Today, you are officially three weeks. My, you're growing fast. Is it too early to ask you to stop growing up? I want you to be my little baby forever, but something tells me that you've still got a lot of changing to do. Maybe instead of asking you to stop growing up, I should instead get creative with my prayers and ask for a universal TiVo remote--that way all I have to do is hit the 'pause' button.
This past week has been a fun one for you. Last Friday, we took you to Dinuba to get your newborn photos done. I was hoping we'd get some of you awake, but the car ride over there pretty much lulled you into a deep sleep. You slept throughout the entire hour long photo shoot. As luck would have it, you woke up, literally, as the photographer put her camera down to check us out. Hmph.
I'm still waiting on the digital images, but I did manage to get a few a little early:
When I show your pictures off to people, they have one of two reactions: either they ooh and aww and tell me how beautiful you are, or they look me square in the eyes and tell me that I'd better get a shotgun because I'm going to have to shoo away the boys when you get a little bit older. I appreciate the sentiment, but I'll hold off on the shotgun for now. Maybe instead I can just invest in a laser fence around our yard so that all unapproved suiters will be kept far, far away. Hmmm...I'll add that to my wish list, right underneath the universal TiVo remote.
On Sunday, my friends Amy and Tamara, along with Aunt Erin, threw you your first baby shower. They put so much work into it, and everything looked amazing! The whole theme was ladybugs, and they tied you into it by calling you a little lovebug. I absolutely adored it!
Here we are with the awesome shower hostesses: Amy, Tamara & Aunt Erin.
Tamara made you the most adorable (and delicious) cake with a ladybug on top. Everyone oooh'd and ahh'd over it!
We had a wonderful time with Nonni's side of the family and came home with lots of fun things for you. You raked in the presents, girlie!
Plus, they had everyone bring diapers for a game we played. I am sooo grateful for these diapers--you and your bladder use diapers up like nobody's business, so all of these diapers will definitely be put to use quickly!
Two of the most wonderful things we got, however, were a bouncer (from Amy & Jimmy) and a swing (lent to us by my cousins Garth & Mary). Not only are they really, really cute, but they are really, really useful as they can lull you to sleep like nobody's business.
Roxy's a little confused by this magical swinging contraption, but you seem to like it just right.
Let's see...what else is new on the Sammie front? You're getting really close to smiling when you hear my voice. You sure are thinking about smiling, at least. You get a little bit of a half grin and then you go right back to looking perplexed and kicking your feet. On Sunday, Nonni predicted that you'd be smiling at my voice by the end of the week. We've still got a few days to go to prove her right. Will you do it?
Meanwhile, I've been trying to figure out what your baby announcements are going to look like. I know they're going to be pink and brown, and I know which pictures I want to use, but the question remains as to when I'll get them done. You see, as the days turn into weeks and you get a little older, you're also not sleeping during the day as much. Which means that you want to be held and entertained a little more than you were just last week. I think what I'm going to do is either bribe your father or one of your grandmothers so that they can ooh and aah over you while I scrapbook like a madwoman.
I know for a fact I won't be able to get the announcements done this upcoming week. I start teaching summer school on Monday. (Insert lots of tears and temper tantrums here). It's only for ten days, but it sure is going to be hard to tear myself away from you for that long. Hopefully, by next summer, your daddy's business will have picked up enough that I can stay home with you all summer long.
Fortunately, we do get to start off the week on a good note: your next baby shower (this time for Daddy's side of the family) is this Saturday morning. I'm sure we'll all have a great time. We're so blessed to have our family members all so close by!
Well, I should go. I desperately need to fix my hair so that I look halfway decent today. I think my (lack of) hairstyles these past few days has made your father snicker a little too much.
Tons and tons of hugs and kisses,
your mommy
PS. If you're wondering how I've managed to find the time to type all of this out, it's because you and your father are doing what you do best: you're sleeping.
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