Quick Update

So I thought I would post a quick update....Adam decided to turn down the job offer he recieved. He's going to focus on getting Grandpa's house ready to sell and working with Impact (the financial company our investments are with). Not to mention he's taking 19 credits this summer. I am glad he's not working a full time job or I would NEVER see him. Taking this full load over the summer will allow him to graduate in December. YEAH! I know, "a lot of people go to school for 7 years. Yeah, they're called doctors." Well, it only took him 6, and I'm actually extremely proud that it wasn't longer considering he worked 40 hours a week for almost that whole time, changed majors once, and schools twice. I sure am lucky to have such a wonderful, hard working husband.

Easter

This took me a few days, but at least I'm doing it right? Easter was fun, we "hid" (meaning put them on the floor in plain sight) plastic eggs filled with change and some with candy. Samantha learned VERY quickly which of the eggs had the candy in them and went right for those. She was pretty excited and it is always fun to watch her have a good time. My Mom and Dad were here too, and it was really nice to share Easter with them. At church they had an Easter program that was really good. Music always seems more powerful to me than just talks, so it was a great way to recognize the spirit of the day. Unfortunately Samantha was tired and crazy from the candy she had for breakfast, so Adam and I each missed about half the program. Oh well, now we know not to do the secular part of Easter until after church is over. It was just nice to have the reminder of why we celebrate Easter and all we have to be grateful for.

As a side note, as Adam and I are making big changes in our lives we have really appreciated all of you keeping us in your thoughts and prayers. We are doing really well and are already starting to see that this whole situation is for the best. Adam has already had one job offer and we're just trying to decide if that is what will be best for our family. We really are very blessed.

Washington DC

We had such a fun time visiting Kim and her family in DC this past week. Samantha LOVED her cousins and was just enthralled by baby Blythe. I was amazed at how sweet Kim's boys were to her. Even when she'd take their stuff they were so nice and would keep playing with her. Kim was also nice enough to babysit one day for us so Adam and I were able to go to a couple museums in downtown. We had a great time and are so glad we decided to go. Since all anyone REALLY cares about is the pictures...here you go.

Snack Time

Samantha was having her snack with Adam in her tent yesterday. They were having a little conversation and she was sharing her grapes with him. It was just so cute to watch them together so I thought I would post a couple pictures. Then this morning I was sweeping and came out of the kitchen to find Samantha "reading" to her baby. Luckily it lasted long enough to get a picture, but she noticed and decided to look right at the camera, oh well.

Sleep Little Baby

It's only been about a month since Samantha went down to one nap (lucky me, I know). The only problem was getting the whole schedule figured out. She would either take a decent nap and wake up early, or sleep in and only nap for about an hour. It was clear that she needed more sleep than she was getting but I wasn't sure how to help her do that. Plus she was still waking up at least once in the night a couple times a week. Luckily it seems like the last week or so that is done. Woo hoo!! She is now sleeping until at least 7:00 and is sleeping for 2-3 hours for her nap. She even slept in until after 8 this weekend, both days!! The best part is she's happy. I wouldn't mind her sleeping less as long as she's not cranky. I am usually awake by 6:30 or so she's welcome to get up, I just hate it when she wakes up and is still tired. All of this has made me realize yet again that I have no control and that she'll do what she wants when she's ready. Oh well, at least I can pretend that I'm in charge. Now I'm just afraid of Daylight Savings Time and that our perfect little sleeping schedule will go out the window. Dun dun dun.

Lazy

I have been so LAZY lately. Anytime I'm not entertaining Samantha (not often) all I feel like doing is going to sleep. Needless to say nothing is getting done, including blogging. I know I'm pregnant, but it'd be nice to have some energy again. I don't remember feeling this tired last time. Then again, my 5th graders didn't use me as a human step stool, a pillow Kleenex, and anything else they needed. I guess that explains it. If anyone has any suggestions to have more energy I'm all ears.

So...I'll move on to a quick update. The weather is beautiful and we are playing outside every day which is a nice change. We were outside for just a little over 2 hours yesterday and she still cried when we came in. Poor girl just wants to run. Samantha has started talking way more and learns a couple new words every day (granted, I am the only one who can understand her, but still it's fun). I am amazed at how big she's getting. Her new "trick" (courtesy of Adam) is that whenever she "breaks wind" she goes "ooooohhhhh, stinky" and waves her hand in front of her nose. It's actually pretty funny. Adam is super busy with work and school and I am definitely getting ready to have him home more. Too bad that won't be for another year. Nothing too exciting, but hey that's life. If I had any cute new pictures I'd post them, but my lazy slump also extends to using my camera.

3 Months Left

My sister, Kelle, told me it's hard to remember that I'm pregnant since she never sees me. So....I thought I would post a picture of myself with 3 months left to go. Now, I asked Adam to take a picture of me so that I could put it up on here. Easy right? Well, the top picture is what I kind of had in mind. I guess Adam had a different idea. I'll let the bottom pictures (the originals) speak for themselves. Wonder what his focus is on...tv anyone?