Kids Having Kids: Sammer Jammers

This blog posting is actually a week old.. i saved it and realized i never went back to "post" it. So hopefully i'll have another one coming shortly.

Samantha is very active! She's such a nosey little girl (takes after her mom i guess!) and wants to know all that is going on around. She grabs for everything and puts everything into her mouth. If she's eating and someone walks in, she stops and looks around to see who's there. It's funny. She does not like to be alone either, and will let you know that she wants attention. As soon as you acknowledge her, she's all smiles. We're fortunate she's a happy baby and keeps us smiling.

Our neighbor Lynn started calling Samantha "Sammers" when she was first born. Nick and I find ourselves calling her that all the time and we make other forms of it such as "Sammer Slammers" and "Sammer Jammers", Nick sometimes says it with a lisp. It's funny how catchy it is.... I came home the other day and the babysitter is calling her "Sammers" too. I'm sure it'll stick as a nickname for awhile. Makes us laugh.

What a week. It's been a typical busy week in the Estes household. Keeping up with our work and social lives is a hard balance. We have been busy entertaining and hanging with friends which is a much easier and fullfilling task as Samantha goes to bed early and sleeps throught the night. We had a Memorial Day BBQ with our friends Lauren and Kyle (and Jane Ellen, 11 weeks), Lynn and Mark (with Claire -2 and Laura 16 weeks) and Tripp and Michelle (with Avery - 3). It is always a nice time to get the girls together and have them play and interact (or stare at each other). I know they'll grow up to be best friends so we'll start socializing them early.

I took Samantha to a 5 month appt at the doctor and she's a whopping 16 lbs! Yes, she's a big girl but the doctor is thrilled with her growth and doesn't want us to start on food until she's 6 months as my milk is more than good for her. She's gotten so long too! Look at her in her crib. We always find her smashed against the side. She doesn't seem to mind it.