A few pics from his Half Birthday (6 months)

5 months old

Landon is 6 months old!

OK, firstly, I am aware that I've been a bad, bad blogger lately!  Sorry for that.  Moving along...

Landon is 6 months old today.  As I sit here typing I can't help but think about where I was at exactly this moment the day Landon was born.  I believe I was being given an epidural in preparation for a C-section.  Wow, the old saying is true, time gets away from us very quickly! 

Here are some updates on the things Landon is doing now:

• Sits up all by himself
• Chatters constantly (waiting for a Momma or Dada any day now!)
• Rolls over all over the place
• Gets his knees up under himself set to crawl.  That will probably happen soon
• His two bottom teeth are through
• Chews on his fingers, our fingers, his toys, blankets....pretty much anything he can get his hands and mouth on
• Smiles, giggles, smiles, giggles.... :-)
• Jumps like a lil jumping bean in his doorway jumper
• Scurries around in his walker
• Holds his own bottle for the entire feeding
• Eats and likes avocado, peas and squash
• Dislikes cereal so we don't feed it to him anymore
• Is completely fascinated with Levi and Emma (our dogs) and Levi loves him too.  Emma could care less
• Plays in his exer-saucer (Thank you Aunt T, Aunt C and S for this wonderful gift!!) and gets mad at the bird toy attached to it.  He will look at that bird and scowl and cry.  Kinda funny.
• Kicks his shoes off a lot but we still keep putting 'em on him
• Sometimes wakes up at night just needing some Momma snuggles.  It's frustrating but rewarding at the same time.  Inside, I like it. 
• Is starting to notice the television more.  We still don't let him watch it. 
• Likes books!  We bought him Brown Bear, Brown Bear for his Half Birthday and he LOOOVES it!
• LOVES to be outside

He's the light of my life and a pure joy.  I pray with him every night before bed and thank God for choosing us to be his Mommy and Daddy.  I'm still in awe that I have this precious baby. 

Landon rolls over!!!

Landon has been on the verge of rolling from his back to tummy for at least a week now. He would get balanced on his side, so ready to go all the way over, only to end up on his back again. We knew it would happen any day and today was the day! He came to work with me today and was laying on his blanket playing and chattering away. He was getting very close to rolling all the way over but just couldn't quite get there. Amber (my co-worker) and I were watching very intently for him to just do it already! I had stepped away to wash my water glass when I heard Amber say, "He just did it!" She missed it too, looking over to find Landon on his tummy. I quickly ran over and flipped him to his back in hopes that he would show me his new trick. Much to my amazement he did it again right away! And again after that!! What a little show off. He's been rolling and rolling all day long. He even tried a double roll but his arm got in the way. I have a feeling we're not too far from him getting seriously mobile! How can one tiny little boy bring so much joy, amazement and pride?!? This Momma stuff is the absolute BEST!

4 months old already!

Wow, it's hard to believe the 4 month mark has already come and gone. Landon has changed so much and continues to bring so much joy to our lives every single day. I am still brought to tears a lot of times when I look at him. I am always thinking about how lucky I am to be him Momma. What a blessing he is!!

Landon is changing every day and has recently discovered his hands. He loves to reach for things and has mastered the art of finger chewing! He is able to grab the toys we dangle in front of him. He really likes sitting in his exersaucer (even though his feet still don't quite touch!) and "talking" to his toys. Speaking of talking, he's certainly turning into a lil chatter box! I love to have "conversations" with him. He's yet to roll over but we're sure that will happen any day now! He's nearly there!! Our first experience with rice cereal didn't go over too well but he's liking it a lot more now. He smiles all the time and recently has really started enjoying his stroller. We love to take him for walks and he seems to love it too. We hope you enjoy the pictures!

Landon's 4 month check up

We went for Landon's four month check up on August 27th. I can hardly believe how much he's grown and changed! Here are his stats:

Weight: 16 pounds 11 ounces (83%)

Height: 24.5 inches (35%)

Head Circumference: 16.5 inches (41%)

He's definitely growing and healthy!

Books, sleeping patterns, giggles, oh my!

Landon is doing so good! He's happy most of the time and rewards us with smiles on a very regular basis! He loves to sit in his bouncy seat and "talk" with us. He also loves when we read to him and his favorite books right now are Mortimer and The Pokey Little Puppy. I was reading Mortimer to him last week and he was on the verge of giggles! Speaking of giggles, he seems to save those for Daddy. Although, last week, he was sitting on Amber's (my co-worker) lap and I was talking to him and he giggled for me for the first time! So fun! He's started to kick and splash a lot during baths so we tried moving his little tub from the kitchen in to the big bath tub. Not fun. We did this for 2 nights in a row and he screamed! I'm not sure what it is that he doesn't like in there. I wonder if it's that he is so much further from me. In the kitchen sink he's right there close. Anyway...we decided to do away with baby tub in the big tub and try the kitchen sink alone. Wow what a difference! He loved it! So, it looks like bath time will be in the kitchen for a while. At least until he outgrows the sink. :-) July 26th was the first time Landon slept through the night (exactly 13 weeks old!) and he's kept it up. We woke up to our alarm on the 26th and Scott said to me, "He slept through the whole night!" We were both shocked, proud and, as you can imagine, refreshed! We have had a babysitter come to our house the last 2 weeks to be with Landon 2 days a week. It has gone really well! I'm adjusting to not being with him 24/7 and he seems to be doing just fine with me being away. Although, I have noticed he seems to want to be close to me more. That's just fine by me! Another thing he's started is not wanting to lay down to nap by himself on the weekends. He wants to be held. Again, just fine by me! I'm gonna hold him as much as I can because he will one day outgrow this phase. The way we see it, it isn't affecting his ability to sleep all night in his crib so what's the harm. Also, I'm away from him during the week so why not enjoy him all I can when I'm with him?!? Baby slings rock!