Payton Griffith

So our beautiful baby girl is finally here! Tuesday afternoon we went to the hospital because I was having major contractions. We got there about 5pm, had the epidural by 6:30, started pushing at 12:15am, and she was born at 12:44am January 28th! She is a healthy 8lbs 15oz and 21in long. A big girl! I seriously had no idea she was going to be that big. (Especially after my water broke at the hospital and the nurse kept saying there was so much, she couldn't imagine there could still be a baby in there) I am still at the hospital now, but should be going home tomorrow. (thank you wireless internet) I have lots of fun pictures to post so check back for more updates, but you can meet Payton now.....

Well.....

Is she here yet?

NOPE!!!!

(I am fully aware of how horrible I look in this picture, but can you blame me?)

40 weeks and counting. I have removed the pregnancy ticker because the large 0 days was just mocking me. It was rude. I went to my doctors appointment today and I have STILL not progressed any. Apparently she is just happy where she is and has no intention of going anywhere else. On the bright side, they did schedule me to be induced next Monday. There is an end in sight!!!!!

Also, we put our house up for sale. I know, what the crap are we thinking. With home prices and interest rates now we figure we can get something with a lot more room closer to South Jordan, which is what we wanted all along. We aren't in any hurry, so we plan on getting what we want out of our house, and if we don't get any offers high enough, we just won't be moving! Our agent put together an awesome virtual tour you can look at online at utahrealestate.com and our MLS number is 858502.

JetBlue Shower!

Last night was such a blast! The girls from JetBlue got together at the Cheesecake Factory for my baby shower. We always laugh so hard when we get together. I got such cute stuff and had a great time. Thanks girls!!!

Mmmmm.....cheesecake

Mallory, me, Heidi

Katie and my Mom

Ummm..ya. Full of cheesecake.....and baby

Such Generosity!!

Last night was my very first baby shower!! It was thrown by some of my mom friends and included my parents ward, my friends from that ward, and some of my family members. There were lots of people there and we got some amazing gifts. I came home and Josh brought everything into the nursery and I just sat in the middle and was just so amazed at how generous everyone was! Our little girl is already so spoiled. Here are some of the highlights of the night:

Leslie took tons of pictures for me. Thanks Les!

Lots of gifts. So spoiled!!

Roman is not going to be okay with sharing his grandma with Payton

This is exactly how I feel and look.

thank you again so much to everyone who was there. I am so blessed to have grown up in a ward and family who is so giving. We are ready for this baby to come!!! (which by-the-way at my last appointment my dr said I am probably going to go over my due date. so that is just awesome)

Merry Christmas!!

Merry Christmas!! Hopefully everyone had a great holiday. This year we did something a little different. I had to work from 1215am-0615am. Not fun. I really didn't think I would have to work the whole thing, but I did. Luckily that kind of shift doesn't interfere with any Christmas plans, but it sure makes for a long tired day. Which you can tell from the pictures that I am in. We started Christmas morning with breakfast at our house with Josh's family and my parents. Oh, and a lovely picture of the 8 month belly in front of the tree:

(see, don't I look sleepy? I was)

Josh's sister Randee and nephew Riley

Josh's mom Kathy and sister Jessie

Me and my mommy!!

My beautiful Christmas tree

Josh, me, and the baby in the belly

Me and my dad

Later I headed over to my Aunts house for some more Christmas festivities (and presents) and then to my Grandmas. We ended our holiday for some good old N64 Mario Cart at Josh's sisters apartment. Yea for the holidays!!! Bring on New Years!!

fit for a princess

So the nursery is finally finished! I am really happy I changed my mind and redid some things. I love the way it turned out. Sorry there are lots of pictures, but you have to try and get the full experience.......

Sergeant really wanted to be in one picture. He doesn't like the nursery. He tries to get the stuffed animals in the crib and the one on the shelf. He is helpful.

These pictures are not in the order I wanted. Oh well

The plaid wall!! It turned out so cool. Lots of paint and time. Totally worth it!!

I can't decide if I like the plaid wall or the crib better. Okay, I love them both.

It is crazy that it is done. We have had the crib and the dresser for over a year (both were amazing deals I just couldn't pass up) and I had made the bedding while Josh was on his mission. (as previously posted, the quilt I made last week) So excited she will be here in just over a month!! We are ready!!

A Nursery Sneak Peek

We are getting so close to having the nursery finished it's crazy. I did however decide about a week ago to change several things, and Josh decided to paint a wall plaid. Yup, you read that right, plaid. It is starting to look awesome. I made a new quilt because the one I had based my original idea on just wasn't doing it for me. So, here is the new quilt......

Yup. All the pink, black, and white you can dream of. Talk about taking an idea and running with it. It is all coming together and I am loving it!! I just have the curtain, the plaid wall, and we have 20 yards of tulle we have to wrestle with. (seriously) This nursery is going to be insane. I am so excited!!