tennis dress

Date 7/15/07

Orange is her color.

These are her 5 month hippo pictures. She will be 5 months on Wednesday.

Thursday July 5th Samantha tried Rice Cereal for the first time. She didn't really care for it very much and I don't think she got much in her mouth. We'll try again later.

Pool time

Samantha's first dip in the pool.

Giggles

Sam's Blocks

It was too cold to get in the water but Sam was ready to swim.














She had her first visit to the ZOO this weekend.

Introducing Ruby June!
Born 6/27/07 around 6:15 (not sure on exact time)
She weights 6 pounds 5 ounces and is 20 inches long. Mother and baby are doing great. I think that Becky was only in labor for about 6-7 hours.
Ruby has a ton of dark brown hair. I think it is about an inch long.

Getting old really sucks and watching your loved ones go through it is horrible.
For those of you reading this, if you are having a good day, feeling young and chipper enjoy it to the fullest. Even if you aren't feeling as chipper as you used to still get out and enjoy the ability to walk. (Sorry if this is too sad, it is a sad day)

Check out this link.

http://www.laduenews.com/june15_07/p6_sm.htm

Today Samantha is 4 months old. It seems like over night she started to really reach out and grab stuff. We got this picture yesterday after a long day out for Father's Day. She is loven' those rings that hang down from the car seat.

I don't know how in the world I got so lucky but I am thankful.

A MUST HAVE that you don't really need. Thanks Grandma and Grandpa A. Sam lover her chair.

Count Down to Ruby June.
My best friend has less than 5 weeks before she has her baby. So as many of you know it could be any day now. I am so excited for her, I can't wait. I will post a picture ASAP.

On another note......
I am so tired all of the time. I know that every one says it is because of the baby but I didn't think it would make me this tired. For instance yesterday when I left work I was so fatigued that I didn't feel like driving. Then when I got home I wanted to call my bf but my arms felt too heavy to lift and pick up the phone. I feel bad complaining to Shane because he works hard all day and then he comes home and cuts the grass for four hours. (he does sit for most of it, but it is still work). I am getting good sleep. I get 6-6.5 hours a night (I use to get 8 pre baby) but I just don't think the loss of two hours a night would make me feel this way. Also, I am freaking out because it is like my breast milk is going away. I am trying not to stress about it, I know that makes it worse. I added another pump at work and I have been pumping after her 10 meal at night. I have been eating enough. But, listen I could go on and on about this and it would change a thing. I just need an extra 4 hours in each day.

Four generations of Weatherholts.

How cute is Great-Grandma Weatherholt

Look at my mad pineapple cutting skills.

Now I am ready to have a Baby Shower.

This is Sam having fun with Grandma.

Well it is the second week and I haven't cried yet so that is something. We had the BEST weekend. On Saturday we stayed at home all day and ate, played and slept. Before I use to look forward to the weekend and the evening but now it means so much more to be at home it is hard to put into words. Sam came to work with me this morning and went home with Grandma so I got to spend more time with her this morning.

So, I am back at work now! It is hard to be here I can't imagine what it is like for people that don't like their job or the people they work with. I love it here but I want nothing more than to be at home. I hope this gets easier. If not I am not sure how long I can take this. It isn't just that I don't get to spend time with Samantha it is everything. When am I supposed to clean the house, fix diner or go to the store. If I do any of that it takes away from what little time I have with her. It didn't help that my car broke down this week and we had to spend time dealing with that. PS I got a new car. Anyway to be completely honest it is like why do people even have kids if they can't spend any time with them. IT SUCKS. Before I had her I never thought I wanted to stay at home but now I wish I could and hate that I can't. It is so weird because everything people tell you about having a kid is true but you can't really know what it means until you have one. I love her more than anything and I just want to hang out with her. I wish I could go back to February 18th knowing what I know now. Okay I will stop bitching about this.

Here is the Hippo picture for 12 weeks.

I tried sitting Sam up with the hippo but....

It didn't work out like I wanted.

Okay I know I just had a baby 8 weeks ago but I feel fat and disgusting. I am trying to exercise but the weather has not been cooperating so I can walk with the baby. (I do have to say my parents have been great about watching her at their house) I have tried running but my knees HURT!!!! I can’t believe the pain. I tried warming up for 10 minutes the other day and the first two steps I took (running) were painful. It feels like I just finished running 26 miles. I tried resting and running less distance but nothing helped. I am trying to watch what I am eating but it is hard for several reasons.
For most of the day and night (Shane has been working a lot) I am alone with the food.
I am hungry, very hungry. I was never this hungry while I was pregnant.
If I don’t eat enough I don’t make enough milk and little missy is crabby and hungry.
I think the worst thing is I am only 5 pounds heavier than I was at my first doctor’s appointment in June but none of my old clothes fit! I am so much wider than I was before. I don’t think this clothes will ever fit. Even my tops don’t fit. They are too tight and short.
I only have 4 weeks until I have to go back to work and I don’t have anything to wear!!!! I don’t want to go out and buy clothes. Who wants to buy a bigger size when they know they have been a smaller size for almost all of their adult life.

Living large in Pevely.