Landon in Baby Pool

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We got Landon a cheap little baby pool this Memorial Day weekend. He loves the water. The only problem is that he is starting to crawl. He was trying to crawl in the pool, but nearly doing a face dive into the water every other minute.



He thought that Mugsy should come into the pool too. Mugsy licked the water off of him and ran away!








There have been a lot of changes for us lately. We just noticed the first top middle tooth poking through today. This has been a very snotty and drool filled week. Landon is also crawling backwards and pulling himself up. He wants to stand and walk so bad!
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Fun, Food and Fantasy!

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On May 1st we took Landon to Knoebels Grove Amusement Park. This was obviously his first time at an amusement park and I think I was way more excited to take him there than he actually was to be there. I mean, he is only 8 months old!! He did get on two rides, the first being the BABY carousel (neither Ian nor I can do spinning rides anymore so it was a toss-up who would take him). Ian ended up riding with him. He survived but did get off the ride a little paler. Did I mention that it was the BABY carousel?!! I shouldn't talk, I was sick just watching and taking pictures. The next ride was the antique cars. The three of us rode together and enjoyed some shade from the 85 degree weather. Landon's favorite part of the day was just watching all the rides in motion. He would stare at them and just smile so big. He is such a little thinker. He will just sit and really watch things and you can tell that is is studying everything. All in all it was a great day spent with Grammy and Pappy, Aunt Amy and Uncle Wes and Ellie and Liam.




Landon with Elliana.


Landon's First Ride at Knoebels!



Cooling off with Grammy at the North Pole.



Lots of fun makes the little guy very tired.

Highlights From The Best Two Months of Our Lives

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Landon has been changing daily since we got home. It has been a wild ride each day as he changes so quickly. Some major milestones include:
  • The acquisition of his two front teeth (bottom). We started giving him little puffs to try and chew today. Sometimes he laughs and chomps away, and other times he makes himself gag. It's pretty funny to watch.
  • He can roll over both ways, but often gets stuck on his stomach (which makes him angry like a hornet).
  • He can sit and play with toys. We usually have to put pillows behind him though for the occasional effort to back flip. He also ends up on his face when he tries to reach too far.
  • He loves to jump and spin in his bounce-about. His favorite part seems to be a hanging string (the one without a toy on the end of it).
  • He loves to go for walks, and will usually fall asleep instantly. He also loves any kind of swing.
  • So far there have been two birthday parties (Cousin Brady "Cookie Monster" Theme, and Cousin Liam "Pirate" Theme), one very belated Christmas party (thanks to G-ma), two Easter egg hunts, one Easter egg painting shin-dig, and one church Pot-Luck picnic.
Below is a slide show of these moments:

Welcome Home

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After what ended up being a 20 hour flight (total from Ethiopia to Dubai and Dubai to New York) because of the snow storm and then a three hour drive home in the snow we were more than ready to be "welcomed home". Our families were waiting patiently (well probably not too patiently) to meet Landon. It was nice to have them here and Landon seemed to be holding up better than Ian and I. We were totally exhausted and couldn't wait to get some sleep. Our families didn't stay long. Just long enough for some cake and goodies and a few big hugs and kisses from the cutest little guy in the world!!!! Our first night home as a family went pretty well. Landon slept better than we did. We had him in our room in a bassinet which we soon realized was not the best option for all of us. I woke with every sound he made and he woke up every time his arms would bang into the side of the bassinet. (After about four nights of this we tried him in his crib in his own room and he loved it. Big enough that he can stretch his arms straight out!) Landon didn't do as bad as I was anticipating with the time difference. I really thought that he would have his days and nights mixed up, but I think his lack of sleep on the plane helped with the transition a little bit. See, he knew what he was doing staying up for sixteen hours straight!!

Aunt Jenna with Landon
Uncle Chris and Landon
Landon with Pappy
Paige and Landon
Elliana and Landon
Brady and Landon





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