The big 2 months.

Happy Birthday To You...
Happy Birthday To You...
Happy Birthday Dear Payton...
Happy Birthday To You.

Well it is official, Payton has made it to her two month birthday and boy she has been through a lot. She was dropped by Nolan the first day we had her home and has already had plastic surgery on her lip and nose. The first day that we were home Nolan decided he would try to get Payton out of her bassinet and play with her. We didn't lock the door to our room and he was all alone with her. Well Jennie made it into the room and she was lying on the floor just crying. He got her over the edge and must have dropped her. A couple other times he has emptied her bassinet and we were there in time to prevent him from taking her out next. He absolutely loves his little sister and always wants to be around her, holding her, or giving her kisses. If she has any brain damage later on we will know why.

As most of you know she also had some surgery on her top lip and nose to correct a clef lip that she was born with. It didn't include the pallet which is very good and will save her surgeries down the road. I have included before and after pictures to show the difference. It is amazing what a plastic surgeon can do in an hour. Not that she wasn't beautiful before but it is amazing to see the difference. The surgeon said that within a year the redness from the scar with go away and you won't even be able to tell that she ever had anything done. Other than those couple of instances she has had a pretty uneventful life. I guess that is quite a bit to go through in your first two months of life. She is getting so big so fast. She smiles all the time and is starting to make noises when we talk to her. She loves her new swing and taking walks with mama. We are lucky in the fact that she has been a really good sleeper. All of our kids have been really good with this so I guess we are really lucky. Not that I would know (I am a heavy sleeper). Well we just wanted to give a quick update and include some pictures for those of you who don't get to see her, or us, quite as often.

Before.













After.