In not so many words...

When I first found out I was pregnant with Peyton, my two thoughts were:(1) "I'm so excited for another baby!", and (2)"How am I going to love this one as much as I love Sophia?"

Well, I can honestly tell you as I saw the doctors carry her from the surgery table to her little bed to clean her, all of the worry melted away, and I felt an overwhelming amount of love for this little person, so much that it made me bawl, not just tear up, but out of control tears streaming down my face. I had such a connection with her from the moment I laid eyes on her!

Having two girls, it is so neat to see the similarities and differences, especially as Peyton gets older and becomes more independent and self sufficient. Peyton is more quiet and observes everything, where as Sophia will talk your ear off. And though Peyton is behind in some areas such as talking and walking, she definitely is not lacking in brains. This girl tells me when she wants to take a nap! Yes, you read that right, she literally puts herself to sleep! Today she was ready to take her nap, so she came to me, binky in her mouth, and blanky in hand and put her hands in the air and motioned me to pick her up. I then asked her, 'Are you sleepy Peyton, ready to go night-night?' While still holding onto her blanky, she then crawled over to our stairs and proceeded to climb up to her bedroom. Peyton also amazes me at how fast she picks things up! She will see Sophia do something once and next thing you know, she has mastered it! She already tries to put her shoes on and prefers feeding herself. She is also a pro at climbing our stairs and can go both up and down them with no problem.

She is a VERY happy baby that is always laughing and usually entertains herself. However, don't try to tell her 'no' or she will give you the evil eye (it's actually pretty cute and is hard not to laugh at). Just like her big sister, Peyton is determined and focused. She knows what she wants and she goes after it 100%, which I think is a good thing, especially as she gets older. She knows that for now, crawling gets her where she wants to go, so she's not interested in walking. She loves fruit, veggies, pasta, sandwiches, and chicken. She's not much of a fan of yogurt, cheese, or cottage cheese, which seems to be due to texture. Her big sister is her idol, and she constantly follows after her as her little shadow trying to keep up with every activity.

I never knew I could love another child as much as I loved Sophia, but now that love pours out of me and continues to overflow in the form of hugs and kisses, and night time snuggling. God has blessed me with two little angels and I pray I can be the mom they deserve!