oops. i thought i great grandma's quilts was in the last post. here it is. this is me playing with great grandma's beautiful quilts.
i have had the sniffles the past few days. i'm getting better now.
here are some videos from last month when my great grandparents, grandma, and aunt came to visit me. my great grandma made another beautiful quilt for me. it's in one of these videos.
sweet potato didn't go so well. it reminded me of carrots. i think i'll try some green beans today after my nap. we'll see how that goes. i'm going to take a nap now...
here's a video of my cousin audrey and me. she's helping me out with the swing. when i start to get upset, she put her finger in my mouth like a pacifer. i miss playing with her. can't wait to see uncle danny, auntie fely, and audrey again.
while we were in the states i got to see my great-grandparents. aunt amber and my cousin riley took us over to their house one of the first days we were there. they have a dog that doesn't like children. something about being traumatized by aunt emily when she was younger. riley insisted on getting near the dog many, many times. i wonder what the dogs will think of me when i get older. i miss my great-grandparents. i wonder when they're going to come to scotland to visit me.
i'm still have a bit of a stuffy nose. it's not fun. makes it hard to sleep and eat sometimes. i have to turn my head to one side to sleep, and i can't sleep with my pacifier in my mouth. this makes me wake up crying more often at night. it's also affecting my naps. i take more naps, but they're shorter. hopefully my stuff nose will go away. mommy and daddy are losing sleep taking care of me.
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i turned over from my back to my tummy yesterday. daddy and mommy missed it. daddy was on his computer and mommy had just gotten up to turn off the stove. mommy's been staring at me waiting for me to do it again. i have not.
the health visitor came by today for my 6 month visit. nothing major. she dropped a pack of books for mommy to read to me. she weighed me. i'm now 12 lbs 1 oz. i guess all that travel and being sick took a toll on my little body.
we went to ikea today to get a rug. mommy said i need space to roll around. it's nice... much softer than the hardwood floors. daddy and mommy also got me a froggy stuffed animal and a lady bug stuffed animal with a mirror. i'm too tired to play with them now tho.
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it's been a while. daddy, mommy, and i took a vacation to the states for 2 weeks. i met everyone from great-grandparents to 2nd cousins. it was great except for the stomach bug, the cold, and time difference when we got back home. on the trip home, i couldn't keep any food down. i threw up once after the first flight as we were walking off the plane. amazingly daddy and mommy were able to catch it all. the flight attendant behind us asked us to hurry up and deplane so the crew can clean up. she didn't care at all about me. the 2nd time was on the 2nd flight. mommy caught it all on her shirt. good thing she was smart enought to pack extra clothes for herself and me. why me? because just a little later, i pooped and it leaked everywhere!
oh yea, we had a little issue with uk boarder patrol. they said i was basically born an illegal alien here in scotland. they said i needed a visa just like daddy and mommy's. daddy and mommy has 2 months to this, or i will have to leave.
when i got back, i didn't feel much like myself. i wasn't eating as much. i couldn't figure out when was night time. i kept waking up but couldn't decide if i wanted to go back to sleep or stay awake. daddy and mommy tried helping me out by cuddling me to sleep, but as soon as they put me down, i would whine for more cuddles. i just needed extra attention. my bath is what helps me through it all. it clears my sinuses and makes me all relaxed. i'm just now getting back into the groove of things. hopefully, i'll sleep better tonight.
[caption id="attachment_374" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="my cousin audrey and i in matching outfits"]
[caption id="attachment_375" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="i look pretty white next to audrey"]
i wish i was in the texas eating good chinese food and collecting my red envelopes. oh wait, i only drink milk. i wonder if gong gong is saving my red envelope for when i visit.
gung hay fat choy!!! it's the year of the ox.
i want to show off handmade gifts that were given to me when i was born. some of them i just now fit! i love them all very much and are very special to me. thank you!
btw... daddy and mommy haven't gotten around to writing thank you cards, because they are lazy butts.
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it's like an 'on' switch, and i just knew how to do it. i started smiling yesterday, and now i just can't stop. there's so many things to be happy about. mommy and daddy give me milk, cuddles, lots of kisses. i have family overseas that love me even though they haven't met me. my toys seem to just multiply every other day. i can poop in my pants and someone will clean it up for me. i got a new bed that daddy will be putting together for me. life is great!
(you can click on the video, go to youtube website and choose to watch a higher quality video)
yay daddy is home! i am going to take advantage of all the daddy cuddle time. i hope it will be a while before he has to go away again.
for some reason daddy likes to stick his tongue out at me. i'm not sure why. mommy doesn't do that to me. so i decided that i am going to stick my tongue out back at him every time daddy did it to me. mommy thought it was cute so she just had to record it.
(you can click on the video, go to youtube website and choose to watch a higher quality video)
i tried out my swing today. i actually fit into it now! well... i know i still look tiny in it, but mommy is able to put the seat belt around me. i watched mommy in the kitchen while i relaxed. daddy's gone again. he's in sweden. he'll be coming back tonight. i hope he doesn't have to leave again next week.
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daddy is back from paris. he looked exhausted. as soon as he settled he was on the phone to make a booking to leave the next morning for sweden. fortunately or unfortunately depending on how you want to look at it, he was not able to book the flight. he'll have to go next week, but he's here for me right now.
grandma went back to the states yesterday morning. daddy went to paris for business. so i'm home alone with mommy. i miss both of them a lot, but daddy will be back tonight. i can't wait to give him kisses. i've been extra good for mommy.
my first two family outings were to the mall. we went to silverburn mall two saturdays ago and braehead mall this past monday before grandma left. they are both pretty new and modern. i love the fact that these malls cater to families. they have huge baby changing rooms. inside, there were around 10 changing station, a breastfeeding area, bottle warmers and a place where older children can play. daddy picked out some new sleeping suits for me at next. they fit my little body perfectly.
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[/caption]hello! my name is peyton. i was suppose to be born today, but i decided i needed to see the world early... seven and a half weeks early. i was born on september 11, 2008 at 7:08 pm in glasgow, scotland. i weighed 3 lbs and 5 oz. mommy was very worried that day. she didn't know if i was going to be ok. i tried to let her that i was fine by letting out a big cry when i was delivered. daddy was in an airplane when i was born. he was rushing home from working in sweden when he heard that he will get to meet me that day. the nurses at queen mother hospital took great care of me for over three weeks. i went home with daddy and mommy on october 6, 2008 at 4 lbs and 5 oz.
here are some pictures of me:
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[/caption][caption id="attachment_17" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="first time i met grandma"]
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