Wow, I am feeling so anxious today! We are moving everything out of our apartment into our trailer, cleaning, getting to see Grams and Gramps, getting to find out what baby is!!!!- will you get a little brother or sister? I am so excited and scared and nervous. It is making me feel sick to my stomach! But at least I have you to cheer me up and make me laugh. This morning I gave you some plain cheerios to eat and then after that I decided to make it fun and I gave you some frosted ones. As soon as you put the first one in your mouth you looked up and put your hand in the air and gave me the thumbs up...I literally started cracking up. And then you proceeded to start playing the drums in excitement on your cheerios. You are too cute. Your new favorite activity...besides playing in the toilet-GROSS! Is going to your highchair, getting on your tippy toes and finding the cheerios you missed earlier and eating them. It is really fun to watch. I just love you to pieces! You are my sunshine.

I am sorry lil miss Peyton, I haven't written in FOREVER! Today and last night were a very rough night. You have been waking up every morning at 4 a.m. Your poor little teeth are coming in on the top together and I am pretty sure that it is pretty painful. I wish that you could just talk to me and tell me what is going on and then I could make it feel better. We are moving in less than 3 weeks and I cannot wait! We are going to live with Grams and Gramps and I think that will be so good for you. You will have an entire house to explore and a backyard to play in. We are going to get you a small kiddy pool! You are a crazy girl who gets into EVERYTHING. The other day you crawled over to the bookshelf and I couldn't see you because a box was in the way...but I knew that something that up because you stayed in the same spot for more than a minute and you were extremely quite. So Brandt went over to check on you and there you were holding a bowl of cereal I had left on the shelf thinking you couldn't reach it, with milk all over your Sunday dress, stuffing your mouth will Corn Pops. And as soon as you saw us coming you started shoving them in, silly girl! You knew what was up :) Also, you ate the other eyeball. So that means you have eaten both eyeballs!! I found it in your poop and I still have NO idea where you found it.
You are getting so bored with this apartment. You are always wanting to go outside, but sorry honey it snowed yesterday..again! This is what we get for living in Rexburg. You are such a good girl though and such a mommas helper!

Hey sweet girl! Sorry it has been such a long time since I have written; I have lots to catch up on! You are doing so many new things!

• You have started giving the best kisses ever! They may be wet and sloppy...but I still love them!
• You are now officially CRAWLING!!! And you are good at it!
  
• You are always sitting up on your own and pulling yourself up onto things, both on your knees and feet. It is SO weird to see you standing up!
• You have started doing the lip bopping thing again.
• You love to blow raspberries.
  

I just love you! The other day I went into your room to find you up on your knees knawing on the side of your crib with paint all over your face, you silly girl! We also just got back from Utah. We were visiting Adam, Brit, and Matt and you had SO much fun!!! You and Matt were so cute together. You took your baths together- you guys had WAY too much fun splashing. Every time you would see Matt you would start waving your arms up and down in excitement! And Aunt Brittany made you the cutest headband for Valentines Day! It was such a fun trip, we all had a wonderful time.

Last night your Dad and I were keeping to our tradition when we snuck into your bedroom to sneak a peek. And as soon as we opened the door...there you were!! On your hands and knees peeking over the edge of your crib smiling at us!! Seriously, the cutest thing I have EVER seen in my life!! It melted my heart and I couldn't resist...I just had to pick you up and hug you! You were so happy and just wide awake and ready to play! But you are such a good girl, as soon as I wrapped you back up and put you back in your crib you played for a little bit and then you went right back to sleep.

Hi Baby! Just wanted to tell you how much I love you! I was just looking at pictures of you from a couple months ago and...WOW, have you changed! You have so much more hair now, it has come in a lot thicker and surprisingly it is getting lighter. Are you going to be blonde little girl?
Recently you have been attempting to crawl. And for the last couple of days you have been taking your first crawling steps. You only take a few and then you will plop down onto your tummy and start army crawling everywhere. It is so fun for me to watch you grow and learn and develop. You really are so smart. Seriously. Everyone at church can't believe how much personality you have. They all say that you seem older because you are so mobile and lively, which I love!
I probably have written this before...but I cant get over how cute your two new teeth are! I love them. Your dad has been eating an apple a day and every time you see that apple you start waving your arms and get all excited and start to whine if he doesnt pick you up fast enough because you want some of that apple. Dad will take a bite and then you open your mouth really wide because you know what's coming...your turn to take a bite! It is so cute! You actually bite into the apple and nibble little pieces off with your two little teeth! And you love it :) So of course that makes us happy.
Today I pulled out your swing. You haven't been in it since you were a teeny tiny baby( probably about 2 months old). You used to sleep in your swing every night. It was the only way I could get you to sleep at night without having to hold you. But when you were awake you wanted absolutely nothing to do with your swing. You would get so bored in it just after a few seconds. But today, after I tried everything to keep you entertained, I decided to pull out the good ole swing that I was so sure you were just going to love. And today you did!!! You loved it! You sat in there for over 10 minutes-a record for you while awake! I was/am a proud momma! However, I have to watch you closely because you like to reach up and try to pull the lambs off of your mobile and I would probably cry if you broke it.

As baby signing times says...

..."I had a hard day :(" Poor baby, you have the WORST diaper rash I have ever seen. It makes me want to cry, especially when you cry, I mean bawl, every time I change your diaper. But thankfully it is slowly getting better!
Daddy says that you are her favorite and his favorite thing to do is to squeeze you so tight! It kind of makes me jealous because you look exactly like him! You are beautiful!
Peyton- if I could give you ANY advice...it would be this: be yourself no matter where you are, or who you are with. Don't let people change you and don't let people take advantage of you...even if you *think* they are your friends. Make sure to surround yourself with greatness and with great friends. Friends who make you want to do and be better. And DO NOT settle for anything less. Trust me, I know.

Hi Baby! Those were literally the first words I said to you. I remember being so excited to have you and then feeling so overwhelmed and scared once I did. Weirdest feeling of my life- knowing that I was now a mom, I now had a baby that I needed to take care of and be responsible for. Even weirder, when I was filling out the paperwork for your first doctors appointment. I had never been a legal guardian before. But here you are, 6 months now, and I am falling more and more in love with you each day! Now that you are older I am missing the younger stages...but honestly I love the stage you are in right now! I think the older you get the more fun you become; however, I do miss the cuddling. You never cuddle me anymore! NEVER! But, last night you did cuddle me for almost a whole hour straight...it was heaven on earth! I seriously did not want to put you in your crib. I wanted to cuddle you all night. Your dad and I cant get enough of you. We miss you all the time, even when you're in the next room just taking a nap or sleeping for the night. We are always sneaking into your bedroom, trying our hardest not to wake you up, just to get a peak at your sweet peaceful little face. You are our everything, and we love you!
Right now I am watching you attempt to crawl around the living room floor as you get into EVERYTHING. Literally, everything. You are probably one of the most curious babies I know. If you see something you want...you are going to get it. And, you make the cutest noises!! And to go along with those cute noises, you make the cutest faces! Liz is always laughing at your facial expressions; you probably get that from me. I love that you are such a happy baby. You are always smiling and showing off your two new teeth- which I love by the way! Whoever says that teeth aren't fun...are crazy!
You are probably the best baby! We couldn't have been more blessed. (Not going to lie though, in the beginning- the first couple of months- I really thought I had my hands full) But now you are an amazing eater, and you sleep through the entire night! I don't have to worry about taking you out anywhere because I know you aren't going to be screaming or throwing a fit. And, this morning you slept until 9!!!! Thank you, for letting me sleep in little one! One of our favorite things about you: when you wake up in the morning we always hear you cooing and playing in your crib(which is one of your favorite places to be) and you will just do that for a whole hour before we come in to get you to eat. And as soon as you see us your whole face just lights up, you start moving your arms up and down, squealing in delight, and smiling soooo big!