Trick or Treat!

Totally passed out after some trick or treating. We only went to a couple of neighbors' houses just to show Sam off in her cute black kitty costume and it wore her out. Too cute!

Sam's First Tub Bath!

All better in her racing pj's!

That wasn't so bad after all!

I love love love my hair washed


Yup that's a birth mark on my bum!

This is soooo much better than a sponge bath


Last weekend Sam's umbilical stump finally fell off so we were able to give her a tub bath and she loved it! I can't seem to post pictures in the correct order so they are backward but oh well, at least I posted them! She loves her tub bath, absolutely adores getting her hair washed but really hates coming out of the tub. I have to wrap her up super quickly in her cozy towel or she gets really p.o.'d. Once the whole thing is done, we are a happy girl again.

She is 2 weeks old now and so totally amazing. She has really awake times that she just loves to look around at everything and talk and dance. We call it dance party USA time. She will just lay there on her blanket between Mike and I and talk away. She also loves to talk while she is breastfeeding and cracks me up everytime. It's like she goes "num num num num" when she eats. Completely adorable. She is not a big cryer. Only cries when she really needs something. We go for walks everyday when Mike gets home from work and she loves it. She just looks around at her whole surroundings. She loves to be constantly moving. If she's fussy, we just have to walk around with her and she's fine. She really is a good baby.

Lily

My friend Lily gave me the best surprise ever!

2 days before my schedule c-section, Lily and I were text messaging and she was saying how she had looked at flights to come and be with us on the day of delivery but that it would be impossible for her to do. I told her that it was totally fine...she has beautiful twin baby boys that need her and I would never have expected her to come for the delivery. Well, my c-section goes as planned and just as they are getting me all cozy and comfortable in my post partum room, in comes Lily! Of course, the tears start flowing. I still can't believe that she flew in from Kansas just to share in our special day. I really wish I wasn't hospitalized at the time so that I could have spent more time with her but it was such an amazing surprise. I will never forget that day!

Thank you Lily for being an amazing friend!

More Pictures!!

Samantha Claire James

Our beautiful baby girl is here!!! She is absolutely perfect. Samantha was born on Friday, October 16th, 2009 at 10:10am by c-section. Everything went as planned and scheduled. She came out kicking and screaming and perfect head to toe. Sam weighed 7lbs 12oz and measured 20 1/4 in. She is a wonderful baby. She wakes on her own to feed and is an excellent breastdfeeder. She already has her dad wrapped around her little finger and if she cries, she settles down as soon as daddy holds her. I still can't believe that she is here and that she is mine. I'm still mesmerized when I look at her and am amazed as to how much I love this new little princess. So here are some pictures of Sammie girl

Belly Pictures (I know, I know...finally!) 37 weeks

Guess I got pretty big huh?! I went grocery shopping today and got stopped about ten times to have people ask me when I was due because I looked like I was about to pop...thanks, appreciate it. I will do my best to remember to take belly pictures on the day of delivery.