Sam's one man band

This is what I woke up to earlier when I took a nap! hahaha

Sam is going to be a big sister!!

Exciting news! Sam is so excited to be a big sister. She talks about it all the time. We have kept quiet about it until the appointment today. I'm 12.5 weeks today and they did an ultrasound. Eveything looked good and the baby is healthy. They even gave us their best guess on the sex. Although they are not 100% sure they think it is another girl. Yes, another drama queen. As you can see in the picture I posted over to the right the baby is waving. Five fingers so that is good news. I'll keep everyone posted as I know more on the progress. The morning sickness is over, I know things are healthy, and finally I can get excited. :-)

What has Miss Sam been up to?

It has been a while since I have posted. I'm adding quite a few pics of the different things Sam has been doing over the last week.

lost in the bubbles

Grandma brought over silly halloween teeth
more silly teeth

Ready for a b-day party

After trike-a-thon showing off my skills
getting ready for trike-a-thon
Sam thought she wanted a little chex mix!

Ohio State Party

Sam and Tay eating dinner

Last weekend we got together with all of Sam's friends for the Ohio State Game. She is sitting with (starting left) Kayla, Taylor, Wilson, Carson, and Sam!

Sam Singing You Are My Sunshine

I love when she sings this song. So cute! Usually she sings it much better than what I was able to get on film, but as you can see she was preoccupied.

Also, Sam wanted to thank Mimi and Grandad for the card and money to get ice cream. She used her money on Friday night for ice cream with gummy bears and sprinkles. How it pays off to be a big girl. Thank you Aunt Linda for the adoreable halloween outfits. Last but not least thank you Grandma for the pink flamingo from Florida.

We are excited to report that Sam is officially a "BIG GIRL" She took nap in her bed today for the first time and Mommy and Daddy could not be happier. The transition has not been nearly as bad as we had expected.

Rainy Days and our little Colts Fan

Sam was sitting out on the back deck in the rain. I kept telling her to come in because she was going to get all wet. She would say, but mommy I have my rain boots on. Apparently she thought if she had her rain boots on that she would stay dry. Yes she is cleaning the ground with a sponge and spray bottle. haha

All ready for Colts day at school. She said all the way to school today that she did not want to wear her Colts jersey. I think she is a fair weather fan kind of like her parents.

Update on the big girl bed

I am happy to report that the last two nights Sam has done great in her bed going down at 8:30 and did not wake up Wednesday morning until 7:30 and this morning I had to wake her up.

On a funny note. Sam's new best buddy is Felix. She wants to hold him all the time and he will even sit next to her for a period of time and let her pet him. Last night she was hanging out with Felix and she said "I love Felix he is my buddy and Morgan is ridiculous." hahaha I'm not sure where she picked up that new word. I'll have to post a picture of her holding her new buddy.

SAM HAD SOME BIG CHANGES OVER THE HOLIDAY!

Sam's school was closed on Friday so she had a 4 day weekend. We have been telling her if she throws away her passy she can get a big girl bed. Sunday morning to our surprise she woke up and said she wanted to throw away her passy for a big girl bed. She marched over to the trash can and threw it away with no hesitation. Hallelujah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! We spend the first party of the day running around and getting the things we needed to set up the bed. She was so excited and proud of her new bed, but then came the fun part. Naptime!! She liked laying in her bed but wanted nothing to do with a nap. We gave up on that after about an hour and a half. Then that evening Zane and I got very nervous and we were really regretting that we did this. Again to our surprise she went down without a fight and did not make a peep until 7:30 am. Monday nap was a disaster again. Better but still no nap. She laid up in her bed singing songs and rolling around. She went down pretty well on Monday night but decided to wake up at 5:45 am. It was still dark out and she wanted to go back to bed by the time we were ready to go to school. The most amazing part is that she has not cried for or asked for passy once!! I will update more later. Hopefully she is getting the hang of this.

Sam was at the water park and decided to pick up a bee. Of course it stung her and the stinger was still in her thumb. She was quite a trooper she didn't cry much at all.

Sam loves going jogging with Daddy. He pushes her really fast in the jogging stroller








Eating a cupcake that Grandma brought over for me. She knows what my favorite treat is. Thanks Grandma!