Our Lil' Monster

It's not much fun when Samantha isn't feeling well. She gets fussy about EVERYTHING! Everything hurts, she wants her nose blown now, and if she wants to do something, she wants to do it now. It gets very frustrating. Today is Day 1 of her new antibiotic (#7). I'm surprised that I can still keep track of everything that's going on, but I really hope that this one works! The insert on the bottle states "To treat reoccurring ear infections in certain children" and for some reason it makes me very hopeful.

I have been thinking about my recent posts and how they are about Sammie's day-to-day activities, but what is she really up to?
~ Sammie's favorite thing to do is play Mommy. She is so interested in all her babies. She likes to rock them, stroll them, sing and read to them. She has recently noticed that mommies cover up their babies in public, so now she covers her babies at home in the carrier, which she calls the car seat. 
~ She loves to read to Daddy, Mama, Ali, and babies. She has memorized plenty of her books and can read with you. Her favorite is Baby Dear and The Berenstain Bears, which we are now collecting.
~ She loves to dance around. She'll turn the radio up loud and dance around. Tonight, she ran to the kitchen and said "Mama, come dance with me".
~ When out in public she used to ask, "Mama, who's that?" now she asks "Mama, what's that [man's] name?" She is very interested in names.
~ She is also interested in knowing is whoever has a puppy dog, also.
~ She knows her ABCs perfectly, with the exception of L
~ She knows her shapes and how to put her clothes on, brush her teeth and blow her nose. If only she would feed herself. She loves pistachios now.
~ She will have a full conversation with you. You just keep on asking the questions and she'll give you some sort of answer.
~ When she plays doctor, she is very sincere. "It's ok. You'll be ok."
~ Yesterday she was a perfect angel at the grocery at 6:00pm. Today I told her, "Samantha, thank you for coming with me to the store and doing an excellent job." Her response, "Thank you, Mama, for coming to the store with me."

*update more later