Recap on 7 Months!

Oh my goodness I can't believe how fast Everything is going! Our daughter is amazing is all  I have to say!Payton has gone through ALL her different baby foods including meat and likes it all. We do not have a picky eater on our hands!She is also on the move!  She is up on all fours rocking back and forth! She hasn't figured out how to move forward but she has reverse mastered, LOL. She also is a HUGE fan of standing next to any furniture to hold herself up. Mommy realized that just because she isn't truly crawling ( more like tummy slithering) that it is still time to baby proof. I left her for nothing but seconds to change the laundry and next thing I know she has my fake grape decorations in her mouth!That was that , everything is being moved up to higher ground. And let me tell you she has the run of our living room floor. Her toys now that used to sit nicely with  her are now scattered ALL over. She is definitely gonna be a mover and a shaker.She is such a wonderful baby. I just can't get enough of her. Also to my much dismay  she has met Elmo and loves him. My boss gave us a tickle me Elmo and Payton laughs so hard watching him.Payton is also fully feeding herself her bottle as well as playing with a sippy cup and drinking some water here and there. She has tried puffs, bite size banana, and avocado! She hasn't popped anymore teeth yet but I feel like they are coming soon. We have had so much fun this summer so far. We have been swimming in YaYa's pool and Payton loves it. She is not shy from the water at all. Payton LOVES spending time with her cousin Isabel and we are all very excited to find out that my sister is pregnant again with baby number two! We are officially getting closer to being out numbered, lol! Payton is definitely a thinker. She watches and takes everything in very intensely. I also think that she is gonna be a roller coaster girl like her mommy. Nothing new seems to make her uneasy yet, she is always up for something new! I am so proud of this little peanut I am honored to call my daughter!

Grandma too Payton to Randall Oaks and I got to tag along,LOL We had so much fun!

look at the animals!

first time on a big girl swing and loved it!

Family day at St. Charles River Festival!

Fun in the Sun! Our little water baby

Cousins Playing

Cousins Tickling!

Leppin's Secret! Baby #2 due February 2012. CONGRATS! Can't wait to be an Auntie again

My beautiful Daughter at 7 months

Lets go see the Monkeys!

Zack and I got a membership to Brookfield Zoo this year because we plan on taking lots of trips there with Payton. We took her for her first time on a day that ended up being incredibly hot! Payton was such a trooper in the heat and being off her schedule! Our friends Keith , Kristin and there little peanut Conner came with us. We had a great time and spent a lot of time in the Monkey House! We cannot wait to make our next trip back! BTW our little girl is  seven months in these pictures! Payton is not such a little girl anymore. I catch her in the mornings when i wake her up on all fours and rocking back and forth. Any day now I know she is gonna be on the move! She LOVES standing up and she is feeding herself by holding her own bottle now! I cannot believe how fast it is all going! I think she is the most beautiful, smartest,sweetest, wonderful demeanor baby! We just could not imagine life without her!

6 Month Check-Up

So yes Payton's mom is a baby herself! This would have been the first doc visit that I would have had to do by myself since our peanut was born. Which is so not a big deal but she had to get another round of 4 shots and 1 oral immunization. Luckily Grandma Kerruish was off from work and very kindly gave up some time to come with us! Again Payton took her shots like a champ. drum roll please..........

Payton weighed in at 19 pounds 13 ounces! No wonder Zack and I just could not muster keeping her in her carrier/car seat anymore. Payton has now switched to a big girl car seat and can sit up fine in shopping carts to go shopping with mommy. I cannot believe how grown-up she is getting already. I already almost had a mommy sappy breakdown because she is over me rocking and cuddling her. She loves to have all limbs free and moving. Before the nurse even took Payton's length she already had commented "Oh your gonna be a long girl!" Her length is 28 inches long! Our little peanut is in the 95th% of weight and 97th% of height!

PERFECT PROPORTION!

That is just what she is , nothing short of perfect in her mommy and daddy's eyes.

Payton is a good sleeper at night and we for sure got nap times to 2 naps a day for give or take 2 hours.

she is very serious at times just taking EVERYTHING in and then can be really smiley and giggly!

Payton also has a way of raising one eyebrow at you ( which her mommy can't even do) while you are talking to her almost to say "what are you talking about lady!".

I love my little girl and can't get enough of her.

Payton's Dedication 5/8/2011, Happy Mother's Day

My lovely Daughter was dedicated and our church , Christ Community Church, on Mother's Day! It was the best Mother's Day present I could ask for!

"To all who received him...he gave the right to become children

of God." (John 1:12)

Zack and I as Payton's parents and the congregation of our church  vowed to raise Payton in a christian household. To do our best to be examples of great faith and to put God first in our lives.

Zack and I are excited to share the gospel with her and we know that she is our little blessing from God.

We started the day at church and we had brunch back at our house with close friends and family! It was a great Mother's Day and Zack and I are so grateful  to have such wonderful people in our lives.

Thank you all for being so loving, caring, and such great support.

Payton is so blessed to have so many amazing people in her life.

"For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother's womb. I praise

you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made" (Psalm139:13-14)

Six Month Photo Shoot

We love getting our peanuts pictures done by our favorite photographer Julie! So when it was time for pictures again we called her up! This time was really fun because we did the shoot with my sister and her family also.We were really excited to get a couple cousins shots. Payton and Bel spend a lot of time at "YaYa's" house during the week and love each other! Payton thinks Bel is just so interesting and keeps her eyes off of her ,and Bel thinks Payton is so funny and laughs with her all the time. The day was a bit chilly, Payton was not smiley at all. and poor Bel was getting over a sickness. Needless to say my sister and I were pretty sure we weren't gonna get good shots. I have no idea why we would even second guess Julie's talent. She pulled out beautiful shots once again. Thank you Julie ... you are AMAZING! here are just a few....

Happy FIRST Easter Payton

Happy Easter everyone!Our little peanut is 6 months in this picture! We had a wonderful Easter with Payton and the whole family. We started the day with church with Diane and then we all headed over to my parents house for an Easter Egg Hunt and brunch! Boy oh boy was Payton spoiled by the Easter Bunny this year! Two big baskets of fun.It was great watching Isabel run around for the Easter Egg Hunt and Payton was thoroughly entertained also. I hope everyone was blessed with an amazing Easter!