It's been a while..

I hate to say the same old thing every post lately but "nothing new is happening here".. bummer I know. Chad is on spring break but it doesn't matter with us both working anyway. I'm actually hitting 35 hrs or so a week, and I can honestly say I'm not complaining. I miss Payton man so much during the day but I love my job!

Speaking of Payton, he is getting so big. He will be 17 mo next week. He is actually saying a few words now such as; ball, duck, donald (donald duck) dog, moon, and grandpa. There might be a few I'm missing. He seems to know almost every word in the dictionary just chooses not to say them. lol.  He has gotten 5 new teeth in! I know thats a lot but he really is a great teether! He only has 3 K9's left to come in and he is done! I don't remember if I stated in the last post but he has started daycare again. He is slowly getting used to it but still screams when I drop him off:( I give him two more weeks and he will be loving the swing of things!

Other than that there is really nothing going on. We are officially a boring old family now. haha. Work Monday-Friday and catch up on sleep on the weekends. I am SUPER excited it's warming up though. I have a really long list of summer activities for Payton now that he is older and walking..

        - Shlitterbahn

        - Moody Gardens

        - Houston Zoo

        - Beach

        - Get a sandbox

        - Get a pool

        - Get to the park more

Here are our Pictures for the last few weeks!

 Payton feeding Papa

 Chad and I. I finally had to cut my hair.. Sad I know.. 

It was just getting to stringy and thin and it hasn't grown a single inch in the past 12 months.

(and yes thats with trims) I like my hair short but would LOVE it to be mid back..

 Bath time!

 Mr Payton and I

 Chad is getting SO much more quality time with Payton now

that I am working. It's so good to see them connecting(:

 Yes I know random. But I found these two old pictures of and

had to make a collage. I can't believe how big I got (I think I was 

37 weeks here) and How big Payton looked at the time he was born and now look at him!

Oh I can't wait to start over again!!

 Play time with grandma (Meme)

"Helping" Daddy wash the jeep haha

Anddd.. To finish it off we celebrated my 21st birthday last week..

It was oh so exciting. Not really lol. Momma Sims made me Sloppy Joes and everyone 

met at my parents for the food. It was nice and simple. Wish Chad and I could have went to dinner or

something he's just ridiculously busy lately. 

Well my next post will be when I can steal Chad's desktop from him. We found about 2,000 pictures off his old hard drive from when we were dating/engaged and they are so cute! I can't wait to make an entire post with them! YAH!(:

Just Some Fun Photos

I have nothing really new to announce about these past few weeks. I have started working at the pharmacy in Kroger. I work 4-5 days a week which means Payton is getting way more Daddy/Grandpa/Pappy time.. Unfortunately, he will be starting daycare back next week (2x a week). I know it is good for him to get to play with the other kids but I pray he doesn't end up sick all the time again.. Hopefully because he's a bit older and has had more shots he can stay healthy! Anyway, I love love my job and I owe my awesome father-in-law a ton for putting in a good word for me!! I am going to miss my Payton man though:(
Well like I said I really don't have much to talk about I really just wanted to share some fun photo's of the past few weeks!

I swear he actually has a little bit of hair but you can never see it in pictures! lol

He's starting to love to color!

My sweet grandma gave us a Samsung tablet to download apps for Payton

on. I have tons of learning games that he just loves!

Another one of his new fetish's are pots and pans! We wear them as hats,

and shoes, and anything else that he thinks might be funny at the moment haha

 Yes that is a sticker on his head. That is where he wanted it.. lol

Helping Grandma with the chickens..

 

Chad got bored and water sprayed me a picture..

awww how sweet(:

In the past few weeks before starting work I have been helping my

parents redo their house. It has really started to come along and this

is Payton's playroom. The only thing I have left to buy is the curtains! I thought

it turned out great! (it used to be an empty green room with toys thrown everywhere)

Well that sums it up! Between Chad being in school and me working we don't have much time for things around here.. Tomorrow is Valentines day and unfortunately Chad has two exams and I work 10-6 so we won't be doing anything.. Hopefully we can catch a bite to eat this weekend or something. On a side note only 4 months until Chad starts applying to pharmacy schools!!! Prayers and fingers crossed!

Payton man 15 mo.

I don't have a lot to say on this post I just wanted to update on Payton Man's stats. We went to the doctor today for 15 mo shots and he is 28 lbs and 33" long! He is getting so heavy. He is also learning so much. He is starting to understand almost everything you say or ask him to do. (still not saying a sing word though..) I can't believe I will already be planning his next birthday soon!!

He loves playing outside with Daddy

Playing with Daddy's light saber..

I have also been working non stop on my new years resolution (before I start work next week) I am determined to start bringing in my creativity and making more things around the house. I made Payton Mickey Mouse bedding (bumpers, pillows, etc) and this little box for his toys out of the extra fabric. 

I have also been on top of scrapbooking. I went and printed some of the pics since Payton's been born (about 7 or 8 hundred pics lol) But I've gotten quiet a few pages done so far. And I'm determined to catch up and keep on top of it, but I know when I start work that will all go down hill lol.

Great New Year!

I get to brag about several things in this post! YEAH! To start off on the 8th I went and finally took my Pharmacy Technician exam and I PASSED! I am beyond excited. I have been studying for this exam for months! And even after studying for months it was really hard!

Since my exam was on the 8th and chad having his PCAT the next day we rented a hotel and stayed the night. After getting done with my exam we decided to go get a bite to eat (for Chad's birthday) and we ran across a Dave and Busters. Chad and I have never been here but have heard it's pretty fun so we stopped to see, and we had a blast! Chad and I never really get to have date nights with him studying so much so this was a very special occasion. (I think our last night out/alone Payton was about 3 months old!!) Anyway, we had so much fun and the food was decent. (better than the lunch we had:/) We played a ton of games and since we had quite a few points left at the end we got our picture drawn!

(We took a good picture too but Chad loved our silly picture more)

Chad kicked my butt at Guitar Hero but that's ok I had fun

just watching him!

 So fast forward to us getting home Wednesday night..
After getting home and going to get Payton (who didn't even seem to know we were gone lol), Thursday we filled out applications for a Pharmacy job for me. I finished the last semester of school I could last semester (My nursing classes would expire before we get back from pharmacy school), and we really could use the extra money. Thursday morning I submitted an application to Kroger pharmacy and within an hour I had an interview! Now we are just waiting for my certificate to come in so I can go get my finger prints done. I should be starting next week!! I am so excited I loved my job at the pharmacy so much and can't wait to get back in there, but this time as a technician instead of a clerk. Who knows I might make a career out of this..

On a different note Payton Man is getting so big. We go for his 15 mo check up next week and I'm sure he's gained 15 lbs! (ok I might be exaggerating a little) He finally started walking and now is practically running but still doesn't say a single word.. Yah its so fun to decide what he wants all the time lol. He has been loving all this time with Daddy these past few weeks and he even sat and watched Mickey Mouse with him for a while. (Payton doesn't snuggle much..)

 He has now started to LOVE his bath. I bought him some bath toys for Christmas and that made a huge difference. He starts running as soon as he hears the water running!

Well, that's how our first two weeks of the new year have started! Not to shabby if I may say so myself(:

Christmas has come and gone..

      Well Christmas has finally come and gone, and other than my house being overwhelmed with toys it went well. On Christmas Eve we had a little dinner here at the house with my family. We played a few games and I ended up winning nine dollars on scratch-offs! Wooh! lol. On Christmas Day we opened presents here with Payton then headed off to my parents to open gifts. This year was so much fun. Payton loved ripping the paper and actually acted so excited about what he got. (Even though I know he had no idea by looking at the box..) Chad and I got him portable DVD players for the car and a few small toys. He loves watching Mickey Mouse in the car and I can't say I mind it myself! (Car rides can be rough) Chad got me a beautiful blanket with our pictures on it. And as far as gifts from everyone else we racked in! Payton got at least 10 outfits and tons of toys. Chad and I got several things we needed/wanted for the apartment.

 It has been fairly cold outside lately and Payton seems to not care. On Christmas day we actually had a horrible storm with a few tornados and Payton (seeing the weather outside) still wanted out to play..

I found this idea on Pinterest and it turned out great! 

I used it for a centerpiece for Christmas Day and Eve.

The final product.. I loved it, it was our first green (and decorated) tree.

Payton opening his tool set.. 

This is the awesome blanket Chad got made for me! 

And Yes I cried when I opened it..

After opening gifts at my parents we headed over to my aunt's to

eat Christmas dinner and open more gifts..

And yes all of that behind me is Payton's presents. Man it's nice to be a kid..

Luckily at Vidor Elementary they had santa pictures for all of the

kids and Grandma got us up there to sneak one in! It was well worth paying 5 dollars

instead of 40 at the mall considering I knew Payton would

flip out and not want Santa to touch him.

We had Payton's post-check up yesterday from his surgery. 

He loves the teddy bears the Dr keeps in his office.

Dr said Everything looks good we just have to watch him to make sure

the testicle stays down. I sure pray this lil guy doesn't have to have surgery again!!

 Today was the first day we've actually been able to be home with out any errands to run, so we decided to play with everything we go for Christmas. Payton had gotten some finger paint and loved playing with that.

Then when he started getting bored I added some old spaghetti

noodles for him to play with and this was his masterpiece.

I think the biggest hit was this basket ball set my parents got Payton.

(Even though it should have had Chad's name written on it)

They have so much fun playing with this. We can already tell Payton will be

a star basketball player!

Payton's Surgery

      Things have been pretty quiet around the Sims house. I believe my last post was Thanksgiving. Since then, the only thing that has happened is Chad and I finished this semester of school and Payton has had surgery. Chad did very well in all of his classes and only has two more semesters until he graduates! He is getting very excited. In the meantime, He is studying for his PCAT to get into Pharmacy school. I on the other hand, still have forever! But with raising a baby (and a husband lol) I think I'm doing just fine. Also, on the same day Chad takes his PCAT, I will be taking my pharmacy technicians test to become a registered pharmacy tech. I am hoping to get hired on at a local pharmacy in January to make some extra money. I really miss working at the pharmacy.
        On a different note, Payton had surgery last friday (Dec 14th). He had to be recircumcised and have one of his testicles dropped. I feel like he can never catch a break.. He has been in the hospital twice with pneumonia and once with a sinus block. And now after only getting out of the hospital about three weeks ago he had to go in for surgery. But believe it or not even after all of that, he is such a trooper. Luckily, this was just a day surgery. We went in around 6 am and they started the surgery at 9. It was the hardest thing to let the nurses take him from me with him screaming. The doctors were not really worried about the surgery itself but with Payton being born with Apnea they had to watch him being under anesthesia. Luckily everything went fine and he was rolled back to us about 11:30 and we were sent home. Day one was rough. He slept all day from the time he got out of surgery until 6 am the next morning. (Only waking up for 3-5 minute intervals of screaming bloody murder and falling back asleep) The anesthesia seemed to have a lasting effect on him. It wasn't until Saturday morning that it really seemed to be out of his body. From Saturday until today it has still been very rough. He has been very clingy and only wanted Mommy. Which can be a good thing or a bad thing.. You can tell the poor little guy is in so much pain. He has two scars and the one on his belly is a pretty good size. I would post a picture but he won't bring his legs out of the fetal position. Other than that he is doing great. I mean you can tell he's in pain but he will play and watch movies for most of the day.
        On a more positive note because of his scars and pain he hasn't really been able to crawl much so he has started walking!! YEAH!! It only took us 14 months but hey better late than never! About two days ago he learned how to use the push toys and yesterday he actually started walking from one place to another.. Chad and I are so excited. We feel like we have been working with him SO much lately.

Here are few pictures to document lil man's Surgery..

This is as soon as he got out.

This is Saturday morning. He pretty much ate all day considering

 he went over 24 hrs without food..

Sunday Sitting on my mom's lap watching Mickey

Mouse. As you can tell he has been very chill..

 And this is a picture Chad took today of him playing outside..

He is such a cutie!

        Like I said though nothing really new is going on here. Grandpa and Grandma Sims just left for Arkansas and Mom and Dad Sims leave Thursday for Ashleigh's so we will probably spent Christmas with my family. Can you believe Christmas is only 6 days away??!! Holy Cow! I feel like this year has just flown by.
        I probably won't post from now until Christmas so we hope everyone has a Merry Christmas!