Samantha at 10 months - Some fun videos

Here are some fun videos from early April that give you a little idea about what Sam is like at 10 months...

4/6/09 - 10 months old
9 MB - 10 seconds
We girls are always blabbing while we drive!

4/7/09 - 10 months old
14 MB - 16 seconds
Samantha really loves saying Da Da... even if she doesn't know why she's saying it =)

4/12/09 - 10 months old
14 MB - 16 seconds
Sam is obviously a natural on the piano! =)

4/14/09 - 10 months old
19 MB - 20 seconds
This is video of Samantha enjoying an impromptu "shower" in the sink
... thanks to a major diaper malfunction

More Swimming videos

On 3/24, I posted video from Samantha's first swimming lessons. You might want to check those out first since they show her first reactions to the water. But here are a couple more cute videos that were taken at her 3rd lesson. She is our little fish! =)

Samantha at 10 months - Some fun pictures

Just a few pics to give you a glimpse into the life of our little 10 month old!

4/5/09 - 10 months old

Samantha LOVES the water! Her baby soft skin is being protected by a beautiful pink hat. Kentucky Derby... here we come!

4/5/09 - Samantha's dedication at church
We don't do infant baptism in our church, but we do dedicate our little gifts from God and ask for prayers from the congregation as we raise her to be a God loving little girl.

4/12/09 - Easter Sunday

4/12/09 - Easter Sunday again
You can get a glimpse of Lisa's new hairdo. Yes... she's back to a brunette! We loved the highlights, but just too much maintenance for this SAH Mom (Stay At Home Mom)

4/5/09 - Yeah... Nap time is over!
Sam isn't pulling herself up in her crib yet... but she loves to stand there if I lift her up!

4/6/09 - Rolling in the Cadi
No... we are NOT driving. We're parked in the garage for this pic!

4/14/09 - Post blow-out shower in the sink
I spared you the pics of the actual blow-out (aren't I nice), but here is our happy girl taking an impromptu shower in the laundry room sink. For those of you that don't know, a "blow-out" is another name for "diaper malfunction."

4/4/09 - Our Little Nudie
Yes, she will be very mad at me for sharing this one!

4/4/09 - Mom and Samantha
No... mom did not join her daughter in the ever-popular "naked time."

Samantha is learning to crawl!

Well, some of you might say "It's about time!" but Samantha is finallly learning to crawl. Don't get me wrong... it isn't that she doesn't like to be mobile. It's just that she prefers walking (with assistance, of course) over crawling. If it was up to her, she'd skip the whole crawling thing. But I, her mother, would much prefer she learn to crawl first. Not only will she be more stable, but I won't have an aching back from hunching over to help her walk all the time.

Anyway, for those family and friends far away, I thought you might get a kick out of seeing some of her first partially successful crawling attempts (not counting the ever-popular army crawl, that is). It is so funny and cute to see how hard she is working to get those arms and legs to cooperate!

Trying to Stand on her own... oops!
4/6/09 - 10 months old
13 MB - 13 seconds

Hmm... having a little trouble figuring this out!
4/6/09 - 10 months old
33 MB - 36 seconds

Oops... the car seat got in the way!
4/6/09 - 10 months old
11 MB - 12 seconds

Starting to get the hang of it... maybe
4/6/09 - 10 months old
25 MB - 28 seconds

Visit with the Mitsons (and hike to Red Rock)

In early April, we enjoyed a visit with Lorna (Lisa's sister) and Channing and Charise (our nieces). Here are a couple of pics from that visit.

Charise, Lorna, Samantha and Channing

Samantha is happy in her Aunt's arms!

We went on a Hike in Red Rock Canyon. This was Samantha's second trip to
Red Rock and she was an absolute trooper!
Our nieces really enjoyed exploring the Nevada landscape!

We saw a huge herd of Bighorn Sheep and took a ton of pictures. This is a picture of one of the rams posing for the picture with Lorna and the girls. What a treat!

Even with all the excitement, Samantha just couldn't hold out any longer.
Here she is trying to catch some Zzzzzz's.