It's all new

Hey everyone! Hope you are all doing well. Sorry I haven't updated the blog in awhile, but it's been a little hectic around the house lately.
First of all, thanks to everyone for the warm wishes on my first day at the new job! It was very much appreciated and put a very big smile on my face that first day... so THANK YOU ALL. The job is going great. I am still going through training, but learning lots of information and slowly starting to work my own files. I'm getting the hang of it slowly but surely and think that this could be a wonderful opportunity for me and more importantly, for my family!
Second, Miss Samantha is starting to warm up to the whole rice cereal idea! When we first introduced her to the 'foreign' matter a couple of weeks ago, she was NOT happy at all. So, Gregg and I decided to back off for awhile and try again at a later time. Saturday morning Samantha woke up in a happy mood (as usual) so I decided to give the evil rice monster another try... so I strapped her into the highchair and give it a whirl. She liked it and ate all the rice cereal that I had prepared and had been on a roll ever since! We are so proud of her :) Last night, she started grabbing for the spoon and shoving it into her mouth (like I couldn't feed her fast enough!) I think we will be moving on to Stage 1 foods before we know it.
Now, as some of you know, Samantha has been battling ear infections since the beginning of February. Well, it's not getting any better and in fact, it never has really gone away. The poor thing has been such a trooper and never cries except for the day that it "starts" up. We get her started on antibotics and she is her happy self again. However, since this have been going on for awhile now and hasn't resolved and she's now had 2 single ear infections and 1 double ear infection, the dr's office has decided it's time to send her over to and ENT to discuss ear tubes. So, she will go for her first "consult" on the 7th and we will see what needs to be done at that point.

Other than that, we are just trucking right along and getting ready for the little one's baptism at the end of April

I will leave you with this picture of Sammie trying out her first plate of "solid foods" - Southern style (I got Gregg to make ribs one night and they were wonderful) :)

Button Batteries

Several months ago, I got informed about a lady who was in the mist of a crisis with her daughter over a BUTTON BATTERY!!!! Their story has been so shocking to all that have heard about it that the local tv station picked up the story and it just recently aired.

PLEASE check out the story and pass it along to all that you know so that the danger of these tiny little batteries can get out there to all parents.

http://cbs3.com/video/?id=76522@kyw.dayport.com

It's the weekend!!!!

My how you've grown!

Well, it's a sleepless night for me for some reason so I decided to go back and look back at our blog. I started with the day Samantha was born and read up until her 6 month post and I was in total "Lifetime Movie Network" - tears flowing like Niagra Falls- break down! Samantha amazes me more and more each and every day with her strength. The way she fought through her battles in the hosptial in order to come home shows such courage. I hope she never has to fight like that again, but if she does, I know she has the strength to get through it... and MORE!

We took Samantha to the Dr. tonight for her 6 month check-up tonight and she was tipping the scales at 14 lbs!!!! She is learning to sit up on her own (with very little assistance) and she is standing up 'on her own' (aka putting weight on her legs)... all very good signs. The funny thing is that our daughter has decided to bypass the whole rolling thing and go straight to the sitting and standing tasks. I guess she decided since she was 'behind the curve' given her adjusted age, she needed to make up some ground and she could just forgoe the rolling aspect of life :)

The Dr. also gave us the go ahead to try Samantha on rice cereal... this should be fun! I say this because I know that once we start rice cereal we will soon be starting to introduce other fun foods... GOOD TIMES!!!!!!!!! All I have to say is that when this gets messy, Daddy is taking over bath time :) :)

Happy 6 months Samantha!

Samantha turned 6 months on Saturday! Gregg and I can hardly believe it. That small little 3lb 13oz baby in the hosptial is now almost 14lbs!!!! She has discovered her foot and is now figured out how to insert same into her mouth... finaly entertainment for the girl that doesn't cost mommy and daddy an arm and a leg :) :)

We went Saturday and had pictures taken in honor of Samantha's 6 month birthday - here's some of the 'better' ones - although all of them were too cute

Happy - Sad

Sad... I left a job I was at for just about 3 years

Happy... I am starting a new adventure with a company closer to home with great opportunities on the 23rd.

Stay tuned...

big news to be posted tomorrow....
NO! I'M NOT PREGNANT :)