I love this kid.
25 March 2011
24 March 2011
My little man is getting so big!
On Tuesday, Peyton had his two-month appointment. I always like to hear the bad news first, so we'll start with the shots.
Poor little man got poked three times in his chub-a-licious thighs. The first vaccine was given orally, and he did great. Then the nurse asked me to hold his arms still and my happy, smiley, cooing baby looked right at me. I watched as his happy face turned into a scrunched up scream of betrayal and pain. I felt so bad!
He calmed down pretty quick though, and was only cranky Tuesday night. By the time he woke up for his first feeding, he was smiling and happy again ... though he did have trouble going back to sleep (probably because he slept so much after I gave him some Tylenol earlier in the day).
A funny side story to this: when my husband was a young toddler, his mom took him to get some of his shots. He didn't cry at all when the nurse poked him with the needle ... instead, he looked right at his mom and punched her! Oh, am I ever looking forward to when this child can control his limbs better.
Now for the good news -- Peyton is getting so big! Here are his stats:
Birth:
Daniel is amazing. Whenever he is home, he changes Peyton's diapers for me and helps out so much. I seriously don't know what I would do without him. He's wonderful.
Peyton is a great sleeper (at least, I think so)! He goes to sleep somewhere between 8:30 and 10 each night and sleeps for 6-7 hours straight. Amazing. He wakes up somewhere between 2:30 and 4 a.m., eats for a half-hour and goes back to sleep for another three hours! He's also a great napper (although, now that he loves to play and be around people, he puts up a fight when I put him down. I used to be able to put him in his crib when he started fussing, stick a pacifier in his mouth, and he would put himself to sleep. Now he wants to be held until he's completely or almost entirely out before he'll let me lay him down for naps).
Here are a couple recent pictures. My father-in-law has some great ones on his camera (that include actual smiles because his camera is much nicer than ours and doesn't blind the kid ... and we had four people distracting Peyton as we tried to take the pictures so that he wouldn't see the camera). I'll post some of those when I get them. For now, here is a sweet, smiley video and a couple pictures from when mine and Dan's families were in town for Peyton's blessing (which I totally miss them all!!).
(I know this video is super long. You really don't have to watch all of it. I just wanted to prove that my baby really DOES smile. The next one proves his hatred for cameras.)
Poor little man got poked three times in his chub-a-licious thighs. The first vaccine was given orally, and he did great. Then the nurse asked me to hold his arms still and my happy, smiley, cooing baby looked right at me. I watched as his happy face turned into a scrunched up scream of betrayal and pain. I felt so bad!
He calmed down pretty quick though, and was only cranky Tuesday night. By the time he woke up for his first feeding, he was smiling and happy again ... though he did have trouble going back to sleep (probably because he slept so much after I gave him some Tylenol earlier in the day).
A funny side story to this: when my husband was a young toddler, his mom took him to get some of his shots. He didn't cry at all when the nurse poked him with the needle ... instead, he looked right at his mom and punched her! Oh, am I ever looking forward to when this child can control his limbs better.
Now for the good news -- Peyton is getting so big! Here are his stats:
Birth:
- Weight: 8 lbs 9 oz
- Length: 20 inches
- Weight: 8 lbs 14 oz
- Length: 21.5 inches
- Weight: 12 lbs 12 oz (75th percentile)
- Length: 24 inches (90th percentile)
- Head: 41.2 cm (90th percentile)
Daniel is amazing. Whenever he is home, he changes Peyton's diapers for me and helps out so much. I seriously don't know what I would do without him. He's wonderful.
Peyton is a great sleeper (at least, I think so)! He goes to sleep somewhere between 8:30 and 10 each night and sleeps for 6-7 hours straight. Amazing. He wakes up somewhere between 2:30 and 4 a.m., eats for a half-hour and goes back to sleep for another three hours! He's also a great napper (although, now that he loves to play and be around people, he puts up a fight when I put him down. I used to be able to put him in his crib when he started fussing, stick a pacifier in his mouth, and he would put himself to sleep. Now he wants to be held until he's completely or almost entirely out before he'll let me lay him down for naps).
Here are a couple recent pictures. My father-in-law has some great ones on his camera (that include actual smiles because his camera is much nicer than ours and doesn't blind the kid ... and we had four people distracting Peyton as we tried to take the pictures so that he wouldn't see the camera). I'll post some of those when I get them. For now, here is a sweet, smiley video and a couple pictures from when mine and Dan's families were in town for Peyton's blessing (which I totally miss them all!!).
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| My sister, Tonya, trying to get Peyton to smile for the camera. She got some great footage on her iPhone though! |
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| Peyton, examining the photo-capturing device. |
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| Me and Peyton. My mom made the ADORABLE sweater he's wearing. Unfortunately, Peyton was not in the mood to model that morning. (Also, notice his inverted-monk hair. Haha). This was before church last Sunday. |
(I know this video is super long. You really don't have to watch all of it. I just wanted to prove that my baby really DOES smile. The next one proves his hatred for cameras.)
08 March 2011
I finally caught a smile!
Okay, so this picture isn't great because:
Love this kid.
In other news, I think Peyton is showing signs of early mobility. It wouldn't surprise me. It seems like he has started doing a lot of things at least a week earlier than "average" (Yeah, I know, like a week is SUCH a big deal. I'm his mommy though, so a week can make me proud anyway). I chalk it up to him being a week late. He's been giving me social smiles since about 4.5 weeks. Now, every time I go in to get him from a nap/sleep, he looks like this:
He must scoot around in his sleep. I don't even hear a peep out of him, yet somehow, even though I put him right in the middle of the crib, he ends up with his head against the bars. I'm pretty sure that's actually what wakes him up! Not sure how he's doing it, but I'm thinking it could be signs of an early crawler.
Or maybe he'll be like my littlest brother, who pretty much never crawled. He just did the "combat crawl" until he walked.
Anyways, we'll now be rearranging Peyton's room so that there is nothing even remotely close to the crib, since earlier today I found him with his arm hanging out the side. We really didn't have anything within grabbing distance to begin with, but now I'm paranoid.
One more super-cute picture ... since I just can't resist! =)
- It was taken with my cell phone (1.3 mega pixels just doesn't do Peyton justice).
- I was trying to hide the phone behind my head so that he would stop scowling at it. Every time I bring out the phone or camera, he scowls at it as if he's trying to analyze it or something. Silly boy.
- I finally caught a little smile from my oh-so-handsome little boy.
- It has Peyton in it ... what more could you ask for?
- My son is simply adorable.
Love this kid.
In other news, I think Peyton is showing signs of early mobility. It wouldn't surprise me. It seems like he has started doing a lot of things at least a week earlier than "average" (Yeah, I know, like a week is SUCH a big deal. I'm his mommy though, so a week can make me proud anyway). I chalk it up to him being a week late. He's been giving me social smiles since about 4.5 weeks. Now, every time I go in to get him from a nap/sleep, he looks like this:
He must scoot around in his sleep. I don't even hear a peep out of him, yet somehow, even though I put him right in the middle of the crib, he ends up with his head against the bars. I'm pretty sure that's actually what wakes him up! Not sure how he's doing it, but I'm thinking it could be signs of an early crawler.
Or maybe he'll be like my littlest brother, who pretty much never crawled. He just did the "combat crawl" until he walked.
Anyways, we'll now be rearranging Peyton's room so that there is nothing even remotely close to the crib, since earlier today I found him with his arm hanging out the side. We really didn't have anything within grabbing distance to begin with, but now I'm paranoid.
One more super-cute picture ... since I just can't resist! =)
05 March 2011
Clearly I'm not the best blogger ...
... but I think that's okay, right?
Things have been going great lately. Peyton is sleeping more, which leads me to a confession about my neurotic-ism. I've been keeping a detailed spreadsheet that chronicles Peyton's eating, sleeping and awake hours. I've even created various graphs that depict trends (yeah, I'm that much of a nerd).
But before you go and judge me too much, I do have a reason. I'm craving some sort of predictability. I crave the ability to form some sort of schedule. I want to have a general idea of when Peyton will sleep/nap/etc. so that I can plan when I can run errands, clean, work out, eat ... you know ... all the things I need to be doing.
So I guess I haven't proved myself un-nerdy. I guess I just proved the opposite!
Despite my inability to schedule anything, I am LOVING my role as a mommy. Peyton is such a sweet little boy and I just love him so much! Dan and I have been having a lot of fun with our little boy's sweet smiles, giggles and coos (though you'll never see them, because he HATES the camera! Doesn't cry, just scowls at it the whole time)!
Things have been going great lately. Peyton is sleeping more, which leads me to a confession about my neurotic-ism. I've been keeping a detailed spreadsheet that chronicles Peyton's eating, sleeping and awake hours. I've even created various graphs that depict trends (yeah, I'm that much of a nerd).
But before you go and judge me too much, I do have a reason. I'm craving some sort of predictability. I crave the ability to form some sort of schedule. I want to have a general idea of when Peyton will sleep/nap/etc. so that I can plan when I can run errands, clean, work out, eat ... you know ... all the things I need to be doing.
So I guess I haven't proved myself un-nerdy. I guess I just proved the opposite!
Despite my inability to schedule anything, I am LOVING my role as a mommy. Peyton is such a sweet little boy and I just love him so much! Dan and I have been having a lot of fun with our little boy's sweet smiles, giggles and coos (though you'll never see them, because he HATES the camera! Doesn't cry, just scowls at it the whole time)!
I'm also getting really excited to move. I'm definitely going to miss Provo (can't believe I just wrote that), BYU, Wymount and everyone and everything here, but I'm ready for an adventure. And if med-school, moving with an infant, and an entirely new state isn't an adventure ... I don't know what is!
Well, I know this really isn't a substantive post ... honestly I don't do much outside the apartment, so there isn't much to say. I exercised today. And showered. Double-double (take it as a basketball or In-N-Out reference, though in truth it was basketball. We've been watching a lot lately).
Yeah, I guess that's why I haven't been blogging much. If I could catch some of Peyton's dang smiles I'm sure this would be updated much more frequently.
I want a cheeseburger. Mmm.
Ah! I nearly forgot the one crazy event this last week. I witnessed projected pooping. Yes, my son projected his poop and I was traumatized. I thought he was done. He had stopped squirming and grunting and turning red in the face. Nope. He wasn't. And poop shot across the changing table. I instantly pulled his diaper back up but I was too late. The diaper filled. It overflowed. I grabbed the new one I had ready. It filled and overflowed. Yes, it was my most traumatic experience as a mother thus far (other than the actual birthing of the child, that is).
08 February 2011
I wish I had a washing machine...
Peyton is great.
Just look at how adorable he is!
But I really wish I had a washing machine. He's bombed too many PJ's already, and I'm just not quite in a state where I can hustle on down to the overcrowded Wymount laundromats at the drop of a hat (especially since he best likes to bomb at, oh, 2 a.m.).
Not that I think they would get the poop out anyways...
It's a good thing he's so dang cute.
Just look at how adorable he is!
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| This is his preferred sleeping position ... hands straight up in the air. |
But I really wish I had a washing machine. He's bombed too many PJ's already, and I'm just not quite in a state where I can hustle on down to the overcrowded Wymount laundromats at the drop of a hat (especially since he best likes to bomb at, oh, 2 a.m.).
Not that I think they would get the poop out anyways...
It's a good thing he's so dang cute.
31 January 2011
Peyton Daniel Condie
Well, Peyton Daniel Condie has officially made his out-of-the-womb appearance!
He was born on January 20, 2011 at 9:59 p.m., 8 lbs. 9 ounces and 20 inches long (yes, quite the big boy).
After about 22 very long hours of labor and 2 hours of pushing, we were finally able to meet our long-awaited baby boy.
We love our little boy and find ourselves loving him more and more every day!
Since the 20th, my recovery has been ... well, not easy. I guess I didn't anticipate it taking so long before I was able to sit, stand, walk or just plain move. I've reached a couple landmarks though -- I can now carry Peyton from room to room, I can pick him up from the bassinet or ground, and I can walk around the apartment with him for a few minutes when he won't stop crying. I'm also almost entirely self-sufficient again (meaning I can pretty much take care of myself on my own).
We were super blessed to have my mom here until last Sunday, and Dan's mom since last Saturday. I don't know how we would have survived without them. Poor Daniel would have never slept or gone to class, that's for sure. Dan's mom leaves tomorrow, and I think I'm pretty ready to handle things on my own (now that I've regained most of my mobility). I'm a little nervous about it though. I still can't carry the car seat with Peyton in it. Just carrying him is a bit of a strain for me.
Well, that about sums up the last 1.5 weeks. Peyton is 11 days old and still the cutest baby in the world. Here are a few things my baby boy does that I love:
He was born on January 20, 2011 at 9:59 p.m., 8 lbs. 9 ounces and 20 inches long (yes, quite the big boy).
After about 22 very long hours of labor and 2 hours of pushing, we were finally able to meet our long-awaited baby boy.
We love our little boy and find ourselves loving him more and more every day!
Since the 20th, my recovery has been ... well, not easy. I guess I didn't anticipate it taking so long before I was able to sit, stand, walk or just plain move. I've reached a couple landmarks though -- I can now carry Peyton from room to room, I can pick him up from the bassinet or ground, and I can walk around the apartment with him for a few minutes when he won't stop crying. I'm also almost entirely self-sufficient again (meaning I can pretty much take care of myself on my own).
We were super blessed to have my mom here until last Sunday, and Dan's mom since last Saturday. I don't know how we would have survived without them. Poor Daniel would have never slept or gone to class, that's for sure. Dan's mom leaves tomorrow, and I think I'm pretty ready to handle things on my own (now that I've regained most of my mobility). I'm a little nervous about it though. I still can't carry the car seat with Peyton in it. Just carrying him is a bit of a strain for me.
Well, that about sums up the last 1.5 weeks. Peyton is 11 days old and still the cutest baby in the world. Here are a few things my baby boy does that I love:
- He curls up into a little ball when you hold him
- He nestles his little head by your neck as he's falling asleep
- He keeps his little hands next to his face whenever he can
- He smiles in his sleep
- He curls his fingers in little waves on your skin when you hold him
- He's sprayed everyone at least once while having his diaper changed!
05 January 2011
Wishing. Waiting. Hoping.
... That's pretty much what I do now. Every day. Since I'm done with school and we had hoped the baby would have come, well, any time before NOW, all I can do is wish, wait, hope and craft. Yes, craft. Oh, and read too.
I've finished the baby room (pictured below). My mother-in-law sent me the scraps left over from the GORGEOUS quilt she made for baby boy Condie, and I put them to good use as part of the room decor. All-in-all, I only spent about $20 (excluding the furniture, naturally) on the decorations in the room. Awesome, right?
Well, there's a picture update for the baby room. Like I mentioned, I've also been reading. This book, actually:
I've finished the baby room (pictured below). My mother-in-law sent me the scraps left over from the GORGEOUS quilt she made for baby boy Condie, and I put them to good use as part of the room decor. All-in-all, I only spent about $20 (excluding the furniture, naturally) on the decorations in the room. Awesome, right?
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| I made these wall decorations out of embroidery hoops, fabric and ribbon. The squares were actually pieces of cork board that I covered in leftover fabric as well. They will have lots of pictures of our family once this little man decides to vacate my uterus. |
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| Here is our lovely crib (with the AMAZING quilt my mother-in-law made. |
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| I used leftover strips of fabric to modge-podge this clock. I took the clock apart and covered a piece of cardstock with the strips of fabric. I used some of my scrapbooking supplies to modge-podge the numbers on and put the clock back together! Really simple, and I really like it! |
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| I used the rest of the scraps of material from the quilt to make this valance. I didn't have a sewing machine, so it ended up taking me a whole day rather than 20 minutes ... I may or may not have been so determined that I hand-stitched the whole thing. |
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| This is the beautiful afghan that Daniel's aunt crocheted for baby. |
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| (Ignore my cheese-ball face here) This is the quilt Dan's mom made! Amazing, right? The back is really soft minky material. I LOVE this quilt. |
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| And of course, a belly picture. Here I am -- big, uncomfortable, wishing, waiting, hoping that this baby will come SOON! (38.5 weeks) |
Well, there's a picture update for the baby room. Like I mentioned, I've also been reading. This book, actually:
It's quite interesting. I'm really enjoying it.
I've also been crafting. I'm trying to make a reusable bag by crocheting strips of Macey's plastic bags. My mom did it before, and it turned out awesome. I'm not so sure how mine will do.
And I've been making hair flowers. Not for the baby, obviously, because he is definitely a boy (our doctor has left no doubt in our minds. Of our three ultrasounds, the only image he shows us is of the little man's testicles. No joke. No cute little printouts of the baby's profile. Just his man-parts. Every time). These hair flowers are for me and my little sister.
Lastly, things I am looking forward too:
- Obviously, the birth of our little boy
- My mommy and daddy coming out next THURSDAY (Hear that baby? You seriously need to make an appearance outside the womb by THURSDAY!!)
- The super-cute quilted diaper bag my mommy made me for Christmas
- Daniel coming home from school/work so I don't go crazy all by myself
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