where's Spring gone?

I can't believe that last week the weather was so nice and warm and the flowers were starting to pop up from the ground. And now it feels like we're in the middle of winter again!! I'm starting to get a little stir-crazy and I think Peyton is too. I want to get out and enjoy the sun and be able to take Peyton for walks in his stroller. I don't think I can take much more of this bad weather or I'm going to start pulling my hair out!!! Plus I need to get into a routine so I don't feel like I'm not being productive. But I do have to say that my house has never been cleaner!!! That's all I've been able to do while waiting for warm weather to come back. (not that having a clean house is a bad thing!). But I need other things to do than just cleaning all the time. Other than waiting for better weather Peyton and I have been having fun. His favorite thing to do is eat! For how small he is I feel like after every bottle he is still hungry. And he is already eating 3oz.! But he's growing! I can feel him getting heavier and his cute little legs are starting to fatten up! Hopefully by Easter he's six and a half pounds. He has a doctor's appointment next week so we'll see how realistic that hope is.

Our new family

On March 4 2009 at 10:26pm Scott and I were blessed with a beautiful baby boy. We named him Peyton Scott Burningham. He weighed 5lbs. 13oz. and was 18 inches long. The day was quite a surprise because I had gone into the hospital for a simple non stress test to make sure that Peyton was still healthy and thriving, which he was. I had been there for a couple of hours and was expecting to have finished when my nurse came in and told me I would need to make some phone calls because I was going to have a baby!!! The first words out of my mouth were "Are you serious!?" And the nurse said "Yep, you're having a baby tonight." It turned out that I was the one the nurses were more concerned about because I had high blood pressure that just wasn't getting under control. And because I had high blood pressure I had a higher risk of having a seizure, so they decided to be better safe than sorry and induced me. I called Scott to tell him the good news and all he said was "What?" Then I think reality set in and he started to get nervous. I told him he needed to go home to get everything we needed to bring Peyton home. I'm surprised he remembered everything because he seemed flustered on the phone. I then called my mom because I was all alone at the hospital and Scott wouldn't be there for an hour and a half to two hours. So my mom came to keep me company while I waited to be moved to a birthing room. It was around 2:45 when I was moved into a birthing room and induced into labor. Things went smoothly once I was given an epidural. I think while I was resting Scott and my mom were getting anxious because every time I would have a contraction Peyton's heart rate would drop. The nurses were great in keeping tabs on me because around 10:00 Peyton's heart rate had dropped below 60 and they came running in the room and threw me on my side. They called my doctor and within seven minutes I was in the operating room. I was a little nervous but things were happening so fast that it wasn't too bad. Scott was able to be in the room with me which was really nice or I think I would have been a lot more nervous. It felt like I was gone for only a few minutes but it was more like an hour. It was so fun to see my family in my room when I got back. The excitement in the air was very infectious. Everyone was taking pictures and laughing and checking Peyton to make sure he had all his fingers and toes. I was kind of out of it because of the medication but I remember some of what was going on. It was quite a night. Very surreal. Having Peyton home has been so much fun but an extreme adjustment. I have been spoiled rotten with this sweet and mellow baby. He has been so patient with me as I adjust to being a mom. I am so grateful to have him in my life. Scott and I have waited nearly three years for him and I already can't imagine not having him in my life. Scott has been an amazing father and my love grows so much for him as I see him play and cuddle with Peyton. He has been my rock when I have my emotional moments and he calms my nerves. A huge adventure has just begun for me and Scott, and I can't wait to see what the future holds for our new family.