dear little landon,

oh my goodness, we can't believe that you're a month old...already.


the days that we spend with you go by entirely too fast.


you've got a big sister who loves you to pieces...


and is always willing to help out.


and you've got a big brother who can't wait to play dump trucks with you.  he's already decided which one you can have, and it just so happens to be the yellow one.  you should probably try to remember that.


you were our grand finale baby, which is so bittersweet.  you made our family complete, and our house is full of love for you...


your birth announcements have been mailed...


and although we both had a bit of a rough entry, it's been wonderful getting to know you.  you are so sweet. you sleep pretty well.  and for the most part, i think we've all adjusted.


you are the biggest baby that i've ever had, so i guess my milk is doing its job.  i think you are averaging about one five hour stretch every night.  so, if i nurse you at 9, you are up again around 2, and then again at 5.  you aren't the best nurser.  i have to work really hard to keep you eating, but you are definitely getting in the calories.


your reflux is pretty much under control.  you like to be held upright, and both your crib and changing table are elevated.  you sleep in your crib...swaddled, of course.  our house sleeps better and safer when you are in your room.


you don't cry a lot.  but, you are the loudest breather that i have ever met :)  you breathe a little quicker when you want something...like a feeding.


on your one month birthday, you smiled at me.  and the day before that, you smiled and laughed at your big sister.  it made her day.


you've had a couple of bottles.  you don't seem to mind them.  it would help if your momma had some milk in the freezer, but she hasn't had time to pump.


you enjoy your baths now.


and you've gotten a lot chunkier...


we've moved on to size 1 diapers.  and i think that size 2's are in our near future.


your 0-3 clothes are getting quite snug...sniff, sniff.


and you're already wearing some 3-6.


we think you are going to be a big boy.


i've got three babies now.  some days, i still don't believe it.


all three of you are a blessing to our family...


and i love being your momma...


welcome to our family little buddy.  you are in for a fun ride...


here's your official one month photo...a bit late. can't take them without a camera :) here you are, our bucket of love, still one month old, but officially, you're 7 weeks :)

WANTED...extra set of hands and new camera :)

we had a busy day today....yikes.  i needed an extra set of hands...for sure.  it was emma's 7 year check up and flu shots for all.  i nursed landon in the preschool parking lot, picked carson up from school and knocked him straight to the ground when i opened my car door.  he was crying. i slammed him in the head, on accident mind you.  landon was crying too.  someone came out from the preschool to hold landon for me while i consoled carson.  all. star. mom.  next up, pick emma up early from school....

while i had the extra set of hands, i went ahead and called the school, so that the little miss would be ready.  i pull up, pop out of the car, and low and behold, she's not there.  she went back to the class, because i wasn't there.  thank you miss emma.  thank you.  let's call for you...again.  and be late for our appointment...the one that i worked so hard to finagle all day on how to get everyone there happy and fed...again.

needless to say, she got a tiny lecture about how to wait for me in the office if i call for her.  and, we were off for our round at the pedi's office.  

it's pretty easy to blog this week...i. have. no. photos.

my camera is not working, at least most of the time.  hooray.

we're still enjoying these sweet flowers from Nana and Pawpaw to baby landon...

and we are very grateful for all of our friends and neighbors who have brought us dinner.  if you want to know what to do for a new momma...bring her dinner :)  it's the best gift ever.  if it weren't for the meals, we would be eating nothing folks.  nothing. at. all.


our little dude is four weeks old today.  it has flown by and we love him to pieces.  but, before i get too sad, i'm going to save that for his one month post :)  

thirty toes and three weeks old...

dressing your kids alike and getting their photo should be considered an olympic event...


our sleeping has gotten worse, not better.  after a trip to the pedi, we discovered that it's reflux, so we're hoping the meds help this sweet baby...


reflux...that would explain why he cries when i lay him down flat :(  he would much prefer to be held upright.  so, we've got big plans to tilt the crib and the changing table :)  otherwise, he is a super happy baby.


we had some visitors last weekend.  rob's mom and step dad got to meet baby landon :)  they were ever so gracious and held off on their visit for a couple of weeks, so that i could recover a bit.


we enjoyed our normal weekend of football and snuggles...


i've got my sweet baby on some sort of a schedule...feedings every three hours until 10 pm.  then i cross my fingers and hope for the best.  usually, it's a 1 or 2 am feed, followed by one more.  he's not consistent yet...i've gotten a few four hour stretches from him this week, so after nursing, i get three hours of sleep in a row :)  unfortunately, i'm a momma that needs sleep...


rob was off this week...


i'm in sheer panic of being along next week, but i know i'll figure it out.


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he's learning to enjoy his bath...


and we're learning how to get out of the house...


one morning was a trip to the park...


park days with dad are always a treat...

birthdays & blessings

sweet little landon turned two weeks old today.  let me try to beat my sleep deprivation and recap the week...


i'll have to say that despite needing some consecutive hours of sleep, it is wonderful having a baby in the house.  there's always someone to snuggle with...


aunt ash surprised us last weekend and came to meet her newest nephew....


and mama c. is still with us....thank heavens!  i'm still on pain meds and can't drive, so she's been driving ms. daisy :)


both emma and carson are doing wonderful with mr. landon.  both of them have taken to having a new baby and a recovering momma much better than anticipated.  they love him to pieces...sometimes even a little too much :)


the paci is helping him enjoy his baths a little more, and oh how i love his sweet baby hands...


we love clean babies too :)


and we are very blessed...


and thoughts on who he looks like?


this morning rolled around, and let me just tell you, we were a hot mess.  there were three adults in the house, and let's just say you wouldn't have known it...ha!  it was sweet emma's 7th birthday.  we had plans to make pancakes, but rob and i bailed on those at about midnight the night before.  we. were. so. tired.  plan b was donuts.  but...we overslept, so we woke up to mama c. busting out a round of pancakes with. no. time. to spare.



by the time she had gotten home from school, we were a bit more together.  emma picked chick-fil-a for dinner, which wasn't my choice, but it was fast and close.  both necessities for a new nursing momma.  my mom kept little landon...for me, cfa is a bit too germy for a two week old :)


we made some sort of carb loaded brownie dessert...


and sang to my sweet baby girl...


it seems like just yesterday that she was two weeks old...


she made her very special wish...


and opened her gift.  it was a big sister necklace :)


all in all it was a good day.  by the end of it, we were all exhausted.  although, i think i woke up that way.  our day was spent at my two week check up, followed by landon's two week check up (check the side bar...he is a BIG boy!!), and then we ended the afternoon back at the hospital for landon's pku.  not fun, but glad to have it all behind us :)


and very grateful to be a healthy family of five...some days, i look in the rear view mirror of my car, see three bobbing heads, and am not quite sure how all of this happened.  we are happy. healthy. complete. blessesd, and grateful for each of our days that keep passing us by ever so quickly.


happy two weeks little landon.  we love you more than you'll ever know.