Samantha's 1st Easter

Samantha's 1st Easter was wonderful! And of course she looked ADORABLE in her Easter dress! Auntie Amanda's mom made Samantha an Easter basket! It's SO cute! So the Easter bunny stuffed it with some goodies for her and us! :o)
Her Great Grandma and Grandpa surprised us with a visit. It was so great to see them! The last time they saw Samantha was when she was born. So I'm glad they got to see her and see how she has grown and how she's a lot more mobile.
I love seeing Samantha surrounded by so much love! And a lot of that love is for her! We and she couldn't be anymore blessed! It's the best gift she will EVER receive!
Anyway....
Her Grandma made an awesome Easter dinner. Ham, mashed potatoes, green beans, deviled eggs, rolls, banana pudding and strawberry pie! Everything was so yummy!
Before we woke Samantha up from her nap, Seth and I "hid" some Easter eggs in the front yard. We woke her up and did some hunting! She had a blast just hanging out outside. It started to storm so we couldn't stay out very long.
So after that we just hung out with everyone for the rest of the evening. The men went to the casino while the ladies just sat around and gossiped! lol...of course.

Why I love my Samantha!

Although I love EVERYTHING about my wonderful baby. There are some things that just make my heart melt!

1- Her adorable 2 teeth smile
2- Her big belly laughs
3- Looking at me with those big beautiful blue eyes
4- Playing with my face
5- Reaching out for me and certain family members to hold her
6- Her cute little tush when she sticks it straight up in the air
7- Her feet/toes
8- The way she plays with my hair (when she isn't pulling it)
9- Her chunky thighs
10-Watching her complete so many different tasks/goals, while this short time being on this earth
11- Watching Daddy and her play
12- Watching her play and learn
13- Playing with her best friend, Molly
14- Watching her sleep
15- Her pinchable chunky cheeks
16- Seeing her face when she looks at her Daddy
17- The way she rubs her face with her hand
18- Her cuddles
19- The way she gets excited about certain things
20- Splashing in the bath tub
21- When she smiles with her eyes

Someone is crawling!

Samantha in the crawling position!


Samantha did it! While we were at Grandma's house today, she did a little crawl. We are all SOOO proud of her! She has been in the crawling position for a few days now. It was only the matter of time when she would get it. She hasn't completely got it yet. But she was moving her knees one after another and her arms went with it. She did it again after we got home to show Daddy. I think he was a little chocked up. She still has a little work to do. She just has to get used to it and get some practice in there.
It just amazes me to watch this little baby that used to do absolutely nothing to crawling. I get all teary eyed when I think back to the day she was born. All I can say is... AMAZING!

First Month TTC #2 and Updates

I am on CD 16 today. I took a ovulation test. And It came out positive. So needless to say Seth and I will be having some fun tonight! :o) This is our first month TTC #2. I'm curious to see what will happen. It would amaze me if we can get pregnant without getting on Clomid. But I'm crossing my fingers!
I just hope Samantha will let us get this baby making going! Grandma discovered that she's cutting 2 more teeth. Poor girl! She's a little cranky today but not as bad as yesterday. She was not feeling well, at all! She didn't sleep but for 1 hour during the day and wanted to be held all day. But she slept all night without waking up. Which was nice since Mommy was very tired.
This weekend will be a very busy weekend. Samantha's Auntie Calkins' birthday is on Saturday. She's having a 2 day celebration. There's also Uncle Brandon's birthday party and also go see the Easter Bunny. So its a jam packed weekend for us!
Hope everyone has a fabulous weekend!

Samantha loves her puppy

First time at the park

Yesterday, we (Auntie Amanda, Uncle Billy, Grandma and me) took Samantha to the park for about an hour or so. It was so beautiful I had to get Samantha outside and play. First thing we did was swing, which she LOVED. Then we went to slide on the slides. We could only really slide on one. The rest were a little wet from all the rain we've been getting. But we had a very nice time at the park. I can't wait to take her again!
Samantha is trying SOOO hard to crawl. She can almost get it. She gets on her knees pretty good now and she tries to push herself forward but she ends up pushing herself on her side. I'm thinking she'll get it here in a week or two!
Also....
Last night Seth told me that he's ready to start on baby #2. He said that Samantha is getting more mobile now, so he's ready to get #2 on its way. So he told me to start tracking my ovulation days and most fertile days. We're going to try on our own for a few months and see what happens. If we can't do it on our own then we'll have to get put on Clomid (to help me ovulate) again. Wish us luck!!

TEETH

I noticed on Friday, March 12th that Samantha has a tooth poking through her gums. She was being very cranky for Grandma that day so I decided to look and see if she had any teeth coming in. I saw a little white dot and felt a bump. So Samantha is finally getting a tooth in. Then Friday night Seth looked and saw another white dot so I took another look and there it was, another tooth coming in. It's her 2 front bottom teeth. She hasn't been doing too bad. No fever. Just cranky sometimes. She had a rough night last night though. I could tell she was hurting. I gave her some Tylenol around 8:30-9. Gave her, her bath like usual. She fell asleep around 9-9:30. She woke back up about an hour later crying.... :o( She seems to be doing okay today. I haven't checked to see how her pearly whites are doing, but I'm sure they are still a little white dot.
Also, She has been trying to talk for a couple weeks now. I swear, I have heard her say dada and mama. I have been working with her to try to get her to say dada. She's getting there. I know she doesn't know what it means or anything. But just hearing her trying to say some words is just awesome! :o)