I think that my New Years resolution is going to be to update this blog a little more regularly. Believe it or not, it’s a lot of work taking care of an infant and I don’t seem to have much spare time! And when I actually do have a little time that I could devote to writing in this blog, I find that I would rather hold my baby, kiss her, hug her, and even just watch her sleep. But since she’ll be turning 2 months old tomorrow, I’ll watch her sleep as I attempt to update her blog.
In mid-November Payton started smiling while having her eyes open. Though she would generally stare at the wall and smile, rather than look at you and smile. When she was 6 weeks old her Aunt Debbie came to visit and Payton gave her a couple of big smiles which made her mommy a bit jealous! Just last week did Payton consistently start smiling at us. It is the best thing ever! This past Friday night I got very little sleep and was prepared to wake up in a bad mood as a result. But then Payton woke up and kept smiling at me and at her daddy and I knew it was going to be a good day after all.
On November 20th Payton went on her first out of town trip. We went to College Station for the Texas A&M versus Nebraska football game. Charles was born in Nebraska and as a result grew up a Nebraska football fan. Now he, of course, roots for the Aggies, but he really wanted to attend the game because this is the last year that Nebraska will be playing in the Big XII Conference. Payton, Lala (my mom), and I stayed in my parent’s R.V. during the football game while Charles, my dad, Kyle, and Lindsay attended the game. Even though I was just watching the game on TV, it was still very exciting when the Aggies beat #8 ranked Nebraska. Payton slept during the game but I think she still enjoyed her first trip to Aggieland. Maybe next time, when she’s a little older, we’ll give her the full Aggie football experience.
We spent Thanksgiving at home, as a family of three. And although we missed seeing the rest of our family in Central Texas and in Dallas, it was truly nice to have a quiet Thanksgiving with just our little family. We prepared the first Thanksgiving meal that we’ve ever cooked and it turned out pretty good. Then we watched the Aggies beat the hell outta t.u. and that was a great ending to an already wonderful Thanksgiving!
Payton still hates “tummy time” and prefers to lie on her back. She hasn’t learned to lift up her head yet, hence why she still may not like to be placed on her stomach. Earlier this month she discovered that when laying on her back, she can now easily turn her head from side to side. So she enjoys turning her head back and forth, back and forth. She definitely lives up to her nickname “Wiggles”. Payton can also hold her head up to look around when she is being carried over your shoulder. This is how she prefers to be held now, so that she can look around. I take her on “house tours” every day where I walk around the house with her and point out something that I haven’t told her about in each room. Not sure what I’ll do when I run out of new things to tell her about. “See that stain there on the wall? One day I was blow drying my hair when fire shot out of the blow dryer and made the wall turn black!”
We have found that Payton loves music. When Payton was still in the womb, Charles would put an ipod up to my stomach to play music for her. So we think the familiar sounds of music may be a comfort to her. Payton can be screaming her lungs out and the second you turn the music on, she’s silent. Daddy reports that Elton John is her favorite and when he puts on Crocodile Rock, she moves her arms up and down to the beat. She already has better rhythm than her mother. I absolutely love to watch Charles dance around the room with Payton in his arms. Charles and Payton also have “dance parties” together. A dance party is where Charles lays Payton on her back and dances her legs around to the music. Last night Payton had a HUGE smile on her face during the dance party and we could have sworn we heard her laughing!
Tomorrow is Payton’s two month appointment, so tomorrow night I will try to update on her weight, height, and anything else I find out at the appointment. She will have to get her 2 month shots, so I’m really not looking forward to it. I think it’s going to hurt me to see her get the shots as much as it is going to hurt her. Please keep us in your thoughts tomorrow.
Pictures from weeks 5-8:
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| Payton and Dixie= BFFs (5 weeks, 4 days old) | |
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| Deep in thought- (5 weeks, 6 days old) |
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| Thanksgiving 2010 |
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| Aunt Debbie's visit (6 weeks old) |
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| Payton and Mommy (6 weeks, 3 days old) |
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| Payton in a beautiful dress that our friend Gabbie brought back from Mexico for her. |
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| My gorgeous little girl! |
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| Lounging in her bouncer (7 weeks old) |
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| My silly girl on a stroller ride (8 weeks, 1 day old) |
