One Month....

Well, she is actually almost 6 weeks old and it is truly hard for me to believe that time is going by so quickly! Samantha is doing great and we are all adjusting pretty well. At her 4 week checkup, she was in the 75% for both height and weight, so she is totally proportional! Nursing continues to go well, and other than her nightly crying fits, we are doing great! Here are some pictures from the past couple of weeks. Hopefully as the sleeping improves, my posting will improve:)
Going for our first walk


Bath time

Some cute smiles

Snow Days!

Well, the weathermen finally got a forecast correct...or at least sort of!! The prediction was for 5-12 inches of snow. But I think that we ended up with about 3-4 inches of snow and unfortunately, about an inch or more of ice under the snow.

But Bobby has truly enjoyed all of his time in the snow. He has been sledding, hiking, made snow angels, snow balls and everything else. Unfortunately due to the snow/ice, GG has been unable to leave (not that we have minded), and Sam has had to do some major work trying to shovel the cars out. Hopefully GG will be able to make it home today, and so the true test for me begins...both kids on my own:)

Getting ready to head out

Taking plowing into his own hands

My little snow angel

Update....

Samantha is doing great! She had her two week checkup on Friday, and everything went well. I have a little eater on my hands:) A far cry from my experience with Bobby. She has already surpassed her birth weight, which is the goal of the two week mark:) We are still trying to figure each other, but overall, I have no complaints. She is a perfect little girl and we are very lucky!!

Almost two weeks old


Both my babies asleep on me....what a joy!

She's Here!

I am so excited to say that Samantha Grace arrived on Friday January 15, 2010 at 12:07 pm. She weighed in at 8 lbs and was 22 inches long. We are home now and slowly adjusting to life at home with two little ones.

Things went much better this time around for me, which has been wonderful. I was up and out of the hospital bed Saturday morning, and even walking around. For those of you that remember, this was a complete turn around from how things went with Bobby's birth. And Samantha has decided that she likes eating:) Another total difference. And I must say that nursing is SO much easier than pumping and all the trials that we went through with Bobby.

Speaking of Bobby, he is doing really well. He has his moments of jealousy, but overall, he is really accepting his role of big brother with a smile on his face.

Samantha is a pure joy, and I for one, am totally in love with my little girl! I'll try to keep posts coming. It just seems harder to take as many pictures this time around:)
Shortly after birth

Samantha Grace


Meeting Samantha for the first time


Proud Big Brother

The nursery is done....

I took a few photos today before the battery ran out, so unfortunately, they aren't the best, but I think that you get the idea. I still need to get some "art" for the walls and some type of area rug...but again, it is ready for the little lady, and I will add things as we go:)

We're almost ready...

T minus three days and I think that we are just about ready for Baby Girl's arrival. I will post pictures of the nursery either later today or tomorrow.

PS. Scroll down to see pictures of our Christmas.

Christmas

Yes, this post is very long overdue and behind. I have been having technical issues with my computer and have been very busy trying to get things ready for baby girl's arrival.

We had a wonderful Christmas in Wilmington once again this year. Although busy visiting everyone, we were still able to enjoy everyone's company, and really enjoy Bobby's excitement and joy for the season.

Bobby was so excited by everything that he got this year, and I have really enjoyed watching him play with each new toy. WE made reindeer food for "Runo", cookies for Santa, and just enjoyed all the Christmas fesitivities.

Once again, sorry that it is so late in getting on here, but better late than never:

Enjoy!

Making/Eating cookies for Santa

Santa has arrived

Checking out his big boy bike with Papa

Bobby and his digger and dump truck...huge hits!

And on to Big Papa's house for round two

Opening gifts is such fun