Get to Know...Peyton

My oldest child, Peyton, came out of the womb screaming. Here is a picture of her when she was only a few weeks old.

The first night in the hospital, the nurses were wheeling her back to my room at 2am because they couldn't get her under control. "You're going to have to take her back because she won't calm down." I should have known then what we were up against. For the next three months, she had colic--uncontrollable, unstoppable, unsoothable screaming for hours. But the months that followed the colic became a little easier. After doing a lot of reading and research about colic, I discovered a few interesting things. Colicky babies usually turn into sensitive, high need, demanding, high maintenance individuals. Full of life and fun but also cantankerous, she is the recipient of lots of spankings and time-outs.  Her teachers at school say she does "excellent".  Her today card always says she is a good helper, friendly, and kind.  There have been times when we've scratched our heads, thrown our hands up in the air, and wanted to run.

Most recently she has decided that it's fun to torture Raegan. Peyton knows what annoys her, such as giving Raegan ridiculous bear hugs(no baby wants to be held down), taking toys from her, and closing the door in Raegan's face as she comes crawling towards the room, and so she purposely pushes her buttons. Peyton also loves putting her stuffed animals, about eight of them, in time-out. Sometimes she puts them to sleep and will cover them with washcloths so they don't get cold during their nap.  She can be very sweet and loving, and she is especially attached to her daddy.

We know we have a special little girl, perfect the way God made her. We know he has great plans for her life. Life is never dull with her around. My prayer is that she will use her personality for God's glory and perhaps be a great leader one day wherever He calls her. We love her so much.