Shana Tova

Samantha went to synagogue and heard the shofar for the first time on Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur.  After services we went back to my parents house to relax.  Here is Samantha all dressed up playing and dancing with Daddy...

Later in the night Samantha changed into her monkey pajamas and hung out with the family...

Some Pictures to enjoy from the high holidays...

Standing on Daddy

Here's looking at you kid!  (Her first and only bow thus far)

Family Portrait

Grandpa and his two favorite people, err favorite person and dog

Tongue in, Tongue out

When Samantha was born we called her "eyes open, eyes closed Samantha".  We actually sang it out loud to her and it had a nice ring to it.  She has always been very alert and is very expressive with her eyes.  This week she found something new, her Tongue.  It is clear in this video from last night why we have now started to call her Tongue in, Tongue out Samantha!

Many of our friends and family know that two days after Samantha was born she needed medicine.  We have been giving it to her ever since.  The past 25 days we have slowly weened her off the medicine and continue to watch her carefully.  Today was the last day of her scheduled weening off period.  Samantha posed in front of her last dose.  

She is too busy watching Daddy eat dinner to look at the camera

We love her sooo much and are so thankful she is doing so well - here are some pictures to show a very happy Samantha :-)

Since she wouldn't look in my direction I moved in between her and Daddy

Now she is ready for the photo shoot

Again with that Tongue!

1st Trip to Grandpa's Office AND Clydz

I drove to NJ with Samantha, just the two of us, for the first time.  It was our longest drive together thus far.  Thankfully Samantha slept the entire ride both ways!  I did time it during her nap and bedtime, so I would say planning was key.  Here you can see her visiting Grandpa's office for the first time...

The trip to NJ would not have been complete without a trip to Clydz for dinner, here are some pictures from Samantha's first dinner at her Grandpa's favorite restaurant.

Changing her into pajamas at Clydz was an experience

Chillin with Grandpa, I think those are our leftovers above Grandpa's head

Samantha had one too many Martini's and was out cold!

Roll Over, Roll OVER!!!

We had quite the excitement in the Zeliger household this weekend!!!  Samantha rolled over for the first time.  We didn't catch the first time, but you can see the second time she rolled over in this video.  Mommy and Daddy are her biggest cheerleaders!!  After this time Samantha became a pro and now rolls over all the time!

Here is a shot of her rolling over in the her crib two days later, she was so proud of herself.

Pants on the Ground

Summer is over and the weather is changing.  Samantha wore pants for the first time today, it was surprisingly cold out.  In this video she shows you her pink pants and her new trick...she holds onto the hanging objects on her rainforest mat.

Let's Make Music

Samantha had her first music class today and wore her favorite dress.  Here is a picture of her with her nametag from class...

Later in the day Samantha played a game with Daddy

Before bed mommy tried out the self-timer on the camera and finally got a picture of Samantha and Mommy!

Gooooo Giants!

Samantha got ready for her first Giants game with Daddy and Grandpa...

Charlotte came over to visit during the game.  Samantha changed into a new outfit and Daddy got to see what it would be like to have twins!

Later just the girls went to Panera Bread for a snack.  Charlotte decided to take a nap and Samantha snacked on her car seat straps...

Mommy's Little Helper Lifts Her Head

Samantha is a big help when mommy does laundry...

Every little developmental step is a big one, here Samantha shows her progress on lifting her head.  Take a look!

Playdate Fun

Samantha is making friends every day.  She had another playdate with Tessa on Labor Day...

Tessa and Samantha 

Samantha and Charlotte met yesterday.  All four of us went to Marshalls and Panera.  Samantha decided she was hungry and mommy had to feed her standing up in Marshalls.  There is a first time for everything! This is the two of them before our outing...

Samantha and Charlotte

Daddy's Birthday

Samantha was in a great mood on Daddy's Birthday.  She gave him a card (that Mommy helped her write) and some gummi bears.  Yesterday Daddy decided it was his chance to make a video of Samantha - take a look at Samantha in her Jumperoo:

We also gave Daddy two picture frames to take to work.  Here is a great picture of the two of them!

We ended the day with a nice dinner with Grandma and Grandpa and Samantha's first trip to a Chinese food restaurant.  She slept the entire time - see for yourself...

You Spit Up On It - You Buy It

Today was our first trip to the mall, again only the best for Samantha, so went to the Westchester Mall.  Our first stop was Nordstorm so I could feed Samantha.  In case anyone was wondering, that is by far the best place away from my home to breastfeed.  It worked out well...Anyway, Samantha and I went to the Apple store and Brooks Brothers, then we picked out a card for Daddy's birthday at Hallmark and our last stop was at the Coach store.  It was quite the experience.  Samantha behaved the whole time at Coach and even took time out to make a video.  Luckily for me, she decided to projectile spit-up when I was at the counter paying.  This way she did not get anything on the merchandise or on the nice salesperson.  What an experience!  Everyone at Coach was very nice and said they have kids, too.  Thank goodness!  Enjoy the video.