The Never Ending Post

I have been horrible about updating the blog because we have been in a swimming pool pretty much everyday and you can't work on your computer in the pool for obvious reasons!

So here is what we have been up to...I will try to be as brief as possible:

Tuesday: Swimming lessons. We learned how to go under the water. Lots of shocked faces!

Wednesday: Swimming lessons, lunch date with Lindsey and Gavin. Errands.

Thursday: More swimming lessons. Trip to Yogurt Bear for some frozen yogurt! Peyton loved it!

Friday: The morning started with Peyton watching a little New Kids on the Block on TV. How weird is it that my daughter is watching a band on TV that I used to watch! Oh how old they look though!

Trip to Palm Beach at Moody Gardens with friends (I think we had four babies, four mommies and two daddies) and daddy got to join us this time! We ended up getting him a season pass as well since we are planning on taking Grandma Martha there this coming weekend. Daddy had a blast taking Peyton down the slide and she even did the red one a couple of times. She also made sure to show him all of the things she learned that week in swimming (four days of lessons crammed into a 10 minute show and tell). He was very impressed!

After an afternoon nap we had a visit by Auntie Ashley and her dog Max. They came over and had dinner and the puppies got to play. Peyton loved watching Titus and Max running around and was so content on the couch just watching them constantly. She loves her puppies! We then made a trip to Yogurt Bear for the second night in a row where Peyton had a blast and was super silly!

Saturday: Started to the morning with 4 mile run as a family! We ran faster than the week before which is encouraging (and we had to walk a part because the terrain was too rough for the stroller)! Then John's dad and step mom were in town visiting us from Louisiana. Peyton loved seeing her Grandpa and Mimi (names that we firmly discussed and established on this visit). Another thing that we finally determined is where Peyton's reddish colored hair comes from...John's dad's side of the family. Apparently John's Aunt Helen had reddish colored hair when she was a baby!

Sunday: Peyton gave Daddy a card she made for Father's Day. We went to 8:30 AM church (big mistake because it yielded a very cranky baby for the rest of the day). After a nap we had lunch with Grandpa and Mimi in Kemah where Peyton made a friend with the baby at the table next to ours. They chatted, tried to share their bread and potatoes. Lots of fun! Also, Peyton ate some baked potatoes and some carrots at lunch. She is starting to explore table food! After saying goodbye to Grandpa and Mimi we all relaxed the rest of the afternoon.

On the way to the car from Kemah we found this cut out. How fun is that! I love that she was wearing her white hat in it!

Monday: Peyton's second tooth started to make its appearance. More swimming lessons which were cut short due to cranky babies (mine was the crankiest due to teething and not wanting to be more than an inch away from me). A three and a half hour afternoon nap for Peyton meant the start of weaning would have wait until the next day because it already was 6 hours since her last feeding and I didn't want to bother with weaning. Overall a cranky baby for the rest of the day...refusing to eat solids and just being fussy. Although that night we did find something to make her happy...destroying my magazine and feeding the pieces to the dog (he ate it). She loved it!

Tuesday: More swimming lessons (I am looking forward to Thursday...swimming has been fun but it is a drag in our day). Attempt to start weaning when we got home. Peyton took a couple of ounces from a cup then started clinging to me and then lost interest in eating and starting playing so somewhat a success but after an hour resulted in a cranky baby who once again refused to eat lunch and resulted in being put to bed. Once she wakes up we will be having an early bath because it is off to the Perry's for dinner.....OK, I never got this published before we left for dinner so it continues....

We tried to go shopping before dinner but when we went to check out at the mall realized that mommy left her wallet at home in her swimming bag. Ugh! So, we went home, picked up daddy and then we had dinner at the Perry's house. Peyton and Gavin hung out and...are you ready...PEYTON CRAWLED! She crawled a step or so at home earlier in the afternoon but last night she did four or so! She did great! So exciting...and scary!

Today: More swimming (one more day and I am so ready)! Peyton is getting really good on blowing bubbles and is starting to kick some on her stomach! We then went back to the mall and shopped some, came home for naps and then we will be attempting another early afternoon bath, get mommy ready, drop Peyton off at Gavin's and then mommy and daddy are off to a date night!

Other Random Notes: Peyton has decided to wake up at 8 AM now instead of 6 AM. Nice but a little weird getting used to and that means mommy needs to start using an alarm clock but that is a little too late to be getting started.

We are starting the weaning process...dum, dum, dum! Day one was a mild success, day two not so much which she clearly showed the whole mall by throwing herself down on the bench and screaming. I expected this to take awhile and my only really must be away for more than 24 hours is the end of October for a wedding. Lets hope it happens by then!

I think that is it...........THE END!