Keeping Busy

Sam has been quite the busy girl over the past few days. This past week, we had a fun visit with Shelley and Dominic and the four of us took a walk and had lunch together. Samantha was less than thrilled with the hot weather and got a bit cranky toward the end of the afternoon. I can't believe that I didn't take any pictures from that day! I guess we'll just have to plan another playdate with Shelley and Dom!

This week, we visited both the breastfeeding and new moms groups at Good Sam. It is a fun opportunity to meet new people and get out of the house together. With the weather being so hot, it is a challenge to keep Sam comfortable, so we crank the air conditioner and try to keep her as cool as possible.

We also had another visit over at AJ & Uncle Steve's house and had a lot of fun. We spent the afternoon inside the cool house and had a great time with AJ and the girls. Sam was a bit fussy because she was having some stomach issues, but we have switched her formula and are hoping that it helps.

On Friday, we took a trip to Nana's house (my grandma) and had a really nice visit. We also went shopping for a birthday gift in Willow Glen. Sam was doing great until we hit the second store and she decided to have a meltdown. After finding the perfect gift for her friend Braden, I couldn't resist buying a couple of goodies for Sam--check out the toy giraffe and the pink headband in the pictures below.

Despite some really really really hot weather in our area yesterday, we made it out to Braden's first birthday party for a little while. It was neat to see a lot of our friends and it is absolutely crazy to think that Sam will be as big as him next summer! We are getting ready for the week and hoping that things cool down just a bit. Sam is sleeping better at night (sometimes) and we are thinking about graduating her to the crib sometime this week--fingers crossed for a good long stretch of sleep tonight!!!!

Samantha is starting to smile at us and it is so fun. It is hard to catch on camera, but this is the best I could do!

She likes to stick her tongue out and will sometimes imitate us!

First visit to Nana's house!

Checking out the Tour de France coverage online. It was a rough day for Sam's favorite team (Team Astana), so naturally she was a bit upset.

Getting ready to leave for Braden's birthday party