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The past month has been an incredible one for Nikki and I. We have been oh so blessed to bring our new daughter into this crazy world, but more importantly into our beautiful 'little family'. Nikki's pregnancy was not the easiest one for her. She put up with every kind of pain I could ever have imagined and never complained once. She is truly the strongest person I know. That is why I love her and am keeping her all to myself! Mine! We were nervous as to how everything would go when delivery time came. My biggest nightmare was that it would all go down on a blustery cold night, with me driving through the snow with Nikki screaming about how she could see the head. Luckily we it did not happen like that. Not at all. We went to the hospital the early in the morning of December 19th. Once we got there we checked in and were ready to commence. Nikki donned her exquisitely sexy hospital gown and I took up residence in my rocking chair. After nearly killing Nikki while inse...

On Friday December 31 we had her 2 week check up. P weighs 8lbs 15oz. She is 22.5 inc. in length. This is the face she makes usually when she is done eating. So cute!  Grandma Parry kissing her head  Grandpa Hall and P take a nap on Christmas  Dane kissing Peyton's nose PTH is now 2 weeks old and oh how they have flown by. It's funny how the second I found out I was expecting I wanted time to speed up and now that she is here I just want it to slow down, but it seems as if it's doing exact opposite... * She does this thing where she won't open both eyes, she only opens one it's just a little. That's when we know she is dead tired. * If you try and swaddle her she some how manages to get her arms out. She hates having them tucked in so now we don't even bother. * She sometimes cries and it sounds like a little pig squeal (to go along with the snorting I mentioned the last post) * She has no problem lifting her head, her neck is so very strong.  * ...

Pay Pay had her first bath and she LOVED it!  I was trying to get a good colored pictures, but against the bathwater and the lighting it wasn't happening.  Freezing little girl Long legs! She started smiling again after we got her all dry and lotioned up  I didn't pose her for this, its just how she sleeps :)

August 25 2010 I'm sorry if this doesn't make sense... When I write when i'm emotional it doesn't come out right. Sorry All.  Fear   is an  emotional  response to a perceived threat. It is a basic survival mechanism occurring in response to a specific  stimulus , such as  pain  or the threat of danger. Phobia  is an irrational, intense and persistent  fear  of certain situations, activities, things, animals, or people. Today I went to the dentist for a cleaning. It was very hard for me to do especially alone, but I knew I needed to go because I have a cavity. I brush my teeth twice a day and floss as often as I can, because I a weirdo and really enjoy flossing he he he.  2 weeks ago I noticed I had a cavity I called and made and appointment. I told the receptionist I am not a normal patient. I have had a lot of trauma and I just wanted to warn you. She was very sweet and told me not to worry. I hun...

On Friday Dec. 24th at her doctors visit Peyton weighed 8.5 lbs which puts her in the 75th percentile. Most babies loose weight after birth, but not this girl. She measured 22.5 inc. which put her in the 99th percentile!!! She is off the charts, I know she doesn't get it from me it must be from Mike. Mike said "It's amazing how much I love her after 7 days, I can't imagine my life with out her." Mike took these photos at our house, pretty impressive I must say. He has a hidden talent! A hint of green eyes, but mostly blue. She is partially smiling, I love it when she smiles!  P looks like she is picking her nose, but if you look close she isn't. I still think it's funny and cute.  This is how most of the pictures turned out :) I'm glad we got a few amazing ones though. * She has an attitude, if I don't feed her the second she decides she is hungry she thinks she is going to die and lets everyone know! * She has different cries, I like the ...

Born: December 19th 2010 Time: 8:36 PM Weight: 8 lbs. 5 oz. Length: 20.5 in. Apgar: 10/10

5:40 AM the phone rings. It's the hospital calling to say they are ready and can induce me. I went and woke up Mike who actually got some sleep that night. At about 8:00 we were all checked in and ready to go. I was dilated to a 3 and 70% effaced. They put the IV in and I almost passed out. I got really nauseous and white. She kept poking me and and poking me finally she got it in... It was horrible, then they started the Pitosin. I waited to get the epidural because I wanted to feel some real contractions. They actually weren't bad at all I would have gone longer, but they were going to break my water and I wanted to be numb for that. I got the epidural around 11:45 and the doctor broke my water at 12:00 I was dilated to a 5. They put the Pitosin up to a 20 which is its max. We were progressing great and guessed that she would be here around 3. Then a turn for the worst... About 5 nurses came running into the room. They put an oxygen mask on m...