Peyton is Eating Solids!

Peyton started eating solid foods on Friday! Over the past month, he became increasingly interested in food. At his doctor's appointment last week, Dr. Glinder said the final 'test' was to see if he grabbed at food which he started doing the next day. As she has over 20 years of experience introducing food to infants, I deferred to my Mom as to what to start with (and with Dr. Glinder's permission). Mom finds that oat cereal is a little more gentle on infants' stomachs so that's what we started with.

Friday morning, I prepared some oat cereal and headed over to my parents' house. As I wanted to capture the moment, I let my mom have the honor of feeding him. He loved it!

Friday night we noticed a few pimples on his chin. Peyton is quite the little drool monster, so I figured it was just that.

Since it went well on Friday morning, James and I decided to feed him more yesterday morning. He loved his high chair, and really enjoyed his meal! Making it even more special, the spoon I used was MY baby spoon. It's the perfect size for his little mouth.

Unfortunately, the "acne" from Friday night spread over yesterday afternoon, so it looks like Peyton is intolerant to oats. He is starting food a little early (though many children do start as early as 4 months), so we'll give it a few days to clear up and then will try rice cereal. We'll reintroduce oats in a few months.

Singing with his Mobile

Peyton really loves his monkey mobile and likes to 'sing and dance' along with the music.

Sadly, he's starting to push up on his arms, so the monkey mobile isn't going to be around much longer, unless James can figure out a way to extend it higher than it is now. Once he can push up on both his arms and legs, it's bye-bye mobile time. :-(

Peyton Still Loves Bath Time

As Peyton has gained better control of his arms and legs, he really loves to splash around in his bathtub. Here's a video showing how much fun he has!

Singing with Dad

Peyton loves to hang out on a blanket on the floor. He'll sing, talk, and kick his legs. Here's a short video of a "conversation" between James and Peyton. As you'll hear, James is really ecouraging him to start crawling.

Peyton enjoys tummy time on the floor. This was him on Friday night before his bath.

Fun at Day Care

Peyton is having such a fun time at day care with Grandma Nelida, Grandpa Oscar, and Great-Aunt Angela (Grandma #3). Angela also has a day care but currently only has one child so she brings him over to play with Peyton everyday to help with each of their socialization skills.

Grandma and Grandpa have a nice backyard with a giant play structure and soft padded ground cover. They put up a jumper which Peyton just loves to play in. He just loves being outside!






The play structure has two swings and Peyton just loves to feel the wind in his face as he swings!

4 Month Doctor Visit

Today was Peyton's four-month check up appointment with Dr. Glinder. Dr. Glinder continues to be happy with Peyton's development. He was surprised to see that Peyton plants his legs down when held up on the table. It looks like he will be an early walker, just like his Daddy was (at 9 months). By the way Peyton kept kicking his legs while lying down, we all agreed that swimming lessons will be a must as soon as he turns six months (along with running and kicking and cycling when he starts walking and beyond). We are going to have one active kid!

Peyton is also showing more interest when we eat, so once he starts grabbing for our food, we'll start attempting solid foods - typically begins within 4-6 months. I've got my Beaba Baby Cook ready to start preparing all his food freshly rather than buying pre-processed food or dry cereal. Living in California, there's just no excuse to not go fresh.
:-)

Peyton's measurements were as follows:

His "height"/length is 24 inches, putting him in the 15th percentile among other male babies his age.

His weight is 15 pounds, 1-1/4 ounces, 52nd percentile.

His head circumference is 41.1 centimeters, 20th percentile.

It's funny to think that he's "small" by percentile comparisons because he just looks so big to us!

Pictures to come later. :-)

Are you Ready for Some Football??

It's James' most favorite time of the year - the beginning of football season!!

After watching opening night on Thursday where the Steelers beat the Titans 13-10 (yay!), James was super excited for today's first full day of games.

Even though we didn't get to watch the Colts game at 10 am PT/1 pm ET, James and Peyton were dressed for their team.





James followed the game online and was happy with the Colts' two touchdowns. First, by Joseph Addai, and then a touchdown pass from Peyton Manning (#18) to Reggie Wayne.

TOUCHDOWN!

The Colts beat the Jacksonville Jaguars, 14-12. Not the best win, but a win is a win.

:-)

Bye Bye Bassinet

In late August, we decided that it was time to transform Peyton's bassinet into a big crib.

As you can see from these first two pictures, taken in July, Peyton was getting very cramped in the bassinet. He could hold the sides when he stretched out his arms and could kick against the endrails.

The big crib has so much more room! Peyton loves watching his monkey mobile and enjoys napping in it.

Random Pictures

Here are a few random pictures taken over the past couple of weeks.

This is Peyton in what we like to call his "private school uniform" - white onesie, blue pants/shorts. Prepping him for the future? :-)

Peyton loves his comfy Winnie-the-Pooh robe before baths.

Peyton is getting really good at sitting when propped up.

He's really focusing on something!

He also likes sitting in the corner of the couch.

More fun.

Peyton loves taking naps in his big crib!

James continues to style Peyton's hair after baths. You can see how long his hair is in this one!

New Hats!

We received some international hats as gifts for Peyton. My parents brought back a traditional hat from Bolivian made from Alpaca wool - very warm and cozy for the brisk Fall/Winter mornings.



James' coworker/friend Miguel and his wife went to Finland this summer and brought back a super-cute hat for Peyton!

Crazy Legs!

Peyton has really begun moving his legs. His legs go crazy when he lies down or during tummy time. We can't wait to sign him up for swimming lessons at 6 months. With these legs, he'll be riding bicycles, running, and playing soccer in no time!

Here's a short video taken on August 28th.

Grandma Nel is Back!

My parents came back from Bolivia late on September 3rd and the morning of September 4th, they came over to see Peyton. As I'm back at work now, my Mom stayed to watch Peyton so that I could get some work done.



Peyton missed Grandma Nel!



This week, my Mom came to watch Peyton here at the house everyday. They spent the days downstairs while I was upstairs working. They had a good time!



Peyton has always been good with a bottle. Even though he hasn't used one in over a month, now he can grab it!

Fun with Great-Aunts Angela and Isabel

While my parents were in Bolivia, my aunt Isabel flew up from San Diego and she and my aunt Angela came and had some fun with Peyton. He loved meeting Isabel (he's known Angela since birth).

Peyton staked his claim on Isabel. :-)