Peyton's Room

Since Peyton has finally officially moved into her own room I thought it would be fun to share some photos of her space. It is still a work in progress, but I love how it is coming together, and I love that we are spending more time in there now that she sleeps (a majority of the night) and naps (a majority of the time) in there. 

 Peyton's room is at the bottom of the stairs, here is the view as you walk down

 I painted the purple P on her wall and it has her hair accessories attached to it

Note my 2 friends helping me take these photos

 I love these puffs so much because they were a part of my baby shower and my wonderful friends made them in the exact colors of her nursery! They make me smile. 

 And here is her sweet crib which I love. I'm so glad I splurged on the bedding I wanted and special ordered the crib then waited 4 months for it to be delivered! 

One of her first naps in her crib 

(yes, I know how many mommy rules I am breaking by letting her sleep like this)

Eyes

In case you were wondering, these eyes are still bluer then ever!

Cuteness

 Tummy Time & Car Seat Cuteness

And of course there's this guy, the King of cute around here :)

Growing Peyton-4 months

On February 6th Peyton turned 4 months old! Here are her stats from her 4 month check up-

2/10/11 (4 months old)

Weight- 15lbs 3oz

Height- 23 3/4in

Head- 16 1/4in

Peyton is such a smiley, happy, easy going baby; we are so blessed by her! This past month she has really started laughing a lot and loves to be entertained by our silly noises and her brother's silliness in general. She smiles almost any time someone makes eye contact with her and she loves to be with people. She now knows if she is left alone on her activity mat during dinner time and wants to be where we are. The same goes with her car seat, as long as she can see us, she is fine, but as soon as we shut the door and start driving she lets us know she is not happy.

Over the past 4 weeks she has really starting reaching out to her toys and grabbing for things. She can hold a toy in her hands and bring it to her mouth and she can also take out and play with her paci. Sometimes she can get it back in and other times she just gets frustrated with it. But more and more she is finding her hands and thumb to suck on so we'll see if she develops a preference other then the beloved pacifier!

Peyton still eats every 3 hours though she can typically go longer if needed. She is pretty flexible with her eating schedule these days. She still sleeps a minimum of 6hrs straight, and has gone as long as 9, but we haven't fully figured out that schedule yet. Typically she still wakes for an early morning feeding between 3:30 and 5:30am but thankfully she then goes back to sleep until 7:30.

This month Peyton has started staying in the church nursery both with me and without me and does great as long as she is fed. She started sitting in her Bumbo seat and seems to enjoy it, and she also spends time on her activity mat and in her bouncy seat throughout the day. Tummy time is getting better since she can now roll from her tummy to back pretty regularly. She is sitting up straighter now and with less assistance and I can tell within the next several weeks she'll be perfecting sitting up on her own. Such a fun time!

Peyton & Ellie at 4 months-

The Office

As of February 1st Robert is officially working for himself in his own office space! What a huge blessing this is and we are so thankful for the encouragement, support and prayers we have gotten from friends and family during the transition. 

Here's a little peek into The Office-

Owen & Peyton checking things out-

Meanwhile, he's missing this craziness back the old place ;)

Face Time

We love technology to keep in touch with our families far away. Here are a few photos from a recent FaceTime session with Aunty Laurie and Grandma Bonnie.

Peyton Laughs

Peyton finally laughed for us for the first time on January 9th. Robert and I were sitting on the couch with her and I started bouncing her on my knees while making funny noises. She let out a few good laughs and we grabbed the camera as quickly as we could. Sure enough, no more laughing once the camera went on-

Then when we were in Virginia Beach at the house Peyton really started laughing at our friend Lauren and we were able to get it on camera-

 And now she laughs a lot, especially at Owen! This was one night at the dinner table when she found him particularly amusing-