Born To Be Wild

"What's a Harley-Davidson, Mommy?"

Thanks for the outfit Uncle Bruce! :)

This is How You Deal with Sharp Baby Teeth

Just give the child a bone! (lol!)
"You take your time on the computer, Mommy. I'm occupied."Aren't those the most mischievous eyes you've ever seen? Look out...

A Long Awaited Day

... praising God for this precious little girl and for letting me be her Mommy.
Happy (belated-by-one-day) Mother's Day!

Oh No You Don't

Remember those shrieking noises I mentioned in the last post?
Here is a sample. :) (Remember to pause the music...)

PS: if you're not family don't feel obligated to watch - although I'll be honored if you do. :)

Ahhh... Heat (but not too much, please)

The van thermostat read +24 when I took Peyton for her immunizations this afternoon. So it was nice and warm to spend some time in our sun porch that Kurt got all cleaned up and de-winterized a few days ago. She was even wearing shorts! (I took her sweater off shortly after these pictures were taken.)

She's such a little ham... totally showing off for her Daddy who just wanted a nice smiling picture of the two of us. The top is the closet we got - but the rest are fun to look at.

She does this thing where she waves her arms around like a crazy person and kinda shrieks or fake-laughs. It's hilarious - and no one gets it quite as much or with such fervor as Kurt. I love watching them together. :)

Anyway, she took her needles like a trooper - stopped crying pretty much right away and just wanted to eat the bell the nurse rang to get her attention. :) She's just over the 50th percentile for height and still in the 75th for weight coming in at 18 lbs, 1 oz.

Thanks for reading!

What I Love About Being a Mom

For you, Sarah...

1) Seeing her smile with recognition when I go in to get her up from naps.
2) Her little hands and feet.
3) The absurd pride I take in her chubbiness.
4) Praying for her.
5) Watching as she (shock of shocks) starts to display a sin nature. It proves to me that my job is going to be long-term. :)6) Nursing her.
7) The way she watches me over her dad's shoulder as he leaves the room carrying her.
8) Playing peek-a-boo.
9) Learning to think beyond my immediate wants and needs to consider what is best for her (wait a lot of years for this one to start taking affect...)10) The way she "sings" to me while holding my face and giving kisses.
11) Playing dress-up with her. I never did dolls - but this more than makes up for lost time.
12) Those giggles!
13) Seeing her and thinking about all that has brought us to this point: amazed that she's growing up so quickly but so, so thankful.

Uhhummm... 13 is kinda an odd number to end with, I know.
But if I keep going I'm going to get both over-indulgent and redundant. :)

Quickly Typed...

Just a few quick thoughts:

- One year ago today we took possession of this house. I was very nauseous as we began the process of renovation. Glad that's over...

- Peyton started sleeping in her own room last Monday. It was both less challenging and less traumatic than I thought. I didn't wake up until she cried at 4:30. Kurt said that he got up and checked her at 3:30... but the rest of the week has been incedentless. (is that a word? Whatever.)

- Now that she's in there - she makes little squawks until I come in. She has figured out to watch the door while she squawks. It's pretty cute to see her face light up as if to say, "I knew it would work!"

- She's in 9-12 month sleepers. Oy!

- The whole "working one day a week" thing is going pretty well. It's great to have my mom and grandma so close by for short shifts. I actually have come home at noon on a couple of days to nurse Peyton.

- My treadmill broke. :( (And no, it wasn't me arranging a convenient accident like some mafia boss...)

- Our taxes are done (right under the wire)! And we actually get something back this year. Something to the tune of "I just might get my new fridge and freezer sooner than I had hoped".

- The lawn is starting to turn green! :-D

- Every once in a while, Peyton will be playing and then all of a sudden she'll burst into tears. I think she bites her own hand with her new choppers. Those little suckers are sharp. Don't ask how I've found this out - but the original discovery involved me yelling, "Oooowww-chhhhhhhh!"

- Kurt has started getting ready to start with seeding again: so between the two of us we're holding down 4 jobs - and only one is mine. We're having a little bit of trouble getting quality time together that doesn't involve Kurt falling asleep during the last 10 minutes of Lost. (Seriously. I don't know how he does it.) Anyway, I'm hoping this season of busyness is short. :)

- Okay - high-pitched yells coming from the other room - must run! :)