What We've Been Up To Lately

Hello! 

How has it seriously been a month since the last time I posted a blog? Seriously, where does the time go?! Itty Bitty is getting bigger by the day and I can't believe she is going to be a big TWO month old tomorrow! I'll be back tomorrow with a post dedicated to P's second month of life and how she has grown and changed, but today I wanted to recap all we've done over the past month (before this mom brain of mine forgets everything!)

To celebrate P's first month of life, We watched Ryan play tennis, went to lunch with Miguel, Juan, Jaclyn, Murial, and Dusan at the Flying Biscuit, and took her to her first sports bar to watch the Yellow Jackets play lose. 

P's feelings on GT Football this season. 

This past month Rachel F. came to visit and meet baby P. While she was here, we took her to one of our new favorite spots, Reformation Brewery in Woodstock. So yes.... not only do we take P to sports bars, we also take her to breweries. #parentingwin 

At Reformation, we drank beer and had pizza delivered. So basically it was a perfect Friday night. On the next day of Rachel's visit, my parents came to babysit so the three of us could go into Atlanta to go to a Braves game. Unfortunately for us, it rained all. night. long. so the game was postponed and we found ourselves with nothing to do in the city on a Saturday night. Logically, we decided to take Rachel on a taste of Atlanta tour, stopping at The Varsity for Chili Cheeseburgers and Chili Dogs (or grilled cheese sandwiches??) followed by Waffle House for some waffles, and smothered, covered, chunked, and whatever else hash browns. 

 Let's see...what else have we done... 

Ryan, Peyton, and I went to the North Georgia State Fair with Nana, Pop, and cousin Leah! We ate corn dogs and Coke floats and failed at taking home any oversized stuffed animals. Peyton was a champ and remained unimpressed by her surroundings for most of our time there, waking up long enough to poop through her outfit and chug some milk. 

The cute outfit that bit the dust just minutes after getting to the fair! 

Two weeks ago, I left my hubby and baby girl for the first time to drive up to Helen for Stephanie's Bachelorette Weekend 

#FlannelsforFurman 

#ToastingtoThomas

#abunchofotherhashtagsthatarenotblogappropriate 

We spent the weekend Octoberfesting it up and celebrating one of the last few weekends Steph has as a single woman! 

The following pictures were sent to me by Nana and Ryan while I was gone. Clearly, she missed me a ton. 

Yesterday, I threw a bridal shower for Steph with the help of my mom, Mrs. Furman, and Lynda. I'm so glad that I live in the same state as this boo so that I can celebrate this exciting time in her life with her! 

...And now we're all caught up! 

Peyton Eve: One Month

3 days old                                         vs.                                     31 days old 

31 days. 

Where these past four weeks have flown to is beyond me. I feel like we literally just got home from the hospital with our little nugget and it baffles me that we've been parents for a whole month now! Looking back through all the pictures we've taken during our first month, I cannot believe how much she has changed and grown. She is still wearing her newborn diapers and clothes, but the 0-3 month outfits hanging in her closet are just about ready to be washed and thrown into the rotation.

Peyton at ONE month

Weight: 8 lbs. 0.9 oz. 

Birth: 6 lbs. 10 oz.

Height: 21 inches

Birth: 19 inches 

Head: 14.75 inches

Birth: 13.25 inches 

Peyton had her one month check-up with the pediatrician yesterday morning. We didn't walk in with a ton of questions or concerns but we did ask about her baby acne on her cute little face and a little instance of diaper rash that popped up earlier in the week for the first time. Both questions were answered and we left with a clean bill of health from our pediatrician! 

Some things we learned about our baby girl during her first month of life: 

1. She is an absolute pro at peeing/pooping in diapers as SOON as we change her. For the first two weeks we pretty much went through two diapers every time we changed her until we started wising up to her little act. Now, any time she poops, we wait about 10 minutes to make sure she is actually done before changing her. 

2. She HATES being swaddled with her arms down. Unless she is in a full blown milk coma, there is ZERO chance we are able to swaddle her well enough to keep her arms in for more than 10 minutes. During the day, if we swaddle her we usually just keep her arms out, but after her big feeding around 10-11, we do our best to swaddle her arms down and put her in her pack n' play so she has less of a chance of startling herself awake. Usually when she wakes up, those arms have found their way out of the swaddle and back up by her face again though. 

3. The muscles in her neck are pretty strong. From day 1 she has always tried to lift her head up off our chests when she is resting on us. Now, she can hold her head up for a long time, but still dive bombs into our chests or shoulders after a while. 

4. She has 239538753957 facial expressions, both when she is awake an in her sleep. She smiles and laughs in her sleep only though, and it's the cutest thing. We can't wait to see her smiles and coos when she is awake! 

Practicing her Zoolander smolder! 

5. She sleeps like a boss in her car seat. We've taken her out many times in the past few weeks and she always sleeps the majority of the time which has been great for us. I'm not looking forward to her first public meltdown. 

First walk around the neighborhood!

Grocery shopping alone with a newborn is no joke! 

6. She has found her fingers and thumbs already. Although she has found and sucked her thumb multiple times over the past month, she can't find them regularly and will often attempt to put her thumb in her mouth with no luck, resulting in frustration. When she can't find her thumb though, she will take a paci as a back up.

7. Peyton loves bath time. She wasn't a huge fan of the sponge baths before her umbilical cord fell off (which happened smack dab in the middle of her newborn pictures at 2 weeks old). She cried during the entire sponge bath until she got her hair washed. Homegirl is just like her mama- we both love a good head scratch! Around 2 weeks old, she got her first bath in the baby tub and she loved it! She was very content the whole time until we pulled her out of the tub! 

Happy 1 month birthday Peyton. I love being your Mom and watching your personality develop more and more every day. You're such a sweet and curious baby and I can't wait to see how you grow and change over the next 30 days! 

Some highlights from P's first month of life (Bear with me- it was very hard to not include EVERY picture we took. They're all so special!):

Snuggling in the boppy! 

First attempt at tummy time. P was not a fan!  

Meeting her cousin Leah for the first time! 

Some of our favorite newborn pictures again: 

Watching the US Open with daddy! 

Around 3 weeks old, P started to spend a little more time awake and alert! We still try to limit awake time to no longer than an hour in between sleeps. If she is awake for longer, she gets grumpy! 

And just so it doesn't appear like it's all snuggles and naps, P does have quite the voice on her. She can scream with the best of them when she really gets going. One of the hardest moments Ryan and I have faced as parents is letting her cry it out every once in a while. There have been times when she has eaten all she can eat, gotten a clean diaper, and been cuddled but she still just wants to cry. Usually after a couple of grueling minutes, she will put herself to sleep thankfully.