She's a crawler!!

This time last week, Sami could not crawl, but she sure was trying hard. By Monday she was taking little crawls once in a while. I filmed this on Wednesday. She is doing so good now. She is not as fast as she would like, but she can get herself where she wants to be. I am so happy for her. It must be so rewarding to finally be able to move on your own after months of waiting for people to pick you up or move you.

Testing Day

Jonathan left early this morning to take the USMLE (MD Board Exams). He was really nervous, but I know he'll do great! It will be so nice when they're over, he's been studying for them since March. I won't know what to do without him sitting at the kitchen table studying.

But today is also special because it's Becca's birthday! Happy 23!! Hope your day is full of happiness and yummy food! We love you.

All Personality

I got out my camera this morning to take a picture of Sami's eating tarp. It's actually a vinyl tablecloth that we put under her chair so when she spills things off of her tray, I don't freak out about the carpet. But as you can see, Samantha started making the funniest faces so I had to post more than one.

And while I am posting the funny things Samantha does, I thought I would throw in a sleeping pose. Babies can sleep in amazing positions. If you can't tell by the picture, Sami's backside is elevated while her head is on the mattress. But I love the hair sticking out on top of her head. She is the funniest little girl!

Nappy Time

Sami has always been a really good napper. Like me, she needs and likes her sleep. But this past week she has learned how to sit up. She can only do it in her crib because she uses the bumper pads to pull herself up. Whenever we put her down, we like check on her to make sure she is okay and sleeping, and this is what we now see:
She will spend an hour just playing in her crib quietly by herself. Whenever we check on her, she turns and looks at us and smiles. Most of her crib time this week was spent awake rather than asleep. I guess she just likes her quiet time in her room. I don't mind because she is so social and I think she is needing less sleep now that she is getting older. She is just so cute!

Sami Has Teeth!

This is the first picture I have ever taken where you can actually see Samantha's bottom two teeth. She loves teeth, she is always trying to touch other people's teeth. She is growing up so fast, too fast!