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!