8 Months

Our little baby girl came in to our lives a little over 8 months ago. Feels like just yesterday I was throwing up all day and complaining non-stop about the pregnancy (I know Laurie remembers..hahahaha). Sam had a check-up last week and is weighing in at a heft 18lbs 10z and is 28in long. No expert, but compared to William and Sariah at this age, she's a big girl! Samantha is now sitting up, scooting a little on the floor and pulling up to kneeling. She has two little front bottom teeth. Her coloring is becoming more like Bill than me...her hair is the exact color of Chase which surprises us but it's beautiful...I love the way it curls right by her ear. She seems to be gaining more and more interest in food which is great since I'm attempting to wean her. The family is in LOVE with her...the kids fight over who says good morning to her first and I've never seen a man melt so quickly at the sight of his baby's smile.

Life is good and Sam completes our family for sure.

Plans change

Just when you think you know where you are going, things change. Bill and I started making plans for our next two years...we were going to try to relocate to Maryland or Virginia to be closer to his family and I was also going to stop shooting weddings. We don't like it here in Port St Lucie and it just doesn't feel like home. Not to mention there is NOTHING to do here.

Then recently I have started getting inquiry after inquiry for weddings and such and I've been landing them which tells me maybe I shouldn't be in such a hurry to say no to weddings.

THEN we just found out that Sariah has been accepted into Lincoln Park Academy which is one of the top high schools in the nation. It's been ranked as high as 48 and I think last year it was 150 or something. Their IB program is in the top 50. We are so proud of her for getting in and feel that removing her from this opportunity would be selfish and stupid. It's time for us to settle down and stop moving her around. Let her go to high school, make friends and be somewhere for longer than 2 years.

Soooooo, with that said, it looks like we'll be here on the "Treasure Coast" of Florida for a while. God seems to be stepping in as we make our plans and telling us we aren't quite ready to leave...that there is still more in store for us here. We're now planning on purchasing a house by next year and settling in for the long haul. I know that I haven't made an effort to make friends because I didn't want to make friends. I don't WANT to like it here. I have just missed Orlando so much but maybe it's time I get out of that mindset and start getting out and doing more and meeting more folks. Maybe, just maybe, I'll end up actually liking it.

HAPPY NEW YEAR

and Merry belated Christmas. I know....you don't have to say it, I know! I suck! I'm the worst blogger ever. Sue me ;)

Too much time has passed to even try to recap the last month and a half, but we had a great Christmas and quiet new year. I'll be better in the future, I think.

Some photos of our past few weeks...