New Class Pets!

Landon and I went to Aurora to pick up my class pets.  Since we are studying insects these little critters are the perfect addition to my lessons.  

 Landon laying with his Uncle Scott at his desk.

 Landon was all stretched out while he slept.  Looks uncomfortable but I think he was pretty comfortable cause he slept well. 

Landon and I are traveling bugs since he has arrived into this world.  With only 5 days left of maternity leave we headed to Aurora to visit Uncle Scott at school.  We arrived with 15 minutes left in his school day and we sat in on his team planning.  It was fun to sit in on and listen to what middle school teachers talk about.  His principal was also in there, so he was able to meet Landon too.  After showing him off to his partners we went across the hall to pick out my pet cockroaches for school.  WOW... is all I have to say. The science teacher had hundreds of them.  Luckily I only left with 3; 2 more than I actually wanted.   

Crib Time!

 Mommy admiring her little man in his big bed.  We thought we would try it out after he took his bath. Yes, try it out... during the first few weeks of his life he had his first cold so we had him sleeping in his bouncer so that he was elevated.  Landon and I also slept on the main floor on the couch so it was easier for me to get up and nurse.  Then, we transitioned him upstairs in his bouncer/bassinet.  Now we are in the process of transitioning him into his own room.  It has been hard because he hates sleeping on his back.  The first night in his crib he slept great, that is until the middle of the night when he first woke up.  Then it was hard to get him to stay asleep in there. The moment we laid him down he would start screaming.   We are definitely first time parents and are probably breaking all the rules and digging ourselves a huge hole but we'll get it figured out......... hopefully!

Landon loves watching his mobile go round.  

Visit to my Grandparent's House

 Grandma snuggling with Landon!

 He was so cozy he fell asleep.

During my freshman year of college I went out to my grandparents house almost every Friday night.  Now it is a little harder to get out there.  While on maternity leave I decided it would be the perfect opportunity to head that direction.  My grandma of course made me my favorite meal ever; meatballs, carrots and mashed potatoes.  She also made me a birthday cake!  Landon, Wally and I had a wonderful visit.  We definitely need to spend more time there.

Dr. Appointment

Landon had his 1 month check up this morning even though he is almost 6 weeks old.  He is a healthy growing boy!  He is now 22 inches long and weighs 9 lbs. 12 oz.  

First walk!

Today is the first day of SPRING and the weather is absolutely beautiful.  We decided to take a walk. Before Landon was born we stuck Wally in the bottom basket just to see how he would react. Now that Landon is here we decided to try it again  I stuck Wally in the basket and wheeled around the back yard. He jumped out right away, so I tried it one more time and he actually got situated and stayed in.  The three of us decided to take a walk around the block.  When we got back to the house Wally didn't jump out so we decided to go even further.  My brother was visiting so him and his puppy Oakley decided to join us.  

Strong little man!

Landon is crazy when it comes to raising his head up; he is a strong little man.  Every time we hold him with his belly on our chests his head is up in the air looking around.  It kind of feels like we are holding a bobble head.