My Little Comedian

I hate the time of night when I have to walk out of Landon's room. Not because he's difficult to put to sleep or because he cries but because I just love spending time with him so much sometimes I want him to stay awake! He normally just hangs out in his bed for a while, walking the perimeter of the crib and laughing at himself in the mirror...doesn't normally make too big of a deal about my leaving. The other night, however, as soon as I left the room he started crying and saying, "mamamama." I quickly walked back into his room (I know, sucker, right?) and said, "Did you say mama?" He of course looked at me, squealed with delight, and replied, "dadadada". So, I kissed him, told him I loved him, and walked back out. Once again, he cried out, "mamamama." I, of course, went back in and asked him again if he said mama. What does my precious son say??? "Dadadadada"......and then he belly laughs, like this is the funniest game he's played all day. Does he really know what he's doing/saying? Sure seemed like it that day...and he was playing mom for sure! ......Oh yeah, and in case you can't read his shirt, it appropriately reads "Tugging on Mommy's Heart"...That's for sure!

Splish Splash

The incredible heat of this past weekend provided the perfect opportunity for us to try out Landon's new swim trunks (adorable by the way) and introduce him to his little pool. He's the kid who always tries to JUMP into the bathtub before I'm even done undressing him, so I was pretty sure he'd like being in the water; however, this being cold water...we weren't 100% sure. He was very excited to see his familiar bath toys had joined him for the swim and seemed fascinated that we were outside in the water. He, of course, at one point decided that mom looked a little too dry and climbed out onto my lap. Once I had been successfully soaked, he decided he really liked being in the pool better and climbed back in...so thoughtful to cool me down, huh? I can't wait to take him into a "big" pool...now if only my mom would get a solar cover for theirs so we could actually bear the temperature...........

Come on Summer!

The weather is gorgeous, Landon is mobile and interested in EVERYTHING, and I cannot wait for summer break to arrive! I have so many things in mind for us to do this summer, and I simply cannot wait...only 34 school days to go (not that I'm counting). I'm hoping the days fly by and then magically slow down for my time off.

Also, due to the weather, we've had to cut Landon off of being swaddled cold turkey. We put him to sleep every once in a while without it anyway, but he still sleeps so much better with it. He's able to go to sleep on his own without it (yeah!) It just took 2 hours for him to go to sleep for his nap yesterday (yikes!) Let's hope that gets a little easier really soon. He's so excited about being able to stand up and walk along the side of the crib that he just fights going to sleep. It's hilarious (and exhausting) to watch him stand up on one side, talk and babble to himself for a while, crawl to the other side, stand up....back and forth. I've even woken up in the middle of the night to see him in the monitor standing up and "practicing".

Speaking of practicing...he must be getting stronger from all of the standing up, 'cause he's become a surprisingly fast crawler! There's no more hesitation...he sees something he wants, and he's after it, lickity split. It seems like I hardly blink my eyes and he's across the room, standing up to get something. He wants to move around and explore things so badly that he can't even stand to sit long enough to drink his bottle. He gets antsy and tries to crawl away...until he realizes that he's hungry and then cries at me for not feeding him. I'm pretty sure he can't decide which one he wants more :) I think if he could figure out a way to use one of those straw helmets so he never had to stop moving, he would...I'm kinda hoping the novelty of being mobile wears off, but I have a feeling he's just going to be an active kid.

Boy Meets Grass

Landon got to experience crawling on grass today for the first time. He was so intrigued by all of the new textures of it and even tried tasting a little :) It was so fun to watch him feel the blades of grass between his fingers and squish the mud in his hands, and although he seemed a little hesitant to move very much, I think he liked it a lot. Now, let's hope he doesn't break out in a rash!

Playing with Papa

Landon loves spending time with Papa in their backyard. It was a beautiful weekend and their backyard was tons of fun. He loved looking at their garden, going down the slide, and especially loved "driving the boat" at the top of the slide. I think we'll have lots of fun hanging out over there this summer with the cousins.

On the move...

It seems as if in the last few weeks my baby has begun turning into a boy...a kid. I can not believe how much and how quickly things have changed in such a short amount of time. When we first brought him home from the hospital, it seemed as if things changed so quickly...then we went through a couple of months where it seemed not much was changing...and now....!!! He went from rolling over and over to crawling to pulling himself up and standing so fast. He has two front teeth (and is working on a couple more), eats everything from prunes to butternut squash soup (homemade by mommy :), and "talks" all the time. He has learned many new consonant sounds in the past few weeks, his current favorite is "dadadada". So...while he sleeps through the night and takes great naps, I go to bed feeling exhausted...only now it's because I spend the entire day chasing him around and trying to keep him from smacking his little head on anything and everything. He seems so grown up lately...curious about everything and ready to explore the world. I was always excited for him to reach this stage and become more playful, but now I'm not so sure I'm ready to let go of the baby stage...Prunes...his favorite!Trying to get the doggies to play :)

6 Months Pics

I keep meaning to post the rest of these and never remember...here are his 6 month pictures.