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Cute Peyton Story

Here is a cute Peyton story that happened last night that I wanted to share with you all.

Last night we were talking with Grandma and Grandpa Yoder on Skype and to get Peyton talking we were asking her all kinds of different questions and having her say names of people in our family. One of the topics that we started talking about was basketball and asking her who the guys are on the team. (If you are a K-State fan you will understand this, but for those that are not I hope that it is still a cute story to you.) Brandon asked her about Jacob and she couldn't just say Jacob it was "Jacob Pullen" Pullen is his last name. Every time we said his name she always had to add his last name. The one that really got Brandon and I laughing mainly out of shock was when we asked her about Denis Clemente and she said "Denis Clemente for 3!" This just proves to us that this girl is a HUGE K-State fan and has been to so many basketball games that she remembers what the PA Announcer says after Denis makes a 3-pointer.

Peyton is one funny smart girl that makes us laugh when we are not expecting it. Love her!

24 Week Update

How your baby's growing:Your baby's growing steadily, having gained about 4 ounces since last week. That puts her at just over a pound. Since she's almost a foot long (picture an ear of corn), she cuts a pretty lean figure at this point, but her body is filling out proportionally and she'll soon start to plump up. Her brain is also growing quickly now, and her taste buds are continuing to develop. Her lungs are developing "branches" of the respiratory "tree" as well as cells that produce surfactant, a substance that will help her air sacs inflate once she hits the outside world. Her skin is still thin and translucent, but that will start to change soon.

I went yesterday for my monthly check-up and everything looks great for both the baby and me. Baby Girl Yoder is growing and we are right on track with my belly measurements. Her heart was beating at 153-156 bpm and sounded very strong. Peyton went with me to this appointment since they are very quick and that way she could hear her baby sister. She was very cute and pointed to my belly once we heard the heartbeat and said "Baby Sister" when I asked her if she was hearing the heartbeat.

My next appointment is in a month when I have to go have my glucose test. I am just hoping that it goes as well has it did last time and that the fruit cocktail test okay again to me.

Happy Valentine's Day Weekend

We had another busy weekend, but it was a great one filled with lots of LOVE for Valentine's Day. When I picked Peyton up at Daycare on Friday she had her hands full of goodies that she received from her friends. Renate gave her a teddy bear and she took it everywhere with her this weekend.

On Saturday we had a relaxing morning waiting for my parents to get in town to go to the K-State basketball game that night. The Cats beat Colorado so that made us all happy, but it makes Brandon's job easier with a win.

We woke up to snow Sunday morning and it was nice to take our time before we headed for a Valentine's breakfast with my parents before they headed home. I am very thankful that we did take our time because there was a bad accident on I70 that had them stopped on the highway for 2 hours waiting for the clean up instead of being involved in the 40 car pileup. It was a long drive home for them, but we are counting our blessings that they made it home safely with no problems.

We spent the rest of the day on Sunday has a family. Brandon did have to go into work for a little while, but it was during Peyton's nap so she didn't notice. Peyton and I made some Valentine's Day cookies and she loved being able to help me out. Of course we did some family dancing that Peyton loves to do so much and just loved on each other all day long. It was a nice treat to get to have a little family time together during this busy time of year for Brandon.

Daddy with his little girl

Peyton and Mommy
I had to post this one because Peyton was giving me such a tight hug that it was smashing her face. I love her!

Making Valentine's Day cookies with Mommy

Peyton looking very sweet

Peyton very tired and sleeping with Dad is his chair while watching TV.

Hope you all had a very Happy Valentine's Day and were able to spend it with your loved ones.

23 Weeks!

Turn on the radio and sway to the music. With her sense of movement well developed by now, your baby can feel you dance. And now that she's more than 11 inches long and weighs just over a pound (about as much as a large mango), you may be able to see her squirm underneath your clothes. Blood vessels in her lungs are developing to prepare for breathing, and the sounds that your baby's increasingly keen ears pick up are preparing her for entry into the outside world. Loud noises that become familiar now — such as your dog barking or the roar of the vacuum cleaner — probably won't faze her when she hears them outside the womb.

23 Weeks Belly Picture

I am feeling good these days. There are those moments that I wish that I could pull my gall bladder out because of the pain, but other than that I can not complain. Brandon and I are still working on names for this baby girl. Girl names are just not easy for us and this is going to take us a little while I fear. On Sunday we started cleaning house and moving things around in different rooms to make room for this little girl. We have a long way to go, but it was a good start anyways. Brandon is very excited because the recliner made its way out to the living room and now (what he thinks) is his chair.

Why we love Peyton

Peyton always does something that just make us smile so big everyday and makes us love her even more than we thought we could.

Some of my favorite things so far:

*When Brandon and I are giving each other a hug, Peyton always has to join us for a big family hug. It makes my heart melt when she puts her arms around both of us and leans in for a tight love squeeze.

*I U! Peyton has a hard time saying love right now, but when we say "I Love You" she says back to us "I You" Brandon and I LOVE it and now we always say it back and forth to each other. When Brandon is on the road with the team and Peyton is getting ready for bed we send him a text that says "Night Night...I love you" and he will text back "I U".

*Baby Sister...We are always talking to Peyton about being a Big Sister and now when we talk about the baby we call her baby sister and when we ask Peyton where the baby is, she has to pull my shirt up and point to my belly saying "baby sister".

Peyton finally found out last weekend that she could climb in the kitchen cabinets to play. She was loving it and would close the door saying "Bye Bye" and then quickly open the door and yell "Hi!"

Super Bowl Party! Peyton hanging out with some of the guys during the game.