November 2010

Well another month has passed-sheesh! November was a fun month with little Samara girl. She has really started smiling and "talking" a lot. Who knows what she's saying but she belts it out sometimes! She has also found her thumb - the left one being her "go to thumb" for naps and bedtime. Though she typically tries to see how many fingers she can jam in her mouth at once, creating a constant stream of drool. Guess we won't have to worry about her getting attached to a pacifier, she spits them right out now.

She had her 4 month check up and weighed in at 13 lbs 4 oz (34th %), 25" long (69th % - she is pretty long and thin, what else did we expect really?! :) She got more shots but came through like a trooper, just being tired for a day or so.

This month was also Samara's first Thanksgiving! We enjoyed Thanksgiving Day at Grandpa and Grandma Derby's new house, then had Pennell Thanksgiving on Friday - food, family and football was the gist of the weekend - no objections here! Speaking of food, Samara started on rice cereal once a day after her Dr. appt. She really like eating off the spoon like all the big people do, but now she wants to eat what we are eating and she opens and closes her mouth like "See, I know how to eat that I can have some!". Her first food will be coming soon, and will likely be avocado or banana - we'll see how that goes in December...