More Pics of Adalyn... Surprise

Addie is finally a month old. Her Aunt Becky came to Utah (from Colorado) last weekend and took some pictures of the little one. If you want to see them... go ahead and click here. We are excited for two new additions to the family: Ryan and Sara are having a girl in June and Aaron and Angie are having a boy in July. It is great to see the family grow, but sad to know that Adalyn won't be the youngest (and therefore spoiled the most) anymore.

Already turning heads!

Adalyn started turning her head at 3 weeks! We aren't sure, but we think that has to be some kind of record. She is a strong girl (gets that from her Daddy). It takes her getting a little angry to do it, but she has done it 3 times now. She has gone from both right-to-left and left-to-right. We have got her on a strict regimen of sit-ups and tummy time as we have now seen her potential. We decided that she may not be a basketball player (my pick) or a dancer (Krytal's choice), but a body builder.

Sorry that we are only posting things about Addie, but we are pretty sure that she is the one that everyone wants to see.

Divide and Conquer

This is the ruthless takeover of the PayneNation blog. Due to months of inactivity by Ma' and Pa' Payne, we have moved most (if not all) blogging rights northward - to Clinton. As you can see the new Czar of PayneNation is Adalyn. She will reign with justice and integrity. To smooth over the whole conquest process, we have placed a picture of her as to turn all bad feelings into feelings of joy. We will post more often to increase the readership of the blog.

La Pequena Princesa

Hey everyone! I just wanted to post a few pics of Addie. She is now 2 weeks old and she is amazing. We love her so much. She had her first check up today and she is doing great. They poked her foot and she just whimpered a little bit and then was done. She is in about the 90th percentile for height and weight (did I say pequena princesa?) and the nurse could not get over how cute she was. Her favorite things to do are eat, sleep, poop, pass gas, and make funny noises. There has only been one person who has called her a boy... I restrained myself from punching that lady in the face.

I tried to post a video, but blogspot couldn't handle it. I will try to keep up on the pics.

Little Addie has arrived!

Here is Adalyn Anne Payne. She is such an angel. We instantly fell in love with her. Krystal did really well throughout all of labor and delivery. I also did a good job of only telling a few jokes during the whole process. Addie was born on April 22nd at 5:55 pm. She was 8 pounds 2 ounces (the reason she had to be delivered by c-section) and 21 1/2 inches long. She loves to sleep during the day and stay up all night. We are so happy to have her with us. We hope to teach her and learn from her as she continues to grow.

La Casa

The Backyard

The bowling-alley sized garage

The new paint job

The new fridge and paint job

Here are a few pictures of our new lil' house. We are happy that it meets all of our needs and that it is in a very good location. Mom spent all day Friday (in very cold temperatures until the gas guy arrived) and Saturday prepping and painting for us. I was with her on Friday, after I left work, and all day Saturday. It was fun to learn from her and spend some time together. The house is looking great and should be done just in time for Adalyn Ann(e) Payne... that's right we settled on Adalyn. We wanted to make sure that all the girlies: Ellie, Natalee, Addie all had the same ending. We are hopy that Ryan and Sara will follow suit by going with Ruby.

Krystal is in the last stages of pregnancy and is retaining a lot of water. If she is on her feet for just a few minutes, they start to swell. I have only called her "Frodo Foot" a couple of times. She keeps plugging along, but if they continue to swell badly this week, she will have to be put on bedrest until the baby comes (in less than 3 weeks).

I promised more posts and this is a good start. I better finish this one so that I can get some sleep. I will get some shots of Krystal before and after having the baby.

I got to kiss her first!

Well, here is Krystal's belly. It has grown quite a bit since the last post. I was kissing the baby the other day and it was leaving the "pucker" marks, so we decided to take a picture. The mark above the lips is my nose... like any good Payne, I couldn't keep my schnauz out of the way.

We have been preparing like mad for the arrival of Baby Payne (ETA, April 19th). Half of the big room is now full of her stuff. We are very grateful to the many family members and friends that have given us such great gifts. She seems to have a pretty funny personality already. She kicks almost whenever someone puts their hands on Krystal's belly... so we know she will be an entertainer, and she responds well to my recorder playing - which shows her love for "fine" music. Momma is doing well. Her feet are swollen everyday, but she keeps plugging along. We are thinking of naming the little one either Adalyn (Addie) Anne Payne or Gracie Lyn Payne. If you have any preferences feel free to comment.

We are closing on our house in Clinton tomorrow. To fit in, we bought a gun rack, some overall's, and a chicken. We are hoping that the neighbors will embrace us even more as we try to fit in to the Clinton culture. The house is great. It fits all of our needs perfectly and we can afford it. We are happy to now be the youngest Paynes, but own the newest house (2002), although the smokey smell may add a few years to it.

I just started my new job at ThomasARTS. I am very happy there and I really like the people that I work with. This has been a great opportunity for me to learn more about the advertising world. Right now I am working on the United Health Care account. It is our biggest account (they make over 90 billion a year) so I am making sure that I don't screw things up.

Krystal is ready for the baby to come, but she is still working. She has been great during this pregnancy. She is optimistic and I can already see how much she loves her little girl. She is happy that I am finally the sugar daddy, and not just dependent on her income now. We are excited for all of the changes that are happening in our lives... even though we are doing 4 things on the "top twenty most stressful things in life" list.

Since we purchased a new camera, many more blogs should be on their way... but I seem to have said that before, so who knows.