First Steps!

Life in the Laur household has forever changed during the last long weekend! Samantha has learned how to put one foot in front of the other and...da da da da...WALK! I have never been more proud of her, then the moment I saw her take her first steps, except for when I saw her take her first walk!

It has been about a week since this video and she is so determined to master the art of walking, it actually scares me.

I first wanted to put Samantha into a protective bubble the moment she was born. Then she learned how to stand (and fall) and I wanted to wrap her in it all over again. Now this is even scarier! She's walking towards tables and corners. Falling into walls and onto floors. And thinks that since she can practically run with her walker...well of course she can do that on her own too. Which only ends with a face plant on the floor and a mom with another grey hair.

Just yesterday we were at Harvey's and she was running circles round and around and around my legs. Apparently, she went around one to many times and "BANG" straight into the wall...ouch!

Thankfully, the nice weather has come and and the grass is much softer than the wood floors in our home. Unfortunately, it's not quite as level as the floorboards, but hopefully that will only help her develop her stability and balance.

Honestly though, I can't wait to walk down to the park holding her hand or watch her come walking up to me with that look of "look at me Mommy" in her eyes! Every day with her is a special day and watching her grow and learn is the best job in the world! 

Day 102: Oops...

So, as I've quickly learned time has flown by with Samantha. I had this amazing day 99 post already written in my head, only to miss the day! Opps...

Well, that's certainly not going to stop me! This entire blog process has been absolutely amazing and I cannot wait for the day Samantha has a child of her own and I can pass my letters and stories and now this blog down to her. That being said, I can certainly wait quite awhile for that to happen and just live in the moment with her now.

Looking back, these last 102 days have shown me and taught me so much. Day 1 was all about trying to get Samantha to laugh every single day. Just the sound of her giggles could brighten even the most frustrating day. And trust me, as many of you know, there were many-a-frustrating days!

Next week, Samantha will be 10 months old and she has already taught me more in those short months, than in my entire life! She has taught me to laugh at life, to see the details in life and that time flies! But, the I think the most important thing I learned was that to laugh, you have to find the laughter in life! As simple as that sounds, it was hard to learn.

Looking back on all those hard, sleepless nights...I'm happy I got to cuddle my baby girl back to sleep. Funniest part, I'm sure that's all she wanted too.

Watching the videos of her laughing...I can see how something as simple as gravity and magnets can be absolutely hysterical.

And how a human face can be so amazing. With the smallest muscle movement, a facial expression comes to life and so do her giggles!

For those of you who have been following, and there more of you than I could have ever imagined, I hope that you have laughed along the way too and learned how to find the laughter in life! As for 99 Days of Laughter, well it does not stop here! Look for a post every week and watch Samantha and I discover the laughter in life!