Payton's 2 month checkup

We took Payton in on Friday for her 2 month checkup. This girl is growing like a weed! She's now 23 1/2" (90%) & 12lbs. (80%) & her little head (which she got from me & my dad) is in the 20% :). Poor sweet girl had to have her shots it was the most awful thing to watch, I felt so bad for her! She's also working on tummy time now & has started to giggle...it's so fun! The picture above is right before she had her shots!

Happy 28th Birthday Anne!

Our last night in Seattle was August 18th, or Anne's big 2-8 (yes, we planned this)...We had a little BBQ shindig at the house, it was just a meager little party but I think it turned out to be a lot of fun. The weather was beautiful & the company was perfect. We had delicious burgers & made s'mores for dessert :) I hope she had fun, I sure did!

Wonderful Day in West Seattle.

Yesterday was by far one of the best days I have had since Payton was born, even one of the best days I have EVER had! We started our day at Eastlake Community Church (eastlakecc.com) I love it there, it was so nice to see people I haven't seen in a while. Ryan's sermon was awesome, church in general was just wonderful. It was a perfect Seattle summer day outside (78 & sunny). After church we came home so we could change & get Payton's stuff together. We left and drove to West Seattle, always sort of a trek...It was actually Payton's first time on the westside (the city of Seattle that is). My parents belong to the McCrae wine club & the owners were having a tasting at their home. We arrived at their adorable West Seattle Craftsman style home (circa 1930), it was so adorable with this perfect porch. I am not a wine person, I think it's awful if you ask me but Austin & the parents really love it so they were thrilled that it's all you can drink tasting & Susan, the owner even makes food for everyone. I seriously sat with Payton on that porch for over 2 hours & it was so nice! After that we drove to Alki, because of course West Seattle is so out of the way that if I was going to drive all the way there we were going to eat at Alki! We ate at Dukes & had seafood of course it was just such a gorgeous perfect night out! After dinner we went for a walk along the boardwalk on the beach, it was just perfect! We finally came home to the most beautiful sunset (picture taken in my backyard: above) I LOVE LOVE LOVE Seattle, there is no better place to live & I can't wait to be back!

7 weeks!

So our sweet little Paytie is 7 weeks tomorrow so I thought it was time to update the blog! She's gotten so big (stats later), she's gained at least 2+ lbs. & grown 2 1/2" at least, she started smiling which is SO much fun, it's not constant yet but it makes it even more fun when she does decide to smile. Her favorite things are playing on her playmat & laying in the big bed with mommy & daddy :) She's super strong & getting stronger all the time. We are in Seattle for the first time with her, she did A-MAZING on the plane, I am pretty sure I have the best baby EVER! She's so good & is just a super happy baby, we are having so much fun with her. Bentley was a big worry for us but so far he's just been so good with her! We'll update a little later, here's some pix of her over the last several weeks!