Landon's 1st Easter

Easter morning Kurtis had to play drums at church.  Landon and I got up, got ready and found his Easter basket:)  After the 11 o'clock service we headed out to my grandparents house for the day.  I made the above basket for all my crazy family members to draw a number.  The number would indicate which order they got to hold Landon.  However, they really didn't go by their numbers but yet everyone got to love on him. Grandma even made him his own personalized egg that had $10 in it!  It was a wonderful day!

2 month check up!

Even though Landon is 10 weeks old we just had his two month check up.  Dr. Steinke said that he is healthy and meeting all his milestones! The whole time she was checking him he just smiled and smiled! Then it came to the dreaded shots.  I handled it a lot better than I imagined.  As soon as we were done I loved on him and he was out.  The pain came back though...  My friend Amy (my old teaching partner) was back in town for Easter so she came to visit.   Of corse Landon was in pain so he screamed the entire time she was here.  I felt so bad.  I eventually gave him some Tylenol and that seemed to help.  It was so great to catch up with her.  I miss having her around.  She is getting married in July so we can't wait to make our trip West for her big day!

Weight: 13 lbs 2 oz

Height: 24 1/2 in (She said he is tall for his age)

Trip to Lincoln!

Landon is so strong at holding his head up.  That is one thing people always comment on.

Landon is such a happy baby, we are so blessed!

Landon and I drove my brother, his wife and my mom to Lincoln for the Husker spring game. I decided I wanted to go and get my haircut so my aunt Cathy and cousin Taylor met me at the salon and watched Landon as I got my haircut.  Then we went to their house and I dropped Landon off so I could go shopping.  My cousin took all the above pictures while I was gone.  I was so excited to go to Target and Old Navy.  It is funny though how a baby changes your life.  I got done shopping and didn't buy one thing for myself, it was all for Landon.  It was so much fun though.  The hat above was one of my purchases.

Congrats!

Congrats to our friends Erin and Zach on their new baby girl.  The journey has been a long one and they are finally blessed with a healthy bundle of joy.  Monroe Elizabeth was born this morning at 12:14!  

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!