http://blog.samissobig.com Mon, 28 Apr 2008 05:48:15 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Wow, has it really been almost 2 years since I posted something here? I'll try to get this going again, though it will probably focus mostly on amusing anecdotes. The photos are still the main attraction of this site and do more to chronicle their lives than anything I put ... http://blog.samissobig.com/?p=43 Hi All, Hope everyone is doing their best to stay cool! As you may have noticed, we don't write these news updates as often as we used to, and so much has happened with the kids since the last time we wrote that I don't even know where to begin. So ... http://blog.samissobig.com/?p=35 Hello All, We hope that everyone had a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!! We have been keeping very busy with two little ones at home, we are amazed at how quick the time has gone. Nate is now 5 months old and enjoys watching his big ... http://blog.samissobig.com/?p=34 Happy Holidays! Hope everyone is surviving the snow and cold! (If you live in these parts, anyway.) Sam and Nate are both doing fantastic. Nate had his 2-month checkup a couple weeks ago, and he is a big (90th percentile for weight!) healthy boy. Mom just started back to work last ... http://blog.samissobig.com/?p=33 Happy Fall, Well we are quickly approaching Nate's 1 month celebration and Sam's 2nd birthday! Life has gotten back to a semi normal routine. Todd has returned to work after spending two weeks at home helping out in every and anway possible. (I am one lucky lady!) ... http://blog.samissobig.com/?p=32 We finally arrived home from the hospital tonight (Tuesday) at around 7:00. We were scheduled to leave yesterday, but the pediatrician found that Nate had a mild case of jaundice and wanted to keep him under a phototherapy lamp for a day. The lamp worked well and his bilirubin level ... http://blog.samissobig.com/?p=31 It’s a Boy! Nathan John Menier was welcomed into the world on Friday 9/16 2005 at 12:47 PM. He weighed in at a healthy 9 lbs 10 oz (2 oz heavier than Sam) and measured 21 inches long (2 inches longer than Sam). Both Mom and Baby are doing fantastic. Nate ... http://blog.samissobig.com/?p=30 Hope everyone had a great summer! Ours was fun, but now that it’s over the real excitement begins. For those who don’t know, Sam will be a big sister in just ONE DAY! Mandy’s C-section is scheduled for tomorrow (Friday) at 11:30 am at Fairview Ridges hospital in Burnsville. We ... http://blog.samissobig.com/?p=29 Hope everybody is having a nice summer! Sam's got off to a sad start when she lost her most faithful little pal, Rocky. He had recurring problems with a calcified disc in his back, and the most recent episode (we don't even know what set it off) left him paralyzed ... http://blog.samissobig.com/?p=28 Happy Spring! (Although it sure doesn't feel like it in these parts.) Hope everybody survived another winter. Big news: For those who haven't heard yet, Sam is gonna be a big sister! Mom is about 12 weeks along. The first trimester was relatively uneventful which, obviously, is a good thing. She ... http://blog.samissobig.com/?p=27