Uncle Bro & Aunt April's Trip To Jersey

Tutleback Zoo, Memorial Day, Mets & More....

So Many Changes!

It seems little Miss Peyton is changing by the hour these days. She has 11 teeth with 3 on the way; half of these have come in just since January! Here are some of Peyton's favorites (for now):

Food - vegetable lo mein, red beans & rice, M&M's, jello and fruit snacks
Playtime - sidewalk chalk or anything outside (no matter the weather). She also loves to dance with mommy in the living room to Lady Antebellum or Mary J Blige.
Saying - "Hi, how you?" If asked back she replies..."Guud." When you sneeze she is very quick to say, "Bless You!."

She loves helping with laundry, unloading the dishwasher and cooking (which she does from the comfort of the BabyBorn). She is also showing signs of being maticulous and wanting everything in its place. Before she gets out of her crib in the morning she likes to put everything back in its place (that is probably mommy's fault for passing on this trait).

She started showing interest in hair bows, which makes mommy very happy! Some days she leaves them in all day; other days it is out before she gets to school. At least we are making progress.....

Peyton has a HUGE crush on our 8 year old neighbor, Hunter and everytime we go outside she is looking for him and calling his name. When Hunter rides his ATV in his front yard, Peyton is known to go to the garage and get her Barbie 4-Wheeler just to show off and be like him. When we go say hi to Hunter she stares up at him all stary eyed and simply giggles :D

At 18 months here are Pey's stats:
Weight - 22.2 lbs (25%)
Height - 31.5 in (75%)
Vocabulary - over 50 words
Mobility - runs, hops, jumps and never stops!
Sleeping - 1 nap a day mostly which is 2- 2 1/2 hours long and sleeps 9 hours at night.
BINKIE (Pacifier) - HASN'T USED IT IN A MONTH!!!!!
Shapes - Peyton recognizes & can point out a square, oval, circle, star, heart, cross, triangle & the Nike Swoosh symbol
Alphabet - Peyton recognizes and can pick out the following letters in the alphabet: B, O, I, N, C & R
Colors - we have just started working on colors; for some reason brown is the first color she recognizes???

Eighteen Months

Peyton is well on her way to talking the world's ear off these days. She seems to master at least 2 new words or phrases a day and makes it her business to personally say hello to everyone we pass. We have started trying to teach her words in other languages. This week she mastered Hola and Tchau (sounds like chow). Her vocabulary is too large these days to actually count words/phrases. She is also starting to consistently recognize letters of the alphabet by sight. So far we have "I" and "R" and we are fairly consistant with "O" and "N".

Peyton continues to be a very picky eater but now loves guacamole, crab rangoons and hummus. She has also developed quite a sweet tooth and is often asking for ice cream. Oatmeal and fruit continue to be her staple food items as we go back and forth between a small list of other foods.

Nana and Papa took a spring vacation and came to visit in the middle of March. The weather couldn't have been more perfect during their time here. We played outside every day and Peyton loved every minute of them being here. She is definitely a Nana's girl but Peyton loves trying to impress Papa as well. Peyton was very sad the first day we came home from daycare and Nana and Papa weren't here. She ran straight to their room and then after I explained they had to go back home to Oklahoma, she hung her head low, frowned and clung to mommy's leg for a very long time. Now she just points out places where their things were or where she would sit with, play with or see them.