Leaves!

"Helping"

We got Peyton a storage system from Ikea to put all her toys and books in. Since it came from Ikea, all the pieces came in a box and it had to be assembled. Peyton decided that Daddy needed her help.

Step #1 - Open the box and take inventory of the contents.

Step #2 - Take the pieces out of the box.

Step #3 - Have a snack.

Step #4 - Play peek-a-boo.

Step #5 - Manage Daddy and make sure he's not making any mistakes.

Step #6 - Inspect Daddy's work.

Peyton's First Christmas

This was our Christmas to go to Georgia, but we weren't quite ready to get on a plane with Peyton; so, we decided to stay home for her first Christmas (we also were able to spend 5 days with the Walkers on the cruise a couple weeks before Christmas). This was my sister's Christmas to spend with her in-laws, and my parents had already made plans to go visit my dad's family up in Washington since we were all going to be gone. This meant, it was just the 3 of us for Christmas! I was a little sad that we wouldn't have any other family around, but it ended up being a blessing.

Our poor little girl was sick for her first Christmas :( Friday night, we noticed a rash covering her stomach and back. It didn't seem to be itching her too badly, but we tried to give her Benadryl just in case. That didn't seem to have any impact on the rash; so, we called the on call doctor. She said it sounded like it was just a viral rash that would go away within 24 - 48 hours, and there was nothing we could do for it. Saturday morning, she woke up in a fussier mood than normal. After her first nap, I noticed that the rash was now on her face and her legs :( She was also starting to get really fussy and clingy. I panicked and took her into urgent care. The doctor said the same thing....viral rash, nothing could be done. Sigh. She slept really well Saturday night and late Sunday morning (Christmas). She was still fussier than normal, but we quickly had her "open" all her presents so that we could get pictures and document this special day. She ended up taking the longest nap of her life of 3 hrs and 15 minutes!! I think this is an accurate statement because when she was a new born, we had to wake her ever 3 hrs to eat. When she woke up, we noticed this scary looking blister on the very tip of her middle finger. It was brown and looked like it had been burned or had frost bite or gangrene. It was SCARY! Even Matt started to get worried at this point. When Matt starts to worry, I start to REALLY worry because he never worries!! We call the on call doctor again, yep, that's right, on Christmas Day. Poor woman, but she was very nice. She said it sounded like Hand Foot Mouth, which is just a virus and there is nothing to do but wait it out. Sierra may have had that also and the two of them were together the weekend before; so, this made sense. We looked up pictures online and didn't really find any that looked like hers (again, her's was scary and looked like her finger was going to fall off). Our doctor's office was going to be open Monday afternoon, and we decided we would take her in if it still looked bad or spread. Peyton slept well Sunday night and woke up Monday still pretty fussy. However, my Monday afternoon she was starting to be back to her normal, sweet, happy self and her blister was flesh colored now! By Tuesday morning, she was completely back to normal!Poor little girl! Hopefully, next Christmas she will be healthy!Here are a few pictures from that day (notice how sad and sleepy her eyes look :( ).

Opening presents.

Such a sad face :(

Peyton skyped with Nana and Granddaddy.

Playing with her new toys after her long nap!

Choo Choo! Better get out of her way!

Yumm tic tacs!

Here is the one sweet picture we got of her on Christmas.

Random Pictures

Here are some random pictures from the past month.

She went through a phase of chewing on her hand...thankfully that didn't last long, probably because she realized it hurt!

Hurricane Peyton

Peyton has gotten quite destructive, as evidenced below.

She can clear a book shelf in 10 seconds.

Merry Christmas from Peyton and Daddy

Trip to Devine

We decided it was time to make another trip down to Devine the weekend before Thanksgiving since Peyton hadn't been down to visit the Ramirezzzs since she was fourth months old. Peyton was a little shy at first. It was so sweet how she held onto her Daddy when she first saw Mackenzie.

She started to warm up pretty quickly. Who wouldn't with such a friendly little one like Mackenzie?!

They got close real quick and started "talking" to each other.

Peyton didn't realize she'd get to meet a real super hero in Devine! I think she was star struck.

Peyton loved playing with all their toys!

What a ham!

Sweet Hudson was a little too young to join in on the fun, but I'm sure it won't be long before he's in the middle of the chaos, I mean fun!

Hudson decided that he didn't want to wait until he's older to join in the fun! He "hopped" right into this baby carriage. Peyton wasn't sure what to think of this.

Jameson really loved Peyton, it was so sweet. Peyton, however, still listens to her Daddy and tried to keep some distance between them (boys have cooties).

I LOVE this picture! Priceless!

Owls!

Yang Family Christmas

We celebrated Christmas with the Yangs the weekend before Christmas because the Fraziers were going to be in Arlington and Poppa and Lala were going to be in Washington over Christmas. We had a great time and the kids were really good with each other! They played so well with one another! It was pretty fun to see Reid in the walker, and Peyton would go up to him and "talk".

Lala bought the three grandkids matching outfits; so, we had to have a photo shoot! Enjoy!

Sierra was promised gummies if she smiled and was good for the photo shoot.....do you think she likes gummies?

Sooooo sweet! Unprovoked, Sierra gave Peyton a hug :)

Then it was time for an eskimo kiss!

Unfortunately, Peyton wasn't too sure about that. She needed some space. (sorry Sierra, it was very sweet of you!)

I love this picture!! Sierra looks very concerned, Reid looks so excited, and Peyton looks indifferent.

Peyton decided she was done with this picture thing. She'd rather watch from a distance.

We thought maybe Peyton would cooperate for a few more pictures if she sat in the little rocking chair. Can you tell she loves sitting in this chair?

This is probably the best one we got! Notice Sierra is still smiling big, ready for her gummies!

I think they were discussing here how they should all make a run/crawl/walk for it to avoid any more pictures!

I loved the headband! She looked so pretty!

Peyton and her mommy :)