"California Dreaming"

Yea! Uncle Nick came home from California and it was his first time meeting our little peanut. Right away she took to her Uncle Nick, giving him smiles and talking to him! I think he might have taken to her a little bit too. They both seemed a little in love. So cute. Payton was already grabbing at Uncle Nick's hair! Lets just say when she gets into her teeny bopper years and driving us crazy I am sure she will be able to run out to California to visit her cool Uncle Nick!

Kerruish Family Christmas!

Payton got all dolled up for her first Christmas gathering. Diane  (my mother-in-law) got Payton her plaid dress, and I think she is the cutest thing EVER( I know i might be a little bias).We went over to Diane's house and had a great time. Payton was on her BEST behavior.We had food, fun, and presents. It was a house full of kids and babies. Can't wait to see next year when all three babies are going to be one years old and on the move! OH BOY!

8 Weeks and Moving In!

Payton passed her 8 week birthday and Zack and I decided to move her into her room. We have had her in a Pac-N-Play in our room since she has been born. Payton has been doing AWESOME in her crib at night.I think she really likes her room too. We start our night time routine with a bath or wipe down. Payton can't have a bath with soap every night because she gets a bit dry due to it being winter time.After that we due what we like to call a "baby massage" with lots of good smelling lotion. This is when we get to notice all those little chunky creases starting on her arms and thighs. She eats and then we read a book. I remember reading to my niece " Goodnight moon" and thought this book is kinda rare. Bel my niece loved it but I remember saying to my sister " Its boring", my child will get a different nighty night book. Thanks to my sister's awesome shower planning, Payton has a whole library of books! We have tried a few different books but guess what Payton likes the best.........Goodnight Moon! So now it is mommy's favorite too! LOL We swaddle her up for the night and off to bed she goes! Payton goes down between 7:30-8:30pm right now. Mommy is gonna try to get this more consistent and meet somewhere in the middle at 8:00pm. She usually sleeps and wakes up for a feeding between 2:30-3:30am, and then back to sleep to wake up for the day between 6:30-7:30am. She is a pretty good sleeper!

Smiles Smiles Everywhere

Payton is really starting to show off her smile! She wakes up in a very good mood and smiles away. Her mom is NOT a morning person , so once again she is taking after daddy. We got a new camera but unfortunately I don't know all the ins and outs of it. They are a little blurry but you can catch her gummy smile!

Mommyhood just hit!

Yes it is hard to believe that this tiny little thing could spin your life upside down!

The past couple weeks I have been struggling with mommy hood. I have been worrying and second guessing myself from anything as small as should i use diaper cream to as big as does she have reflux,sleep apnea,milk allergy,etc. There were a few breakdowns which thanks to my great supportive family always had me laughing in the end. She is a GREAT baby.Sleeps well,eats well, and seems to be pretty darn happy.uh oh, don't want to jinx us. ; ) I have never felt worry like this before. I guess it goes with that unconditional huge amount of love everybody talks about.LOL! In the end I decided to throw away all the books that tell every which way you SHOULD raise your child and am leaving it up to me and Zack. What a novel idea! To a new mommy out in the world: Don't drive yourself crazy with the books. You know your child better.

I have to say I am always like, do I know my child better? I have only known her for a short period of time! But guess what? I do!

I have always respected mothers before , but now I am amazed by them! I am proud to be part of the club now. I think we should have a secret wave like people who have Jeeps. Or like the people who ride motorcycles. We have the battle scars of not sleeping,worrying,complete selflessness,etc.

If you pass me on the street and I give you a wink,just know I am amazed by you in every way!

Christmas Photo Shoot!

Mommy and Daddy decides to get our Christmas gifts on Black Friday! We got a new camera which is amazing. We decided to put up our Christmas tree and Payton was so alert and interested by the lights that we started taking pictures. She was doing so good so of course I had to dress her up and turn it into a photo shoot! Poor thing! Needless to say we got great pictures. here are a few

Lets go see the Doctor!

I know I know! I am SOOO behind! BTW i am typing this up a couple days away from Payton's 2 month birthday. Oh boy! Lets see if we can catch up . Payton's 1 month Doctors appointment went well! All that eating has done her body good! LOL She weighed in at 9lbs 8 oz and now is 22 inches long! She got a vaccine and took it like a champ. Not looking forward to the 2 month doc appointment. She will have to get 4 shots and an oral vaccine. Oh Boy! Love this little girl!