So, now that we are only two weeks away from Peighton turning 4 months old I think it's about time I posted about 3 months.

January 26, 2012

Peighton Joy you turned 3 months old

You are doing so many new things and changing more every day.

Here are a few things you have been up to:

You still suck on your thumb. You mostly do this when you're tired and it's the first sign that you need a nap or time for bed. I love to watch you suck your thumb you are so sweet, pure, and innocent.

You celebrated your first Valentine's day!

We tried to get a picture with you and Ellie since you were in the same outfit on Valentine's day, but you both did not want to do anything, but cry. You were tired and I think not feeling well today so a smile was not happening.

We attempted to feed you with a bottle again, but you do not have a clue what you are doing and refuse to even try. It ends in tears every time we attempt to do the bottle. I wish you would let daddy feed you. I know it will happen with time though. You are still only nursing and only on demand. I am not pumping because it is uncomfortable and lately you've been eating every two hours so I really don't have much time for pumping.

You enjoyed your first Superbowl party at Ellie's house (and Brian & Kim's)

You hold your head up perfectly now. You are still not in love with tummy time, but you tolerate it very well for a short period of time.

Daddy & I are in love with all the funny faces you make these days! We love you so much and look forward to watching you grow up.

Valentine's Morning!

Yo are not feeling yourself today. I don't know if it's a growth spurt or if you're coming down with something. You have appeared to be slightly pale today and sleeping a lot. You're not your usual happy, smiling self.

I rock you to sleep now for your naps and many times I do not want to put you down so we cuddle and take naps together.

You are noticing the dogs now and you giggle at them all the time. Makai seems to enjoy napping with you these days as well.

I enjoy staying home with you all day. I look forward to when you wake up in the mornings because you are so full of smiles.

Since the day you turned 3 months you have not been sleeping through the night anymore. You literally started that day waking up several times a night. I think it had something to do with my milk supply. It seemed to be decreasing, but I have worked very hard to get it back to normal. You wake up to nurse and end up sleeping in our bed for a few hours. We are thinking of upgrading to a King size because a queen is just too small for three people.

We bought you the bumbo chair and while many people say it is not safe, we do not ever put you on high surfaces. You seem to enjoy it because you love to sit up and watch the doggies play. Buck seems to enjoy it too because he has better access to sniffing your face and fingers.

On Superbowl Sunday you and Ellie were supposed to spend time in your bumbos while the adults enjoyed eating and football, but of course with little ones that did not go as planned. There were 4 babies at the superbowl party and you each took turned sleeping, crying, laughing, and pooping :)

You recently started HATING your car seat. You scream almost the whole time and instantly stop crying when we take you out. We have tried musical mirrors, toys, my keys, singing, mobiles, and the radio. You simply hate to be in the car seat.

You are the sunshine of our days! We love you more than you will ever understand (maybe when you become a mom yourself).

You have a smile that is contagious!

I love watching you grow and change. You have become so much more involved in conversation and when you see me get the phone ready for a picture you already know to smile. You are getting plenty of practice for when your grandparents take millions of photos of you.

We love you our sweet girl and look forward to seeing you turn in to a beautiful bright eyed young girl.

iPhone Pics

Here are a bunch of pictures....told you I would finally share some.

This was Peighton Christmas morning after opening gifts. She was so exhausted and probably not happy that mommy & daddy were excited to open gifts and wake her up at 8am.

A few days after Christmas she started holding her head up much better and now she gladly watches the dogs while they play with her head held up high :)

Her hair was long when she was born, but now it's super long and thick enough that she can wear hair clips.

She's been getting a lot of quality time with daddy and special reading time. She loves to look at the colorful books while daddy tells a story about each and every animal/character on the page.

I just love this sweet face!

And she just loves her daddy.

This picture was Christmas day when they napped for several hours together.

She started loving bath time this month!

We have had unusually warm weather during December and January. We have had many 60 degree days so we have taken many walks! She loves to be outside and listen to the cars zoom by.

She still loves her Lambchop!

First picture of 2012! She made it to 12:25 am and then we both passed out HARD!

Ok that is all I have for now, but I have managed to take over 400 pictures and videos in the last month so I will post many more soon.

Hope you enjoyed looking at our beautiful girl.

Peighton's 1st Christmas

Peighton's 1st Christmas was very low key and filled with wonderful memories. We decided to stay home this year and spend the holiday just us three since Jeff will be deploying soon. Below is one of the many adorable outfits she got for Christmas. She was a very happy baby that day! This picture was taken the day after Christmas when she turned 2 months old.

Poor baby had to spend her week after Christmas recovering from getting her immunizations. She slept that day for nearly 12 hours and all night as well. Poor baby was not happy about the shots and neither were mommy & daddy.

Peighton loved each one of her gifts and smiled as we opened them. We cannot wait for next year when we are planning a trip home with family.

Here she is exhausted after we opened all of her gifts. She is one blessed baby girl :)

Peighton also got to meet Santa. She did so good considering some strange man with a funny beard was holding her. She really has only been held by us and our parents so I was surprised she did not scream. She did so great and posed nicely for about 30 pictures.

I am so glad we spend Christmas home this year, but we missed our family's so much. Times like this make me wish we lived closer so we could create memories with them as well. Sadly, we did not get a family picture on Christmas. We took that day to just relax, be thankful to God for our miracle, the miracle of sacrifice, and family.

Christmas evening we had a very delicious dinner at our neighbor's house. They were kind enough to have us over and feed us very well :)

I'm looking forward to next Christmas when Peighton is surrounded by many family members who love her and many who cannot wait to meet her still.

2 months

*First, I apologize for the lack of pictures. I got a new cell phone and have not figured out how to upload pictures yet. My next post will be picture overload!

December 26, 2011

Two months old

Weight: 11 lbs. 15 oz.

Length: 23 inches

New stuff: sucking your thumb! You love your thumb and when you need to comfort yourself you always turn to your favorite finger.

You are not a fan of tummy time anymore and when we put you on your tummy you will

cry until you fall asleep.

Your sleeping pattern has changed recently and instead of going to bed at 10pm you fight sleeping until around 11:30pm. It makes mommy & daddy very exhausted!

You are staying awake a lot more during the day. You usually take a nap in the morning for about 45-1 hour and then again in the afternoon for 3-4 hours.

You love your daddy so much! When you are fussy and cranky he is the only one who can truly calm you down and make you smile.

Speaking of smiling, you are such a morning baby! When you wake up in the morning you smile and almost laugh! We are highly anticipating your first laugh. You have come so close to letting out a huge giggle and for some reason no sound comes out. I hope to catch it on camera for grandma and grandpa.

We took you for your two month check up on December 30 and you were given a clean bill of health and we were told to keep doing what we have been doing.

You did get your immunizations (except one that the doctor was out of) and you cried only after the second one. It was so hard for mommy & daddy to watch you cry in pain. We both cried with you. Moments later, in your daddy's arms, you were back to our normal happy baby.

A few days after your appointment you became very fussy and screamed like you were in pain so we took you back to a new doctor to find out what was going on. We were told you had reflux and a small rash on your face. Now you are taking special medication that we hope makes you feel better and brings you comfort.

You are holding your head up very well these days.

You are also very interested in your surroundings and love bright colors....daddy got you hooked on cartoons.

You are finally noticing the dogs as well and you love to watch them play.

We still cannot believe you are two months old already. Time is going so quickly! I wish you could slow down, but I love to see you grow and learn new things!

***Christmas post to come soon with lots of pictures as well!***

Santa baby....

Marriage Retreat 2011

Last weekend Jeff and I were able to attend a marriage retreat sponsored by the Army. The retreat was called "strong bonds" and focused on the "5 Love Languages" by Dr. Chapman. It was a relaxing weekend focusing on strengthening our marriage and relationship.

Peighton went along with us and enjoyed swimming in a pool for the first time and getting her very own Lambchop doll...which as you can see below she loves...she usually smiles when Lambchop talks to her.

Next week...this little cutie will get to meet Santa and hopefully will smile for a picture :)

We attempted to take a few family pictures in front of the beautiful tree in the hotel lobby, but I learned my lesson in attempting to take pictures with a 6 week old and everyone looking good so we aimed for individual pictures.

I love waking up to this beautiful face every day!

She sported her new zebra shoes this weekend too!

Oh, and her new adorable ruffles outfit from Auntie Debbie!

We had a great weekend and learned many ways to have a long lasting marriage.

Next week we are having Peighton's 2 month pictures made....I can't believe I just typed that....2 months already!!

Until next time.....God bless.

Peightons first time in the pool

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