time in bellingham

we are in bellingham right now for the week - celebrating thankgiving and enjoying tim's week off from school. here are some pictures of sammy from the last few days.

one of her favorite times of the day - naked time before we put her pajamas on... just before bed.

"mama, may i touch the camera?!" (she suddenly wants to touch everything we are holding)
"look at how big i am getting"
sweet. "i love my new bow that my mom got me from karen dodd!"
"and my outfit is pretty too! it is from my great aunt esther."
such a big girl.

first foods

sam had her first taste of "solid" food yesterday - avocado! i am not quite sure what she thought of it... your guess is as good as mine.

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jump around

my baby and my dog - enjoy sammy learning to jump and faith wishing sammy was learning to play fetch :)

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today

as promised i had my mom take some pictures of me... i love my feet these days

i wish you all a good night - this is a wave hug - it is a wave and a hug all in one. just for you!

day in the life

6:00 am - i have been sleeping a long time, and i am hungry - mama come quick!! but i promise to go back to sleep

7:30 - mama, certainly you are awake just like i am. if we are lucky we get to hang out in your bed for a little while. i play with your hand and you drink some coffee.

8:00 - baby praise dvd - captivating.

9:00 - eat, after all it has been 2.5/3 hours

9:30-10:30 - play on my play mat - so fun

10:30 - tired. and if i am not in bed i get very cranky

12 - awake and hungry, again

after lunch, afternoon walk or adventure out - always a favorite

2:30 - back to sleep and i may need an afternoon snack before i fall asleep - thumb in my mouth, other hand covering my face - turned toward the bumper of my crib. just how i like to sleep.

4:30 - awake and if i am lucky daddy is home by now and i get to play with him.

5:30 - jolly jumper time while mommy makes dinner - i love to spin and jump

6:30 - naked time before bed - i love having only my diaper on - i giggle if you tickle me under my arms and i love to dance! i also have recently found my feet and try to put them in my mouth - i absolutely love putting things in my mouth

7:30 - time for bed but not before i eat one last time

10:30-11:00 - mama usually wake me up to eat - i also get a bottle for an extra boast so i can make it until morning.

ahh - the good life!

now if only my mommy would take my picture - then you all could see how big i am getting. maybe after i wake up!

oh my goodness!! and how could i forget bath time - i love bath time. almost always in the mornings :)

an american... almost

this morning after weeks and weeks of work and waiting we went to the us consulate in downtown vancouver. we went with the hopes of applying for sammy's us citizenship, passport, social security number... and walked away one step short...

apparently one's original marriage license is good enough for changing your name on your passport and social security number and driver's license and everything else.... but it is NOT good enough for your child, when wanting to prove her citizenship. we, in fact, need a certified marriage certificate. so we have to send out for one from the good state of michigan, and wait, and then send that in to the consulate. let me just say i am going to be pretty annoyed if they send us a copy of what we already have with a stamp on it :)

thankfully we completed everything except that - so once we send it in we are good to go - it is only a matter of time. and then... finally... samantha jean knipp will be an american.

and she had better thank us one day for all of this work!!

not so curious, just serious, sam

for a girl who is so quick to smile - she did not give a smile when we put her monkey costume on and took pictures... so it goes. my mom tells me i was pretty serious when it came to halloween pictures also... :)