Sami's 9 Months!

  Hanging with Daddy at the golf course
   First golf lesson!!
 1st riding lesson from Grandpa

 

It is true what people say, "they grow up fast", "the days are long but the years are short".  It seems as though time is picking up pace as Sami is approaching her first birthday.  She turned 9 months old on May 3rd.  These last few weeks have been so much fun for Adam and me.  Sami is learning so much and really discovering the world around her.  She has mastered the army crawl and my guess is she'll be up on those knees in a matter of days.  She is pulling up now and doing a little cruising.  She is feeding herself finger foods and drinking well from a sippy cup.  Her top left tooth is poking through and the right one will be following shortly after.  She gives high fives and other fun tricks.  All of these developmental milestones are reassuring to mom and dad that she is progressing as she needs to be.  But, the most amazing part about Samantha is her disposition.  She is such a happy baby.  She is always smiling and laughing.  She is so sweet and loving.  She is so much like her daddy in that she is charged up by being around people.  Her face just lights up around others.  It doesn't matter who it is, she wants to make sure she gives everyone a smile and maybe even a giggle.  For instance, today we took her to a department store to make an exchange.  She had every lady in the store playing with her, and I truly think she brought so much joy to all of their hearts.  I love that about Sami.  She is such a joy to be around and I get to be around her everyday!  I love being her mom.  This mother's day was my first, obviously, but it was one of my favorite days ever.  I am so lucky to have two great moms of my own and get to be the mom of an incredible baby girl.  I don't deserve it, but God has been so good to our family.  

Sami's 1st Easter

Sami's first Easter was really fun.  Church was amazing.  We love our church family and enjoyed spending Sami's first Easter with everyone there.  We spent the rest of the day at Nan and Grandpa's  house.  We had a wonderful brunch with all the Rubinson's (Nan, Grandpa, Alison, Andrew, Marty, Denae, Sarah, Grant and Ellen).  Sami dug into her Easter basket, which was filled with fun goodies (so precious).  We lounged around, watched the Masters and enjoyed time with family.  Adam and I were able to reflect on Nick's message from that morning and were just feeling so grateful to know Jesus and believe what He came to do for us.  God is good.  Here are some pictures of Sami on her first Easter.

A sad day with a happy ending!

Last night, we decided to give our dog away.  Two evenings ago, we were on our family walk and two pug loving ladies stopped on the side of the road looking for a mate for their little girl pug.  I told them Bailey was a girl, but that they wouldn't want to breed with our dog anyway because she is crazy!!!  By the end of our conversation, Bailey had found a new home.  I know these ladies will provide a wonderful home for Bailey and I think she will enjoy having a buddy around.  Today was rough though.  I have some regrets and felt pretty sad today picking up her toys from out back and packing up our pictures of her from her room (the laundry room).  But, Sami sure knows how to brighten my day.  After a good cry over Bailey, I could hardly contain myself laughing at Sami.  She is so great!  I love every minute with her!  Check out the video from this evening.  Stacey had Sami laughing so hard.  It was pretty great!!!

A new blog!

      Eating a banana, which she loved! 

All smiles and laughter!

Well, really this is a blog I started when I was 15 weeks pregnant. But, we went with a website instead and now we are back with the blog. The website was taking up way too much space on our computer and it wasn't free.

Anyway, Sami is now 7 months old!!! Can you believe it?! I can't. It seems like time is going by so fast now. Sami is sitting up pretty well now and begining to show signs of wanting to crawl. Spitting up is happening much less, thank the good Lord!!! Rarely is Sami in a bad mood. She seems to be happy wherever she is and doing whatever. She is truly an outstanding little girl. Even when she was sick, she was such a trooper. She is getting used to being the highlight of the show wherever we go. Whether we are just at the grocery store or park or at a family event, she seems to enjoy all the attention she gets. Who wouldn't want to hear how beautiful and adorable you are all the time?

Adam's golf just got started this week in Houston. We are here for two weeks for two tournaments. He finished tied for 2nd at his first event of the year. Not bad at all! He is working harder than ever and really feeling good about this year. Sami and I are going to have to hang tough this year back in Fort Worth while Dad travels the south on the Adams Pro Series Golf Tour. We have lots of famliy and friends around us to give us support. But, we will certainly miss Adam when he is gone. Our hope and prayer for this year is that he will make it on one of the big tours, hopefully the PGA, and we can afford to travel together more often in the future.

This week and next, we are just going to enjoy being in The Woodlands with Grandma and Granddad and Uncle Clay! It is always like being on vacation when we come here. The weather is amazing. I attached some fun photos of Sami.  Love you all!

February 7th, 2008

Hello to our friends and family!

We have finally joined everyone in the 21st century and we have started a blog to update you on our baby's progress.

Let's see, we are 15 weeks into the pregnancy. The beginning was rough for me with what they call "morning sickness", but what I have come to realize is actually "all day sickness". Yuck! But, for a few weeks now, I have started to feel better and better. Now, I feel great! I have entered the stage of pregnancy our doctor calls "Euphoria". He has been right about everything so far, so I am so glad he was right about this.

The next big update will be on February 22nd where we will find out (hopefully) if we are having a boy or girl. We will keep you all posted.

Thanks so much for your love and support.

Love,

Adam, Tori and Baby Rubinson