Blast from the Past

Does this look familiar?

Poor, poor bunny!

An Apple a Day

When we gave Peyton a whole apple for the first time, this is how she proceeded to eat it...

From the bottom up!  I've never seen anyone eat an apple like this before, but I guess when your mouth is so small and the apple is so big, this is the easiest way to eat it!

Turtle Cup!

I had a thing for turtles in high school and college, and it looks like that has been passed on to Peyton!

This picture is one of my absolute favorites!  I could stare at it all day long!

Love that little Cheerio on her hand :)

Perfecting the Pout

I'm not sure if Peyton wants to be a model or what, but she's been perfecting her pouty lips lately.

Easter

Peyton had her first Easter basket this year from Poppa and LaLa.  She was very interested in the eggs (this was one of her favorite things last year when we got a purple, plastic egg from Sierra).

You sure I can open this Momma?

Oh wow, there's something in here!

Mmmm, Cheerios!

Wow, this is one big bunny!

Heehee, this remote is more fun because I don't think I'm supposed to have it!!

Artist in the Making?

Sick Baby

We have been very fortunate that Peyton hasn't been sick very often.  She's only really had a fever once, well that was recently.  It was so, so sad to see her sick like this.  She just laid around and was constantly whining/whimpering and seemed to have absolutely no energy, not even to stand up at times.  

We called the doctor who said it is probably just a virus that needs to run its course; so, we just had to wait it out.  Well, Reid was sick too and tested positive for strep; so, we decided to take her in to get tested for strep just in case.  The strep screen they do in the office came back positive.  The doctor was surprised by this because Peyton didn't have the symptoms of strep; so, the doctor sent the test off to the lab to get a culture done.  Since this would take a few days, she gave us amoxicillin to start giving to Peyton just in case.  The culture came back negative a few days later; so, we stopped the amoxicillin, but the next day she broke out in this rash.  This is what it looked like in the morning.

We took her into the doctor around lunch and the doctor said it was probably just related to the virus she has.  Well, later that day the rash started to spread and get worse and looked like this.

I was worried it was an allergic reaction to the amoxicillin (I'm allergic to penicillin), but we took Peyton in and the doctor still thought it was just related to the virus.  She had this awful rash for 4 - 5 days and she was so miserable.  It itched and she would scratch at her arms and belly and look up at us w/ these sad eyes like, "what is wrong with my skin?  why does it feel like this?"  Benadryl didn't help and we eventually took her back to the doctor for a steroid shot and a different medicine to help with the itching.  After that, the rash got a little better and the other medicine helped with the itching.  It was a long week for all of us, and we are so glad that it is in the past now!

This was at its worst.  Her entire chest and belly were one big red area :(

Peyton at 15/16 Months

I've been meaning to write this post since Peyton turned 15 months old....one month ago.  So, here is what Peyton has been up to this past month!

Peyton's stats at her 15 month check up:  32 inches (90%), 25 lbs 8 oz (75 - 90%), head size 97%!! 

Peyton loves to wave and say hi to all animals, whether they're real, stuffed, in a book, or on TV.

Peyton says:  mama, dada, hiyeeee, buh bye (this has turned into buyeeee), lala, papa, nana, gggg gggg (too hard to type out, but it's the same thing I called my sister when I was a baby), night nigh for sleep and her paci, giti for guitar, uh oh with great inflection, baa baa for sheep, mmmm for cow, roar (in a soft whisper) for a lion, pants and barks for a dog, thank you (doesn't quite sound like that, but we know what she means)

Peyton gives kisses, and it is so sweet!

Peyton also gives her stuffed animals and animals in books kisses :)  She also makes her animals give each other kisses!

She is very good about putting things back where she got them from.

She still loves music and dances when she hears it.

Peyton puts her hand to her ear when she hears something (as Heather said when she babysat a few weeks back, Peyton hears a lot :) )

Peyton loves airplanes!  When she hears one, she puts her hand to her ear and looks up into the sky to try to find it.        

Peyton loves bouncing, throwing, and kicking balls.

She does the following signs:  more, please, thank you, help, eat, and water.  All of these are not the exact sign language sign, she's modified them all into her own language, it's pretty funny.

She goes "ahhhh" after taking a drink.

When I ask for one of her Cheerios, she bites one in half, then gives me the small piece (she now gives me a full Cheerio).

When I'm laying on the floor (on my stomach or back), she comes and sits on me! 

Peyton LOVES shoes and purses!  We are so very worried about what this love will look like as she gets older...hopefully it is just a short phase!  She will go into my closet and take out my shoes (she's also very good about putting them back) and play with them.  She recently started trying to put them on her feet.  She was able to get her foot in my running shoes and walked around in them, but when her feet slipped out, she got very frustrated.  She also put her foot into one of Matt's work boots one morning; so, Matt put the other boot on her...too cute!  She will also walk around with random "purses"/bags on her arm with her little wrist like below.  She can put things into her purses and take them out and carry them around all day!

Peyton is starting to learn how to communicate.  The other day someone tooted, Peyton laughed, then put her hand to hear ear, then patted her diaper :)

Peyton LOVES to sweep and swiffer!  I'm pretty sure it's because she sees me doing it all the time since our house is on the market.  It's pretty amusing because she gets quite upset if she isn't allowed to "help" sweep.

Peyton truly is such a joy!  We are having so much fun watching her personality develop.  She has a great sense of humor and a teasing nature.  She gets this little glimmer in her eye when she's teasing you or just trying to be funny in general.  She is going through a "Mommy" phase and loves to be around me.  She loves to sit in my lap, be held by me, a lot of times she'll run up to me and try to climb up my leg.  I'm trying to enjoy this as much as possible because I know it won't last, and I really do love it!!!  Peyton still loves her daddy, and gives him more kisses than anyone (one reason being he is more persistent than anyone else) and gets very excited when she sees him.  Peyton is still an excellent eater and sleeper.  She takes one nap a day in the afternoon and it averages about 1 hr 45 minutes, but many times she'll sleep for 2 hours (yay!).  Peyton has begun throwing more tantrums (i.e. when I won't pick her up when I'm cooking dinner), which has been interesting.  The good thing is they don't last long, and we're learning how to handle them a little better.  Peyton seems to understand most of what we say and usually will do what we ask her to do (assuming she's in the right mood ;) ).  Peyton is pretty reserved when we're out in public.  She doesn't completely open up and show her personality except at home or Papa and Lala's house.  She is becoming more friendly when we're out though.  She will usually wave and say Hi and Bye to people in stores, of course she usually says bye when the people are out of ear shot.  Peyton is a very sweet, loving, playful, and hilarious little girl.  We love her so very much and are so proud to be her parents!!!

Funny Little Girl

Peyton has such a funny personality.  She is a little ham, just like her mommy was at that age and just like her daddy is now :)  She makes me laugh all the time with the things she does...one of her favorite things to do is put something in her mouth and just hold onto it with her teeth.

Helping Daddy

Matt restrained the deck recently, and Peyton decided she wanted to help out!  Such a big helper :)

Daredevil

We've known for awhile that Peyton was a bit of a daredevil.  She loves when you pretend to drop her or being thrown up in the air.  Well, she recently started putting a blanket over her head and walking/running around!  She thinks it's so funny!  She's a crazy, hilarious, little girl, but we love her!

Thirsty?

Playing Outside

The weather has been so nice lately, we've been trying to take advantage before the summer heat hits us. Peyton loves being outside! She loves picking flowers and petals off plants (that may be our neighbors plant....don't tell!)

This little ledge makes a perfect seat to check out her loot!

So sweet, she even shares with me :)

Oops, and then it goes into her mouth.

Getting Around

I guess Peyton is ready to move from just walking to quicker, more fun ways to get around like....

Getting pushed around by your cousin

or driving...who said 15 months was too young to drive?

Ladylike

So, it's looking like we're going to have to teach Peyton how to behave like a lady. I don't think she's got it down quite yet...

Just Chillin

Just chill in on the couch with my pal Mickey, texting my friends.

Pure cheese :)

Manual Labor

Peyton has been in our lives for an incredible 15 months. She has rolled over, crawled, walked, but there is one thing she hasn't done yet....

Manual labor! And we think it's about time she start earning her keep!

Here Comes Peyton Cotton Tail...