Sammie had been excited about her birthday since her party in Vegas. She'd been waking up every day for about a week telling us it was her "birt-day" so she was especially excited to find out that we were all as excited as she was on her actual birthday!
She has perfected the art of raising three fingers (though which three she chooses are different day to day).
She has perfected the art of raising three fingers (though which three she chooses are different day to day).
We didn't let the fact that we were nomads stop us from some of our traditions!
Birthday shirt!
A birthday muffin with a candle in it!
It was sort of an anticlimactic day because we had to finish our drive to Jerome to meet Justin so there wasn't a whole lot of time for hoopla and celebration but we tried to make it as special as we could for our sweet birthday girl.
We'll rewind a bit:
As a baby, Sammie was the best. I am not exaggerating either. She self soothed and slept through the night almost right away. She was content most of the time, easy going, and loved snuggling (but wasn't fussy if she had to kick it on the floor or in the bouncy chair). We all loved this little doll!
As a baby, Sammie was the best. I am not exaggerating either. She self soothed and slept through the night almost right away. She was content most of the time, easy going, and loved snuggling (but wasn't fussy if she had to kick it on the floor or in the bouncy chair). We all loved this little doll!
At a year old, Sammie was still the best! She was fat, happy, and mostly immobile. She needed some physical therapy to help her learn to move around, but she was such a good sport about it. She ate everything, rarely cried, and loved to sit and watch the action around her!
At two years old, Sammie was still the best (are you noticing a theme?). She was sweet to everyone and would get so sad if someone seemed to he hurt or sad. She was slowly catching up with her gross motor skills but never seemed angry or frustrated with the extra effort it took her to try. She was quick with a kiss or a hug and adored watching and playing with her brothers and sister.
Now here we are. Three. For a three year old, I still think she's the best. She's starting to develop some of the dramatic traits that I associate with being a three-nager, but even those seem to be pretty mild compared to other children we've had (cough, cough, Noah, cough, cough, Josie). She is all caught up developmentally and we love to watch her run and play.
A few facts about Sammie at age 3:
-favorite show: Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood
-favorite movie: Frozen
-favorite food: Mac 'n' Cheese, fruit snacks, and anything chocolate
-favorite animal: dog
-favorite activities: play with baby dolls (she loves to be the mama), sing, dance, ride her bike, play outside, go swimming, play hide and seek (our poor babysitters are forced to play this with her for hours), and listen to stories (Pigeon books by Mo Willems are her favorites)
-favorite things to wear: anything with sparkles or ruffles, dresses that twirl, and her dance outfits
-other interesting facts: she's shy. This is a new one for us because none of our other kids are shy at all. Sammie will warm up to new people pretty fast, but she's not one who will run up to new people and talk to them. She's a mama's girl. As my baby, I am 100% okay with this. I love how much she loves her mama (even when she's making me crazy with her physical closeness). She's endlessly sweet. She doesn't like it when other people are sad and she is quick to give a hug or say sorry when someone is upset (*usually, she's also starting to be more of a pesky 'little sister', but I think that's pretty normal). Everyone loves her. I have yet to talk to someone who doesn't tell me how sweet and wonderful this little girl is. She charms everyone and has since day one!
A few facts about Sammie at age 3:
-favorite show: Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood
-favorite movie: Frozen
-favorite food: Mac 'n' Cheese, fruit snacks, and anything chocolate
-favorite animal: dog
-favorite activities: play with baby dolls (she loves to be the mama), sing, dance, ride her bike, play outside, go swimming, play hide and seek (our poor babysitters are forced to play this with her for hours), and listen to stories (Pigeon books by Mo Willems are her favorites)
-favorite things to wear: anything with sparkles or ruffles, dresses that twirl, and her dance outfits
-other interesting facts: she's shy. This is a new one for us because none of our other kids are shy at all. Sammie will warm up to new people pretty fast, but she's not one who will run up to new people and talk to them. She's a mama's girl. As my baby, I am 100% okay with this. I love how much she loves her mama (even when she's making me crazy with her physical closeness). She's endlessly sweet. She doesn't like it when other people are sad and she is quick to give a hug or say sorry when someone is upset (*usually, she's also starting to be more of a pesky 'little sister', but I think that's pretty normal). Everyone loves her. I have yet to talk to someone who doesn't tell me how sweet and wonderful this little girl is. She charms everyone and has since day one!
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