I don't know where the last nine weeks have gone, but we have a beautiful, 11 lb., 8 oz., 23.5 in. long baby boy! Landon changes so much from day to day and we love watching him grow.
So much has happened over the past month, so I'll do my best to capture it (I'll also try to post more often!). We now have a smiler! Landon thinks we are very amusing and enjoys when we say "hi" in our highest, silliest voices. We have a video camera and will have to work to capture and post this. We haven't gotten any laughs yet, but you can tell that he wants to laugh very badly.
Landon just had his two-month check up and is doing great! He is right where he should be for his age and the doctor had nothing but good things to say. Our poor little guy got three shots, and was such a trooper. He cried when the needles stuck him, but was soothed by Daddy (I couldn't watch) right away and was just fine. We were very proud of him.
We just switched to cloth diapers and are really liking them. I am still trying to get a laundry routine down, but they aren't too bad so far. I am really impressed by the evolution of cloth diapers. I remember when I worked at the daycare center in college when I had to wrestle with pins and plastic pants to change the little ones. We are using the bumgenius 3.0 diaper. It has a microfiber insert that is very absorbent. It goes into a colorful cover that is very soft and durable. The diaper Velcros onto the baby and has snaps to adjust to his size. We will be able to use them until he is 35 lbs.! Here is a picture of one of the diapers...
We went on our first camping trip last weekend! We didn't take any pictures, but we did get some videos that I'll upload later this week. We bought a camper for the truck and this was our first outing. We took the dogs and stayed in an RV park in Leavenworth on the Icicle River. The weather was great and we had a really nice time. The camper is cozy and met all of our needs and Landon really enjoyed being outside. Our next trip will be over Memorial Day Weekend with some of our friends and their kids.My first Mother's Day was amazing! Jim and Landon got me a second wedding band and a pretty house plant along with two fabulous cards. Jim even bought Landon a special outfit to wear. We went to brunch with my mom and Mike at Chamber's Bay Golf Course and then spent the rest of the day relaxing. Mom and Mike gave me gift certificates for a pedicure and a facial, a special "Mother" figurine and a nice book. My friends even treated me special...Misty got me a great necklace with Landon's picture on it (you can see it in the picture below) and Megan sent me a really pretty orchid.
Pam, Jim's mom, visited from Virginia to meet Landon. She was here for a week and got to spend a lot of time with her new grandson. When she was here we went to the UW spring game in Seattle. It was great taking Landon to Husky Stadium and got us excited for football season to begin. We have our tickets and are ready for some fun!
On a sad note, my Grandma Barb passed away. She was sick with cancer, but really took a turn for the worst after she fell getting out of bed. Luckily, she had the opportunity to meet Landon and hold him and kiss him before she passed away. It was very special and something that I will always remember. She told me that he was beautiful and that she prayed for him because she knew what great parents we would be. Her passing brought the entire family together. Although it wasn't how I imagined my family would meet my son, it was great to share his new life with everyone during their time of grief. Aunts Cindy, Sandy and Susi and Uncle Mark and all of my cousins got to meet him and they all loved him. For me, Landon's presence helped me heal and helped me appreciate my family even more.
Megan is visiting this weekend and I am very excited for her to meet Landon. He's much more interactive now than he was as a newborn, so this is a great time for her to meet him.
Sadly, I'm already having to plan for my return to work. I wasn't supposed to go back until the first part of August, but Landon made an early arrival, so I will be going back after Fourth of July. Luckily, that is a short week and then we will be in Oregon with Jim's family for a week before I return full time, but I am absolutely dreading having to leave Landon. However, I am doing my best to remember how blessed we are that my mom will be watching him. Not only do I trust her more than anyone with my son, she lives less than five minutes from my work, so I can visit during my lunchtime and drop offs and pick ups won't be too difficult (hopefully). We are already working to devise a plan for housework and dinners so that we can maximize our time with Landon at night.
So, as you can see, things are going really well and time is just flying by! We continue to fall more and more in love with our little guy every minute!
