Middle of June already??

Payton had her 6 month checkup a couple weeks ago and she’s doing great! (Just realized it is already the middle of June and 3 weeks since the last post!) She is in the 60th percentile for height and the 30th percentile for weight. She loves rice cereal and peas. She’s also eating sweet potatoes, carrots, applesauce, and bananas, but we have to make them pretty runny in order for her to eat them. I guess she inherited her picky eating habits from me. My mom said I would often gag just at the site of a food I didn’t like. I really hope she's not that picky!!

Payton is still being swaddled when she sleeps. Ugh. She has mastered escaping the Miracle Blanket, but luckily she’ll still sleep for a bit with her arms out. I have been reading articles on how to try to get her comfortable without it, but haven’t had the motivation to try yet. One article said that Native American tribes often swaddled their babies until they were 6 months old and their children were well known for being brave, coordinated and independent. So, I guess she’ll be a better person for it. :) Or I'll get a few more nights of good sleep!!

Payton is enteraining us more than ever these days. She has started doing this cheesy smile where she smiles real big and squints her eyes shut. She knows we think it's funny, so will keep doing it. She laughs all the time and has learned how to put her lips together and spit, which she thinks is way more fun to do with food in her mouth. Not as much fun for the person who is feeding her.







We celebrated Father’s Day last weekend at Ryan’s parents as we will be gone this weekend. Ryan’s sister Holly and her fiancé, Anthony, were there as well. Luckily the sky cleared up in the afternoon and the guys were able to go golfing.



We are getting ready to leave for St Thomas with my family this weekend. We will be gone for a week. I’m hoping that Payton travels well and loves laying on the beach since that’s all I plan on doing. She loves the water, so I’m not too worried. We had to get her a passport, which I think is so funny. What 6 month old has a passport??