Baby's First Thanksgiving!

Payton made it through his first Thanksgiving with flying colors! My sister had 17 people over at her house (and was cool as a cucumber) and Payton did way better than I thought he would. He usually gets pretty fussy when there a lot of people and noise but he did so good. Mom fed him peas from her plate and he loved them, of course. The only thing he's refused to eat so far are green beans. He even ate pureed brocolli without anything mixed in. Strange kid!

He is so close to crawling! He has finally figured out that he can push over his feet when sitting up so the next step is figuring out that he can move his legs. Right now he just looks like a beached whale with his legs and arms flailing.

We took him to the mall today and he loved looking around at all the people. He LOVES the spoon that I use to feed him so he pretty much carried that around all day. I have to go buy him some stuffed animals too because he is loving the texture of soft things.

We think that Pea will be 'spirited' because he does this loud grunting thing when he wants more food. Like he's demanding more. I tried to get it on video because it's really funny. He also keep yelling at the top of his lungs just to test things out. Cute now but probably not cool in a restaurant or other public setting!

We go back to Sequim tomorrow which is sad becuase it's been great to be in the city and with my family but all good things come to an end. It will be good though for Pea to get back into a routine.

Looking forward to Baby's First Christmas and more milestones!

Enjoy the photos. My sister is amazing.

More fun every day!

Thumb sucker! Yes, Winnie is in the pic

The only picture that Winston is not in, simply because he cannot jump on the changing table! (he would if he could haha)

Payton turned 7 months old on Nov. 11 this week and he gets more fun every day! He is definitely a thumbsucker, which is fine with me because he always has what he needs to soothe himself. We are now in a routine of morning and afternoon naps which is great and he still cracks up every time Winnie is near. Maybe next time I'll post pics of our family. Until then, enjoy.

Here comes the rain!

Payton crashed in his car seat A kiss from Winnie on the eye....
And the ear......

And the head! Good boy!

Pea loves his new high chair!

More food mom!

Sophie guarding Payton

Winston, the celebrity!

The beautiful Fall is over and the rain has come to Seattle! Surprise surprise! But Payton still LOVES to be outside, rain or shine, so I must get him some more rain gear. Nothing really earth shattering to report other than we had a great week and Pea gets stellar reports from his Auntie Melanie who takes care of him a few hours a day while I work. Melody, our pastor's wife, has started taking him on Fridays in prep for when Melanie goes to South Africa and that appears to be working great. She even has help from her dog Sophie, who apparently guards Payton and sits patiently outside the door while Payton naps. So cute. Like my sister says, Payton will have no choice but to love dogs!

Speaking of dogs, our little man Winston is a celebrity! He was chosen to be on a cover about dog safety (ah, the irony) and I think he looks very handsome. I posted the pic here. Shout out to Western Washington's top dog photographer for making Winston look oh so regal (minus the string hanging out of his mouth). ha ha!

We are looking forward to the holiday season and Payton's first Christmas. I know he's going to love all the wrapping paper and boxes, which is great, because it means I don't have to get him anything this year!

Payton still hasn't figure out how to crawl yet, but he is a GREAT eater and loves to bounce. It's just a matter of time before he is scooting all over the place. I am currently trying to get him used to his baby carrier because he just doesn't like being strapped into anything. He cries every single time we put him in his car seat or put a jacket on him. I am just trying to prepare for when he's walking because I think he's going to be an active one (hmmm, who do you think he's going to take after??). Good thing we have Winnie to run around with him :)

Enjoy the pics! Shannon