Laying Down to Sleep is for Losers

As of lately, Landon has been a terrible napper. He fights his nap sooo hard, no matter how tired he is. I guess he's just a nosy little boy and doesn't want to miss a thing. So, after trying to rock him, giving him a bottle, trying the swing, and letting him fuss for a little while in bed, I finally give in and bring him back downstairs, where he smiles and laughs as if to say "haha Mom, I win!" That little stinker. Once we are downstairs, I put him in his jumperoo to watch an Einstein's DVD, and without fail, he always passes out in his jumper. So I take cute little pictures because it just cracks me up! And of course, once he's good and asleep, I take him out and lay him on the couch to finish his nap. We don't want a sore neck to ruin the rest of the day now, do we?

First Time...

Second Time...

 Third Time...

Fourth Time...
at least with his blankey this time.

And most recent.

I'm not really sure how this can be comfortable at all, but hey, it works for me. As long as he's sleeping. :)

Summer has started

Its been a long, cold winter and spring in Colorado, and finally its starting to feel like summer. And I can't tell you how excited we are to have warm sunny weather finally. We've been enjoying our sunny days outside with our little boy, and he loves to look at the trees and the flowers and check everything out. It's tons of fun! He has also been eating a TON lately, and I'm so suprised he isn't way fatter than he already is! His eating schedule is 4oz bottle in the morning, then 2 tablespoons of cereal mixed with about 4 teaspoons of baby food, then another two 4oz bottles in before lunch time, where he eats 2 tablespoons of babyfood. then a bottle for nap time. a bottle for snack. cereal and baby food for dinner, then a bottle for bed. What a Chunk! But he really isn't all that fat. He's just a solid tall boy. I bought him a swimsuit and a pair of sunglasses and I just can't wait to take him to the pool! We spent last saturday at a car show with Nate. He had to show off his Nova since he finally got it running. It was a lot of fun, and Landon loved to be outside with all the cars. I got some great pictures of Nate and Landon in Nate's car, which I'm sure will be a tradition now. This week all of our friends are officially home from college for the summer, so its been really great to see everyone and get ready to start hanging out with everyone! And now, onto my pictures.

Hanging out at the Car Show

Timmy's Shades

Nate's Nova :)
His first baby. lol

My Boys

Grandpa's Vette "Cooper"

Timmy!

Nate and His Dad

Check Me Out!

First thing in the morning, after waking up and eating, our Little Man loves to sit in his jumperoo and watch some Baby Einsteins. And he has just really started to get the hang of the jumping thing. He either jumps with just one foot, or goes back and forth from foot to foot. He is just so cute! Its my favorite time of day, even if I am half awake. I just love watching him learn and play. He has gotten so into his Einsteins, he watches them so intently and seems to really study whats going on. Hey, maybe he'll be a genius! :)

End of April Updates

The end of the month was quite uneventful. But here are some pictures for your entertainment!

Love my monkey!

Practicing Rolling Over

Just gotta take a break and eat my hand. No Big Deal.

April Snow!

Good thing we got to wear this! I bought it in the wrong size, not really thinking. So if it werent for that darn spring snow, we never would have gotten to wear it! And it just so darn cute!

Four Months Old!

We hit the 4-month mark this week. Its going by so darn fast! Last week, we took Landon to the doctor because he had a terrible cough and was wheezing a lot, and it turns out he has an upper respiritory infection. Poor guy has to use a nebulizer now, but only as needed. Sometimes he hates the thing, and sometimes he takes it like a champ! I am so proud of him for being so good with it. We learned that he weighs 15lbs 13oz. and is 25in! He is in the 75th percentile! My Big Boy! I just can't believe how big he is. We bought him a Jumperoo, and let me tell you, what a great investment! He loves to stand in it first thing in the morning and watch his Baby Einsteins DVDs, which is such a lifesaver for me on those early mornings so I have a little more time to wake up. The little stinker loves to stand up so much, he never ever wants to just sit in my lap. Once he starts crawling, I am going to be in trouble! He has started using his hands soooo much lately too. He grabs anyones hair when they are holding him, and he has quite the grip! He grabs anything he can, and most of it goes straight to his mouth. He is starting to show interest in holding his bottle, and is super strong and can do it himself... until he pulls it away and wonders where it went! He recognizes his bottle now, and as soon as he sees it, opens his mouth and throws himself back to lay down and be ready to eat. Its so freaking cute! And our latest development, as of today, we had our first meal of cereal! And, although it was messy and not everything went down, he enjoyed it and we were successful! So just some more practice, and soon he will be a pro!

Hanging out outside with Pop

Loves it outside!

Jumperooooo!

Monkey!