Samantha's first blog

pamelamyers | September 22, 2012

I have mentioned a few times before that Zephyr isn’t quite sure what to do about Sam.  Do I despise her, do I tolerate her, do I like her? Well, I think over the years, it has moved from one end of the spectrum to the next.  I really think she wasn’t happy Sam was here for a while, then she moved on to a disregard, and now I think she sort of grudgingly likes her.  Sam has made a lot of progress though in learning how to be nice to her and when to leave her alone and how much hugging is too much.  When Sam was an infant, we caught Zephyr in her pack and play once or twice, but we have always wondered why Zephyr never jumped into Sam’s crib (we suspect laziness — too high a jump).  We thought for sure that now that Sam has a twin bed, Zephyr would be right in there.  Sure enough, Zephyr did jump on it when it first came into the house, but quickly left.  Sam would absolutely love if Zephyr would sleep with her, even just in her room, but it never seems to come to pass. Until now!  I went upstairs tonight to get Sam’s towels for her bath and when I turned around to face the bed, there was Zephyr!  Snoozing away as happy as could be.  I think it was Zephyr’s birthday present for Sam.  As you can imagine, Sam was thrilled.  It took all her willpower to not jump right up on the bed with Zephyr.

The best part is that Zephyr stayed there.  I was ready to put Sam to bed and Zephyr was still there. I told Sam that if she was very quiet and still that Zephyr might stay and sleep with her.  She must have really wanted some furry company, because she even let me forgo the nightly book and we turned the light out immediately.  I whispered to her that I could maybe tell her a story since we didn’t read a book and she whispered back, “Tell a very quiet story, Mommy.” Which I did.  And in less than five minutes, Sam was asleep.  I unfortunately don’t have any pictures of them sleeping together since, to take a picture, I would have had to turn the light on, but I did take some video using our camcorder’s night shot mode.  Zephyr stayed with Sam for a few hours then came and slept with Mark and me as usual.  I am so glad they are bonding so much better now.  They both mean so much to me, my little girls.

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pamelamyers | September 21, 2012

Mark’s parents have mentioned quite a few times that they still have all of his old Matchbox/Hot Wheels cars in the attic. I can’t believe he still had them all, but he said they were his number one toy for years so I suppose it is not surprising.  When we were at their house for my birthday, Mark finally dug them out and brought them home.  Mark couldn’t wait to let Sam play with them.  I knew she would love them.  I had often thought we should buy her some but I kind of wanted her to play with Mark’s old toys, for nostalgic reasons.

Like father like daughter — she immediately started lining them all up in a row, which is what Mark apparently used to do too.  Mark says that next on the agenda is to get her some track. Oh boy, my house will never be the same…

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pamelamyers | September 18, 2012

Tonight we were out driving around after going out to dinner for our anniversary and Sam suddenly told Mark and I that she had a freckle on her leg.  Of course we didn’t believe her because she is always confusing bug bites, boo boos, freckles, etc.  But then again, she does know what freckles are (I have enough of them, that is for sure) so I should have know better.  When we got home we asked her to show us and sure enough, I think she has her first freckle!  It is so teeny tiny, like, pinhead tiny, but I really do think it’s a freckle!  She is pretty excited, so….Congrats, Sam!

Oh, and last but not least, Happy 13th Anniversary, Mark!  Thank you for being an amazing husband and father.  You have brought us so much joy.  I would not trade the life we have for anything!

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pamelamyers | September 16, 2012

I have never been a big fan of my birthday but since having Sam, they have become a bit easier to bear.  I think when I was younger, I didn’t really like them because I hate being the center of attention.  As I got older, well, birthdays just become a reminder of how old I am getting.  And all those years waiting to have a baby made it even worse.  Once I had Sam though, I found it easier to focus on how lucky I am to spend my birthday celebrating with my little girl than on how old I am, how much grey is showing up in my hair, and how my knees hurt.  Ugh.  She makes it impossible to focus on being old because she makes you “be” young to keep up with her limitless pool of energy.  I really am very lucky.  I have so much to be thankful for.  I have my wonderful family, my husband, my child, my parents, Mark’s family which I am proud to now say is my family, so many people to love.

Sam has become quite the expert at making cards for everyone.  She loves to decorate with her crayons and especially her stickers.  She is showing off the not one, but three cards, she made for me (with Daddy’s help).

Sam got me a bag for my bicycle.  It is orange, of course!

My big present from Mark was a new watch. I have been wanting a “big” one instead of the smallish size I wear now.  Sam had to help open all my gifts.  She is always so excited to open presents, even if they are not for her.

As our anniversary was only a few days later, I decided to give Mark his gifts to open. Sam was having such a good time after all offering her assistance!

My two favorite people in the world. 🙂

Later that day, we went to my parents’ house for dinner.  Sam made me another card and I got a new business card holder and a dress from my mom along with a few belts, one of which Sam picked out (with a leopard print, no less…)

That’s my girl!

Cake!  My little one certainly has her great-grandma’s ability to consume sweets.  She is so excited about the cake.  Didn’t eat a bite of dinner of course, but there is always room for cake.

The best part of getting older — I got my daughter.

I love this face.  She looks like she is saying, “When are these pictures done?  I want cake!”

The next day, we went out to dinner with the Myers and Burke families to continue celebrating. I thought Maddox looked like he needed a good tickle.

Keeping little hands out of my cake was a huge effort, but it was worth it to have a lap full of cuteness.

Sam can’t believe we are having ANOTHER CAKE.

These two are so darn cute together.  I wish they could spend more time together, but now that the Burke’s are moving a little closer, hopefully they can.

Thank you everyone for answering all my birthday wishes for a wonderful day!

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pamelamyers | September 3, 2012

Sam has always been a little shy around her Pop Pop, Mark’s dad, and we don’t really know why.  He is sweet as can be with her, and loves her so much, but you know how kids can be.  The only thing we can figure is that he is a little intimidating because he is so big compared to her.  He talks so quietly and nicely to her though, and over time, she has begun to hang out with him more and more.  She will pretty freely give hugs now and on this day, when Mark’s parents came over to visit, she had quite a good time playing Legos with her Pop Pop.  It was really nice to see them bonding together, especially as it was over something that Mark loved too as a little boy.

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