Peyton's 13-month-old vocabulary

Peyton is really starting to talk. He says many things, but I would bet that not many people understand what he means besides Shawn and I. Most of the day he just babbles on, not really saying much, but when he wants something, he will say it.

Here is all of the words that he says and what they mean.

Mum Mum: Mama
Dada or Dad: Pretty self-explanatory
Baba: Bottle
Juice: Sippy Cup
Out: Out of wherever he is -- his crib, his high-chair, his carseat, etc.
Whoa: Said whenever he looks outside.
I-ov-u: I love you (must sing the Barney song to get him to say it.)
Fee: Three (Must say one and two to get him to say it.)
Grrrr: What a bear says (must ask him what a bear says. It is also the answer for what does mommy say?)
OOO OOO: The answer to what a dog says. Sounds somewhat like Woof Woof.

Look what can change in a year!

Home Sweet Home in Sheridan

So I know it has been a while since we moved, but it has taken some time for everything to get settled here in Wyoming. Sheridan is a really pretty place. It isn't what you think of when you think about Wyoming (the long, boring, flat, windy, dry drive across I-80). It is about 25 miles from the Montana border and is along the Big Horn Mountain range. It is EXTREMELY cold here (8 degrees right now, supposed to be about -5 during the night). 

We are really liking it and we are getting adjusted to the small town life. Sheridan has about 17,000 people. The biggest thing we miss (besides friends and family, of course) is decent restaurants. Sheridan has very little to offer as far as good food goes. I have had to turn to Pinterest and start cooking different things instead.

The thing we were most surprised about is how expensive housing is here! We saw one home that was older that had 3 bedrooms and was about 1200 square feet for $320,000! After looking at our options, we decided it was best to rent for the time being, which was easier said than done. Rentals in a town this size are not as readily available as they were in Utah, but we found this cozy little house and it has worked really well for us. It has a fun backyard (which for some reason I didn't take a picture of), with a cute doghouse and a really nice storage shed.  You can also see the VA hospital from our house, which makes Shawn's commute less than 5 minutes.

My sister was asking for pictures of our house so here they are...

The front of our house from the street.

Our front door with Shawn's Christmas gift from my sister.

Living Room. I want to get a really nice rug in here to cover up the '70s brown carpet.

Our living room from the other direction.

Our dining room

Our kitchen. I am trying to get permission to paint in there. The light blue isn't my favorite.


Peyton's Room

Peyton's Dresser. 

Shawn's mom found those bookends in her garage. They were a little chipped and at some point, someone tried painting them grey, but only painted parts of them. They were in pretty bad shape. Shawn and I cleaned them up and Shawn painted the football one while I painted the baseball one. They hold a collection of Sesame Street books that Shawn had when he was young.

Peyton's bookshelf at his own height.
Made by his Aunt Stephanie.

Peyton reading his books

Peyton's cute picture in his room.
Made by his Aunt Annie.

Our bedroom with the quilt my mom made for us.

Bathroom/Laundry Room

Guest Room/Office

Garage with the Nissan in there

Some of the rooms we are still working on getting put together, but homes are always a work in progress.

8 months

Peyton turned 8 months old on the 3rd of October. He is really starting to grow up and become more and more independent. He crawls everywhere and pulls himself up on anything he can get his hands on -- chairs, tables, TVs, toys, my legs, the outside of his walker, everything. He jabbers all the time and loves to play with his mom and dad.

We love seeing him learn new things, but, in a way, it is sad that he isn't our little baby boy anymore. Here is a video of him at the beginning of September saying Mama that I never posted on our blog. Now he says it all the time!

He was so excited to wear his jacket. 

Getting brave with only one hand.

Peyton with his twin cousins, Madison and McKenzie (2 weeks old)

He loves to stand up in his crib and yell for Mama until I go get him.

They had zombie day at daycare. I thought it was hilarious!

Munchkin Bunch Ends tomorrow!

Peyton's Munchkin Bunch voting ends tomorrow and he is in SIXTH place. The kids in the top five become spokesbabies for Munchkin. If you could go vote for him today and tomorrow, It would be great! He needs a REALLY big push in the next day two days!

Don't forget that you can vote 5 times per day!!

Thanks everyone!

http://www.facebook.com/MunchkinInc?sk=app_159117397504600

7 months

I never got around to posting Peyton's 7-month update, but it is better late than never! Peyton turned 7-months-old on Sept. 3. He is getting so BIG. He is like a little boy instead of a baby.

We moved to a new house this month, and Peyton loved it. He especially loved to play with the boxes!

Peyton at 7 months:

• He can say Mama and Dada.
• He loves to stick out his toungue, and blow bubbles. 
• He laughs at Dad and Mom, especially when he gets tickled.
• He can pull himself up to a standing position on the couch, ottoman, pretty much anything he can reach.
• He loves to play with his toys. New toys are his favorite.
• He loves the bath. He sits up in the bath now, so he loves to play with the water when it comes out of the faucet.
• He is wearing 9 month clothes.

I love to see him getting bigger and bigger every day.

Vote for Peyton!!

So a few months ago, I was on Facebook and saw a contest from Munchkin, Inc, who makes many different baby items (including the mesh feeder that I LOVE). They were having a contest to find five kids for their "Munchkin Bunch." The Munchkin Bunch will be the stars of their Facebook page with monthly updates on how they are doing and what they are learning. You also get cool free stuff from Munchkin each month. I thought it would be fun so I submitted a few photos and didn't think anything more about it.

Today I got an email from them telling me that Peyton was chosen as one of ten finalists, out of 3500 entrants. I was so shocked!

The ten finalists are now in a contest against each other. You can vote for Peyton on Munchkin's Facebook page. You can give him 5 VOTES EVERY DAY until October 1! I would love your votes! Thanks everyone.

Click here to vote for Peyton!