Happy Birthday Sweet Landon!

OCTOBER 8, 2008



One year ago today, your Daddy and I went to see the high-risk doctor for a follow up appointment. We had gone three days before and you seemed to be doing good. However because of my high blood pressure, they needed to see me again. The Dr. quietly looked around on the sonogram machine and then turned it off and looked at us and said "we have to get the baby out now!". The placenta had been cut off and you were not getting any nutrients (which is a side effect to the high blood pressure). I was so scared and nervous. That night you came in to this world at a whopping 4 pounds 5 ounces. They quickly took you to the NICU where you remained for 5 nights. 5 nights, that's it! You amazed everyone! Your main issue was that your body was having a hard time controlling your blood sugar. It was too low, which could lead to serious brain problems if not solved. But you did it! And look at you now....






Ten Reasons Why I Love My Landon!

10. I love it when I walk into your room do get you out of bed, you jump up and down like a wild monkey!

9. I love the way you laugh when you try to out crawl your brother as he is chasing you.

8. I love it that you are an awesome sleeper, giving Mommy lots of rest!

7. I love the way you LOVE to play in the bathtub and giggle so hard when brother takes a bath with you.

6. I love the way you point at everything. You love your pointer finger!

5. I love the way you always have an inside joke. I think sometimes you have a secret friend that we don't know about (or angel).

4. I love the way you think the cat, Cole, is your friend. Even though he doesn't agree.

3. I LOVE the way you give me hugs and pretend to go "night night" (as you are doing in picture #2 above). You are so sweet!

2. I love the way you LOVE your Mommy and you LIGHT up when I walk into the room. It makes me feel so special.

1. I ABSOLUTELY LOVE it when you get so excited to see your brother. When we walk down the stairs (from nap time) and you see him in the living room, you almost jump out of my arms because you are soooooooooo excited to see him. When you are still in your crib and I walk in to get you, you always peek around me to see if brother is following. It is so adorable!

I LOVE you my sweet Landon. Happy First Birthday!

I know, I know!

Where have I been? I know, I know! I have so many pictures to show. I still have Carter's bday party pics to show. Plus I have so many pictures from our AWESOME trip to San Francisco and Napa Valley. I promise I will post them next week. Tomorrow we will be celebrating Landon's 1st birthday. Can you believe it? For now, I will leave you with this funny video. Landon is now eating table foods. We had to skip the 3rd jar foods all together. He will show you in the video just how much he likes them!!

I Have A Five Year Old!

My DEAR Carter turns 5 today! Wow, how the years fly. Today we cooked Carter breakfast...he requested eggs and bacon. Lots of bacon! Then we took cookies for his class. I told him tonight that he could pick anywhere to eat. Of course he chose Chuck E. Cheese. So we are going to pick up Emma and all go to Grapevine Mills mall to build a bear first and then eat Chuck E. Cheese. He is so excited! His party will be on Saturday. I don't know what he will do once this week is over. He has had so much excitement going on this week.

TEN REASONS I LOVE MY CARTER!

1. I love the way you tell stories. The adjectives you use and the excitement in your voice make us laugh.

2. I love the CRAZY things you say....I could write for days about your jokes you tell or your sense of humor.

3. I love it when I finish getting ready and you say "Mommy, you look so pretty". And you are so sincere when you say it!

4. I love it when you and your Daddy make projects. You always love to work his Daddy. You guys have a special bond that warms my heart.

5. I love it when Daddy is out-of-town and you sleep in my bed. Only that when I come to bed, there is no room for me because you have loaded about 10 stuffed animals all on my side.

6. I love the way you pick up your toys when you finish playing. I can even hear you tell your friends upstairs that "you must always pick up your toys when you are finished".

7. I love it that no matter how big you have gotten, you always run to me when you are hurt because you know that Mommy will make it all better!

8. I love to see you get excited about everything. I love to watch the world through your eyes!

9. I love the hugs that you give so often. You have always been a hugger and a cuddler. And I love when you cuddle, that you still twirl you hair like when you were little.

10. What I love you most for is how you are such a GREAT big brother. A lot of people thought that when Landon was born you were going to have a hard time adjusting since you were an only for four years. I always knew that you would adjust okay. I just didn't know HOW well you were going to adjust. You have never been jealous of your brother (not one single time) and you always want to include him in EVERYTHING we do. You are such a protector over Landon. You watch him like a hawk to make sure he will not get hurt. I love to watch you console him when he is crying. So many times I have watched you lean over to pat his head or rub his hand when he is crying. Half the time you continue to watch your show or play with your toys while you are doing it. You just instinctly know that you need to do it. That, more than anything, makes me so proud. It shows a lot about your character. There are times you are hyper (often) and a bit stong-willed (ha-ha) but it shows me that you truly have a kind heart and soul. And that says a lot!

Happy Birthday Big Boy!

My baby started kindergarten

Yesterday Carter started kindergarten. He was so excited. Carter LOVES to learn and he could not wait to get to school. He had a blast and talked about his day non-stop last night. He was only disappointed because he said they didn't do any "alphabeting" at school that day. I am telling you...he really does LOVE to learn new things. He just loves to soak it up.
No, I did not cry. I did tear up once, but that was because I was sad because he was looking a little nervous and I hate that feeling when you can't help them. However, he quickly got over that because one of his friends (from his preschool last year) is in his class and he was excited to see Luke.
Carter only goes to 1/2 day kindergarten, so Rich and I took him to lunch first.

Emerson turns Three!

Emerson had her birthday party at The Little Gym. The kids had so much fun and it was great to see Miss Emerson running around like all 3 years olds should! Landon had sooooooooo much fun at the gym. He giggled and chased balls around. It was a lot of fun to watch him. I would love to sign him up for a class there, but can't wrap my brain around spending hundreds of dollars for him to chase balls and blow bubbles!
The other baby in the pic is Sawyer, Emerson's sister. She and Landon are only 20 days apart in age.

My Boys!

I'm trying to get back into the bloggin' routine, so I am just going to leave you with a picture of my two boys!

Rockport, Texas

Last week we went to Rockport for 5 days with the Paddacks. We had a good time swimming, sight-seeing and just relaxing. Here are some pics from the beach. As always (lately), I have been so busy. I have a lot going on before Carter starts kindergarten...yes kindergarten! Landon is now pulling up and standing. He also has his first two teeth! Maybe a longer update one day, but for now here are some pics.




Beach day in Rockport!







Carter and Daddy found a crab.

Dat who? All you Aggies will understand this pic...

Check out those legs...

Carter in front of a shrimp boat.

Landon ready to eat!

Feeding the sea gulls in Port Aransas...


At the Chorpus Christi aquarium...





Landon sound asleep in his pack-n-play. They had a crib, but after the first day we realized he slept better in this. Don't ask me why, I can't explain it!