Recap of the Weekend

Overall, we had a fun weekend even though we were as usual, very busy. Jodi and I had our very first "Date Night" since the birth of Paeton. Our friends Jeremy and Krista took Paeton for her first sleepover away from mommy and daddy. She had a wonderful time at their house and of course, they took great care of her. Their very curious daughter Reagan who loves babies and is always in "mommy mode" with her dolls, loved having her there for the night. They even took a bath together...just adorable!


Jodi and I went out for mexican food and then off to the theatre to see Dark Knight, the new batman movie. I found this movie to be quite scary but very good. We had a wonderful evening and even got to sleep in a little bit the next morning. At first, it was weird not having P with us, but after that first margarita at Jose's Blue Sombrero, I relaxed and was able to focus on my husband. I have to remind myself that Jodi was in my life before Paeton and without him, I wouldn't have Paeton. Love you honey!


We did a lot of preparation, believe it or not, for winter this weekend. We went to a local plot of land where they were selling firewood early Saturday morning and picked up a ton of wood. We try to heat the main floor of our house throughout the winter with our wood burning stove so we really needed to stock up on wood. After piling all the wood in our garage, we headed to the zoo to participate in the Diabetes walk. We walked with our team from Kohl's and then had a quick lunch before going to Paeton's Gymboree class.


Paeton has shown so much physical progress recently...it's so exciting! She is still working on rolling over and almost has it down. She still loves to stand and wants to stand ALL THE TIME! She even stretches her legs out when we're feeding her to the point that I think she'll be taking a bottle and standing at the same time pretty soon! She is also able to sit up on her own for about 5-10 seconds before tipping over. We're so proud of her! A few new things that we've able to start using with Paeton are her Jeep Jogger (so mommy can get outside and jog) and an infant swing that Jodi hung on our front porch. I will be sure to get pix of this soon!


We spent Sunday canning even though I like to call it "jarring" because all the food goes into jars, not cans. What a process this is, let me tell you. We did pickles and salsa and this took the ENTIRE DAY. I'm sure that over time, we will get faster and better at this, but for now it's a long process. We're happy to be taking on this tradition from Jodi's parents as Mark spent a lot of time with me last summer teaching me how to do this. See the pictures below for proof of our efforts!



Paeton leaving for school on Friday - she got to visit with co-workers of mine at Kohl's late that afternoon which was quite a treat!

Jodi, Paeton and I at the Diabetes walk Saturday morning - very rainy!


Paeton all bundled in her car seat ready for the walk - she's wearing a fancy hat that my boss Judi bought for her.

Starting to teeth - I can feel her bottom front teeth swelling in her gums. She enjoyed her lion teething ring straight out of the freezer.


Practicing sitting up on her own - look at her trying to balance!

Pickles right after they came out of the boiling water.

Preparing for the salsa - 15 peppers, 10 tomatoes, 5 onions and so on!

Paeton looking at us like we're crazy making all this salsa! Can't we just buy some from the store mom?

Mommy's never in a picture!

Everyone's always telling me that I'm never in any pictures with Paeton...so I made Jodi take a picture of us this morning. We took 10+ and they all turned out terrible but here's the best two I could come up with. I'll keep trying!

Chilly outside already!

Jodi, Paeton and I had a wonderful weekend and actually found some time to relax...amazing how nice that is! We went to Gymboree with Paeton Saturday morning and then the Brewers game with Jodi's parents and our friends Nick and Kelly Saturday evening. I was really worried that Paeton would get extremely cranky once her bed time hit at the game but she did amazing! She fell asleep in my arms and transferred very nicely to her car seat and then to her crib.


Sunday morning we went to breakfast at Maxims with our friends Krista, Jeremy and Reagan. Sadly they are moving back to Tennessee at the end of the month so we're trying to spend as much time with them as possible. We know Tennessee is where they want to be so we're happy for them in that respect but we will miss them dearly :( We ran some errands after breakfast and then came home to clean the house and finally relax.


Paeton is getting so big these days...each day there is at least one article of clothing that I'm putting in the "too small" bin. She is babbling all the time, smiling lots and showing signs of rolling over which we are so excited for. Another milestone to look forward to! I've attached pictures from our weekend and from this week as she heads to school each day. We went from 90 degrees last Monday to the 40s in the morning this week...I quickly had to break out the hats, tights, sweaters and warm jackets for little P!


Paeton just waking up on Saturday morning.



Paeton playing with her "My First Teddy Bear".

Out to breakfast at our favorite spot Maxims with our dear friends, The Warrens.

Paeton is in booties and a hat that my Nana made for me when I was her age. It was chilly outside.




Paeton taking a nap Sunday afternoon with her Dad; notice I'm never sleeping in any of these pictures???!

Paeton leaving for school Monday morning...not very happy.

Do I look silly in this hat mom??? Little pink riding hood?

Paeton leaving for school Tuesday...another chilly morning.

This hat is worse than Monday's hat mom...!

An attempt to get the whole outfit pictured...no interest from Paeton!

This Morning - trying to take a decent picture!

Just saying hi...not too much to report this week. It's a short week for us however it's seemed as though it has been longer than usual! Thank goodness it's Friday is all I have to say! This weekend we have a Brewers game to go to, Paeton's normal Gymboree class and hopefully....relaxing! I can't believe that summer is ending already...but I love Fall and am so excited to do "Fall Things" like apple picking, pumpkin patches, trips to the zoo with jeans and a sweater on (instead of sweating in my tank and shorts) and of course Halloween! I already have 2 costumes for little P (I know no one is surprised) and yes, she will wear both of them :) So fun!

Below you'll see my attempts this morning to take a picture of P...children can be so difficult!


Funny Face...


Sneezing and praising Jesus at the same time....


Doing a booty dance...back it up P!


All out avoiding looking at mama...



Just doesn't care anymore...

Oh well...she's still my baby and I love her!

Paeton's 1st Day Home Sick :(

Paeton started to feel sick on Sunday while I was out shopping with my friend Kate. She had lots of gooey junk in her nose, she was coughing and she felt warm. I kept checking her temperature and by 4pm it was over 101 so I called her doctor. Fortunately he was the pediatrician on call that day - I know I should trust all the doctors in his practice but something just feels better about it being her own 'ya know? He called me right back and told me how much tylenol to give her and what other types of things to do. I felt better about things after he and I talked especially since this was her first time being sick with a cold.


I stayed home from work that Monday with her being that she was up all night coughing and her temp was still really high in the morning. I went into work in the morning just to check in with my boss and take some projects home. I assumed Paeton would sleep all day due to how she felt but that was not the case. She took a few short naps but that was it! She was so uncomfortable - she kept crying off and on and I just didn't know what to do! Ugh...I felt so sorry for her.


The next day she felt a lot better so I took her back to daycare. Each day she has gotten better and the gooey stuff in her nose has lessened :) Thank goodness - it's really gross!





Paeton and her daddy sleeping together on her first day home sick :(




Paeton after school this week making a funny face :)



Paeton playing in her bumbo chair while I make dinner.



Paeton just chillin' - and poppin' her collar :)

Lots to update...Paeton turns 3 months and meets all her cousins!

This update will start from last week, Tuesday. Paeton had her physical therapy appointment and did remarkably better from the previous visit. I was so proud of her! She's holding her head up wonderfully and looking both to the left and the right equally as much. It's so great to see her not favoring one side over the other. It's definitely working!

The next day, Wednesday August 20, Paeton turned 3 months! Jodi, Paeton and I headed to Children's Hospital to meet Dr.Kidder, an Ear, Nose & Throat Specialist for children. He did a series of tests on Paeton to determine if she needed ear tubes. I guess I haven't mentioned yet on our blog that Paeton was born with a cleft palette, which essentially means that she doesn't have a roof to her mouth. This will be fixed by her plastic surgeon after she turns 1. Cleft palette patients have a high tendency of having frequent ear infections which is why we were going to the E,N,T specialist. Happily, we can report that no fluid was found in her ear and we don't need ear tubes as of right now...yeah!

This past weekend, we travelled to Oshkosh to visit with Jodi's brother Ryan, his wife Laura and their 3 children, Irelyn, Leo & Fern. This was Laura and the children's first time meeting Paeton and our first time meeting Fern. Fern and Paeton were born exactly 7 days apart, with Fern being the older one. It was so great to finally have the newborns together and able to bond. Also in attendance on Saturday, were Jodi's parents as well as Jodi's grandmother, known as "Gigi" to all the great grandkids of hers. We had a great day visiting with all.

Paeton at her 2nd physical therapy session at Children's Hospital.

Paeton turns 3 months and visits with Dr.Kidder.

Paeton and Daddy at the doctor's office.

Paeton ready to leave for school wearing a sweater that I wore when I was her age. My nana made it for me.

Irelyn holding and feeding Paeton this past weekend.

Irelyn behing a wonderful big cousin to Paeton.

Irelyn and her Uncle Jodi.

Fern sharing her 'pack n'play' with Paeton for a nap.

Grandma Karen hanging out with both her newborn grandchildren.

Gigi with all 4 of her great grandkids....(left to right) Leo (2), Irelyn (4), Fern (3 mos) & Paeton (3 mos). So cute!

Paeton with her 3 cousins all squished in one chair.

Hanging out at the House!

Paeton has been getting so strong recently! We've been diligently working on tummy time every day to develop her neck muscles. We have a visit with the physical therapist tonight so we'll see what she says about her progress! I've been SO BUSY with work recently and sadly my boss's father just died last Friday. I had a bunch of co-workers over last night to make 400 (!) greeting cards for an event we're having tomorrow. They were entertaining P until Jodi got home - you'll see her smiles below :)

Paeton practicing tummy time...and watching t.v.!

Getting a little tired...but still really into her t.v. show!

Smiling big for my co-workers!

Vyvy (co-worker) was taunting her with a lollilop - she asked for one but mommy said no!

Just saying hi!

Not too much to report this week so we're just saying hi to all our loved ones. Things are great with Paeton...she is growing like a weed, doing new things each day and overall such a happy baby. She's been sleeping through the night for 5 weeks now....a solid 8pm through 6am guaranteed each night! I give her extra kisses each morning for being such a great sleeper and allowing mommy and daddy to have a wonderful night's sleep.


We've started physical therapy at Children's Hospital after noticing some development issues with the left side of Paeton's neck. After only a week of extended periods of tummy time and bumbo chair time, she is a new girl! We're so proud of her progress and so happy we caught this issue early. I've included some pictures below of her first physical therapy session. Of course she's in her cute yoga pants and shortsleeve top for working out those muscles!


Getting ready to leave for school (day care!)




Leaving soon...but not before a big poop! Paeton definitely doesn't hide it when she's gotta go!



Paeton working hard at physical therapy - she LOVES her rings! Maybe she'll be a gymnast one day and compete at the Olympics! Go USA!

Paeton and her physical therapist focusing on tummy time and looking to the left.

BBQ Weekend!

Another fun weekend! We were super busy so it went by very quickly and unfortunately we were soon faced with the dreaded....SUNDAY NIGHT. Although I love my job, I always dread Sunday nights because I know Monday morning is right around the corner....boo.


Friday night, I had a scrapbooking girls night to attend with my friend Krista....total power session of scrapbooking from 6-midnight with tons of yummy food and drinks. This was the first night of these scrapbooking sessions where I actually could enjoy an adult beverage! And it was Krista's first night where she couldn't...she's expecting and due in December. So exciting! Jodi and Paeton enjoyed some 'Daddy/Daughter' time and I came home at midnight exhausted!


Saturday, we had our Gymboree class in the morning and then my co-worker Alta's BBQ in the afternoon. Paeton sported her first two-piece bathing suit despite her Daddy's wishes. It was so cute!!!!


Sunday, we had another BBQ at my friend Alex's house. We surprised her boyfriend Josh with a party for his birthday and had a great time. Paeton looked like she was attending the derby in her new 'Flap Happy' super sun hat. Can't you tell I love all baby accessories including hats?!


The last picture below is from Monday morning...I had to include this. It was very rainy out as we were getting ready for school (that's what I call the daycare) and work. I remembered Paeton's rain boots that I had bought for her...although they were a little big I slipped them on while she was sitting in her bumbo chair. So adorable...everyone was cracking up when we arrived at her daycare. Yes...another unneccessary baby accessory that I just had to have!

My co-worker Lori's daughter holding Paeton in her two-piece on Saturday at Alta's 'Corn Roast'.

Baby P lookin' stylish :)

Out to lunch with mommy and daddy wearing her new sun hat.


At Alex's house sitting poolside with her daddy.

Paeton in her rain hat and rain boots getting ready to leave for school.