Peyton: July 2008

Peyton is now 3 months old. Boy, where has the time gone. It's been awhile since our last post and we have been through a lot. My mom became very sick in late June and was taken by ambulance to the hospital on the evening of June 26th. At that point, we were told that my mom would not make it and would pass away by the time I made it to Jefferson from Ankeny. It was late at night and we packed up frantically to the hospital. When we arrived, my mom was still hanging on. Little Peyton got to lay on her grandma's stomach and we saw something truly amazing, all of my mom's vital signs improved at that moment. I know that she knew little Peyton was there with here. My mom proved the doctors wrong and she fought for another 7 days before she passed away on July 3. During this time, Peyton got some quality bonding time with her dad since mommy was at the hospital night and day. We miss my mom more than I could have ever imagined and just try to take things day by day.

Peyton also got a trip to the doctors office this past week. She was a little late for her 2 month shots with everything that happened. She was a little trooper. She screamed at first, but calmed down within a minute and was a perfect angel afterwards. No fever and no fussiness!! Also, Peyton now weighs 14lbs 15 oz and is 25 1/4 inches long. She is in the 97th percentile for both height and weight. So, while she is a little chubby for her age, she is off the charts for her height!!

Yeah!! I'm 3 months old today!!