oh, hi

It's been a while. Where have I been? At this little thing called work. I went back to work on April 12. The transition was hard for both me and Samantha. I have to drag her out of bed at 7:20 - change her diaper, feed her, and have her in the car by 7:35 to get to work by 8:15. Forty minute commute. Sucks. Sometimes she sleeps on the way to work. Sometimes she doesn't . My awesome babysitter picks her up from work at 8:30. She brings Samantha back at 10:15 so I can nurse and I hang out with her until 10:40. The babysitter hangs out with her until noon, and she comes back to me for the rest of the day. We try to leave work by 3:00 and Samantha usually sleeps the whole way home. The first week was rough. She'd cry the whole time she was away from me. It has gradually gotten better. She doesn't cry anymore, which makes me sooo happy. This is how she goes to work: pajamas and bedhead
Samantha turned 5 months old on April 16!

She didn't want to sit still for a picture!

She was 18 pounds and 26.5 inches at her doctor's appointment on April 19. She's a healthy girl!

She has started sitting up by herself!

yummy!

Books are SO delicious!

Hair Clips

See the cute little hair clip that Samantha is wearing? I made it. And they are available for purchase from Monkey Bars in Alameda! So if you live in the Bay Area and have a baby or know someone who has a baby, drop by this awesome little shop and have a looksie. And maybe buy a clip or two. Thank you!

Tummy time...

...is getting better!


She rolls onto her tummy and plays for a few minutes - then when she's done, she yells for help and we pick her up. She's not even close to figuring out how to roll onto her back yet. I wasn't able to catch it on camera, but she's been pulling her knees under her butt, then straightening them out again, scooting her body up an inch or so. I have a feeling she'll be scooting around all over the place soon. My baby is growing up too fast!! :(

Cutie!

This is How I Roll!

Samantha started rolling last Sunday. It took her about a minute to get all the way over, and she only did it once a day for the next three days. Now, six days later, it only takes her a few seconds to roll over and she does it all day long! Yaaaay for Samantha!

We went to the Doctor

Poor girl woke up this morning and threw up. I don't mean spitting-up-her-breakfast throwing up; I mean drunk-girl-at-an-all-night-party throwing up. It was pretty scary for me to see her heaving and gagging. So we went to the doctor to see what was going on. Turns out, she's fine. She just has a lot of mucus in her nose and throat (not sure what's causing it) and throwing up was her body's way of getting rid of some of it. She's in a pretty good mood today and didn't have a fever, so we're just going to keep an eye on it. If she develops a fever or loses her appetite, it's back to the doctor we'll go.

Yummy fingers:

Oh, by the way, she's up to 17 pounds and 2 ounces!!!

Not a Happy Camper

runny/stuffy nose
cough
watery eyes
grumpy
wants to be held all the time

But still so darn cute!