Long time no blog...

I really have no excuse why I haven't been blogging lately, just general busy-ness I guess. It could be the lack of adventures as of late. I think the most exciting thing that is happening is that we are FINALLY moving! On July 7th we'll be heading down south, where (crossing fingers!) Patrick will finally be able to find a job. We figured since he's applying to several police departments in Maryland, Delaware, and Pennsylvania that we should probably live closer to those areas to have a better opportunity to interview. He's also hoping to get a job at the nuclear plant that my dad works at. I'm just counting down the days until we finally have a place of our own. Peyton is getting bigger and bigger every day. She's up to 17 lbs 8 oz. and is about 25 1/2 inches long. She has totally mastered the roll over technique and has even begun pulling herself toward objects that she wants...scary I know. Soon we'll begin the tedious process of baby-proofing our house. We're also really excited to be coming out to Utah in a few weeks for my cousin's wedding. Hopefully we'll get to see all of you!

Chaotic with nothing to show for it

I have decided that motherhood/being a wife is very chaotic at times. There is so much that you need to do and so much more that you want to do. I watched this really awesome episode of Oprah the other day about being a mother and it really struck me. This juggling act is hard and a lot of times I go to bed either feeling like I didn't accomplish anything or I didn't get enough (or any) recognition for the things that I was able to accomplish. However, the Lord in His infinite wisdom has blessed me with little breathing moments where I step back and realize how wonderful life is. I just have to keep reminding myself that every step forward is still a step in the right direction even if it's only a little one. My new favorite quote by Marie Osmond is if you're going to laugh about it later you might as well laugh about it now. Also if any of you are in the market for a life changing book read The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch. Eye-opening and tremendously straight forward. Talk about humbling.

The weigh in...

I'm sorry that I have kind of slacked off. We've had so much fun with spring coming and trying to get our lives organized. Peyton is now weighing in at 13 lbs. and we haven't had a chance to measure her height yet, but she seems to be growing in that area too. Life is fabulous right now, but we're still waiting to hear back from the Montgomery County police department. Fingers crossed...

Our busy life!

Really, what hasn't happened this past month? Nothing comes to mind right now because our lives have been super busy! We traveled out to Utah last month for my sister Lacey's wedding. Peyton did splendidly on the plane ride over and has proven herself quite the little traveler. It was wonderful, absolutely wonderful, to see all of the family and friends we were able to see. We went through the Draper temple, Peyton had her baby blessing, we did a lot of shopping with Grandma Jody, had a small mission reunion, etc. etc. We were excited to get home only because we needed a boring schedule to recover from all of the traveling and "go-go-go". Right now things have normalized somewhat. Peyton is continuing to grow and thrive. She's a whopping 13 pounds and 23 1/4 inches long. That puts her in the 80 percentile for height and 88 percentile for weight. She's getting better about holding her head up, she loves blowing bubbles, and she's on the verge of giggling. The best thing that she learned to do last week (and has continue on since then) is sleeping through the night... 7-8 hours every night is BLISSFUL!

For Time and For all Eternity!

It's official now- Patrick and I are together forever! It was a tremendous experience with a lot of road blocks to overcome, but we made it. The short version of our story would include Patrick getting seriously ill on the drive to the temple, and continuing to throw up in the temple and during our sealing (sad, huh?). Peyton looked like an angel and was the perfect baby while we were there. I think she saw a lot of her friends from Heaven and was catching up with them. I can't remember a time when I felt more at peace and so happy to be alive. There are so many thoughts and emotions running through me right now that there isn't a way to write them all down. In short, it was incredible! I'll be sure to post some pictures later today of the day and some new ones of Miss Peyton Rose, because I know that she's who you really want to see =)

Doctor's Appointment

Well we went to visit the doctor the other day and it was a fabulous visit. Peyton was the perfect lady and didn't cry or fuss- in fact she seemed entertained for the most part (DEFINITELY NOT HER FATHER'S CHILD IN THAT RESPECT). When she left the hospital she weighed in at 6 lbs 11 oz. and 19.5 inches. Yesterday she topped out at 10 lbs 1 oz. and 21.5 inches. The nurse even commented on how cute her little double chin is =) She's also socializing really well and has awesome neck/head control for her age. In short she made her mama and daddy proud.