I can’t believe a whole year has passed since my baby was born! There are no words to express the utter joy she has brought to my life–and I know my husband feels the same. Sammie is amazing. She is hilarious; it’s unreal to me that such a young child can be so aware of what makes others smile. She’s scary smart–she picks things up very quickly. She went from crawling to walking to climbing stairs and running in no time. She says mama, dada, hi, doggy, uh-oh, and kitty. Most importantly, she’s healthy and sweet. She’s growing like a weed and looking less like my baby and more like my little girl. Can you tell I’m totally holding back from getting completely sappy on here!? Simply said, she’s my world…and nothing makes me prouder than being Samantha’s mom.
On her birthday, we visited a fun place called Greenlight Studio in Portland. Sammie loved it–and Don and I did, too. It’s an indoor play space with enough toys and room to keep the kids fully entertained without being overwhelmed. Sammie immediately found a horse figurine that she carried around for a while. She also found some toy tools in a toolbox and did some construction (she’s daddy’s girl!). She LOVED the fabric/foam blocks they had there (so much that I think we may need to get some for home)! The thing she was most interested in, however, was watching the other kids play. She was quite taken by a cute little guy who was pushing a toy truck while running full speed. Sammie followed him around and was super excited by his “driving” skills. It was a low-key but really fun day after the big excitement of her birthday party the day before.
“He lays down there beside her ’til her eyes are finally closed and just watching her it breaks his heart ’cause he already knows it won’t be like this for long. One day soon that little girl is gonna be all grown up and gone. And this phase is gonna fly by, so he’s trying to hold on ’cause it won’t be like this for long.”
– from It Won’t Be Like This for Long by Darius Rucker
