Samantha's 4 month appointment

So Samantha had her 4 month appoint when she was 3.5 months old. Her doctor is moving offices and we had to go early or wait until March - to keep on her vaccination schedule we had to go early (plus it's fun to find out how she's doing).

So we went on January 16 - she weighed 14 pounds exactly (that's roughly 75th percentile) and 25.5 inches in length (90th percentile). We have no idea where she gets the length part :)

She is doing great developmentally - she's rolling over now. She's really good at rolling from her back to her tummy, but the other way (tummy to back) gets tricky for her because her arm gets caught. She is also "talking" more. It's pretty fun! She's also grabbing and holding onto everything and then sticking everything in her mouth!

Since the last post, I have also started back to work. Samantha stays with our friend Jess during the day and she is doing great other there. She's doing much better than her Mom! I really miss spending the day with her. Not that I don't enjoy going back to work, but to be honest I would rather spend the day with Sam. I never realized how hard it would be to leave her, but I also get really mad at people who say I can't go back to work - especially old guy engineers who just tell you that you won't want to back to work. That just grinds me!

Samantha is 3 months old today!

Happy Birthday Samantha!

The last three months have gone so fast! She is now really grabbing and holding onto toys and my nose! She is so close to rolling over. She is definitely getting a little personality and a lot louder!

She had a great Christmas..Santa brought her a toy chest to go in her room and her grandparents sent lots of toys and clothes. She got a jumparoo, a mat with toys that hang over it, a huge teddy bear, a baby doll, a sweater and blanket made by her Aunt Kalena, wrist and ankle rattles...the list goes on and on. Santa got Lenny and I a Playstation 3!

We have posted all the pictures at this link - Christmas. Here are a few of our favorites and a video.

Samantha Update

So Samantha is almost three months old...whoa! Things that she is doing:

-Almost rolls over from her tummy to her back - she's almost there
-Trys to grab toys and sometimes gets them!
-Smiles a lot
-Sleeping through the night, not all the time, but enough for Mommy to be really excited
-Stares at anything red
-"Talks" to us - she's even tried to mimic some of the sounds we make
-Definitely recognizes her Mommy, Daddy, and Grommit
- Starting to put everything in her mouth
- She loves Christmas lights and Christmas songs (despite the fact that Mommy has to make up some words because she can't remember them)

She is so much more aware now and it's getting pretty fun. It will be hard to go back to work on January 5th. Christmas will be fun so I will take the time to enjoy it with her and Lenny.

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