Landon has a new cousin!

Welcome to the world little Sean! What a beautiful addition to our family! I am so proud of Brooke and I am so happy that her and the baby are both safe and healthy! What a wonderful day. Landon did wonderful in Preschool today and it is a huge answer to prayers. He played with Daddy all day while I was at the hospital waiting on the little bundle!
Here is a pic from tonight

Happy 18 months!

Today Lan is 18 months old! I can't believe how fast the time has flown by and what a little boy he is becoming! Landon had a busy week of being passed from Poppy on Monday. He saved me by coming all the way in last minute so that I could make it to work. THANK YOU SO MUCH! Tuesday, Landon had a great time at school and was happy to see me pick him up. Then I had a meeting that afternoon so he hung out with Nanny. Wednesday night I got to "volunteer"(not sure I call it that when you are required to work two shifts) to help set up the Fall/Winter Consignment Sale for Landon's preschool. I enjoyed getting to meet some of the other parents. Thursday was back to school and Landon went in without crying but I guess he had a bad day because his teacher said he cried most of the 3 hours. I am hoping that something just freaked him out and this will not be a weekly occurrence. Friday we went to get our hair cut and mine colored. Landon's hair is finally all evened out after the nice lady butchered it to no end. 100 lollipops later my hair was finished and we went to Chik-fil-A to have some much needed play time and lunch before our long drive home. After a late nap after Church today and staying up until nine he is finally down for the evening.
Here is a pic from Labor Day weekend with Miss G and Landon playing in the water table. They had a blast and laughed so hard with eachother!

Busy few weeks in our house

Landon started Paren't Morning Out on September 2nd. His teachers are wonderful. They are caring and loving yet have reasonable expectations for a one and a half year old. I think it is a great balance. While we were out to dinner for Tye's birthday Landon had an incident. He was in his booster seat on a chair and kicked himself back and landed on the concrete patio with his head. His first trip to the ER. Thankfully the Dr. at the Children's Hospital deemed it a mild head injury. He scared us bad with that and convinced us that unless where we are eating has high chairs we will not be going there. At school on Thursday he got to stamp paper and according to his teacher he loved it! Then Saturday rolled around and he woke up with a fever. He stayed sick and with a fever until Thursday and is finally better! I am hoping for a healthier rest of the year at this point! Here is a pic of Lan before his first day of PMO.

Foot prints

I just adore this picture of Lan's foot print at exactly 17 months old. It makes me think of what "foot prints" he is going to leave on this earth in the years to come. My prayer for him everyday since the day he was born is that he will be a man of God and make a positive difference in this world; small or big. Today as he hugged and kissed me out of the blue was so precious. This week he has started "singing" with me when I sing "Twinkle, twinkle" before bed. The sound of his precious voice brought tears to my eyes. He can't say the words but he does attempt. I need to remember to get Tye to video it one night.

Middle of the week

Yesterday I took Landon to the Pediatrician because he has been pulling his ears and not sleeping good. I also thought all these temper tantrums may be him not feeling good. The good news is no ear infection and he gained two pounds! Now up to 22 pounds which is still low on the percentile chart but he is gaining weight. The not so "great" news the Dr. laughed and said welcome to the terrible twos they start in full force around 18 months. I was thinking great this is going to get even worse! He had already thrown about five tantrums in the Dr's office already. No one ever told me before he was born that small tantrums would start around ten months old and they just blow up from there especially when he is told "no". Throwing food while eating is a favorite of Landon's at the moment, which has been getting old & occasionally holding a straight face while telling him that is not appropriate(don't worry I uses more kid friendly words). Even through the temper tantrums and food throwing I am still finding a sense of humor, because even in the middle of all this he is so stinkin cute& the fact that this is normal developmental behavior.

Beach Trip

We had a fun week at the beach last week. We got back last night. Landon did fairly good other than since he is cutting some molars he was not in the best mood. Before I realized that it was teething I thought that we were in a really awful phase. He would throw himself down on the beach and scream at me. He turned 17 months while we were there and now loves to chase the birds and make them fly. His new word is "bird". I am convinced that the kid can say more than he does, because when he says most words for the first time he says them very clear. We prepared for Hurricane/Tropical Storm Fay but other than wind we were thankfully not hit. On Tuesday Sarasota and Barrier Islands shut down all stores, beaches, schools, ect. so we were stuck at the house. Video to come from the wind experience! Landon also learned from his Grandaddy that when the question "Who loves Landon to raise their hands" he will raise his hands as do we and laughs. We got to spend some good times with Aunt Alexis this past week and were sad to see her leave.

This is really for me to remember so skip this part if it bores you.
At 17 months Landon can point to his nose and belly button when asked where they are. He can follow directions by putting his hands on his head when you say freeze. He will now tell me "no" when he doesn't want something. He now has one molar fully in as well as 8 front teeth in. Lan is a master climber and will climb anything that presents a challenge. He is still very loving with other children and animals. Still a momma's boy although showing a lot more interest in Daddy these days. He now loves "match box" cars. He will bark like a dog anytime he hears one barking. He can make a huge tower out of blocks. Lan gave up pacis over a month ago and to our amazement has not wanted one since. He still dislikes meat but will eat any fruit or green beans like they are leaving this earth tomorrow.
Landon also loves to run into the waves now at the beach and is really good in the pool with swimmies. We tried a float for him but he quickly climbed out. He also got out of his buckled car seat twice on the way down! Enjoy some of the pictures and videos that I will add later.

Swimming with his new swimmies


What I bought to reduce the boredom with no beach on Tuesday


Beach time with Grandaddy


My little man


New face that he is making all the time. Little Monkey!


Momma time


The birds


More to come later this week.

It has been a long week here.

Oh where to start. First I want to say Congratulations to Kevin and Caitlin on becoming engaged. Welcome to our crazy family..just kidding, well maybe a little. Landon is now cutting his first molar. He was so cranky on Monday with a runny nose I thought for sure that he was getting sick. Then while brushing his teeth I decided to run my finger on his gums and to my suprise he is getting a top molar that is peeping through. Motrin has been our best friend every night and has helped him stay asleep. His second Monday with his Nanny didn't go as good at first. He screamed the minute she came in the door. I really have to work on this seperation anxiety with him. By the time I made it home Nanny was so sweet and she and Landon were playing and he even kissed her bye. Lan did keep telling her bye the minute I picked him up, I think he was making sure Mommy was not going to leave again. Tuesday, was a rough day Keagan had to be put down. Oh, how I love that dog. I was devestated and through my breakdown Landon responded with his own. It took all evening to refocus so I was not making Lan upset since he is to young to understand what is going on. Landon will still yell for Keagan in the morning and go looking for him. I really think it upsets me and he is just confused as to why he can't be found. Thankfully, Kasey has been really loving and letting Landon love on him and letting him throw things at him.(It is not allowed but it does happen with a 16 month old). Today Landon went to work with me all day. It took a lot of convincing him that it is COOL to stay in a stroller and not scream while Mommy is trying to take money. He is a smart cookie and didn't buy it and screamed anyway. I did discover that the saftey lolly pop that the nice lady at the bank gave him(I think it was a hint to get him to quiet down in the bank) will buy me 20 minutes of talking time in a meeting though. I didn't even think of wasting that precious lolly in the bank, I knew it would be of better use later. I am reserving tomorrow for Mommy and Landon time to play and rest. I think we could both use it before we take off to FL on Saturday. I am posting the last pic that was taken with Keagan a few weeks ago. Catherine, Caroline, & Lan are a littke blurry but Keagan is not.