First Birthday

Hannah's first birthday was yesterday! I can't believe she is a year already! It has gone by so fast. We had a very fun filled day yesterday. Daddy even got to stay home from work! We went to the lake in the morning. It was Hannah's first time doing anything like that. She played in the water and in the sand. She liked going out in the deep water with her Daddy. We didn't stay too long because Hannah was wanting her nap. After she woke up we went to Toy R' Us and got one of those outside playsets for her to crawl on. More pictures of that to follow.... anyways, she loved it and took a tumble from the top soon after she started playing on it. She forgot about falling about 30 seconds later and kept on playing. It was a very fun first birthday! Her party is on Saturday and I will post pictures of that when I get them.

Good morning Hannah! She woke up so happy on her birthday....ready for fun!

Almost One!

Hannah is almost 1! I can't believe it! Her birthday is next week! She is so much fun. It has been awhile since I have posted anything, but she has been keeping me so busy. She is such a happy little girl. She should be walking pretty soon. She stands up without holding on to anything but has not taken those first steps yet. She eats pretty much everything we eat and drinks from a sippy cup! She says "Mama" and "Dada" and "bye-bye" and waves. Her party is going to be on June 20. It should be fun. It will just be a small gathering but I am sure Hannah will enjoy smashing up her cake! I will be sure to post pictures of that! We have been going to the park and she likes to swing on the baby swings. We have also been using her baby pool a lot too and she really likes that too!

Hannah and I went to Orlando last week to visit one set of grandparents. They were all so happy to see her and sad that we could not stay longer. Hannah was really worn out from all the excitement but she did really good on the long car ride! We were hoping to go the beach but the weather did not cooperate so we will have to go another time!
Hannah with her aunt Ashley.

Enjoying the swing at the park

Eating dinner like a big girl!

Climbing all over the back yard.

Another update....

Hannah is getting so big and is so much fun. I can't believe she is going to be 1 soon! Time is flying. So lets see....since I posted last Hannah finally got her first tooth. She has been working on it for quite some time. Then, a few days later she got another one beginning to poke through. They are not the ones that normally come in first. They are on the top on the sides, but we will take whatever we can get. She pretty much is eating everything even without teeth. She really prefers to feed herself these days rather then us feeding her baby food. She is becoming very independent!

Since it has been so nice out we went and got a little pool for the backyard. We tried it out yesterday. She pretty much hated it and screamed every time I put her in. I told her it was like the bathtub but she did not care. She liked sitting outside next to the pool though and reaching in the getting the toys out.

We also tried finger painting for the first time last week. She actually did really good with it. She only tried to eat it once and then the rest of the time she just played in it.

Sam and I went to the Atlanta Steeplechase last weekend. We had a great time, although I tried betting on the underdog horse because I wanted to win big, but I ended up not winning anything! We still had fun though!

Hannah's First Easter

The Sampson family had a nice first Easter with Hannah. It was fun to dress her up in her pretty dress and she enjoyed the Easter basket left by the Easter Bunny. She was very into the plastic grass and the packaging from everything in her basket. We tried to pose her outside with our bunny, Charlie, but the bunny was not having it. He kept trying to hop away and Hannah was trying to chase him.

The Saturday before Easter we went to down to the trail at Cochran Shoals and took Hannah for a long walk. Hannah enjoyed being outside and watching all the other people. We took her down by the water and she liked that too. Pretty soon she will be big enough to go fishing with Daddy down there!

9 Months Old

Hannah is 9 months old today! I can't believe it. She will be 1 before we know it! She is keeping us so busy! She is just into everything and is always on the go! She makes us tired just watching her!

She went to the doctor last week for her 9 month check up and she only weighs 14 pounds, 10 ounces. She is so little! She eats all the time, but she is just burning it off so fast with all her crawling, cruising, and playing!

We are so glad it is finally getting warm here. We have been dying to play outside and wear some of the cute spring clothes that did not fit last year!

Grandma and Grandpa Sampson are coming up next week to visit and we are very excited to see them! They have not gotten to see Hannah since Christmas and she is so different now. It will be a fun time getting to visit with them!

Here are some more pictures of little Hannah! She is at such a fun age right now. I love it! She can crawl so fast now! She is trying to pull up on everything and can stand up holding on for a few minutes. She is taking lots of falls these days and we have really been trying to pad everything so she does not get hurt. I am going back to work full time next week. I am a little sad about this! Hannah is going to be going to daycare 1 day a week while I am at work. I found a really nice place and I feel okay about leaving her there. I am glad see will get to play with some other little babies! She is still saying "Mama" all the time and we are trying to get her to say "Dada", but no luck yet. Hope you all enjoy the pictures!

Hannah just loves to play with the dogs and they love her too! We just have to try to hold them back from licking her face constantly!

Hannah just loves her daddy! This is now her favorite toy....it has a bear that dances around and she can pull herself up to standing with the handles.

Hannah says her first word!

So Hannah said her first word! She said "Mama". Apparently she said it the first time to daddy while I was at work on Sunday but he didn't want to tell me because he didn't want me to be sad that I missed it. All day yesterday she was saying it too. Sam thinks that she is just making noise and that I shouldn't count it as her first word, but I disagree. She is definitely clearly saying "Mama". Now we have to work on getting her to say "Dada". We are still working on the sign language. We do it to her all the time, but she has not signed anything back yet. She does know what the sign "milk" means though, she gets super excited when she sees this one. She is so cute, I can't believe she is starting to talk already!

Here's some new pictures of Hannah. She is loving when Daddy plays the guitar for her. She is crawling all over the house now and Saturday Sam found her standing up in her crib! She is getting so big!

Hannah crawls!

She finally figured it out! She is a little wobbly, but she can now crawl around to whereever she wants to go! She is so cute!

New Pictures

It's been awhile since we have posted new pictures. Everyone is doing well. Hannah has had a little cold the last week or so and then passed it on to Sam and I. We are all recovering now. Hannah is still working on crawling, but has not quite mastered it yet. We have babyproofed the house. She got a walker for Christmas and now can really get moving in it and chases us around the house. She has such a great personality and is so much fun! Hope you all enjoy the pictures!