One month old already?!

Kyle, Payton and I had a fun weekend in Gig Harbor visiting family and friends. We can't believe she is one month old already! Time has seriously flown, but it is so much fun.


Pretty cool setup we had in the "guest" bedroom!

I love this picture--so sweet!

Breakfast time with mommy!

Grandma gave me a bath!

Watching march madness with daddy

Aren't I pretty?

We saw the Casebolts on Saturday, and the Books on Sunday. It was great to see everybody!

It's a little early for her to use it, but great grandpa bought Payton a pink BB gun! :)

Which we were all highly entertained with... future boyfriends beware!

At her one week doctors appointment, Payton's pediatrician noticed a strawberry birthmark on the back of her head, about the size of a nickel. Chelsea had one as a baby too, in fact almost in the same spot. Some grow a lot and some barely at all, and they usually peak in growth at about 6 to 9 months, and are almost all gone by 9 years old. He said we'd keep an eye on it and see what happens, but we're obviously hoping it doesn't grow too much. We've also noticed another little mark by her left eye, which we thought at first was a scratch but since it has been there several weeks now, I'm starting to think it is another little birthmark, maybe a little angel kiss. :) You can see it in some of my pictures above...

Dorky picture of me and Chelsea I know! You can see her birthmark in this one... it really does look like a little strawberry!

Something really special happened to me this weekend. I ran some errands with my mom, and of course by the time I got back I was dying to see Payton. I rushed to the couch where she was laying on Kyle's chest, her head turned away from me, and started talking to her and the most magical thing happened... as soon as I started talking, she lifted her head up and turned around to look at where my voice was coming from! It absolutely melted my heart! She's started to follow people and objects around the room with her eyes too, which is amazing to watch.

The Halls :)

Next Saturday we're going to Albany, Kyle's aunt Pam is having an Easter celebration at her house and Kyle's cousins who live in Boise will be there, and they haven't met Payton yet. Other than that we're going to relax at home and recover from several weekends of travelling with a newborn!

Absolutely in LOVE with being a mom!