8 weeks!

Landon will hit his chime then smile when it makes noise!  He will hit it over and over. 

When he is laying on his belly he is starting to lift his head.  He'll also lift his legs at the same time .  (Superman pose!)

Landon is changing each and everyday.  Here are a few of our recent highlights:
* He will smile when mommy and daddy talk to him
* Landon recognizes who we are; when I pick him up from daycare I automatically get a huge smile from him (makes me feel so much better about leaving him)
* He is lifting his head up when on his belly and he can hold his head up when you support his back
* He is making lots of cute noises
* When people meet him they always compliment him on all his hair, his big blue eyes, how he has his mommy's nose, and how strong he is.

I can't wait for more to come!!  

Family Time!

 When we first arrived at my Grandparents house Wally ran straight to my mom.  My Aunt Christie then decided that she would steal Landon away while my mom was preoccupied.  

My cousin Michaela holding Landon.  She hadn't held him since the day he was born.

My cousin Kent and his fiance meeting Landon for the first time.

Uncle Scott taking a nap with Landon after a long day.

It is sad that my parents and Kurtis' family live so far away but we are fortunate that the rest of my family lives so close.  Whenever we have the opportunity to get together we do.  My family is extremely close and it is fun to spend time together.  One weekend while Kurtis was at work Landon and I traveled to my grandparent's house for the day.  My parents were in town and of course wanted to see their grandson.  When Landon and I showed up, little did we know that my Aunt and cousins were all there too! Of course they came to see Landon.  He is a little star!

Squeaky Clean!

The other night I was reading a post on my friend's blog about how we put our kids in the most crazy positions just for a picture.  I had already taken this picture prior to reading that but it is so true.  When I was little my parents took my picture in a dog kennel.  One day I was working on laundry and Kurtis put Landon in his laundry basket.  He loved it at first but the longer he was in there it triggered a not so happy moment.  Cute while it lasted!

Finally!

We never thought he would sleep in his crib but having a nightly routine down has really helped and he doesn't mind being swaddled now.  The first weeks of his life he hated being swaddled.  He loved have his hands my his face.  Now, he lets us swaddle him with no fuse. It is funny how many people you encounter that ask you how he is sleeping.  I think that is the #1 question regarding a newborn you hear. Landon is such a great baby and sleeping isn't bad at all.  We'll usually put him to bed around 9:30 and he doesn't wake up again until around 3:00.  (Lately he is waking up an extra time at 1:30)  Then he'll fall asleep again until around 5:30 (which is the time I am getting up).  He is also starting to eat a lot more so I'm sure he is going through another growth spurt.  

Pictures taken at daycare! (7weeks)

We survived our first day back!

Here is a picture of our little man at the first day of daycare.  Mikki took this today and she tagged us on Facebook.  What a nice surprise!    

This morning Landon woke up at 5:00 ready for the day and I was sooooo not ready to get up yet, so I fed him and fell back asleep for a little while until my alarm clock went off.  Getting up was so hard this morning considering we had no schedule prior to today.  Landon even slept really well waking up only at 2:30 and then again at 5.  On the way to drop him off I held it together very well, but the moment I left I didn't even make it to Faidley (2 blocks away) and the tears rolled down my face.  My partner teacher always says "having a kid is like living with your heart outside of your body." This is so true!  I felt like I had just left my heart behind.  I put myself back together and went inside the school ready to tackle the day; however, the more people came up and asked if I was ok the more I wasn't.  People would hug me and my eyes would fill up with tears.  Once the kids saw me it made me realize that things would be ok and that there were 17 other parents who left me in charge of their hearts.  My little man is in amazing hands while I am at work and we are so blessed to have Mikki watch him.  The kids were so excited to have me back and of course had to tell me millions of stories.  Once I started teaching things definitely got easier.  However, once 4:00 hit I was ready to pick him up!  In addition, knowing that there are 34 1/2 days left is also encouraging!  Let's just say he got lots of cuddle time tonight!

:(

Well, tomorrow is the day that I have been dreading.... going back to work and leaving my baby at daycare.  I can't believe how fast this past 7 weeks has gone.  I guess everyone was right on how quick it goes.  I have been handling it somewhat well,  but we'll see what tomorrow brings when it actually happens.  The lady we have lined up to watch Landon is a mother of 3 herself and her boys go to my school.  She has 5 kids all together with Landon.  I know he will be in good hands and the other kids were so good with him when we went to visit over my break.  However, all day today I have just felt sick to my stomach knowing I have to drop him off.  It is such an amazing feeling knowing how much you can love someone that just came into your life.  It is an instant love that no one can explain until you are a parent yourself.