Goodbye 2012.. Hello 2013

As 2012 comes to an end I have been thinking about all the memorable moments that our family has shared and I can truly say we have been blessed with a great life! The year started off with us celebrating the day that we bought our first house on January 17th, 2009. We were so proud to finally be home owners and have cherished all the memories made here over the last 3 years. Feburary 2 we celebrated 4 years of marriage and heres to many more to come. This year we have also spent countless hours with our friends at the lake and those are moments that one can never forget, watched several of our wonderful friends tie the knot, welcomed Kendal into the world after waiting what seemed like forever, celebrated 3 wonderful years with Peyton (Where has the time gone?), watched Peyton move into the big girl class at gymnastics which was a very proud moment. Trey got promoted at work and I completed another half marathon. We also took the girls on their first big vacation to sea world and had a wonderful time! These are just a few of the wonderful things we have shared in 2012! I am excited to ring in a New Year and see what 2013 has in store for us!

This World Is Not My Home....

Last night I talked to several other ladies that also have kids about the shooting that occured on Friday. We discussed how it makes us live in fear to take our children anywhere and that it is so sad that no where is considered a "safe" place anymore! This story was on my mind all night last night after talking to them and all I could think of is why does the media keep naming the shooter and doing stories on him? Isn't that just giving him the victory that he wanted by making his name so well known? The stories instead should only be focused on the very innocent children that paid the price of this illness and the teachers/people that gave their lives to protect the kids. In my prayers I prayed that as my two girls get old enough to attend school that their teachers, principles or anyone else that will be among them while at school will have just as much courage & loving hearts as those did to do anything to protect them! After thinking & talking about this story pretty much all night I ended having a dream that I was stuck in a classroom and that a guy dressed in all black came in and didn't say a word. Instead stood there looking around before drawing his gun. In my dream as I hide under my desk I was praying that the sounds would all just stop and the maddness would end. I woke up my heart was pounding nearly out of the chest! The fear and helplessness that I felt was overwhelming! It just broke my heart all over again to think about how those people & children must of felt! So of course as any mother would do I jumped out of bed, went to each girls rooms to check on them. Suddenly a song came into my head, I believe it was Carrie Underwood that said it best when she said, "This is not my home, it's not where I belong. This is just a stop on the way to where I'm going. I am not afraid...." and so on. God does not want us to live in fear, he wants us to put all of our faith in him that he will protect us and our loved ones so this is what I am going to do. I have decided not to let those people win in their ways to make us live in fear of them. God is bigger & he will overcome!

Life Goes On & On

For some reason this blog crossed my mind today and I realized how long it has been since I blogged! Lots to catch up on! Life for us has been flying by!
Kendal--
Our sweet baby girl is 4 months now, almost 5. Can't believe it's already almost been half a year! She is growing everyday and even though I am loving watching her learn new things along with independence I wish some how we could freeze frame our kids younger years! The things you can do at 4 months are make several noises (not sure what they are haha), roll over, laugh out loud (although it doesn't happen often, smile the biggest smiles, and squeal! Oh man you have a squeal especially when you get so excited! Last night we faced time daddy at work and at first you weren't sure what to think about it. You would look at the phone and then back at me! Haha. Once you figured out it was indeed your daddy you started talking, smiling & squealing! You are so much like your big sister but yet do different too! You for sure have your own little personality! So laid back and such a snuggler which is something Peyton does not like to do! You already have more hair at 4 months then your sister had at 1 year, you are already getting teeth, and you have the biggest blue eyes! You are so pretty! For about a month now you have been sleeping all night and in your own bed. Most of the time you are ready for bed about 8 and sleep till 7. Sometimes we get lucky and you go back to bed till 9! When we took you into the doctor you weighed 15.6. The doc said you had the weight of a 6 month old and the height of a 5 month. Even though everyone thinks you are so big you are only one pound heavier than Peyton was at this age! Daddy & I are very happy that you are chunky, just means  you are very well taken care of! :) This week we celebrated your first real holiday, Thanksgiving! Didnt really turn out as planned but still very thankful to have you & sissy in our lives! This holiday we spent in Stamford with Nana, Paw & Ber Ber. We were gonna try to meet daddy's side of the family in Weatherford but you decided to be sick for several days. Big sissy was also sick so we just rested! Looking forward to month 5 with you!

Peyton--
Your little personality never ceases to amaze me!! You have a mind of your own and no one can change it once you have it made up! You are really really big into Hello Kitty right now, you love anything to do with her. You also love playing with dolls, Barbie, your doll house & anything that involves do hair or nails. One of your favorite things to do is go get a pedicure! Although you love being girly you are our little Tom boy as well. This deer season was your first hunt with just you & daddy! Although y'all didnt see anything in the blind (probably thanks to the snacks, hair fixing & talking) you had a great time with daddy & he loved every second of it! You are still involved in gymnastics and have excelled so much in your class. You do at least 10 flips in a row l everytime you get on the swing!  Now you are also doing a dance class called tap,jazz & tumble. The teacher says you have the best booty shake! Haha! Don't know weather to be embarrassed about that or proud! :) you love all things that are active, you do not like to sit still. Daddy says you get this from me! Christmas is coming up and you have been naming so many things that you want. A short version of your list includes: a hello kitty tent, a Barbie suit case, honey (a play horse), barbies, dolls, skates & books. Forgot to mention you absolutely love to read! This year we added the elf on the shelf and you named her Snowy. Your not real sure about her yet bc I told you she is gonna be watching you! Haha! You are very smart & not much gets past you. The other day I was wrapping presents and told you not to come into the room because i was wrapping yours.. You replied, "but Mommy I thought Santa brought the presents not you & daddy!" I was busted! :) You are growing so fast and it's so unfair!!! I just want you to be little forever! I am dreading the day when daddy & I are no longer your best friends. The scariest part about that is that it's already happening! You love to have Charli down to our house. You two immediately go into your room, start blarring the music & the door closes. When I come in there to check on y'all you yell at me to get out! In a way it's funny & I laugh but hurts my feelings at the same time! You have been potty trained since you were 18 months old but we still couldn't get down night time. About 2 weeks ago you decided you wanted to start sleeping in panties and have been dry ever since! I was so proud of you because I thought you were never gonna get it! Of course you sleep in your own bed and all night! You are definetly a sleeper!! You would sleep all day if we woul let you. When you start school daddy & I are gonna have the harder time fighting you to get up! You are not a morning person at all and normally you hide under the covers & beg for more time to sleep! If I didn't know any better I would say you are teenager stuck in a toddlers body! Your teenager years should be fun for us! ;)

Kendal 2 months, Peyton 3

Today I am the mother of a 2 month old and also a 3 year old! My how time flies by. Even though I stay at home everyday with my girls and rarely miss anything I still feel as though time is slipping away from us!! Some say you blink and before you know it they are all grown up, this is so true! Most of the time children are with their parents for at least 18 years (Some longer) and when you say that it sounds like you have so much time with them but in reality 18 years isn't quite enough! My prayer for my girls are they continue to grow is that they will not only have a wonderful relationship with God but also with Trey & I! That we will always stay a close family!
Kendal @ age 2 months-- You are growing like a weed little girl. When people ask how old you are and I say 2 months they get the weirdest expression. You are such a chunky little thing! This week you have to go back for your monthly checkup and I am anxious to see what you weigh now! Not happy that you have to get shots this visit though. Especially with daddy being gone! It's hard for a mommy to watch their babies hurt! I think big sissy has to get shots too if that makes you feel any better. She will for sure scream & cry! Today you sat in the bumbo for the first time & did great for about 15 mins before your neck started to get tired! You hold your head up so good for your age! You are also very alert and love for people to talk to you. You have the most adorable smile and can almost laugh out loud. I am looking forward to hearing a sweet little giggle! You are still taking 4 ounces of formula about every 2-3 hours so sometimes we still do rice. You are a wonderful sleeper as well. Usually you go to sleep about 8:30 to 9:00 and most of the time you sleep till about 6:30. Every once in a while you will get up at 3:30 to eat. You love to be held, you would sleep forever if I would just sit up and hold you! The other night you slept the entire night and didn't wake up till 8:40am! You must of been exhausted! Your bunny is still your sleeping buddy and you won't hardly go to sleep without it. You sometimes take a pacifier but are not a big fan of it.You survived Sea World at the age of 6 weeks and did a great job. You got a little fussy when you got hot but for the most part you just slept! That night we watched a fireworks show and you absolutely loved that! Last week you also went to your first fair! Monday we went with daddy and family and you loved to look at all the lights. Thursday we went with your cousins Bay & Bo. Although it rained on us most of the night you were such a trooper! Friday was your first football game to attend and you slept nearly the whole game then too! Even when people yelled and the bands played! You have already gone and done so much for your age! Looking forward to the next month with you as well!



Peyton @ age 3-- Today is your birthday and I couldn't be more proud of the little lady that you have become! I have enjoyed watching you grow these past couple of years! You are so sweet, full of life and attitude. Right now your favorite food is sausage and mac & cheese. Your favorite song is the Pontoon song and man can you work those hips while listening to it. LOL. You are quite the little dancer! You still love to watch Dora but now we can actually watch other shows too. "G" is still and will always be your best friend, you still sleep with him every night. Mommy is trying to break you of having him during the day and so far you are doing better. The other day you went to church and we accidentally left him at home and you still did great! You didn't even ask for him! I was so proud!! You go to sleep every night with apple juice and G. Of course you sleep at night and most of the time we have to come wake you up in the mornings because you would sleep all day if we would let you! You are a great sleeper!! You are still doing gymnastics and you are very good at it. You just moved up to the big girl class and you are excelling in there very fast! You always ask if you can be a cheerleader when you get older and nothing would make Mommy more proud... well maybe if you had that same love for softball when you get older. lol jk! You are so smart at the age of 3 that it is almost scary. You can work the iphone better than most adults can and you love to listen to pandora and watch you tube. I will catch you sometimes in the bedroom talking and you will be on the phone with your daddy. I have no idea how you even know when name is his to push! This year you attended your 3rd fair and were finally old enough to ride the rides. Mommy thought you might be scared but you wanted to ride everything! You did almost ever ride you could and did it all by yourself!! You loved Sea World as well and did excellent there! You liked to watch the shows and have talked about the whale and dolphins ever since. You have such an imagination and have started telling such funny stories! You like to tell stories about the farmers market and puppy dogs! LOL. Daddy and I are so proud of you and pray that you continue to excel in all that you do! Happy 3rd Birthday Peyt Rae!!



Kendal- 1 Month

It wasn't until I started reading my friend Loren's blog about her daughter that I realized I have blogged in forever. With how busy we have been trying to get in last minute things before summer comes to a bitter sweet end, I have forgotten to keep everyone updated on the Walton life. Kendal is now one month old and I have absolutely no idea where the time has been flying too! She is our little piggy! She was eating 3oz of formula every 2-3 hours so I decided to up it to 4 oz. She can now make it about 3-4 hours. What can I say, she loves to eat! You could probably already tell that by her chunky cheecks though! lol. She reminds me so much of her sister Peyton that sometimes I have to remind myself that its not her. Against what all doctors will probably tell you to do I started her on rice about 2 weeks ago, so she is now sleeping most of the time from about 10 to 5 then back to sleep until about 9. We have been so blessed that both of our babies have been sleepers. She loves to go to sleep with her bunny and pacifier. I told my mom that thanks to her I now have another child that has to have a stuffed animal to go to sleep. :) We went from a bunny to a pig to Mr. G with Peyton. I wonder what animal Kendal will choose when she gets a little bigger. She has been smiling a lot here lately mostly at Peyton. She can hear Peyts voice and immediately stop crying to smile and watch her big sister. Peyton has adjusted so much better than I have orginally thought to having to share the attention. The only times we have some issues is at night. She is such a great helper with her as well picking out clothes and changing diapers. She actually has started to tell me when things I pick out for Kendal are not what she wanted or are not "cute" for sissy. Makes me heart smile when I hear Peyton talking to her saying things like "I am so proud that you are here" or "You are just so cute sissy". God for sure blessed us with two beautiful girls. I am so lucky to be their mom. Life has been a little different trying to adjust with 2 children insted of one. For those of you who truly know us, we are some busy people!! lol. Wouldn't change it for anything though and we are managing just fine! Kendal is already used to the going life. This next coming weekend both of our girls will be experiencing their first big vacation. We have decided to take them to sea world. Not real sure how that is gonna go with Kendal but luckily my parents, mi-mom and ber ber will be around to help! Looking forward to many more months to come and I will try my hardest to remember to update as time goes on!

                                          One month old!!

The first week!

The first week has come to an end! Can't believe Kendal is already a week old today and already changing so much!! We are again blessed to have a good baby and sleeper! Our baby girl is for sure  a big eater though and is taking 2 1/2 ounces every 2 to 3 hours. She sleeps pretty good at night most of the time makes it to a 4 hour stretch. Big sister is still very much into taking care of her and changing her diapers! She is so sweet to Kendal and loves to kiss her! Today we took her to her first check up by Dr. Strong. She was still at her birth weight (8lbs 11oz) and was 20 3/4 inches long! The doctor said thats really good that she already back up to her weight. He assured me that she wasn't eating too much which was something I had been on Trey about. :) Daddy thinks everytime her eyes open that she needs a bottle! Today Trey also left for work luckily only for a week this time! I must admit that I am a little nervous being left here alone with 2 kids but we will make it! Just say a little pray for us and epecially for me and my sanity! LOL!

Kendal's Arrival Day!

July 17th was the big day that I impatiently awaited for almost 10 months, that day finally came and I was so excited! I was up at 3:30ish that Tuesday morning taking a shower and getting ready. We actually slept really good the night before thanks to my mom and Amber for helping us with Peyton, we were able to go to bed early and actually sleep! We got to the hospital about 4:45am to begin the inducing but were told by the nurses that we would have to wait in the lobby till 7 due to being short staffed! I was so annoyed because I didn't know what were gonna do in that lobby for 2 hours, luckily they finally called us back at 6:20. The nurse got us settled in to our room but we actually didn't start the medicine until about 8ish! My morning was pretty rough! First the nurse couldn't get the IV to work in my hand so she decided to switch hands and ended up hitting a vein on the way out and causing it to bleed everywhere! On the next hand she put it in too far and hit my bone causing the blood to go back up the tube insted of out! It was for sure a very long hour getting started! Once the medicine started working, Dr. Ogdee came in to put the internal monitor on Kendal. He tried several different times and it just wasn't working so he decided to wait till later, I was so happy when he said that! About 8:30ish he came in to break my water after that I was given my epidural. I was so relieved to be getting this by that point only to later be disappointed that it didnt completely work. The contractions got pretty bad. This was so different than with Peyton, I didn't feel a thing with her and was able to actually sit in bed and talk. With Kendal, the nurses made me lay down the whole entire time trying to get the epidural to go farther up my back! The nurse went to find someone to redo my epidural but during that time the doctor came in and said it wasn't going to happen because it was time to have this baby. I felt like I was going into an emergency surgery the way everyone was running around in complete chaos. I was very nervous at this point because Peyton's delivery was nothing like that. I am so blessed with a wonderful husband who was right by my side the entire time. In the end it was way worth all the pain though because only a few short hours after starting, 12:56pm God blessed us with our second baby girl! She was so beautiful just like her sissy! Kendal reminds me so much of Peyton sometimes it's almost scary! Not to mention both of our girls both share the 17th birthdays! We are for sure blessed to have some big healthy babies! Kendal weighed 8lbs 11oz. and was 20 1/2 inches long! The nurses and Dr. Ogdee joked that we delieverd a line backer! :) Trey and I were also blessed that his cousin Stephanie was there to get every single thing on camera! We appreciate it so much and can't wait to see the amazing pictures that she got! Mommy & Daddy were so proud to show Kendal off after her arrival. There were tons of our family members present to help us celebrate!! Shortly after the nurses came to get her to get her bath and everything checked out. I took this opportunity to eat because I was starving and man did I pig out!! :) We were later moved to our other room were we were again visited by lots of family and friends! That Wednesday we came home and immediately the running around began! First trip was to walmart to get groceries and we haven't slowed down since then! Peyton is adjusting great and is such a great big sister!! She helps all the time with diaper changes, picking out outfits and feeding her baby sister! We are loving our life with our 2 daughters and wouldn't have it any other way! They are definetly a blessing from God!!

 Kendal Walton!

Our 2 beautiful baby girls! One proud big sister!

The Day Has Come...

Tomorrow is the big day!! Can't believe this day has finally come after what seems like the longest 9 months ever! Looking back it really did fly by but to me it seemed like eternity! Today we got everything ready to go including installing the car seat, cleaning house & car, mowing, packing bags, charging cameras and on & on! This evening we ate supper at one of our favorite places with some of our wonderful family, we had a good time. We got Peyton sent off to spend the night at Ber Ber's house with her & Nana! Now I am laying in bed trying to force myself to get some sleep which obviously isn't working too well since I am blogging instead of sleeping! :) We are very excited about tomorrow and thrilled that nearly all the ones that we love will be a part of it! Can't wait to welcome Miss Kendal to the world. Thanks to all who have been praying & thinking about us, keep it up, we will need more tomorrow as well! The next post will be her arrival information!! :)

39 Weeks!

Well looks like our little Kendal is going to continue to be stubborn, the doctors appointment today showed no progress again! I started to feel very disappointed and aggervated but at the same time glad to have some more alone time to spend with Peyton! Tomorrow we will only have one more week until we are induced on the 17th at 5am. I am still feeling pretty good, having lots of contractions but nothing regular enough to go in for. Trey has had a schedule change at work again so he will now be home on Wednesday till who knows! I am just glad he will be home a few days earlier to have time with just Peyton and I before all our big changes. He will also be home for our niece's 3rd birthday party and get to spend some time with his older sister Allison which doesn't happen much because he is always at work! I also have some last mintue honey dos that I can put him to work with :)! We are very excited that because of having to plan to be induced Allison will get to be home for the birth. We will really miss Emily but glad that she is doing very well in her job & enjoying her new life in San Marcos. With everything being planned out it looks like nearly everyone will get to be there to welcome Kendal to the world and our family! At almost 39 weeks we have only 8 days left! She is still about the size of a watermelon, which would explain my huge stomach sticking out! Looking forward to being done being pregnant and getting back into shape! It's too hot to be pregnant right now! That's all for now & the count down begins!! Praying this next week flies by!!

4th of July!

Another holiday has come and gone... so grateful that Trey was able to go into work one day later so that he was able to spend it with us! We spent our day with family & friends, Peyton loved the parade and the rodeo in Stamford too! She was suppose to ride in the parade but chickened out in the end, she did end up riding with her cousin Kenley in the grand entry at the rodeo and looked pretty cute doing so if I must say so myself! I was very proud of those two girls riding all by themselves! This morning Trey had to leave to go into work, we were very sad to watch him go. We are just thankful he only has to leave for 10 days this time insted of 14 and when he gets home we will be busy getting things prepared for Miss Kendal's arrival! Here are a few pictures from yesterday, sorry the post wasn't too long, we are getting ready for the second night of rodeo! Be posting again soon!

Pretty Pretty Girl!

Stunning in her shades!

Daddy & Peyt waiting for the parade to start

Watching the parade!

Riding in the grand entry with cousin Kenley!

38 Weeks!

Sorry I never got around to posting our 37 weeks update, we have been so busy since Trey got home! We have spent a lot of time at the lake with friends, had some quality time with family and have been just enjoying the summer time! A little update on how things are going... we still have no progress in dilation, the doctor was shocked that she hasn't made her appearance by now! We went ahead and scheduled to be induced on July 17th if she hasn't come by then. I was very excited because not only is there light at the end of the tunnel but also things will be so much more planned and thats exactly how I wanted it. I am a big planner! So plans are... Trey will leave this Thursday for work, he will come home early on the 16th to help get everything ready and so that we can get a good nights sleep. We will have to be at the hospital at 5am on the 17th to get everything started. This way Trey will also get to spend two full weeks with us before going back to work!

38 Weeks-- We only have 15 days left until we meet Kendal!! We are beyond excited! Right now she is approximately the size of a pumpkin! Wow, can't believe she has grown that much! She is about 18.9 to 20.9 inches long and weighs about 6.2 to 9.2 pounds. She may have about an inch or so of hair already. Which if the old wives tale is true about heart burn & hair then this little one will have a head full.

36 Weeks & Peyts 1st Dental Visit

Yesterday morning I woke up for boot camp and could tell right away something was different. I was very sick feeling but thought getting something to eat might make me feel better. I went ahead and went to boot camp where I was having lots of trouble just finishing the workout. I felt very weak & still sick. After the gym, Mom was here with Peyton so we decided to go run some errands. After several stores we met my sister for lunch. At this point I was having a constant sharp lower pain and was getting pretty weak feeling. I thought I might have been dehydrated so I called Dr. Ogdee to see what he said, of course he if out of the office till Monday. After listening to the syptoms the nurse told me to go into labor & delivery. Luckily Tristan had asked Peyton to go swimming with them so she had something fun to do. Mom went with my to L & D where we ended up staying for almost 3 hours! Talk about boring!! They checked me when I got there and I was already dilated to a 3 so they wanted me to stay for about an hour to monitor me. I was having several groups of contractions but nothing too consistent so after 2 hours of monitoring me I was still at a 3 and was able to come home. As we are leaving the nurse says, "Well we might see ya this weekend". So now its just the waiting game! Have another doctors appointment on Monday, I am anxious to see what he will say! Trey will bc home here shortly so at least if something happens he will be home and not stuck at work! Needless to say I went to walmart right away where we stocked up with food, came home & cleaned the house, washed sheets and made sure all the bags were ready just in case. Like I said it's a waiting game, could be tomorrow or 3 more weeks! A big thanks to my mom for helping with Peyton and cleaning the house!! Yesterday we were also 36 weeks along which means only 27 days left! According to thebump.com-- Your once-poppy seed would probably be able to breathe on her own if she was born right now. (If not, she’d probably need some TLC, but likely be okay.) Most of her systems are in working order at 36 weeks. Kendal is now the size of a honeydew! She's still in the 17.2- to 18.7-inch and 4.2- to 5.8-pound range and continues to beef up, her skin is getting smooth and soft and her gums are rigid, circulation and immune systems are basically good to go, too! We are getting very excited & anxious for Kendal's big arrival day!!

Sorry I look horrible in the pic.. headed to the gym.

This morning Peyton had her first dentist appointment. She was very excited to go and showed me exactly how she was suppose to open up when the dentist looked at her teeth. I was a little nervous because with her you never know if she is going to be shy and stuck to my leg or just talk the lady's head off! Luckily she did completely awesome and was very polite to the dentist. She did everything she told her to do. They cleaned her teeth & checked for cavities. I was so relieved to hear that she might have teeth like her daddys with no cavities. If she took after me in that department we would be screwed! I have like 2 everytime I go to the dentist. The dentist talked to her about not drinking as many cokes & juice especially at night so Peyton came home and immediately started drinking a bottle of water. It was too funny! I was very proud of how good she did and she is looking forward to getting her prize when Daddy gets home! :)

After the dentist. She loved her hat that she got along with her basketball & sticker!

35 Weeks!

One more week till we reach the 9 month mark... only 35 more days unless Kendal decideds to grace us with her presence earlier. The doctor said on Monday that more than likely she will come before 40 weeks, I was so relieved to hear this! I want her to be completely ready to come but I am also so ready to be done being pregnant! Can't wait to get back into my regular running routine, plus this very hot weather is a killer! The baby doesn't have much room to maneuver now that she's over 18 inches long and tips the scales at 5 1/4 pounds. With her room running out she isn't likely to be doing somersaults anymore, but the number of times she kicks should remain about the same. Her kidneys are fully developed now, and the liver can process some waste products. Most of her basic physical development is now complete — the next few weeks will be spent putting on weight (Hopefully not much more weight for mommy though)!

Baby Shower Day!

Now that we are almost 35 weeks I guess I should do my 34 weeks update! I have been doing pretty bad at keeping these going! We only have 39 more days to go! The bump.com-- Watch what you say! Your curious baby is listening in on your conversations so feel free to talk to them or even sing, they might enjoy it! Some say that the baby will recognize songs mom sings while she’s in the womb, and may even be more easily soothed by them.  She weighs in at about 4.2 pounds to 5.8 pounds and measures about 17.2 to 18.7 inches.  Most of you will be very happy to know we have finally picked a name for the baby, it's Kendal. Although she has yet to have a middle name it makes me feel so much better to have her name finalized and the nursery just about done! Especially with the way I have been feeling the past 2 days and mostly yesterday I am glad to have things ready to go if she happens to make an early arrival! Today we had a little shower for baby girl and needless to say when you look at the pictures this girl is already spoiled! We had a wonderful turn out and were given so many gifts from our wonderful family & friends! We are very very blessed! After the shower I went home and began putting things right away. I was so excited to get everything organized. Up until this point everything has seemed so out of place and just a total train wreck! I even went ahead and packed her up a bag for the hospital! Our next doctors appointment is this Monday, 2 weeks from then we have another appointment then it's time to start doing them weekly!

Kendal's adorable diaper cake made by Aunt Picca!

Big sister opening presents!

Big sister on one of her presents! :) Goofy Girl

Spoiled little girl!

IDK why it's blurry but heres a pic of the nursery

Another picture.



Moments that make life worth living!

Some people think they know exactly how love feels and that it is at it's highest peak, I know I felt the same way when Trey came into my life but no person has truely felt love until you have a child. Trey and I have been so blessed with Peyton in our lives and cant even begin to imagine what we would be doing without her! She has brought us more joy, love and life lessons than we could have ever asked or prayed for! I have said it before and will continue to say I do not know how one can not believe in God when they look into the eyes of a child and all their innocence! The other night we had a wonderful family night laying out in the back yard on a quilt. We had all the lights turned off and were eating watermelon by the light of the moon then finished off the night by looking up at the stars and Trey & Peyt playing bullrider in the grass! It was a picture perfect night and made me really count my blessings! This 2 weeks Peyton has surprised me so much! On Memorial Day, we decided to go to the lake, she has never got fully into the water because she was scared her life jacket wouldn't let her float but this day she decided to give it a try and hasn't slowed down since. She started trusting her life jacket and swimming all by her self, she will not let you help her now because she is a big girl and can do it by herself! After that day, she has been swimming non stop in our pool and at the lake it's hard to get her out of the water now! Last summer Trey and I tried and tried to get her onto the tube but she would scream bloody murder, this weekend she also decided to give that a try. Charli and her were very big girls and gave it a go around with Tristan. Unfortunely they hit a little bump and all 3 were in the water, needless to say being two 2 year olds they freaked out and almost drowned Tristan! We weren't sure they would ever give it another try. They wouldn't even hear about getting on it without starting to cry. Today both of the girls conquered their fears and gave it another try, both girls ended up loving it! Of course Peyt had to do hers with her daddy and "G". LOL!

Laying out in the back yard enjoying a night of looking at the stars!!

Riding the tube!!

Now at 33 weeks pregnant, only 45 days left!! The baby now weighs about 4.2 to 5.8 pounds and measures about 17.2 to 18.7 inches. She may grow up to a full inch this week! Baby girl is now keeping her eyes open while awake, starting to coordinate breathing with sucking and swallowing & her bones are hardening. Can't believe how close the day is getting to finally meeting her! Tomorrow we are suppose to put together the baby crib and get her bedding put up! I'll post pictures of it soon! 

Peyton Rae

I have been busy doing so many updates on the baby and everything I didn't realize how long it has been since I have updated about Peyton. Our little/big girl is becoming quite the little gymnastics person. This week she decided to started doing flips over and over on the swing. She has done them by herself before but I have always been standing right beside her, this time I was sitting down watching her and she just leaned back and flipped over. Once she did it the first she got this look on her face like wow I really can do it, then she just started doing it over and over again! I was so proud of her. Next class I will try to get a video of her flipping! She has started to say such funny things to me like "Mommy if you don't share with me I'll tell daddy and he will spank you", or in the car "Slow down I don't want to go to jail" (which I really wasn't speeding). She has also started with the little girl attitude and talking back. Sometimes I just have to laugh insted of getting her in trouble because she is just so sassy! Last night as we were sitting on the couch she reached up and hugged my neck and said "Mommy I love you so much,  I am so proud of you". That little girl can just melt my heart. She is so sweet and kind. This weekend at the garage sale she just couldn't understand why I would get rid of some of her toys. LOL. I decided to tell her if she let me sale somethings and was a big girl about it that she would get a prize. She decided she wanted shoes just like Charli's.

So these are the ones that she picked out! She tells me that she can run very fast in them and has to wear them constantly. As soon as she wakes up she wants to know where they are!

Peyton at Bowen's Party-- I am so excited that her hair is finally getting long enough now to be put into a full pony tail and doesn't fall down as much! Also makes me sad how old she looks when her hair is up too! I have had several people tell me that they didn't even recognize her with her hair up because she just looks so old!

Putting on her makeup at the party. This girl is obsessed with lip chap or lip gloss. Every store we go into she finds one somehow to buy, and if she ever finds on at your house or in your purse you might as well forget about it and buy a new one because she isn't giving it back!

32 Weeks

32 weeks with only 56 days to go!! The bump--At 32 weeks, baby’s birth still seems kind of far away, but you and baby are physically ready in a lot of ways, just in case there’s an early arrival. Baby may have turned so she’s in the head-down position by now, in our case baby girl has just stayed the same because she has always been head down! This week she now the size of a squash and getting more and more cramped in there. I can tell she is running out of room to move because she is starting to push more. This week I finished all the big painting in her room & got her dresser moved back in from storage. I am so excited to put her new bedding up but decided to wait on Trey to come home to help with the crib. Thought he might like to be a part of the room as well! All we have left to do in her room is put the crib up, wash & put bedding in, hang decorations, paint name (when we finally decide) and then paint the scrolls on the wall! Starting not to stress as much! :) We go back for another doctors appointment on Thursday!

        A sneak preview of what her nursery will look like.

32 Weeks!

Today Trey finally gets to come home after being away for what seems like eternity! I have lots of respect and sympathy for those whose spouses are military because it's hard with them being away and they are gone a lot longer than just 3 weeks. Guess I shouldn't complain, it could of been a lot longer! We are looking forward to seeing him! 

31 Weeks!

Hello 31 weeks!! The bump.com says our baby girl is now the size of a pineapple. Measuring anywhere from 15 to 16.7 inches long and weighs about 2.5 to 3.8 pounds. Guess our little girl is gonna be quite the chunkier because last week she was at 3.6, so at the top of the weight range. All five of her senses are now developed, she can turn her head from side to side, and her arms & legs are starting to fill out. I have been having lots and lots of trouble sleeping, I just can't seem to get comfortable. This week I started painting in her nursery and have it just about done, the paint that is. Her bedding came in this week also and I absolutely loved it. I can't wait for Trey to get to come home so that we can set up the crib and everything. So far, the white is all painted, the black trim and the curtains have been ironed and hung up. Don't freak out when I say black in her room.. lol, it's not too much! On Monday I am going to get the pink mixed to match her bedding and then her room should be done. I'll post some pictures soon of her room!



This is at 31 weeks!

Peyton has really gotten pretty clingy to me, I think she knows that changes are coming but she is still very excited about her baby sissy. She likes to try to give her things through my stomach, talk and sing to her, kiss her and read to her. Its too cute to watch her even though she really doesn't understand where the baby is. LOL. When someone ask her where her baby sissy is she always says that she is at home with her mommy.

This weekend is pack full of things for us to do to keep busy. Tomorrow we are having a big garage sale at our house. I think I am starting to reach that nesting stage where I want all the clutter gone and everything organized! Those who know my husband, he is a clean freak so he will be thrilled that his pack rat wife is throwing things away!! Sunday is a big day for us as well because our "little man"/newphew is turning one!! I can't believe that he is already that big, seems like time is passing by too fast! It's fun to see them getting indepedent and learning all the new things but just doesn't seem far that he should be one! Right around the corner and the girls will be 3!! Oh goodness!

We are looking forward to Wednesday not only because then will I be 32 weeks but Trey also is getting to come home after being gone for 3 weeks! We can not wait to see him. Peyton already has big plans for us that include the zoo, park, snow cones, baseball & swimming. Glad that summer time is finally here so we can spend time at the lake & outside! 

30 Weeks.. Only 10 to go!

Today we had our last sonogram and although I was very excited to see our baby girl I was sad that Trey had to miss it! With his big promotion he is gonna have to stay at work another 2 weeks. I am so glad that we now have amazing technology where we can send pictures, so at least he was able to see her as well! Peyton was very very excited to see baby sissy as she calls her on the computer today as well. She kept saying "Look mommy its baby sissy!". The baby was very cooperative today and we were able to get a clear look at her face, she kept looking at us and blinking. Looks like she is gonna have those big Walton eyes! :) To me she looked a lot like Peyton did on the sonogram so I can hardly wait 10 more weeks to see what she actually looks like. For sure got a good view that she is indeed a girl, which I was thrilled to death because I finally ordered her bedding yesterday! The nurse said that she is very very low and still head down so with some of the pressure I have been feeling I might need to have my doctor check tomorrow on her. Nothing to worry about though! I am ready to meet her but just not quite yet! I have a few pictures from the sonogram, they are just pictures of pictures so not the best ones!

For sure a GIRL! :)

Her very large & flat foot! Got this from both Trey & I!

Her side profile view. Her hand is up by her mouth!

I decided not to post any pictures of her looking right at us because although I think they are too cute, they are sort of scary looking. Lol. Just looks like a little skeleton!

This is her bedding that we decided to go with. Should be here sometime this week! Looking forward to getting started on her nursery! 



A Little Behind!

Sorry I am a little behind on this week's updates but we have had a lot going on! We are at week 29 and only have 74 more days to go! Sounds like so many whenever I hear that but I know that it will just fly by. According to the bump.com our baby girl is the size of an acorn squash whatever that may be! lol. They come up with some strange things to compare your baby too! She is about 16 inches long and weighs about 2.5 to 3.8 pounds! Says I need to go ahead and start getting things prepared, bags, nursery and all but since we still have yet to get any bedding.. I'll probably be putting that off! :) This week I have started to have contractions a little but nothing to worry about, they are just every once and a while! I am looking forward to Wednesday to see her on sonogram for the last time before she makes her big apperance! I can't wait to see what she is going to look like!
Peyton is still doing great and just growing like a weed! She got an early birthday present so that she could have plenty of time to play with it, we ordered her a new swing set for the back yard. She was so excited and spends nearly all day out on her swing! :) Now that we have told her it was for her birthday though, she has been very excited to have a party! She always asks for things and says she wants them at her party, little does she know it's still months away!
Also this week was a huge week for our family because Trey got a huge promotion at work! This is something he has worked very hard for and waited for. Glad that he finally got what he deserved! I am so proud of him!! Although this may mean that he will be spending a whole month straight at work and will be changing his schedule, also meaning he won't be home when our due date comes around! Let's hope our baby girl decides to come and meet us when her daddy is home!
Today Sheri & I signed up to run a 5K in Stamford, the Run for Reel. I was a little nervous about it, I have been running the whole time but haven't competed in a race since I got pregnant. Despite that I did fairly good, better than I had thought! Finished in a pretty decent time for being 7 months almost 8 months along and won 2nd place in my age group! I was thrilled! Had a couple of contractions a long the way but stuck it out, glad I did! :)

28 Weeks!

28 weeks as of yesterday...  Sorry its blurry, my iphone takes horrible pictures!

Just left the doctors appointment where everything looked great, the heart beat was very strong which was a wonderful thing! This morning I had my glucose test and my sugar levels looked fine as well! I was dreading having to drink that nasty stuff so I am so glad that it is over with! I go in for our 30 week sonogram on May 9th at the hospital. Unfortunely Trey is going to miss it because he will be at work. I guess sending pictures will have to do! Then on May 10th I go see doctor Ogdee again, so excited to start the every 2 weeks visits! I am going to take Peyton with me to the sonogram and looking forward to see how she reacts to seeing her sissy. I still don't think that she completely understands that she is about to have to start sharing some attention! :) One of my last appointments is July 9th and Dr. Ogdee says that if there is progress by then we will be trying to induce on July 11th so Trey can home and have some time to enjoy our baby girl's arrival! If so this means just 11 weeks left!! :) :)

We still have not decided on a name or ordered her bedding which is kindof starting to freak me out a little bit! I really like the name Kendall and Trey likes Taylor. Looking forward to getting everything put together!

27 weeks!

We are now at 27 weeks, one more week till the third trimester! Also about to start the doctors appointments every two weeks so time will really start flying by. Now that it is getting closer I will try to start doing weekly updates, that is if I can remember. These days I can't seem to remember anything! According to the bump.com, the baby is the size of a cauliflower, at about 14 inches long and about 2 lbs in weight. She has started her breathing now and has brain activity! So crazy to read about all the new things they develope each week. I do not know how one can have a child and watch it grow and not believe in God! It is truly amazing! My wrist is feeling much better by the way for those who keep up with the blog. I did sprain it pretty bad so the doctor says just no heavy lifting for 10 days or so... I am suppose to be wearing some wrist cast thing but ya'll know me, I can't wear it and let it slow me down. Still doing my boot camp and workouts just taking it a little easier till it heals. Trey and I still have not decided on a name. We both have names in mind that we like, however I do not like his choices and he doesn't like mine! I told him that this might just cause us to get a divorce with both of stubborn personalities. I was just kidding by the way so no body take that seriously! It is very true however that I am not willing to settle on a name that I do not absoluetly love and neither is he! Be thinking of suggestions and let us know what you think! I have been doing horrible with this baby, when I was pregnant with Peyton I had everything in order like bedding and painting her room as soon as we found out it was a girl. I guess it is because I have just been so busy with other things that I have no even ordered bedding or anything. I have found what I want but just keep putting it off! Summer time is always super busy for us anyways so maybe I won't wait till the last month to get everything ready!
Trey gets to come tomorrow after possibly the longest two weeks ever in the almost 6 years that he has worked in the oil field! I am sad that we will not be able to go to the Rangers game that we had planned but we do have lots of other things planned already! This weekend we plan on spending it at the lake camping, fishing and playing on the water! I am so excited!! I love the feeling of being at the lake for the weekend and how you can just kindof disappear for a few days! Looking forward to some good quite time with some great family!!

Catching Up!

Good Morning!! Another holiday has come and gone! We had a wonderful Easter with our flamily and friends. Saturday we spent it hunting eggs at the Ford's house with Peyt's friends Breck and Charli. She had so much fun running after the eggs. I was so glad she finally got the concept of it although she still needs some work on her speed! LOL. Sunday we spent all afternoon fishing at my parents tank with the family. Peyton loves to throw rocks into the water! Then we finsihed it up by eating BBQ, hunting eggs with Kenley & Ryan and coloring eggs. Thanks to Ber Ber (Amber) the kids had plenty of toys and goodies! Monday we went to Clyde and spent time with Mi-Mom and our cousins Bailey & Bowen! What a great way to spend our weekend, the only thing that would of made it better is if Trey would of been able to join us!

Happy Easter Ya'll!

Easter Day 2012

After Church with Charli

Fishing at the tank!

Ready, Set, Hunt!

Their 230 something eggs for just 3 kids! :)

Since Easter...

 Yesterday I hit the 26 weeks mark! Still feeling great, go back to the doctor on April 26th to do all my blood test and glucose test. Not looking forward to having to fast and drink that nasty drink! I told everyone not to get too excited about the name Emma Reece because like I said Trey always changes his mind! LOL! He has now decided he doesn't like that and has a different name in mind but I think I just won't post anything until it's final. So for those of you that were wondering, that's why I deleted the album on facebook. Open to suggestions for names! :)

Yesterday at boot camp or at some point during my day of working out, mowing front & back yard and picking a huge trash can full of weeds I some how managed to really hurt my wrist! This pregnancy has made me feel so old! Not only are my knees hurting worse than normal, my veins in  my legs are ridicilous and have knots all in the them (doctor says this is normal so don't freak out), my ankles swell everytime I run which is something new for me because I never had any swelling with Peyton, now my wrist is swollen and has a huge hard knot in it. It is killing me! This is why I told Trey we are done after this child. Not sure my body could handle another one! LOL!

Still another week until Trey gets to come home and it can not get here soon enough! I am always thrilled for him to come home but this time even more excited because we are gonna take the boat out! I probably won't be getting in the water because I am sure it's still freezing but Trey seems to think he is going to play on the water! :) Also this time Trey is home it's his birthday! I tried to surprise him with Rangers tickets but didn't know which game he wanted to see so ended up having to tell him! We are going to watch Detroit and the Rangers play. This is going to be Peyton's first Rangers game and I am so proud that my baby girl loves Baseball! Makes this mommy's heart so happy because secertly she was going to play wether she liked it or not, kindof kidding on that one! I did manage to keep one of Trey's present a secert so far! It is coming in today, so excited! Well that's all I have for now! I'll post again soon!





Spring is here!

Oh how I love this time of the year when the flowers are blooming and the sun shines nearly everyday! Today driving from Abilene to Stamford, we pulled into Anson and there was a field of some beautilful bluebonnets so I got Peyton out to take her pictures in them! Of course, who do you think had to take their picture first?

None other than her best friend Mr. G! LOL! She gave him a bath this morning which is also a huge deal at the Waltons so he had to have his picture taken to show how clean he was (or cleaner). I don't think this animal will ever be completely clean. 

Can you find G??? LOL!

Peyton was being her normal goofy self so I didn't get many of her actually looking. She was too busy smelling them and trying to pick them! So hard to explain to a 2 year old why you are not allowed to pick these flowers!

The beautiful blue bonnets!

She picked some! :) Sure did smell good though!

Ugh, The sun is so bright and this wind is blowing my hair!