The incredible non sleeping baby....

Well as the title of this post suggests, we have had a challenging day here in the Roycroft household!!!

Samantha decided that no morning sleep was required this morning and lay in her cot rolling around and squealing at her toys. I finally got her up after more than 40 minutes because we had to leave for swimming. She did have a small nap in the car - but that is it!

I thought she might be a little monster at swimming because of lack of sleep, but nope. Perfect happy Sam as usual, if a little on the quiet side.

She did really well at swimming today, went under water more times than I could count! Now I am wondering when the whole dolphin dive (which is the next step) needs to happen. Supposively next week, but I'm not sure about that one yet!

Then my perfect angel was dragged around the supermarket with no complaints at all, another small nap on the way home.

So here I am thinking "she will definitley have a big sleep after she has lunch"! How wrong was I! This child is very strong willed.

Finally at 2.30pm after a battle of the wills she fell asleep, and is still in bed now! Halelujah! Whats the bet she doesn't sleep tonight! Argghh, babies...who'd have em!

On a more exciting note, we got our First Impressions hand and foot sculpture back today. It's so beautiful. Tanya did such a fantastic job of it! I have taken a photo of it to add on here but I doubt it will do it the justice it deserves!

ARGGGHHHHH!!!!!

So I just spent the last 10 minutes thinking up a witty, interesting entry only to lose it when i tried to add a photo!

I hope no one expects this one to be entertaining now!

So anyway, we had Samantha's 7 month Plunket visit (ah jees, I just had the cat place a strategic claw in my tender under arm area - what is with that)....*boots cat off chair*... now where was I. So yes, Plunket.....we saw the Karitane nurse. These visits really are a bit redundant in my opinion. They are really more about a weight/height comparison for me. We really don't learn anything, and I can't say I find them overly helpful even as a first time Mum.

I always mean to take a list of questions I have been saving up, I finally did, but before I could get to them (after hearing all about the nurses new granddaughter) the appointment was up and I was being hustled out the door.

Anyway, I suppose I should just be thankful that for once we weren't being hassled about Sam not fitting into the Plunket charts model for a perfect child, even though she has basically fallen off it for weight and is the very bottom for height!

And I find it a little pathetic that I feel grateful for the cutsie stickers she puts in Sam's book.

What happened to supporting new Mums in this country! Not all of us have the support system of Mums and family to help out with raising children!

Anyway, that is quite enough ranting from me this morning. Sam is bound to be awake soon and I have washing (when don't I) etc that needs to be done before she wakes up.

So, the new updated stats:

Height: 62.5cm

Weight: 6.68kgs

I don't think she will be growing out the 3-6mth clothing anytime soon:)

So as a tribute to my darling daughters first official day as a 7 month old, here is the last photo taken of her as a 6 month old!

The first day

So this is my first official post on my new blog. Guess I should try and make it a good one.
Today is a most monumental day!
Yes today is my darling Samantha's 7 month Birthday. While not officially recognised by society, it is a big day for a first time Mum, and I suddenly realised that I am not trying hard enough to document Samantha's firsts.
So this is a place to do that, and let our wonderful family and friends stay in the loop at the same time.

So a quick sum up.

Samantha Rosalie Roycroft

Born 27th April 2007
Weight: 3.120 kgs
Height: 49.5cm

First smiled: 2 weeks old (people say this was wind but not my clever daughter - it was an official smile)

First sat up: 4 months - what a star :)

First tooth: 6 months (to be exact 1st November 2007)
Second tooth: 6 months 6 days (7th November 2007)

We are now nearly at the process of a proper crawl so this can be added when we need it :)

Anyway, that's enough for a start. I will update later after our Plunket visit.