Happy 2nd Birthday Samantha!!!

I can not believe how quickly two years has passed with our little Samantha. I remember so vividly waking up the morning of my c-section and getting dressed to go to the hospital to have my baby. It was the most bizarre thing in the world. I remember telling the nurses at the check in desk that I didn't feel like I was about to HAVE a baby I felt like I was there to PICK out a baby. HAHA!

Although it has only been two short years it is hard to remember a time without her. Did we really only have one child at some point? Though she is the child that Derrek and I have both decided will be the one to give us grey hair early or drive us into the looney bin she really is AMESOME!! It truly has been amazing to witness the so called "maturity" difference between boys and girls. She is so much more vocal then Mason ever was at this age and it blows my mind the way she can understand us so well.

She really is a funny little thing too. The expressions that she makes when she is talking to us are just hilarious, yet they are so impressive b/c we cant believe she knew just what to do to capture our hearts while saying it. Example: Yesterday she was playing with Mason and she is laughing and laughing, then, she comes up to Derrek cocks her head over to her shoulder smiles this big smile and says "Brother so silly." We laughed histerically then later that night thought, man she is going to be trouble. She also loves to ask you a question and then when you give her the answer she repeats it with this high pitched inflection like she is so surprised by the answer. Again it cracks us up! Her little personality is starting to show and she is becoming her own little person with her own likes and dislikes, and trust me, you will know when she doesn't like something. As sweet as she can be (or at least make you think she can be haha) she can also be quite the stinker and her AT-TI-TUDE!! Whew its a doozey! Girlfriend can create some serious DRAMA!! HAHA!!

No matter how difficult she can be sometimes though we are truly blessed to have her and we wouldn't have it any other way. :) She is an answer to a prayer that this mommy has had since she (I) was a little girl. I am very much looking forward to the years that we have ahead of us with her. Mommy, Daddy and brother love you sweet girl. Happy Birthday!!!

Here is a quick look back at her first two years.

Newly born

2 months

4 months

6 months

8 months

11 months

1 year

14 months

18 months

23 months

2 years-Notice that the shirt she is wearing in this picture is the dress that she wore at her 1 yr party. heehee :)