Samantha the Seamonkey

Dave and I first became friends when we were lifeguards at the Elks pool when we were 16 years old. So it only seems natural that Samantha is destined to enjoy swimming. We are hoping she will be an excellent swimmer like her Dad. To prepare her for her "Phelps-like" status, we signed her up for Seamonkeys class at the Recreation Center. She has been to two classes so far with Dave and they both are having a lot of fun.

Look at how great they both look. I am going to submit this photo for the next Recreation Center guide. I have such a model family! You can see more of the class and other pictures here.

Six Month Check Up

In my exhausted state last week I forgot to mention that we took Samantha in for her 6 month doctor appointment. Seems that she is staying steady in the weight and getting shorter. Maybe she will be more like her mom after all. She now weighs 17 pounds (75 percentile) and is 25 inches long (25 percentile). The doctor told us to start feeding her solids. So far we have given her rice cereal and oatmeal which she has been extremely uninterested in. Later this week we will try some sweet potatoes.

Knock on wood...but the past three nights she has slept through the night again without waking up. I'm not quite sure what to think. Still no teeth but she seems to be in better spirits. As long as she is sleeping we are all happy!

I'm so tired

You know the song by the Beatles? I have been singing it these past few days...
I'm so tired, I haven't slept a wink
I'm so tired, my mind is on the blink
I wonder should I get up and fix myself a drink
No,no,no.

Now I understand a little more why all those other moms look at me with an angry glare when I tell them Samantha sleeps through the night. This week she is not sleeping through the night or through any real length of time. Rather it is every hour or so waking up and screaming her head off.

I can feel a tooth trying to push through and I'm hoping once it does we can all go back to sleep like normal people. We even tried the "cry it out" method last night which she did not respond favorably to. Maybe if she cried it OUT and fell asleep that would be good but apparently she didn't get it out of her system.