Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Peyton started his day with his typical oatmeal breakfast in his "Baby's 1st Thanksgiving" bib from his Grandma Barbara.



We decided to take a few pictures with his favorite vegetable, butternut squash, which we thought would be appropriate for the day. :-) I made a butternut squash soup to serve with dinner.

We hope you all had a very happy holiday!

Peyton is Creeping

Peyton is getting closer to crawling. Over the past two months he's gone from inching backwards "commando" style (on his belly), but this month he started pulling himself up on his hands and knees and rocking. Most of the time, he'll rock backwards, but every so often, he pulls himself forward.

And last week, he started showing signs of getting closer to real crawling by swinging his leg forward - yay!

He still stays within a pretty confined space, but I know we're pressing our luck by not having gates yet. The search is on!

Peyton is SIX months old!!

Our little boy is growing up so quickly. I can't believe that Peyton is six months old today!

We were able to schedule his six-month check up with Dr. Glinder for this morning, so we started the day with a bath. Peyton still loves the water. And now that he's six months old, I get to look for a swimming class. Unfortunately most of the classes are held during the week in the middle of day, which isn't really conducive with my work schedule (full time). :-( But, I'll figure something out because this kid needs to be in water!





All fresh and clean!



Peyton's eyelashes are getting SO long!



Peyton's favorite position when held. He gets a full view from this angle. :-)

Dr. Glinder continues to be impressed with Peyton's development. He's extremely social and attentive. He's babbling and reaching for things. He can rake his hands when grabbing for things too.

The logistical information:

Height/Length: 25.25 inches (12th percentile)

Weight: 17 pounds, 12.5 ounces (57th percentile)

Head Circumference: 42.8 centimeters (25th percentile)

He also got another round of shots which he didn't like (two in each leg plus a liquid one), but he got over it quickly.

Here's a little video taken this morning while we were getting ready to go to the doctor's office.