7 Months

I'm trying to get back on track after not posting anything last month. My girl has turned into a busy busy baby! She is on the move all the time and getting to be so energetic and wild. She constantly wants to know what's going on and be in on the action. Peyton is also pretty much happy all of the time. I get comments on this frequently and I think people don't really believe me. Truly she is happy 98% percent of the time unless she's hungry or uncomfortable. We have started formula and solid foods this month. We had to stop breastfeeding due to the medication I was put on. She has adjusted to both very well and loves her veggies. She is now sitting up all on her own and prefers to be in this position the majority of the time. She has been able to go from laying on her belly to sitting up without assistance at least once. When she does get on her belly, she rolls and rolls and rolls. She can get up on her hands and knees and rocks back and forth. I'm fairly certain that next months update will include some crawling action.

This month we started Signing Time which is a video series that helps teach sign language to babies. Ever since we started this I've noticed that she studies her hands and moves them every way possible. I'm not sure if it has to do with the videos or not but I'm hoping that she is absorbing some of the things I'm trying to teach her. She has also started saying "momma", "dada", "bye" and "papa" in that order. The funny thing is I worked so hard with her to say "momma" but she now only says it when she's upset.

This month was sooo much fun! We were able to visit with my cousin Meggan and her family, they live in Hawaii so we only get to see them once or twice a year. We had not seen them since Peyton was born so it was extra exciting knowing that everyone was going to meet our girl. Peyton had her first camping trip which I wish I could say went better. It was a torrential down pour for the majority of the day/night and our tent got totally flooded. Peyton took it like a champ though and was completely content and happy with all of the attention she was getting.

We also made an impromptu trip to the zoo! I hadn't been in at least 10 years so I was super excited. We had a great time and the weather was perfect.

 

Hannah and Peyton meeting for the first time. Hannah gives the sweetest kisses!

 

Peyton meeting another family member, Ava the pig. She didn't quite know what to think about her once she started squealing. She pretty quickly figured out this was not another puppy.

(Check out the belly on that girl!)

Snuggling up with dad while we were out to dinner. She almost never falls asleep on either one of us and especially him so he was quite tickled by this.

 



She always has her feet propped up on the tray when we go on our walks. She is quite a fan of our walks in the morning and then going on walks with Jordan in the evening.

 





 

Looking all spiffy for church!

At the Louisville Zoo

 



 

 

 

Just looking extra cute!

Thanksgiving came early!

I have found over the last many weeks that having a thankful heart makes me very happy and content with life. I don't think I have ever been so thankful in my life for the small victories I am now able to accomplish that I was previously unable to. I recall that shortly after my first infusion I was starting to feel better. I was no longer as weak as I previously was and the strength had pretty much completely returned to my left side. Jordan and Peyton were out for a walk so I was taking advantage of my kid free time. I had sprayed down all of Peyton's diapers and put them in the washing machine, cleaned the kitchen and then vacuumed. As I was vacuuming I was reflecting on all that I had accomplished that night. I was brought to tears of thankfulness that I was back to being able provide for my family the way I had previously been able to. Jordan had to start taking on some of my tasks and I absolutely hated that. After all I'm a stay at home mom so taking care of chores on the home front is my job. Jordan had to start taking on more tasks at home on top of working full time and that was hard for me to stomach. I have continued to get better and better and am so incredibly thankful for my health. At 26 I'm sure most people my age don't think about having major health issues and how thankful we should all be for a healthy, fit and functioning body. Throughout the last several months the Lord has blessed me! I can't think of another event that would have allowed me to have such perspective and to be so thankful for the "small" things in life. Not only that but Jordan and I have done a major overhaul on our diet and we have both lost 11 pounds. There would absolutely be no other event that would have convinced us to change our diets so drastically.

6 Months

Well I totally missed Peyton's 6 month update so I'll just provide some pictures. It was a crazy month though and honestly I was just too tired and busy to write anything.

 Beautiful double rainbow!

Getting too big for her rock n' play!

Tuckered out after swimming!

Lola and Peyton having a great time together.

Just looking cute!

Looking super cute in her tutu!

Fun day on the lake.

 

Yummy Toes!

Looking spiffy at a wedding.

Big Blue Eyes!