of right now she still drinks formula. We won't start cows milk until the doctor okays it at her 12 month appointment. She also drinks water....And alot of it. She's not a big juice drinker. Her doctor says that it's great that she isn't. She might have some apple juice every now and then but she's not a big fan of it or any other juices. She eats great. There's not much that she won't eat. She's a walking pro now. She has actually been trying to run! She loves being chased. She's totally in love with her Daddy. She waves bye, blows kisses, plays patty-cake with Grandma, says a few words...she actually talks a lot but, we just don't know what she's saying...lol. There's an end-less list of things.


Gosh...12 month appointment....Really??? Already?!? Seriously?!? That's coming up next month. Oh man...My baby girl is going to be one in ONE month! I already know I'm going to be an emotional wreck on her birthday...especially her birthday party. I got warned by my boss that the tears will be flying at her birthday party while everyone sings her "happy birthday". I can already feel the tears coming.


It has been a wonderful journey thus far. But we still have many more adventures to seek together. She has grown into such a beautiful, intelligent, funny little girl. Now I know what love really is and she has made me want to be a better person/friend/wife/mother. She really knows how to change a persons life. I love every inch of her. Life without her, is no life at all!