10 on tuesday!

1. Happy birthday, GG!

2. My aunt sent Peyton a Target gift card for her birthday so Cory and I took her shopping on Saturday. After spending an hour in the toy section she finally chose something. I wanted to see if they had any new shoes out, so we headed over there, and Peyton spotted some sparkly silver shoes. We let her try them on, and she did not want to take them off. We ended up leaving the store with a lightening mqueen lunch box, a dora cup, and sparkly silver shoes. :) 

3. Peyton says "fix it" like "fisk it". She also says, "I'll be right back" like "i wight back".

4. Peyton went almost 2 weeks without an accident. She broke her streak last night when she laid next to me and peed on the couch! ick.

5. 85 degrees is way too hot at 8:30 am. 

6. Publishers Clearing House please come knock on my door.

7. For a list lover, and future planner having your house up for sale is no fun.

8. I love that Peyton understands naming her stuffed animals. She has a black dog named Daragan, a little golden retriever named Eli, a pink giraffe named Princess Ada, and an orange giraffe named Flick. She named them all herself. :)

9. I really hope Peyton wants to take dance. I showed her videos on youtube last night of 2&3 year olds dancing, and I asked her if she could dance like them, and she totally copied all of these moves. I started tearing up. HA! Oh pregnancy...

10. A video of us waking up Peyton on her birthday. Sorry about the quality I don't know why it's so bad.

Peyton is Two!!

I honestly don't remember much about the day Peyton was born, and I hardly remember her turning a year, so I thought it would be smart to post about her turning 2.

Last night Cory and I put Peyton to bed wearing a birthday shirt, and said goodnight to our one  year old for the last time. We then made cupcakes, wrapped presents, hung a birthday sign, blew up balloons, and talked about how excited we were about it being her birthday in the morning. 

This morning we filled her room with balloons, and greeted her with a cupcake while singing happy birthday. She didn't want to blow out her candles, and was very hesitant to open up her presents. She devoured her cupcake though. :) She spent the morning with Cory while I went to my doctor's appointment. They read books, played with her new laptop, and watched 101 Dalmatians. Cory said they didn't watch much because she kept wanting him to fast forward it because she kept saying, " I don't like that part". 

Cory headed to work, and Peyton had dinosaur chicken, french fries, and a banana for lunch. :)  She watched a little bit of Peter Pan, and headed to bed with her birthday card from Auntie Laiena, Uncle Greg, Ty and Hunter. She loved that sang "if you're happy and you know it".

Our afternoon consisted of a 3 hour nap, playing with balloons, playing in the piles of her old clothes that I'm going through, going through baby toys, and sucking on pacifiers. :) A little bit of book reading, lap top and doll house playing. Cantaloupe and quesadillas for dinner. 

There it is. 

So what is Peyton up to at 2 years old?

She is potty trained!!! I'm so proud of her. She still wears a pull up or diaper during nap and bedtime, but will sometimes wake up dry from her nap. I probably won't buy anymore pull ups or diapers for her once this pack is gone, but we've got two months. 

She is finally starting to get into babies. yay! I hope she likes her brother! She loves her little doll house babies, and like to feed her stuffed animals and give them rides in her little stroller.

She can pretty much talk in full sentences. She just recently started saying, "I don't like that" instead of just "don't like that". She usually talks in 3rd person. 

She isn't super coordinated so she is just learning how to take her socks off, put on slip on shoes, and pull her shorts up and down. 

Her well check isn't for a couple more weeks, so I don't know how tall she is. Last week at my dr's appointment the nurse weighed her, and she was 26 pounds. She is still rear facing in her car seat, but we plan on switching her when we instal Noah's car seat... if I don't have an anxiety attack over it. :) 

She still knows her shapes and colors. :) She sings lots of songs: ABCs, Jesus Loves Me, Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, Wonder Pets theme song, Itsy Bitsy Spider, Mr. Golden Sun, Willaby Wallaby... those are the only ones I can think of right now. 

She loves Lightening Mcqueen and Mater. She also likes Care Bears and My Little Ponies. 

I'd say her favorite movies are Cars, Toy Story, Bugs Life, and Ponyo

She is a picky eater, and I have to hide all her veggies. She pretty much likes all fruit except pineapple. She is a big water drinker, and loves milk. She loves Life cereal and asks for it every morning. Chicken nuggets, and ground beef in spaghetti is pretty much all she will eat as far as meat goes. Sometimes she will eat chicken that isn't in the form of a nugget or strip. 

I guess that wraps it up. 

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ten on tuesday!

1. Happy birthday, Steph!

2. I love when Peyton sings. My favorite song she sings right now is the Wonder Pets song. It's hilarious because instead of saying, "save the day" she says, "same ol' day". Cory and I laugh every time. I'll try to get a video before she learns the right words. 

3. I also love that Peyton calls half moons "happy moons". 

4. Now that we have baby boy's name picked up I've been feeling anxious about not having anything ready. Peyton's entire room was done by the time I was 25 weeks. I'm pretty sure her car seat was installed in our car, and her clothes and blankets were washed, and boxes of diapers. We still have most of the baby items in the attic. We'll probably have to grab some extra diapers from the hospital and he might just be swaddled in pink blankets, too. :) But, at least he has a name. :)

5. I'm really excited about Peyton's birthday. We aren't really doing anything, but I think this is the first time we have bought her something that we haven't given her within minutes of purchasing it. She is going to actually have presents to open on her birthday! I also bought a pack of balloons and am going to try to sneak into her room without waking her up to fill it will balloons. She's totally going to get a cupcake for breakfast, too. :)

6. I really need it to be about 20 degrees cooler outside.

7. I know what Peyton is going to be for Halloween. She is going to look ridiculously cute! I haven't ordered it, and probably won't for at least a month because it would be almost impossible for me not to dress her up in it and have a photo shoot. 

8. To get a double stroller or not to get a double stroller... still contemplating. 

9. Peyton woke up in the middle of the night crying. When I went to check on her she asked me if she could eat at her table. She was fine after I told her that she couldn't because it was still night time and she needed to go back to sleep. I wonder if she had a bad dream about someone not letting her eat or something.

10. One of Peyton's fish died. 

McWayne Science Center

Saturday was Cory's parent's anniversary and they were kind enough to come down and spend the day with us. We first headed off to Toys R Us, and they bought Peyton a doll house for her birthday. She loves it, and pretty much hasn't played with anything else since we opened the box. Her favorite pieces are the little twin babies, and their bassinets. She took them to bed with her last night. 

After Toys R Us we went to the Mcwayne Science Center. It was pretty cool. There was a lot of stuff for Peyton to do, and she had a blast. I did take some pictures, but mostly just enjoyed the day.

Cory's dad aka Grampy laying on a bed of nails

Cory's mom aka GG taking Peyton for a ride

Our family picture :)

She loved watching herself on the camera

Flying an airplane

Playing at the water table

I though she looked so cute in her little waterproof apron

Grampy and Peyton looking at one of the aquariums

Grammpy, Peyton and GG playing with Mr. Potato Head

A giant light bright, and a giant belly

Ha!  Fulfilling Cory's dream, digging up dinosaur bones. 

 We went to Cracker Barrel for lunch, and I had french toast (the best ever) eggs and bacon. I ate all, but one piece of bacon. There was a time in my life when I couldn't finish all the french toast. : ) Peyton had an accident free day, and did great using the public bathrooms. Hooray for Peyton!!! 

34 weeks 2 days

Pregnancy: 34 Weeks 2 days

Weight Gain: 32 lbs

Sleep: Minus the 4 bathroom breaks, and having braxton hicks I'm sleeping pretty good. It only takes 5 pillows to keep me comfortable. 

Gender: Boy

Name: For the last couple of weeks it's been Noah Thomas. I'm feeling this one. I think we're going to stick with it. :)

Feeling: Hot, large, and uncomfortable.

Health: We are both doing great. 

Belly: Big! I'm having braxton hicks all the time. They don't hurt, but they are uncomfortable. I found 3 stretch marks the other day. :( so, so sad.

What I am looking forward to: Taking pictures of Noah in his super cute hat I bought.

What I miss: Being able to walk without waddling. 

Milestones: Scheduled my c-section!

Movement: painful at times. It looks like he is trying to bust out.

Cravings: Ice cream. I went to the store a couple of weeks ago, and bought 3 different kinds because I needed them all. :) 

Your baby now weighs about 4 3/4 pounds (like your average cantaloupe) and is almost 18 inches long. His fat layers — which he'll need to regulate his body temperature once he's born — are filling him out, making him rounder. His skin is also smoother than ever. His central nervous system is maturing and his lungs are continuing to mature as well. If you've been nervous about preterm labor, you'll be happy to know that babies born between 34 and 37 weeks who have no other health problems generally do fine. They may need a short stay in the neonatal nursery and may have a few short-term health issues, but in the long run, they usually do as well as full-term babies.

And a picture of Peyton, Hillary and I at the Botanical Gardens last Sunday. Bleh. Pregnancy doesn't suit me. 

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