Friday has arrived

It has been a busy week.  Stacey came in on Saturday and stayed until Tuesday night.  It was fun having her around and helpful to have here here on Monday and Tuesday while Justin was at work.   We have all been adjusting to our new daily schedule and Peyton is doing really well.  She has been staying awake a lot during the day which usually leads to having a good night.  She has been waking up twice to eat usually around 2 and 5 AM.  Last night she slept until 3 before waking up to eat and didn't get up until 6:20 to eat again.  She is still sleeping now and Jack is playing in his room still (which is why I have time to be on the computer).

We are looking forward to tomorrow because the furniture we have waiting for will finally be delivered.  So excited to finish up Peyton's room and have our new bedroom set!

I have been trying to upload more videos and will post more pictures after this weekend.  Hope everyone has a nice Easter!

1 month old!!!

Well I have a few minutes while Peyton is napping and Jack is in his room playing to update the blog.  I can't believe that Peyton is one month old today.  It doesn't feel like that much time has passed.  She is getting bigger every day.  She had her check up on Monday and weighed 10 pounds 5 ounces and was 21 and 3/4 inches long.  She is doing really well and knock on wood, has been sleeping in bigger chunk throughout the night. 

Jack is also doing well.  I can't believe that my baby will be turning 3 next month.  He had his school district evaluation and is going to be starting a preschool program in the fall.  We still have to have the official meeting next month to write his goals, so when I have all the details I will update more.  They were pretty sure he would be placed in a PPCD (preschool program for children with disabilities) classroom which would give him the attention he needs. 

I am looking forward to this weekend because my sister will be coming to visit.  This will be her second time seeing Peyton so I am sure she is excited too.  I know Jack will also be excited to see her because he has fun dragging her around and always enjoys having someone new to play with. 

I hope everyone is having a good April and I will try to post again soon.

I also want to say Happy Birthday to my great friend Susan!!!  Miss you and hope to see you again real soon.

Three weeks old...

Peyton is three weeks old today and we have been enjoying every minute with her.  Justin's parents have been here since last week and will be leaving us on Tuesday morning to head back to Illinois.  I have been trying to take advantage of having all the extra help now (like taking a nap in the middle of the day) but will be hit with reality very soon.  Jack is doing really well and adjusting to having a baby sister.  He has enjoyed all the extra attention he has gotten with his grandparents in town, and  I know we will fall into a nice rhythm.

I am going to keep this post short because it is late and little lady is already in bed and in the next few minutes Jack will be going down too.  I will try and upload more pictures this week sometime.  Hope everyone has a nice week!

Two Weeks Old

It has already been two weeks since we had Peyton and it feels like time is going fast.  She is getting bigger by the day and she already looks so different from that first day we brought her home.  My mom left on Saturday and Justin's parents wont be getting here until tomorrow so today we having a trial run at being on our own. Jack is doing really well today and things are going better than I expected.

Jack had his therapy session this morning and Peyton spent most of the morning awake and happy.  She ate around 11:30 and then went to sleep, which worked out nicely for me to give Jack lunch and clean up.  I also got a bite to eat...it seems that me eating is what always comes last on my to do list.  Breakfast was a banana over the sink and a granola bar :-)

We have also started to put Jack on the potty after meals and when we catch him trying to go #2.  He has started becoming bothered by having to wear a diaper so we are going to see if he is ready to be potty trained.  My mom did a great job getting him started and I hope that I can continue to keep him on track and see if he picks up on the idea. 

Hope everyone is doing well and I will continue to post more pictures when I have time to do so.  I will try and update again next week.

Welcome to the world...

Peyton Elizabeth Griggs!

Was born one week ago today Sunday March 13, 2011 at 6:15 AM.  She weighed 8 lbs 6 oz and was 20 inches long.  Labor started for mom Saturday night and we went to the hospital around 8:30 PM.  Thanks to modern technology I was able to get a little rest through out the night and woke up in the early morning when she was ready to arrive. 

Peyton has been doing really well this past week.  She came out and took to nursing right away.  She has been eating about every two to three hours and is a champion sleeper...just like her daddy!  We came home from the hospital on Tuesday morning.  She was a little jaundice so she had to have the bilirubin light for a day but is doing better now so no more daily visits to the Doctors office.  We will be back in one week for her two week check up.  She is gaining weight daily and already has her parents wrapped around her little finger.

Jack is adjusting well.  He still doesn't pay her much attention to her but when no one is looking he will check her out.  Jack has always done things on his terms so we are just waiting for the day he decides she is interesting to him.  He has been getting lots of attention from his G-Barb since she is here helping out this week and next, and will be get to have some quality time with his Grandma and Grandpa Gindler the week after when they come down to visit. 

I am going to be putting up pictures on our Picasa web site today...hopefully.  If not then tomorrow :-) please bare with me.  We have a new computer (we bought right before I went into labor) so we are still getting things set up.  Hope everyone is doing well and I will post again when I have time. 

One more week till Due Day!

I have been meaning to write, but we have been experiencing some technical difficulties with our home lap top, so I have borrowed Justin's work computer to post an update.  We are getting very close to getting to finally meet this little girl.  We are very excited and we have gotten lots of preparation work done so that is good news.  Justin painted the room, which I put pictures up of last week.  The final touches are not done yet, but as soon as they are I will be sure to include pictures of that as well.  I have had  a crazy week.  I was sick on Monday and went to the Dr a day early.  They gave me some medicine to help and I started feeling better later that evening.  I then either slept wrong or moved wrong because I pulled a muscle in my lower back.  I have been moving slowly the past few day's, but today I could tell it was finally starting to feel better.   Hopefully by Saturday it will be back to normal.

Jack and I have remained busy attending playgroups and having his therapy sessions.  I know I will not be able to take him to many things after the baby is born so I am trying to keep him busy until the big day arrives.  He is doing well and has decided that going for walks around the neighborhood is the greatest thing ever. Justin of course has had the pleasure of keeping him happy with all his walking requests.  I just tell Jack he has to wait for daddy to get home :-)  He loves to go and look at the cars (his newest obsession). 

I still can't believe that is less than two weeks (hopefully- maybe sooner)  I will be a mother of two!!!  I hope everyone is doing well and I will post again when I can.

38 weeks and counting!

It is hard to believe that I am only two weeks away from my due date.  Justin is convinced that she will be arriving early, but I am not so sure.  I am looking forward to this pregnancy coming to an end soon especially since I have been more exhausted than usual.  I have had a busy week with playgroups and I have been trying to get some baby laundry done.  Tuesday was jam packed full of activities and Wednesday I was so tired, even with Justin going into work a little later and letting me sleep in.  Jack has been to two playgroups this week and we also had one of Jack's playgroup friends over to play one morning.  Last weekend Justin got the baby's room painted and we are planning on getting the room arranged and ready for her arrival this weekend.  I know she will not be using it right away, but it will be one less thing to worry about when dealing with sleepless nights and days :-)


We have been very lucky with all the gifts we have received.  Justin's work colleagues threw him a baby shower last week and we got some really cute clothes and several gift cards that will come in handy.  We also received several bags of clothes from a couple of friends so this little girl is getting a good start on a really cute wardrobe.  I always tell Justin that she gets really active when I go shopping at Target.  I though it was because she doesn't like Target, but then thought about it and told Justin she must just really want to get out and start shopping...

I know I have only been getting around to posting about once a week and I am sure once baby comes it might be even less.  I will do my best to keep everyone posted on the goings on still. 

Enjoy the weekend!