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Babies Don’t Keep

by Ruth Hulburt Hamilton

Mother, O Mother, come shake out your cloth,

Empty the dustpan, poison the moth,

Hang out the washing, make up the bed,

Sew on a button and butter the bread.

Where is the mother whose house is so shocking?

She’s up in the nursery, blissfully rocking.

Oh, I’ve grown as shiftless as Little Boy Blue,

Lullabye, rockabye, lullabye loo.

Dishes are waiting and bills are past due

Pat-a-cake, darling, and peek, peekaboo

The shopping’s not done and there’s nothing for stew

And out in the yard there’s a hullabaloo

But I’m playing Kanga and this is my Roo

Look! Aren’t his eyes the most wonderful hue?

Lullabye, rockaby lullabye loo.

The cleaning and scrubbing can wait till tomorrow

But children grow up as I’ve learned to my sorrow.

So quiet down cobwebs; Dust go to sleep!

I’m rocking my baby and babies don’t keep.

Where has the time gone?

Dear Samantha Grace,

Mommy can not believe you are 10 months old already. You are growing and learning new things everyday. You amaze me with each new thing you do and you make me so proud to be your mommy. You have started to say MA to me and I melt like butter on a frying pan when you do. You are a total mommy's girl and although sometimes you are a little too clingy, I love it. You love your mommy and to be around me. Whatever I am doing you want to be there and take it all in.

These days your all about being on the floor, crawling, moving,standing,dancing...your such a cutie when you bounce to the music! We bought you a ball pit and new tunnel for you to play in as you grow. We packed up the swing this week ( not that you liked it anyway!) but its just another milestone as you grow! You love your blanket (hmm who does that remind me of?) and love your crib.

You are a peanut! You weigh 18lbs and 8oz and about 29 inches long at your 10 month visit! This month you went to the aquarium and to a birthday party. You are starting to get a bit picky with food, mommy is hoping its just a faze that your going through, but you love love fruits! I cant believe I just sent out the invitations to your first birthday party!! I was just sending out your birth announcements!!

All day I watch you play and grow, but at night after your tubby when its dark and quiet, mommy rocks and nurses you off to sleep just like the day we brought you home and my heart swells with so much love that I cant even begin to describe. Samantha I am so blessed to have you as my daughter, you are the sunshine in my life and wouldn't change anything!

Love always and forever
Mommy (EH)

Samantha's first virus

So my little princess had her first virus and it was not pretty! It started last Thursday and I think we are coming to the end of it, Thank God! My poor little girl who likes her food, has been on the BRAT diet and she isn't too happy about that one!

In other Samantha news she is a full on crawler and cruiser! she loves to stand on anything she can get her hands on! She is babbling so much now she is trying to have a conversation with Frank and I.

Everyday is a new thing with her and I am so blessed to be able to stay home and witness every new milestone she reaches, and at this age that's about one a day!

My little Valentine!

We took Samantha for some valentine pics, I am so amazed with them! here are a few of my little valentine!