Wordless Wednesday

Track Season is in full-swing

Chad's first outdoor meet was last Friday and he has two this week - tomorrow night and Thursday night.  I love the sport of track.  I loved running the hurdles when I was in high school, I loved coaching it (for a few years), and I love watching Chad's team.  Although we miss Daddy while he is at practice and meets, we know he has a team full of girls relying on him.  I am so excited to take Payton to some of his home meets this year.  I think she'll be pretty cute sportin' this little onesie :)

These Darn Teeth!

This is pretty much how you will see Payton these days - with her fingers in her mouth rubbing her bottom gums.  She is working hard on those bottom teeth.  They seem to come up, then go back down, and repeat. 

1 Year Ago Yesterday...

....we found out we were having a baby girl!

Throughout my pregnancy, I wrote letters to Payton.  I got the idea from one of my friends who had written letters to her daughter and then put them in her scrapbook.  Here is the letter I wrote one year ago:

Wednesday, March 18, 2009

Dear Baby,

Today we had our 20 week ultrasound (even though I am only 19 weeks along). We found out some very exciting news – you are a little girl!! We called many of our family and friends to tell them our news. We are so excited!! Your measurements are right on track with the due date, so that made me feel relieved to know that you are growing properly, even though my tummy isn’t very big.

Love,

Mommy

It's hard to believe that it's been a year since that wonderful day when we learned we'd be having a girl.  We are so lucky to be her parents and love her oh so much!

We've had a sick little girl :(

Payton did not go to daycare at all this week as she has been quite sick.  She started running a fever on Sunday night.  She still had it Monday morning, so I stayed home with her.  I attributed her fever and crankiness to possible teething.  Tuesday she was still running a fever and seemed to be much more uncomfortable.  Chad stayed home with her and took her to the doctor, where she definitely got the work-up.  They took her blood three times because they couldn't find a vein, did a chest x-ray, and then put a catheter in to see if she had a urinary tract infection.  Her white blood count was high, so they gave her a shot of antibiotics.  Chad said it was just awful watching her endure all this.  He said she cried for a straight hour.  And then he cried too.  The urine sample showed some bacteria, but they still weren't positive it was a UTI.  I didn't even know babies could get those, but apparently they can.  She was STILL running a fever yesterday, so we called my dad to come stay with her so we could go to work.  Her fever finally broke today, but we still didn't take her to daycare in hopes that by keeping her home she could get some extra TLC from Grandpa and lots of rest.  A big thanks to my dad for staying with her the past two days!  We owe you!  This evening she seemed to be feeling a lot better, but still a bit cranky. 

On another note, we got our appointment scheduled in Iowa City.  It's not until March 31. 

We don't have school tomorrow, and I am heading to DM for the Women of Faith Conference.  I am going with some ladies from our church and some of my girlfriends from Newton.  I am very excited for the girls' weekend, but also nervous to be away from Payton.  This will be the first time I've ever spent the night away from her.  I know that she will be in very good hands with Chad, and they will have lots of precious "daddy/daughter" time.  He plans to take her to track practice and wear her in the Baby Bjorn.  This ought to be good :)

Have a great weekend everyone!

7 Months Old

Payton is 7 months old today!

I'm a Big Girl!

Payton is getting so good at holding her own bottle!  The other day I had one in my hands ready to give her, and she took it right out of my hands and put it in her mouth!  I was quite surprised as she has never done that before.  It was pretty funny!