Poison Control

Samantha and I were in our bathroom. All of a sudden, I heard Samantha coughing and crying hysterically. So I went to her and she had white little pieces in her mouth! I smelled it and it was her Daddy's deodorant! I have to admit, I wasn't too concerned, at first.
But she kept coughing/gaging, sticking out her tongue like it was on fire and crying. So I called the doctors office. After the nurse talked to me like I was a horrible mother and couldn't believe I was calling her instead of calling poison control. She gave me their number.
The woman was very nice and told me not to worry, that deodorant doesn't really have anything that's poisonous in it. I told her that it seemed like her mouth was on fire, she said that Axe deodorant doesn't have anything in it that would burn her. She told me to just keep an eye on her, if things get worse to take her to the ER, of course.
She's doing fine right now. I can still smell the deodorant scent on her breath and she may cough here and there but I know I would too. That would be horrible to have that nasty taste in your mouth. Yucky! My poor sweetie! :(
So we survived our first poison control chaos!!! Thank God it wasn't anything too serious!

Somebody Is Walking

Guess who's walking?
How did you guess?
Samantha has been taking a few steps here and there for a few weeks now. But last night she was a walking maniac! I had the camera out and hit record at the right moment! Thank goodness!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8S1rJnBCofQ

9 Month Check Up

Samantha had her 9 month check up on July 19th. She's 28 inches and 19 pounds. Doctor said she's doing beautifully. Very healthy, happy little girl. But while we were on vacation she came down with this rash. It was all over her face, bottom of her feet, palms of her hands, chest and thighs. It didn't seem to bother her much. The doctor told us not to worry it's very common. The doctor called it coxsackievirus. He said the next day it would reach its peak then should go away. He hit that right on the nose. The next 2 days it was gone.

Later that day she got her 1st hair cut! I asked her Grandma if she could trim it. It was always in her eyes and tickling her ears. It looks 10 times better!

Picture Time

Photo Contest

I got an e-mail this morning that Samantha has been in the running to become one of Parents.com (Parents Magazine) weekly Reader’s Choice finalists! The photo with the most votes this week will go into their semi-final Reader’s Choice round for a chance to travel to New York City for the Parents Cover Contest Photo Shoot!! Woohoo! That would be just amazing! Voting ends 6/6/10.
Please vote for our little sweetie!
Thanks bunches!

Here's the link:
http://photos.parents.com/category/vote/photo/305108

Caution: Cousins At Play

On Friday, We were finally able to get Noah and Samantha together for a play date. My Mother In-Law and I took them to the park. I think it would have been more fun for Noah if Samantha was a little older. Since she can't do too much...But I think/hope they had fun together.
I also think Grandma loved having 2 out of the 3 grandkids together! :o)

Pulling Up

Samantha has been trying to pull up for about a month now. But she FINALLY did it on April 21st. I got a video of her doing it on Saturday, May 1st.
ENJOY!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PlP7WpmTlr8