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!