Peyton is 10 Months!!

On Christmas Day, my not-so-little man hit the 10 month mile marker. I can't believe he is that close to being one already. Every day, I think to myself "There is no way that he can make me smile anymore than he did today," and every day, he proves me wrong. He is the sweetest little guy I could have asked for and thank goodness that the Lord knows what I need more than I do because I got so much more than I would have ever even thought to ask for.

He is so much fun! He learned, quite fast, while we were at my dad's house that he can climb the stairs and boy, does he think that is just the bee's knees. He would start heading for those stairs, look back to see who was watching and then just take off. Before we knew it, he'd be at the first landing, giggling away. He is into everything now, which at our house generally isn't a problem but we got to see first hand why baby-proofing is so important while we were at my dad's. Thankfully, there wasn't any problems, just him being a nosy little boy.He finally has another tooth on the bottom of his jaw. It's on the right side and the one on the left is working on coming up. This boy is going to have a full mouth of teeth before he is 1!

One of the toys he got for Christmas is a walker style toy and he's learned to book it on that. It's a little alphabet train and it's tall enough that he doesn't have to bend over when he walks to hold onto it. He is still a little wobbly and sometimes, his top half goes faster than his bottom half but I think he might be walking on his own before his birthday. He is getting braver every day.

We recently found out that he doesn't appreciate fry sauce...at all...I gave him some tater tots on while I was cooking some more, Jayson dipped just one in a little spot of fry sauce and gave it to him. After he spit that one out, he wouldn't even touch the tots that didn't have fry sauce. I am pretty sure that this is the first thing we have found that he doesn't like...and Jayson plans on changing that as soon as he can (Jayson will eat fry sauce with just about anything).

Before school starts, I hope to get Peyton using sippy cups instead of bottles during the day. We tried to get him used to them today but he just HATES it. He fell asleep twice without a bottle/cup, which is very weird for him. He just refuses the cup and then daddy came "to the rescue" and gave him a bottle. I don't know what is going to be harder; getting Peyton on the cup or getting Jayson to put up with it while I do.

Oh, and the best thing I got him for Christmas??? He finally has his own Manning Colts jersey. I walked past a store in Logan that had them for 40% off and I just couldn't help myself! He looks quite handsome, if I do say so myself!!Anyway, that catches us up with Peyton the Tank, or as I have started calling him 'Goose'. He is, and will always be my little goose.


And, as always, my note:


My Goose:

You are getting so big and you are so smart! You know when you are getting into something that you shouldn't be and sometimes, it is so hard to tell you no because you are just so stinking cute. I love you more than words could ever describe and every day, that love just grows and grows. I can't believe we are getting so close to your birthday. I'm excited and sad at the same time. It's going to be fun, I'm planning a whole party for you with a Mickey Mouse cake that I am decorating myself. Daddy thinks we should just buy one but I want to make it for my special little guy.
I bought you Dumbo for Christmas and even though you don't like the whole movie, when the spot comes on that sings "Baby Mine", you stop and watch. Guess that's what I was buying it for. I love singing that song to you and I try to every chance I get. You are growing up too fast and I am afraid that I missing chances left and right but just know that I am trying. I love you Peyton. I can't wait to see what a good man you will grow up to be. But then again, I can wait forever. Stay sweet my precious man. I love you Goose.

Love,
Mommy

Christmas Trip to Logan

So for Christmas this year, we spent a week in Logan with my family. It was a blast! Peyton had tons of fun and once Tristan got over Peyton pulling the plug on the Nintendo game (mid-game) and Kaycee got over him throwing up on everything, they enjoyed having him there.
Peyton got a TON of new things. New clothes, new toys and new teeth. :) My favorite outfit has got to be the one Chelsea picked out--it's a new church suit! She got a 24 month size so it would last a little bit longer but I plan on trying it on him in a week or so. His best toy? Probably a toss up between the Alphabet Train Jayson and I got him and the Dance and Wiggle Puppy my mom got him. He loves the puppy but he loves the train because he can walk with it and the music plays when he does.

Jayson played with the twins and they really seemed to enjoy having him around this time.
Another highlight of the year: Chelsea turned 18 two days before Christmas; needless to say, she was pretty excited.

All of the siblings Chelsea, Sydney, Tristan, Kaycee, Jayson, me and Peyton went on a carriage ride around the Temple in Logan and it was beautiful! It was so much fun; it was a little chilly but it was so fun and we all enjoyed it a lot.Of course, Jayson got exactly what he wanted for Christmas: Modern Warfare 3 and Battlefield 3. I think I scared him a little bit when he was opening the Battlefield 3 game...I had boxed it up in an old Huggies box, stuffed it with baby blankets, Desitin, and baby powder to add weight (I was in Peyton's room while I was wrapping and had to use what was around) and the first thing that my mom popped off when he was opening the box and pulling out said items was "Are you pregnant again?!?" Uh, no mom, but thanks :)
At any rate, it was a good Christmas. A little chaotic sometimes but I think that might just come with the territory. We had fun but we are glad to be home. Now comes the waiting game for student loans to come in and for school to start. I am getting anxious and we still have another week. Jay and Debbie got a treadmill for Christmas so that's what I've been occupying myself with lately (that Christmas weight really packed on) and will continue to do so even after school starts. Anyway, I hope all went well with everyone over the holidays and that you can ring in the New Year healthy and happy! Love to all! :)

End of the Semester/Christmas Plans

We are officially done with our first semester! Yay!! I'm glad it's over and can't wait for final grades to be posted. So far, two classes out of the five have been posted and we still have a 4.0. Pretty impressive, huh? Just kidding, Jayson and I are both fairly smart individuals and enjoyed class...for the most part. I wasn't entirely thrilled with our history instructor. She really knew her stuff but her class assignments were graded really heavily. The whole class was only worth 100 points which meant our first assignment was worth 15% of our grade. Eek!

Anyway, so that is over and I am actually pretty excited for our next semester for a couple of reasons. We have a math class (Jayson and I apparently really need to brush up on our math skills' we were placed in the high school math class but I know once we get in it, it will all come back to me), and another English class (might as well get it done, as Jayson hates English classes), sociology and philosophy. I'm pretty stoked for the last two. I took a sociology class in high school and loved it so hopefully, I will like this one too. Another reason I'm excited about this next semester is it will be our last one at Dixie State. For fall 2012, we will be transferring up to Southern Utah University, which is actually in Cedar City. So one more semester of dealing with kids that shouldn't have been let go to even go to college, they are so immature.

As far as Christmas goes, I AM SO EXCITED!! We are going to Logan for Christmas and it should be so much fun. Peyton is going to be one spoiled boy by the time it's all done. My mom and dad and sisters are getting him a lot of cute things in addition to the stuff that we got him. He's going to love Christmas; all that paper and noise, it will be so much fun. I'm really excited to see my family. I haven't seen them since October (which is a long time for me) and my parents have quit smoking since then. We all get to be together at my dad's house and the twins are really excited to see Peyton. They haven't been around him since he started crawling so I can't wait to see how they react to it. It should be a fun-filled chaotic holiday :)


Anyway, Peyton turns 10 months old on Christmas so I will be sure to get lots of pictures but the blog won't be updated for a bit. However, the break isn't over for Jayson and me until January 10th, so I will have plenty of time to get it caught up again before school starts. I hope everyone has a wonderful holiday and hope everyone can remember the real reason that we celebrate Christmas. Remember our Savior and all that He has done for us. God bless everyone! :)

Mommy Musings

So, I was talking to Jayson the other day and finally was able to put into words what I have been thinking for the past couple weeks.

I love Peyton more than anything in this world. The whole world could disappear but as long as I had Jayson and Peyton, my life would still be the best. As I was holding Peyton the other night, letting him fall asleep in my arms, I told Jayson I didn't understand how we could have more kids. He gave me the funniest look and I knew that I was going to have a hard time explaining it so I just jumped in as best as I could.

I told him that when we got married, I was the happiest I had ever been in life. At that point, I didn't think there was anything that could top that feeling and I was sure there wasn't room in my heart for any other being.

Then Peyton came along. That feeling I had when I got married to Jayson had amplified to more than 1000 times what it originally was. I truly was the luckiest person in the world. I had an amazing husband and a beautiful, healthy, happy baby boy. As the months wore on, my love and this feeling in my heart continued to grow. I have now arrived at the point where I feel, on a constant, daily basis, that my heart might just explode from all of the love I have for both Jayson and Peyton.

Which brings me to my point...how does one get past that? How can I have any more children when I don't think my heart can grow anymore. I don't think I can carry around any more love with me. I definitely want more kids. I just don't know how my heart can expand any more to encompass more love. So my mommy friends that have multiple children, how do you do it? I truly don't understand how one person can have this much love and excitement for someone else, and then two someones else and then three, or four, or five....or more. So for those of you who read my blog, feel free to comment because I truly want to know.

On a completely different note, I have found the coolest website ever! www.icaughtsanta.com I'm pretty sure I'm going to do this with my little brother and sister this year (they are five) and once Peyton and any more of my kids are old enough, I will do it with them. You upload a picture of your Christmas tree, in your house and you add a pose of Santa of your choice and then you have proof that Santa came to your house! How awesome is that!?!?

Anyway, hope you enjoyed the mommy musings for today. Love to all!!