Peyton's Birthday & 1st Week

 4:30am on the morning of my induction and getting ready to leave for the hospital.

 5:30am and the pitocin has started.

 Peyton Nicole Kaye born at 12:07pm weighing 8lbs 6oz and 20.25 inches long

 First picture with Daddy

 Adam with Dr. Snead.

 Peyton's first picture with Mommy & Daddy

 Meeting her big brother and sister for the first time.

 My girls.

 Mason was a little nervous at first to hold her, so Daddy told him he would sit next to him.

 Taylor couldn't get enough of her best friend.

 Typical but I love it.

 With my one and only boy.

 Grandma (Adam's mom) holding Peyton for the first time.

 Our entertainment.

 Daddy with all three of his kiddos.

 First picture as a family of four. 

 I had shirts made for the kids and we tried our best to get them to show them off, but we still have a few more weeks to try.

 Taylor holding her baby for the first time.

 Mason & Taylor doing Sic Em Bears.

 Mason holding Peyton for the first time.

 Isn't he adorable.

 Mimi (my mom) holding Peyton for the first time.

 Granddad (my dad) holding Peyton. They have a special bond, since she was born on his birthday.

 Visiting with my family.

 My Aunt Karen holding Peyton.

 Baby in red. My mom had this blanket made for her.

 Getting ready to leave the hospital to head home.

 Mason & Taylor each have a picture that looks almost exactly the same.

 We think she looks very much like Mason except she has Taylor's eyes.

 Leaving for her 1 Week checkup.

Day before Peyton's arrival

So I have a ton of thoughts running through my head right now. This time tomorrow, I will be in the hospital, in labor and awaiting the arrival of our little girl. This pregnancy had it's highs and lows. Overall, it was the smoothest pregnancy compared to my other two. I had no morning sickness at all, which I didn't expect. The only two things that made this pregnancy harder in some ways was the extreme heartburn that made me sick to my stomach one night and the 10 days of an intense itchy rash that covered my body. Thankfully, a steroid helped the rash and switching OTC medicines for the heartburn seemed to do the trick. The summer was hotter than it's been since I was born in 1980. So I made sure to spend most of my time indoors with the AC cranked up.

We tried a long time to get pregnant with Peyton, which was a complete change from our pregnancy surprise with Mason and getting pregnant on the first try with Taylor. Last year on October 14th, I suffered a miscarriage. This year on October 14th, I will be delivering my baby girl. So thankful for God's redeeming love. It's very bittersweet. I love that Peyton will share a birthday with my dad. He is a very special man to me and I love that I can give him a grandchild for his birthday.

After I dropped the kids off at school, I wasn't exactly sure what to do with my free time. I had already gotten a pedicure on Tuesday and everything is already packed and ready for Peyton's arrival. So I decided to spend the morning doing a little shopping and just relaxing around the house. It was very quiet in our house, almost too quiet.

Adam's mom is on her way up here to spend the next week with us. My parents will be arriving this weekend and staying with my Aunt to celebrate my dad's birthday and Peyton's arrival. We are so blessed to be back in Texas and to be able to celebrate Peyton with our family. Next time I post, it will be full or pictures and her birth story.

39 Weeks and 3 days