Peyton at 7 months

Last week, Peyton turned 7 Months. Crazy to think that we are only 5 months away from her 1st birthday. So much has changed from 6 months to 7 months. We haven't actually gone to her 6 month checkup yet, due to the move. Thankfully, we already have a great pediatrician here in Katy.

At 7 months:

* Takes two naps a day. One in morning for about an hour and a half and a 2 and half hour nap in the afternoon.
* Still sleeps through the night. Her typical bedtime is between 6 - 6:30pm and she sleeps until 8:15am.
* Wears a size 6 diaper.
* All of her clothes are 24 month or 2T. She has a really long torso and lots of rolls in the legs.
* At 6 months, she was 20lbs, but I'm pretty sure she weighs more.
* Taylor & Peyton share a room at the new house and it seems to be going really well.
* She gets stranger anxiety. Anytime someone looks at her that she isn't familiar with, she cries. This Sunday was the first time she didn't cry when we dropped her off at Sunday School.
* Anytime Mason or Taylor comes into view, she smiles really big and squeals with excitement.
* Can say Mama, Dada, Baba (bottle), and BubBub(for Mason) all in the correct context.
* Eats really well. In fact, she grunts when I don't feed her fast enough.
* Her first two teeth arrived last week. Her first tooth appeared on her 7 month birthday and the second arrived a few days later. Both are on the bottom. Both Mason & Taylor didn't get their first tooth until 10 months.
* Still can't sit up on her own. We work on this daily, but she just leans forward and then falls to her belly. It's hard balancing all those rolls:) Edit: Right after I posted this, Peyton woke up from her nap and she played on the floor and sat sitting up unassisted the entire time.
* Loves to play in her exersaucer.

Mother's Day & Baby Dedication

This year was an extremely special Mother's Day. Not only were we celebrating being back in Katy, but we also had the honor of dedicating both Taylor & Peyton at church this past Sunday. Since Mason was dedicated at Kingsland, I really wanted both of the girls to be dedicated there as well. Every time they scheduled Baby Dedication, it never worked with our schedule, when it came to dedicating Taylor. Our original plan was to dedicate Peyton on Mother's Day, but then I was told they we can also dedicate Taylor since she is 3 years old. I was beyond thrilled!

Sunday morning, I was the first one awake. I enjoyed the peace and quiet of the morning before everyone else woke up. It was lovely to reflect on the blessing of my family and to have some time thanking the Lord for all he had done in our lives recently.

We got the girls dressed and I attempted to curl Taylor's hair. Poor girl has super fine hair and can't hold much curl. I found these cute matching dresses on Zulily for the girls and I couldn't wait to take pictures. We had to get to church early, so these were the only pictures I was able to get on Mother's Day.

 Mason & Taylor

 Crazy to think he will be in Kindergarten next Fall

 Taylor loves any excuse to wear a dress

My three precious children. It's an honor to be their mommy!

We Moved!

I haven't forgotten about the blog and I'm sorry for being absent for quite a while. We have had A LOT going on in our family and that is the reason for the lack of posts.

We recently moved back to our hometown of Katy, Tx! Adam has accepted a new job with a new company in the Houston area and we are thrilled to be officially home! When we moved to Bakersfield, CA almost four and half years ago, we vowed that we would move back to Katy before Mason started Kindergarten. When we moved to Fort Worth, a year and a half ago, we were just happy to be back in Texas and it didn't matter if we were in Katy or not.

After Christmas, Adam and I started talking about buying a house closer to his job, which was on the northeast side of Dallas. His commute was long and most of the time he didn't get home until right before or after the kids were going to bed. Our real estate agent found several houses that met our criteria and we almost put in two different offers on two houses in McKinney. However, something was really holding us back.

After some discussion and prayer, we realized that this is a long term commitment and we didn't want to make it unless we were absolutely certain that this is where wanted to be. We decided to put the house hunting on hold and explore our options. A lot of waiting occurred during this time. To say it was stressful was an understatement. However, God used that season of waiting to show Adam & I His plan and reveal it in His own timing. It really strengthened our relationship with God and with each other.

Last week, Adam was offered two different positions with two different companies. Both were amazing offers, so that made it even more difficult. For so long we waited for this moment and now are toughest decision was deciding which one would be best for Adam and for our family. The Lord truly blessed us with his new job and Adam gave his notice last Friday and started his new job on Tuesday.

We had one day to find a place to live. Thankfully, we were able to find something, until we decide where we would like to live long term. Both sides of our families live in Katy and it is wonderful to be so close! We look forward to reconnecting with old friends and making new friends as we take this next step in our lives!