Worst Mother IN.THE.WORLD.

Ha! Don't all moms think this at some point? The title is indicative of the type of morning we had. I was going to try attending a bible study at the church that planted our church. After dropping Samuel off in an unfamiliar place for the first time, I felt very uneasy. People were talking to me, but I wasn't hearing. I was saying things, but I don't know what. Finally, Becky Moore looked at me and asked, "Do you need to go to the bathroom and cry?" "Yes." That's exactly what I needed to do. I felt a little better. About 30 minutes later, the little childcare pager buzzed and read, "PLEASE COME." I RAN I tell you. Samuel was beyond upset. He was so upset that I didn't recognize his exhausted where-in-the-world-is-mommy cry. He was shuddering for at least an hour afterwards. I choked up and tried not to lose it as I gathered his things and got him home. He was fine the rest of the day, but anytime I left his sight, he started to cry or whimper. A very anxious day for my little man.

Since I haven't posted on the blog in...forever...I thought I'd just post a few pictures and highlights from Samuel's life so far.

1 MONTH OLD - lots of visitors and love and milk and sleep!

With Naunie...

And Grandmama...

And Daddy in my first snow!

2 MONTHS OLD - still lots of milk and visitors! This was the lots-of-crying and impossible-to-get-to-sleep stage. That stage continued for a while... Started smiling at week 5 and 6. That was awesome!

Easter basket from Naunie and Grandpa Pete!


Easter with Grandpa Pete...
Too cute... his eyes were always this wide - trying to take in everything around him. It reminded me that to him, everything is brand new.

3 MONTHS OLD - Still impossible-to-get-to-sleep. N.O.T.H.I.N.G. seemed to work. And everyone had lots of suggestions, haha! Growth spurts seemed to come every other week. We enjoyed every minute (other than going to sleep time) with him.

Being dedicated to the Lord...

Getting started early on the important stuff...
Hangin' with my little man!


4 MONTHS OLD - As you can see, growing by leaps and bounds. Started breaking out of the swaddle at night, so we got rid of it and started sleeping like a big boy. No sleeping through the night yet, though. He wore 6 month sizes at this age and sat in his bumbo when we were hanging out.

Daddy bought him a pool, and he LOVED it!

A rare pic of all three of us - this is at Hula Hut.

Just chillin'...

5 MONTHS OLD - For July 4, we went on a road trip to Houston. Samuel got to meet his uncle Tony and his Great Aunt Dawn and second cousins Austin, Caraline, and Gabby. He slept over at Uncle Ryan and Aunt Melissa's house! At the end of the month, he had another growth spurt. He would be desperately hungry all the time, so we decided our not-so-little man needed FOOD.

With Ryan and Melissa at their new house!

Great Aunt Dawn and the second cousins...

With Uncle Tony...

Avocado!!!

Loves bath time. :)

6 MONTHS OLD - For Samuel's half birthday, we took a family staycation. We went to Sea World with Jenn and Steve and Hudson (a year older than Sam) Garcia. Samuel had a great time and loved looking at the ceiling and napping during the Shamu show. ;-) Samuel also got to meet Grandpa Capasso. We survived without Brad while he was in India for 10 days. Mom came to help me on the weekends (thanks mom!).

Sea World...

Grandpa Capasso! Can you tell we were all up early?

Almost sitting up...

I'll post some pics from this month in another post.