Payton is 3 months!

Alot has happened in Payton's life since my last post (sorry it has been so long)! Miss Payton has accomplished SO MUCH in the last couple months it just amazes me. She rolls over front to back AND back to front, coos, smiles all the time, squeals, and even laughs. She is such a blessing in our lives and just warms your heart.

Payton took her very first trip to Disneyland over Easter weekend. She did really well and enjoyed seeing all the lights and bright characters. Disneyland has this wonderful place called the Baby Center that allowed me to nurse in private. They had comfortable rocking chairs, changing tables, you name it. At first I didn't think it would be a problem to use my cover and nurse anywhere, but once I tried out the baby center, I was hooked. KC took Erin on rides while I fed Payton, it worked out really well. The only problem we had was with Erin. Our first day there she fell down and bumped her head. She seemed fine for a while but then she got sick to her stomach ALL OVER THE PLACE! Poor thing. Silly mommy never thought to pack extra shirts in her bag, just pants and underwear. Grandma was nice enough to buy her a new shirt while KC took her to the first aid center. Because of her fall the nurse suggested we take her to the room and let her rest. Erin slept all afternoon until about 3am. At this time she was WIDE AWAKE and ready to go to Disneyland! HaHa. Overall it was still a great trip!

At two months I had to take her in for her first set of vaccinations and it broke my heart. I thought that I would be ok since I just went through all the vaccines with Erin, but it is still awful! She received 3 pokes in her thighs and DID NOT enjoy them one bit. The first poke she looked at me like "what the heck was that?" Then second poke looked like "OMG I don't like this" along with the crying, then the third poke came with LOUD shreiking screams. She even held her breath for a while. The dr weighed her in at almost 13lbs and gave us the go ahead to pierce her ears. YAY! Two days later grandma and I took her down and Payton now has pretty little diamond studs! So cute!

In May Payton experienced her first plane ride out to Texas. She was such a good baby I was in shock. I was REALLY stressed out about flying with 2 kids, but my mom was a huge help! The girls LOVED visiting with their grandpa, cousins, Aunt Kathy and Uncle Danny. Even today Erin still asks when she can go back to April's house. Oh how I wish we lived closer!

1 Month has passed...

and Miss Payton is growing like a weed!!!! I can't believe how big she's getting, already almost 11 pounds. Last week she had another hearing test and unfortunately failed in her right ear. We had to go back in to the hospital 4 days later for an extensive hearing test that would tell us exactly what kind of hearing problems we might be dealing with. These appointments are horrible as we have to keep her awake for 2 hours before the appointment AND refrain from feeding her until we get there. My poor mom had to sit in the back and out an ice pack on her arms/face to keep her awake during the 45 minute car ride to the hospital. It was awful! THANKFULLY she passed the extensive test. There was no nerve damage and the problem is caused from her REALLY small ear canal & excessive wax/fluid buildup. The dr said that her canal should grow with her and that we just have to monitor her ears.

Payton has learned how to roll over already and smile. It is the most heartwarming feeling when you see your baby girl look into your eyes and grin. I was FINALLY able to get a picture of her cheesy smile today! I'm also very excited to add that Miss Payton LOVES Mickey Mouse!!! She will just lay there and stare at Mickey. Yesterday she even started reaching out for him! Looks like we have another crazed disney family member!!!

Big Sister Erin is still a very proud sister! She still loves to help us change diapers, give Payton her bath, and dress her. A few days ago I took Payton with me to pick Erin up from daycare and all Erin did was tell her friends "see my baby sister?" "that's MY baby sister!" "come look at my baby sister!" It was so precious! It is so amazing to me how much bigger Erin looks now that I have an infant in the house.

Payton is 2 weeks old!

Payton had her 2 week checkup yesterday and is doing really well. She weighed in at 8 lbs 14 oz and is 20 1/2 inches long. The dr said she is growing fast and was amazed by how much muscle control she already has. When they put her on her tummy she already got on her arms and knees, lifted her head up and looked around. I have a superwoman on my hands, LOL. Dr says that she thinks Payton will be an early walker, we'll have to just wait and see.

Erin still wants to help out and hold her sister all the time. Our biggest "problem" is that Erin keeps trying to pick her up by herself.

Payton is still eating and sleeping well, she gives me one 4-5 hour stretch of sleep at night and then goes back down for another 3 hours. Hopefully this isn't just a hoax and continues. The only issue we're having is that she gets fussy between 10pm and 12/1am. Erin did the same thing and they considered it mild colic. So far Payton hasn't been so bad, she just seems like she doesn't know what she wants. I can't help but wonder if it's an upset stomach because she gets the hiccups almost every time she nurses. Poor little girl!

Here are some pics throughout the week, I can't believe how much she's changing in such little time.

Our First Week Home

Payton has been home for a week now and has been doing really well. She nurses, sleeps, and poops ALL THE TIME and I can already tell she is growing faster than I'd like her to. Erin has been quite the helper and gets really excited every morning when her baby sister wakes up. She wants so badly to play with Payton and doesn't really understand why she's not quite old enough to play yet. This week Payton had her first sponge bath at home and hated every second of it. Of course we had to capture the moment.