9 month stats

Payton had her 9 month appointment today and here is how she measures up. Her well visit turned into a "sick visit" as she was sick over the Easter weekend. Think she is getting back to normal, or we hope so. Just a viral thing the doctor thinks. Made for an exciting...not....trip to Decatur for Mike's cousin Jessica's wedding reception.

20 lbs 6 oz. (75th percentile)
27 1/2 inches (45th percentile)

She continues to get a little lower in her weight compared to her peers and bet she would start thinning out a little more if she just started moving more:) She does still love ALL foods though and is loving getting to try "grown up" foods.

Happy 9 Months!!

Wow...it is hard to believe that Payton is already 9 months! Where is the time going? At 9 months she is rolling lots (just like Riley did to get along), working on some teeth...maybe, and learning to explore. She has not yet figured out how to crawl and seems content with sitting and playing or rolling around. She continues to love ALL food and is beginning to try some "real food". Payton is such a happy, easy going baby and brings so much joy to our lives!

Here are some pictures that were taken on Saturday. She was all dressed up for Layla's ladybug party:) We head to the doctor next Tuesday and I will update then on how big she is. My guess...around 22 pounds!

Moving on Up....

Mike and I got a new bed...so Riley was fortunate to get our old bed:) Her room looks so grown up now with a queen size bed! No baby room anymore. When we look at her, we cannot believe how old she is getting. She has started soccer as well and soon will be in kindergarten! Talk about time flying. Here are a few pictures of the "new" room.




And here is our new bed:)

Payton at 7 months

On Saturday Payton turned 7 months! It is hard for us to believe that she is growing up so fast. It feels like just yesterday I was pregnant and now every day she keeps changing. She has pretty much mastered sitting up now, can roll over, but still hates being on her tummy, so we don't think crawling will be any time soon. She loves to stand and gets crazy in her jumperoo. Payton seems to love all foods and loves eating too:) She is just starting to try and feed herself and it is so cute when the little pieces of food get stuck to her hand or in her fist and she can't figure out how to get them into her mouth. This weekend she has really started babbling and is starting to make some real sounds. Especially "da" and "ba". (Also the occasional "ma"). Last night it totally sounded like she said da-da and today when I picked them up from daycare, they said it sounded like she said da-da and hi. I guess "talking" will be just around the corner and since she is not quiet....it is going to get a lot louder around here. She also has starting opening and closing her hands, so maybe some waving soon too:) We love watching her grow and do all these new things. It is also so wonderful to see the two girls interact and love each other. As you can see from the pictures, this weekend we attempted to give them a bath together and both girls were in heaven!

Bieber Fever

We figured we had a few more years until Riley went boy crazy and had her first crush, but we were so wrong. In the past few weeks, a major case of Bieber Fever has happened to our sweet girl. For anyone without kids, Bieber fever is what they call when kids are in love with Justin Bieber. It started out at school I believe with a few of the girls talking about it and since then it has grown. First the songs, then watching videos on you tube, and now full scale madness. This past weekend we had to go and see the movie and she also got Bieber valentine's to share at school. (Complete with a poster that she carries around....) We got her 2 cd's for Valentine's day and with other valentine money, she had me take her to the store so she could get another cd and a shirt. She literally has to wear the shirt the day after it is clean. (Guess I am going to need to be slow in getting it cleaned....) Oh and did I add that all we listen to in the car is Justin Bieber and that she goes to bed listening to his cd? I am sure that this is all just a phase (we hope) and soon she we will be back to thinking boys have cooties. But for now it seems to be all Bieber all the time. Here are a few of her in her coveted "Bieber tee"!

Payton's Baptism

Today we had Payton baptized and made an official member of our church! I know I am a little behind as she is almost 7 months, but somehow time just got away from me. She was a very big girl during mass and the whole celebration. She only cried a little when Fr. Mark rubbed the oil and water on her head. (He is very liberal with the oil too...in fact a week later...you can still smell the oil!!) In true Payton fashion, she also spit up on the altar a bit, but I am sure it was not the fist time or the last that that happens at church.

After the ceremony, we had a little party at our house. It was so great to be surrounded by the love of our families! Payton was not much of a partier...she took a long nap in her Auntie Bika's arms:) Thanks to all that could join us on her special day!! I will post a few pictures when papa shares them:)

Snow Fun

This morning we woke up to a few more inches of snow. Enjoyed playing in the new fallen snow....on top of all the blizzard snow:)