Maternity Leave is OVER! Sad!

Back to work I went! It was really hard for me to leave Payton at the end of my 10 week maternity leave. It seemed just when she started to smile and coo at me I had to go back to work. I have to say I am VERY lucky because my mom is watching her for us right now. It is A LOT easier when you are handing her off to grandma for the day. Payton is getting watched by my mom right now Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday. Wednesday and Friday night Zack gets to have bedtime and bedtime routine with Payton because I work past her bedtime. Then On Saturdays when I am at work Zack gets time with her also. It is nice that they get there designated daddy daughter time! By the end of the week I have to say Ia m hurting pretty bad. I am usually exhausted. My Fridays into Saturdays are especially bad because I work late Friday nights and early Saturday mornings. I get sad because I don't get much time with my peanut between those two days. I have been back to work now about a month and I am still trying to kinda get balance between full time mommy and full time stylist! All in time. I was very dedicated to my job before baby and always wanted to be the best! Now I expect to be dedicated still but also be dedicated and the BEST mommy EVER! LOL I am a bit of a perfectionist. What I have learned so far is that priorities come first! My Family is the most important  thing to me and I have learned to say " NO" a lot quicker because of this.

Payton's Two Month Doc Visit!

This little Peanut is a CHAMP! We had our two month doctors visit today. This means besides the normal check-up Payton had to get 4 vaccines and 1 oral vaccine. We will start with her check-up. Baby Payton weighed in at 12 pounds 5 ounces.Her height is 23 1/2 inches and her head circumference is 15 1/2. The doctor told us in ALL aspects she is a healthy growing baby! YES!  Payton seemed to wake up this morning in the BEST of moods. Smiling, talking, and gurgling to her daddy and I. You would think this would make us both happy but we were so sad because we new what was coming for her. shots, shot, and more shots! Payton was even smiling and cooing at our doctor through her check-up. I think he was even a little sad that he was gonna have to be the bad guy and give her the shots. She sucked the oral vaccine down like it was the best tasting thing EVER, and with her shots there was a bit of crying with each prick but then she calmed herself down very quickly. I think it was more traumatic for me and her dad then her.LOL She seemed to handle it well the rest of the day. She ate her normal amount,etc. She was just a  bit sleepy. I love this little nugget SO much. She is talking (cooing) up a storm . It is like we are almost holding conversations with each other. She has LOTS of smiles when she is ready for it. She still is an AMAZING sleeper at night. It seems right now that about once a week she will literally sleep almost a 9-10 hour stretch. She has spoiled us, because now when she gets up once a night we think " Oh she didn't sleep so well". I know mother's of the world want to shoot me! She is still little back and forth on her daytime sleeping. It seems some days it is easy peasy , and she will fall asleep at a blink. Some days though we fight each other. I know you can't really rely on any schedule right now with her still being so young, but I like to give her at least the opportunity to sleep about every 2 hours during the day. I know it sounds cliche but this little girl has changed my life forever. Her and her amazing father is what comes first in my life. Another doctors visit under our belt. Me and Zack are starting to get the hang of this.

Happy New Year! 2011

Happy New Year to everyone! Payton got to spend the night at grandma and grandpa Davis's house on New Year Eve while Zack and I had a night to ourselves! I was told that Payton was an angel! She hung out with her cousin Bel and went down for bed in evening just fine! Zack and I went out to dinner with Annie, Jason, Mallory, and Jamie. We had a GREAT dinner and then went back to Mallory and Jamie's house to taste test all of Jamie's homemade wine and beer!Oh boy : ) Then it was off to our friend Kyle and Amy's house to ring in the New Year. We had a great time ,although it was kinda hard for me to stay awake till midnight! getting so old!LOL It was awesome to have an evening out with my hubby (date night) and we can't wait for what this next year holds for us! Here is to 2011!