Baptism, 7 months, and changes

We have had so much happening around here lately. Payton was baptized this past Sunday. We were so blessed to have so many people come to show their support for her. Afterwards, we enjoyed getting to visit and eat lunch. It was such a treat to spend the day with family. I feel like I say this all the time, but we are incredibly blessed to have such a great family. I counted somewhere around twenty people who were there Sunday for her. She also wore the gown that my grandmother made for me and Andy when we were babies. What a special blessing!





Our big girl turned seven months on Monday. Time is flying faster than I can even realize. She is enjoying crawling and moving around. She actually spends more of her efforts trying to stand up (as you can see in the picture). We finally lowered her crib this past weekend and she is starting to drink a little out of a sippy cup. I told Jonathan that this was all way too much for me to take in at once. Any way about it, we are having so much fun with this little girl!

Here comes trouble!

Please ignore my obnoxious, high pitched voice in the background!

Happy Birthday Ella!

Ella's first birthday was September 4 and we celebrated it that following Sunday. I just haven't had the time to post the pictures. We had so much fun celebrating with her. I love that little girl to pieces! Happy 1st birthday Ella!

War Eagle!

Payton sported her Auburn dress mommy made (with some help from Bamama) to start off football season. It's not perfect, but she sure does make it pretty! Saturday afternoon we got to hang out with Ava and Ellianna for a little while. Unfortunately, nap time struck and we had to leave, but had a great time while we were there. Thank you Ava for having us over to play!




If you can't tell from the pictures above, this girl is getting closer and closer to crawling. Everytime I would sit her up, she would try to come after the camera.

6 month stats

Payton had her 6 month appointment yesterday and everything went great. Well, except for the FIVE shots she had to get! Our big girl now weighs 16 lbs. 8oz (60th percentile), 27 3/8 in. long (95th) and her head is 17.5 in. (95th)! We (I mean she) recovered pretty well from the trauma of all of the shots. I must admit I was quite paranoid of taking her into the swine flu infested doctors office, but hopefully we didn't catch any funk.

Happy 1/2 Birthday!

Our baby girl was 1/2 year old on Friday! Our thoughts? You've got to be kidding, there is no way she is 6 months old already!

But, it has been the best six months of our lives! Her personality has really emerged and we are loving it! She has two teeth on the bottom, and ready to sprout another one any day now. She loves to smile and laugh, but will also let you know when she's not happy. In my family I am a bit notorious for the high "C" as my grandmother likes to call it, and I think it's fair to say that Payton has inherited that from me. She holds her breath for a good 10 seconds and lets out the loudest scream you've ever heard, exactly the same way my entire family tells about me.

Mollie still won't have too much to do with her. This picture is about as close as your normally find them. The only reason she even got this close was because she wanted to share the sheet. Payton thinks it is hilarious when we play rope with Mollie.

These smiles brighten my day!


I know I say this every month, but I can't believe how fast the time is flying by. It will be her 1st birthday before we turn around.

You know it's been a rough day when...

you fall asleep in the middle of dinner!



p.s. Does it make me a bad mom for letting her stay like this?