Post #200

Yes...I have written 200 blog posts since we were pregnant with Peyton! Somehow our mundane life has provided enough content for 200 posts...well...some of them might now have been interesting enough and we could have done without but either way....Crazy! 

In honor of the 200 post it will be ridiculously long and random post but I have a bunch of random things I have been meaning to blog about without having the time to do it...so here it goes.....

• Last week we celebrated 2 years in our house! I remember when we decided to go ahead and build our home and how we watched it being built and moving in. It has been such a blessing to have a home to make our own and we are so grateful! I know that the day will come (in about 3 years is what we are planning) that we will have to move and I already dread that day. We have built so many memories here!

• Peyton has finally started to like and more importantly want solids! This was a testament to kids will do things when they are ready and was very hard for me but it was a good lesson. So...after starting rice cereal around 5 months and then veggies at 6 months and Peyton gagging and refusing to eat so we stopped for a little bit and then restarted with rice and oatmeal and have been doing that twice a day for the past month. At first she wouldn't eat them, then she progressed to eating it but only if she was doing it herself (licking out of the bowl or grabbing the spoon) and then finally this past week she has been cleaning out the bowl, letting me feed her and wanting more! We will be doing cereal for another week and then starting with some yummy fruits. 

• Bottle refusal is still going strong...as shown by her screaming and refusing to eat on Friday. We even tried giving her milk in her cup and she was having none of it. I am not ready to wean her but I do want to be able to be away sometimes. Mostly this new attempt at the bottle has come because I have registered for a photography class in May and have plans to do more that will require me to be away for her bedtime feeding. Since I refuse to skip this class (I have waited three plus months to get a spot) and honestly think that her bedtime feeding is a comfort thing more than actually eating...she will just have to go to bed or wait up until I get home. Poor daddy :(

• We are looking at planning a trip over Memorial Day weekend. This past weekend we have been looking at different options and narrowing it down and then yesterday we pretty much decided where we wanted to go BUT then this whole Swine Flu thing has gotten a little more serious. Even though we weren't planning on going to Mexico, I still would like to wait a couple of days to see what happens. We haven't booked anything yet besides boarding for Titus (which I can cancel up to 72 hours before) so I am just going to see how things go and then make a decision. We REALLY want to go on a vacation and were looking forward to a nice time away as a family of three where we can focus on our marriage and just enjoying spending time with Peyton. After all our deliberation we were so excited about our plans so I am hoping we can still make it work. Stupid Swine Flu!

• Finally...this week is shaping up to be a little crazy! Today and tomorrow my best friend Megan is coming to visit!! She lives in Oregon and the last time I saw here was at her wedding in June (I was 26 weeks pregnant). She is in town for her Grandmother's wedding and is making a stop at our house before leaving tomorrow. She hasn't seen our house and hasn't gotten to meet Peyton yet! I am beyond excited! Then Wednesday I have a play date/bible study then on Thursday/Friday I have some serious work to do to get ready for a Kentucky Derby Party that we are hosting on Saturday. Busy, Busy! Also...we are watching my sister for the next couple of weeks while my mom is off visiting my dad (which means I better be better about blogging about pictures/Peyton's development because she will be going crazy without seeing her "lovey" for two weeks). It isn't too much work but I do have to remember to drop her off and pick her up at school. If anything it makes me get going in the morning instead of going back to sleep.