Crazy, Crazy Days!

A Few New Things!

2009-08-26T21:45:00.001-07:00

Well needless to say Landon is just growing like a weed!!! He learns and does so many new things that I have a hard time keeping up. He has 4 already (top front two and bottom front two). The top right front came through on Friday. So 5 total with 3 more coming in. No wonder we aren't getting any sleep around here!! We are back to being up 2 to 3 times a night and then usually up in the morning between 5-6am. I'm dragging!!!

He also is going to be mobile very soon! Kind of scary! Last Wednesday he would pull himself up on the couch and then let go and stand a few seconds before setting himself down. Now he is standing for 10-15 seconds at a time. The kid has great balance!!

Lately he has been saying "Mama" but it seems like its only when hes sad or tired!

Dylan had a busy weekend! Saturday morning he had basketball at the YMCA, which he is still really enjoying. Then Shauna came and picked him up to spend the night. Boy did they have plans!!! They went to a birthday party, Brendon's grandparents were in town and they had a wedding reception to go to. I'm sure he slept well! Sunday they went to church and Dylan got to see his friends in nursery. Then Sunday afternoon we went over to pick up Dylan and have dinner. We missed him terribly but it was a nice "break"!

I started back to school this week! I was only able to get into one class but at least its a start and hopefully Ill have a better registration date for the Spring semester. So far so good on the class! It's online which is much easier for me to do. I can do my work early in the morning when just Landon and I are up or I can do it at night after the kids are in bed.

We don't really have many plans for the rest of the week. Just some stuff around the house. I finished Dylan's room and did a little in Landon's room.

Sunday we are going to the circus and Dylan is really excited! Every morning he keeps asking "Can we go to the circus now?" Last week I was telling him in 1 week we can go. So now I'm telling him 4 days or 5 days and he says "No!! In 1 week!"

Dylan's school will be starting in just another couple of weeks and I think he is getting anxious! He will be so excited to start and I think it will be really good for him!

Look Who's 8 Months Old!!!

2009-08-24T21:31:00.001-07:00

Look how big he's getting!

(He has a carrot in his hand from Dylan's kitchen!)

Dylan needed to have his picture taken too!

Weekend!

2009-08-17T08:15:00.000-07:00

Well we really haven't been up to much around here other that just hanging out and working around the house!

Brendon has been working on a crib idea that has turned out really nice! I will post pictures soon when he finishes.

Saturday morning Dylan had basketball and the YMCA. We missed the first two classes, one because he was sick and the other because we were camping. He had such a good time. He loved basketball much better than Tball. I'm guessing in part because they had a good coach that kept all the kids occupied at one time. He'll have one more class and then I think he's back to soccer or floor hockey. Although I'm not sure about 10 3-4 year olds running around with hockey sticks but maybe I'm wrong!

We also took my grandma with us to Dylan's basketball and then her and I worked out butts off in the backyard tearing out all the overgrown stuff and dead stuff that I'm sure has been here for years!

I also have gotten the itch to start working inside the house and doing some things. It has started with the kids rooms. Well Dylan's first. We got a twin bed for him and got rid of the queen he was sleeping on since that took up most of his room. We finally took down the pink curtains! He got a couple new bookshelves and a dresser. The rooms are hard to do only because they are block walls and it really feels like a dorm room or something. So I'm trying to warm them up and make them feel a little more lived in. We got Dylan some dinosaur bedding he picked out on EBay so hopefully that is here soon! I also bought new ceiling fans so the days of a white and gold fan are gone!

I don't have any pictures of before but here is what it looks like currently. I'm in the middle of moving everything!

I also am sort of working on Landon's room at the same time. I am going to take down his changing table and put up a bookshelf and a new dresser and move some toys from the living room into his room and Dylan's.

We are just starting to do a ton of things in the house and I'm so excited! I'm hoping to rearrange the back room maybe update the bathroom a little and who knows from there!!!

Camping Trip

2009-08-09T07:51:00.000-07:00

Well actually we had a bad start and by the end of the weekend we were having a really good time!

So we left Thursday morning to go camping with Brendon's parents for their ward camp out. We headed for the hills outside of Truckee. We had heard there was a chance it might rain "a little" but this is August!!! C'monnn! Well about half way up the hill near Blue Canyon it was definitely raining. We get to the campsite and it is raining the whole time. Brendon and I just looked at each other not knowing whether to get out and try to set up the tent or sit in the car and hope that rain stops. We decided since it was just sprinkling to get out and set everything up. Let me just add that none of us had actual shoes. We brought sandals and flip flops. We also only had one sweatshirt a piece and no jackets!

By the time we got everything set up Brendon and I were soaked to the bone. I got in the tent to start blowing up the air mattress and getting the bedding set out and there is puddles everywhere in the tent. Obviously our tent isn't waterproof? We tried using plastic garbage bags and sticking them to the outside over the seams where the water was leaking in. Not much help! By this point we were all frustrated and wet and cold and ready to just turn around and go home. Well we decided to leave about 8pm and go see if we could find a hotel to stay the night (both kids and I were just getting over colds). We drive into Truckee and didn't see anything other than little inns and bed and breakfast spots. So Brendon said that we would go into Tahoe City, mind you this is another 30-45 mins. We knew there was a hotel there because Brendon and I had stayed in it before. We finally get there and get checked in and showers and dry clothes and warmed up and I think everyone passed out!

Friday morning we woke up early. Looking out the window it looked pretty clear! We decided to stop by Squaw Valley and see if we could take Dylan up on the gondola to the top of the mountain. Of course we were there at 9am and the first ride didn't start until 10:40am. No way we were waiting that long! So we convinced him that going back to the campsite was going to be more fun. After driving an hour back to the campsite it was now cloudy, windy and cold. Dylan played with his friends from nursery and had a pretty good time throwing rocks into the water. I went over to the car to get something out and just happened to glance down at our tires! Our two front tires were completely bald, wires sticking out and everything!!! So scary since we were just driving 60 miles an hour down a two lane road! Just a week before Brendon had put air in them and they were fine! Brendon and his dad put a spare on one and used the jack for the other and off they went to Reno to get two new tires.

Several hours and two grumpy guys later they made it back. They had gone to a tire place and were told since our tires are some special low profile racing tire that they were going to be close to $400! No point in buying two brand new expensive tires if our alignment is off and will ruin these on the way down the hill to home. The guy suggested he go to a used tire place. They were able to find them and have them mounted for about $100. When they got back they still had to put them on the car but that wasn't too bad!

Saturday was beautiful and of course the day we were coming home. We had breakfast and were going to go out on the lake! It was warm and so nice out. We took down our campsite and parked by the lake for the rest of the day. We left about 3 in the afternoon and both kids snored the whole way home! I don't think we could have been any happier to be home!

Other than the rough start we had a good time! Although I don't think I got any pictures except a few in Squaw Valley! Don't mind the goofy faces!

I Can't Keep Up With Him!!!

2009-08-03T19:26:00.000-07:00

Landon is just going crazy on what hes up to lately! His top right tooth is just about through. He is crawling. He is pulling himself up standing on everything! He's climbing everything. He is standing in his crib to where we lowered the mattress all the way down. He is just all over the place and is definitely mobile now!

When you get big you get to play trains with your brother!

On another note, Dylan picked up a cold somewhere. Who knows since we don't ever go anywhere. So Saturday morning about 3 am he woke up saying his ear hurt. He was up most of the night after that. I called the Dr and got him in and we also took Landon in since he was picking up the cold and had a terrible cough.

Dylan ended up with an ear infection and is taking Omnicef. (We may have had some issues with Amoxicillan when he had his surgery). Landon on the other hand still has this lingering cough that's been around a month at least. The Dr wanted to start him on a nebulizer giving him Albuterol and Pulmicort because he thinks he has asthma. I honestly don't think that's what it is but we took everything anyways. There is no real diagnosis for asthma, its mostly just an educated guess from what the Dr told me and that makes me hesitate to give my little 7 month old steroids. Its not like hes struggling to breathe or having trouble breathing or anything like that. Its just a lingering dry cough. He coughs a couple times at night and some during the day. So I have a little research to do before we start any of that unless something drastically changes.

And this last one is too cute! This is what happens when you bite your mommy when shes feeding you! You get a big sippy cup of formula! Doesn't he look thrilled?

Getting Bigger!

2009-07-29T22:53:00.000-07:00

Well Landon just thinks he is big stuff!

Last Thursday the 23rd Landon got another tooth! This time it was the top left front tooth and it looks like the right one isn't far behind.

Then today at my Grandma's he decided to climb the stairs from the garage to the house (with me trailing behind of course!). Then when we got home he decided to pull himself from sitting to standing while holding on the couch. When did my baby get so big?!?!?!

Giveaway

2009-07-29T21:03:00.000-07:00

One of my blogger friends Jenna is having a giveaway on her site:
http://www.jennasjourneyblog.blogspot.com/

She's giving away YoBaby Yogurt which is something we have just started giving Landon and he loves it!

Anyways go check out her blog (She's one of my favorites!) and enter the giveaway!

Stuck!

2009-07-20T22:57:00.000-07:00

Mommy I think Im stuck!!!

Starting School!

2009-07-13T22:59:00.000-07:00

Well we finally got Dylan signed up for school! He will be going part time in the mornings 5 days a week. The school is just around the corner from our house. I'm really excited for him and so far he seems pretty excited. He needs the interaction from the kids so badly!

Although he did tell Grandma Babe that he couldn't go to school until he got a cell phone because he needed to make sure that he could call us if he needed to!

Landons Dr's Appt

2009-07-13T22:49:00.000-07:00

Well Landon did have a 6 month checkup scheduled for the end of July (even though it would be a month late then!!) but he woke up today with a crusty eye and a cough so we decided to take him in now.

He has his first ear infection and an eye infection as well! Poor little thing! No wonder he was so whiny and clingy the last few days. Giving him the Amoxicillan is just loads of fun *insert sarcasm here*!

He also got his 6 month check up at the same time so we didn't have to go back at the end of the month. He got the last of his shots until 12 months and his last Rotovirus oral vaccine as well.

I hope he gets better soon!

New Things

2009-07-07T22:47:00.000-07:00

Landon is growing like a weed and just doing a ton of new things all the time! In the last day or so he has been sitting up by himself, balancing himself when hes sitting so he doesn't fall over, he is scooting like a little inch worm along the floor to get to where he wants to go and he is waving to people. I'm just amazed that they all happen at one time!

Fourth of July in Vegas

2009-07-06T22:11:00.000-07:00

This is the second year we have been in Las Vegas for 4th of July. This year we went down for Drew's (Brendon's Brother) new baby, Taryn's blessing. I absolutely dread the drive. It's about 9 hrs and that's without having to stop with the kids every couple of hours. They actually did really well. Dylan rode with Randy and Shauna the whole way down. And I think we only stopped with Landon a few times.

It was nice to finally get there and get checked into the hotel and settled. We swam in the pool a lot, Dylan played with his cousins and we went to the Mandalay Bay Aquarium. We actually had a really nice, relaxing time. Here are some pictures from the trip!

Family Picture at the Aquarium

Landon and Mommy

Landon sitting up!

Trying to get a decent picture of the boys!

So cute!

Watching a movie together! One of my favorites!

6 months old and some Teeth!!!

2009-06-24T21:52:00.000-07:00

Well Landon is finally getting teeth! After months of drooling and teething they finally have come through. On Wednesday 6/17 he had the left front bottom tooth come in and then two days later on 6/19 he had the right front bottom tooth come in.

Here is an all in one picture! It shows his two teeth, it was taken on his 6 month birthday and it also shows his new trick! Rocking back and forth on all fours! He's getting so big, so fast! I cant believe its been half a year and now we are on the countdown to his first birthday.

Dylan's Surgery

2009-06-21T21:27:00.000-07:00

Well Dylan finally had his surgery a few days ago!!! I would have written this sooner but Dylan has been a sick little boy.

I'm so happy its over with. He really didn't have any idea about what was going on other than he had an appointment with the Dr to look at his throat and fix it so he could breathe better and didn't snore.

We got there bright and early at 6am to check in. Finally the time came and they called Dylan back. He was so big and brave! He kissed me and gave me a hug and off he went with his bag full of things to keep him busy. Brendon went back with him and I stayed out with Landon.

I brought the stroller and Landon and I walked for a while until I saw Brendon come out, which meant that Dylan had been taken back for surgery. It was over finally and Brendon got to go back to see Dylan. I thought that they would be right out so I went out to the car to feed Landon so he wouldn't cry on the way home and was ready to move the car over to pick them up. I waited and waited and waited and finally Dylan and Brendon came out with the nurse. Dylan was just sobbing. I'm assuming because he was drowsy and not feeling well. But he was most upset that the nurse had put a band aid on his foot where they had to put the IV in.

I was so happy that it was over with and we were home and just glad to be done with the whole thing. Dylan had some issues with the antibiotic and pain medication. He couldn't keep anything down really for the first few days and finally after I called the Dr he said to stop everything unless Dylan wanted to take the pain medication. Dylan seemed to do really well after stopping the Amoxicillan so that may be something to watch in the future. He may have an allergy to it or it may have been because of his empty stomach.

Anyways the difference in his breathing was amazing!!!!! We were told it would be a few month before we noticed a difference because of the swelling. We noticed the second he was at home sleeping in his own bed! Now sometimes we go in and check on him because his breathing is quite compared to what it used to be.

All in all I'm so happy that we decided to go through with it. He is doing so much better and I think it was a really good decision.

This picture was taken a few days after his surgery. Don't mind the orange mustache! At least he was drinking something!

Food

2009-06-21T13:22:00.000-07:00

Well Landon is working on baby food lately and he really isnt that into it. He's starving and always trying to eat our food but he really isnt happy with baby food.

So far he has tried peas, sweet potatoes, pears and applesauce. Although he has been eating rice cereal and apples which seems to be his favorite besides the pears.

"Hi Mom! What are we doing?"

"No not that stuff again!"

"Ick!!! See I told you I didnt like that stuff!"

"That's it!! Im done!"

Great Great Great Great Grandfather

2009-06-19T21:59:00.000-07:00

Since Dylan and Grandma Babe are two peas in a pod, we are over there quite often. For anyone that knows my Grandma she is addicted to pictures! They are everywhere. In her eyes there is no such thing as too many pictures.

So in her bathroom there is a picture of my Grandpa sitting on a little bench. Since he passed away before Dylan was born, Dylan of course never met him. He has really picked up on who he is in the pictures and calls him his Great Great Great Great Grandfather. Not Grandpa and not just Great Grandpa it is Great Great Great Great Grandfather. It really is cute.

And something my Grandma and I were talking about the other day. I'm not sure if Dylan knows it or not and I think he is too little to bring it up. But I don't think he knows that my Grandpa has passed away or not and I just don't have the heart to ask him. He just knows he isn't around and that there are lots of pictures of him.

It's really too bad and sort of upsetting that Grandpa and Dylan didn't get to meet because they definitely have similar personalities and Grandpa would have thought that Dylan was something else!!!! They would have been the best of friends!

There's a Turtle in the Backyard

2009-06-11T19:20:00.000-07:00

A couple of weeks ago Dylan got a new (to him) sandbox from his Auntie Holly. It was in great condition. It was left at her new house she bought and it was filled with purple Moonsand!!! That stuff is the worst stuff ever. There honestly is nothing worse. Anyways after she unloaded my Dad brought it over for us.

We finally got it set up and filled with sand in the backyard. Dylan loves it! Although in these pictures I think he had just gotten out of the pool so just imagine sitting in a turtle full of sand in a wet swimsuit. Makes me cringe just thinking about it!!!

I can Spell my Name!!!

2009-06-07T21:24:00.000-07:00

Dylan has finally picked up how to spell his name. Today he told anybody and everybody who would listen to him that he knew how to spell his name and then he would spell it for them. I'm so proud!!!!

We also tried rice cereal and apples with Landon today and he loved them! I think this could be a new favorite!

Timeout!

2009-06-05T18:07:00.000-07:00

There is nothing that makes you feel worse than putting your kid on timeout for 3 minutes and going in to tell him he can come out and he's sleeping all tucked in with his flashlight!

Sleeping Anywhere!

2009-06-04T19:14:00.000-07:00

It seems as though my kids can sleep anywhere! Since Landon was born Dylan has started sleeping like a log. Nothing wakes this kid up!

The other day Dylan was playing on the floor with Landon and they were watching a show together. When I look back over the couch, this is what I saw.

Then about 5 minutes later Brendon was holding Landon and heres what happened!

Crazy kids! I wish I could just fall asleep anywhere, anytime!

Storm

2009-06-04T17:49:00.000-07:00

Well last night we had an absolutely insane lightning storm. There was a ton of rain but it came and went really quickly.

I also noticed last night that Dylan's "new fish" died, but didn't have the heart to tell him. We had him a total of a week!! Anyways Brendon being the good Daddy that he is decided to go out and get Dylan a new fish at the closest 24 hour Walmart.

I gave him sort of sketchy directions, like maybe telling him the wrong exit to take, and he ended up driving past the exit twice and having to drive over the Yolo Causeway twice which means the wind was blowing about 60 mph as the lightning and rain went crazy.

He did finally make it home after his cell phone died and I couldn't call him anymore with fish in hand!

Ughh The Joys of Parenthood!

2009-06-03T20:26:00.000-07:00

There is nothing worse than having to tell your three year old that their pet has died. Dylan has has this same fish since he was 3 months old. I know it was only a fish but I thought we could get away without Dylan noticing for a while. I'm sure I should have just come out and told him but I didn't know how!

Tonight as I was cleaning the kitchen, Dylan came in and asked if he could feed his fish. I'm sure I just had this dumb look on my face because I hadn't really thought about what I was going to tell him. As I hesitated even longer Dylan gave me his mad face and said "Where is my fish??!! I want to feed my fish!!!" Still I hesitated and the only thing I could think in my head was to not say he died or that he was dead. So I started off by saying "He got sick." I just got the blank stare from Dylan. Of course he didn't know what that meant. So the only other thing I could think of was to say "He got sick and he is in heaven with Jesus." There is nothing worse than seeing his little eyes well up with tears and his little lip turn down. He just burst into tears.

I picked him up and held him for a little bit because he was still crying. He turned to me and said "I'm so sad that my fish died. I'm really mad at Jesus." What the heck do I say?!?!?! I just told him that I knew he was sad and it was okay to be mad about it. I kept trying to tell him that he was sick and he's all better now.

After snuggling a little while on my lap he was better I think. He hasn't mentioned anything else about it and is sleeping now.

How did I get stuck with the job telling him about his fish?!?!?! Isn't that a Daddy job???

Sticks

2009-06-02T21:51:00.000-07:00

Just a quick story......today I was leaving my Grandma's house to take Kirstin back to school and I was leaving Dylan there. As I started to back out of the driveway Dylan came running out of the garage and knocked on the window. I told him to hurry up because I was going to be late. He handed me a little stick and said "Here Mommy, just so you know I always love you!"

Sooooo sweet! (of course I saved the stick and its still sitting in the diaper bag!)

T-Ball

2009-06-01T20:56:00.000-07:00

So after soccer Dylan has started T-Ball at the YMCA. He definitely doesn't like it as much as soccer but he still is having fun. His couch isn't as great either. He focuses too much on one kid when there are 10 other 3 and 4 yr olds running around bored!! Anyways besides that he is having a really good time!

For some reason I only got two pictures and they aren't that great. But trust me he can hit the ball really far!!!

I think we are taking a break for July since Dylan will be having his surgery at the end of June and might miss a class or two. I think in August is Basketball or Indoor Soccer so we will have to see.

Folsom Lake

2009-05-30T10:44:00.000-07:00

Brendon's parents decided to take the Sea-Doo's out for the first time this year and we met them out at the lake.

Dylan's been out to the lake quite a few times but this was Landon's first trip. We decided to hang out in the shade!

Dylan actually rode on the Sea-Doo's which he hadn't been really interested in doing in the past couple of years.

First Time in the Pool

2009-05-27T22:36:00.000-07:00

Of course the day we bought the pool was 100+ degrees and ever since its been windy and cold. Today was the first day that it was warm enough for Landon to get in and this actually was his first time in any pool ever!

He of course loved it and is definately a water baby!

Look Who's 5 Months Old!!!

2009-05-24T10:33:00.000-07:00

Guess who's 5 months old today???

Look what we got!

2009-05-18T20:08:00.000-07:00

Well today was Dylan's last soccer class at the YMCA. He had such a great time with the other kids and really loved his coach! Next up is T-Ball!

Today before soccer, Brendon and I decided that we were going to get a pool. Im not talking about a little blow up pool. We were going for the real thing, or as close as you can get, not digging up the backyard.

After calling around we finally found the one we wanted. 12 Feet by 3.5 Feet Deep! Big enough for all of us to get in and cool off, but also shallow enough for Dylan to stand and have the water below his head. Here is a picture of Dylan helping us set it up!

Bodega Bay

2009-05-18T13:35:00.000-07:00

We went on our first camping trip of the summer this weekend! We has such a good time playing in the sand and digging holes.

Although there was a little boy, not naming name or anything who still had a little timeout!

Lots of News!

2009-05-14T20:48:00.000-07:00

This is just a quick update on the latest around here that I wanted to get down before I forget!

It's only taken 3 1/2 years but Dylan is finally falling asleep in his OWN bed and STAYING there all night!!!! We tried a sticker chart before about 7 or 8 months ago and he just wasn't that interested in it. So once we got settled here and Landon got here we decided to try again. This time he is all for it. We bribed him slightly with a new movie (Mickey's Big Splash) if he went a whole week staying in his bed. The next big goal is to sleep in his bed a whole month and fill up his chart and if he does he gets a new bed with whatever sheets he wants. Right now he is using our old queen size bed with our old sheet set. Not too exciting for a three year old! Anyways he is doing so well that he will be getting the new bed in no time!

Landon has also decided to follow in his older brothers footsteps and has been sleeping through the night as well. He goes to bed anywhere between 7-9pm and sleeps until 6am. I'm so so happy and hope that it continues.

Landon has been rolling over from his back to his tummy for quite a while now and he has just started rolling from his tummy to his back. He's going to be crawling in no time and then we are in BIG trouble!

We are leaving to go camping at Bodega Bay tomorrow so I will have a large post with a ton of pictures when we get back.

One last thing before I forget! Dylan got a Happy Meal the other day after his ENT appointment and it came with a Kidz Bop CD. I think its number 6. Anyways the first song on it is Beautiful Girls. Dylan loves it!! He has even learned the words and sings along in the car!

Mother's Day

2009-05-10T21:43:00.000-07:00

Brendon, Dylan and Landon got me a beautiful mirror to hang in the dining room. I'm also going to put up a couple of their pictures that we just got done at JCPennys next to it. I of course didn't take any pictures at all but will take some when I get the pictures and the mirror hung up.

We spent most of the day at my parents house just hanging out and having a good time! We got Brendon's Mom, My Mom and My Grandma each a pretty potted plant and a nice card. Then we ate dinner at my parents and it was great as usual. Dylan and Tyler had a good time playing together. Dylan was worn out by the time we got home.

Dylan's ENT Appt and Landon Tries Cereal

2009-05-08T22:00:00.000-07:00

Another busy Friday over here!

Dylan has his appointment with the ENT about setting a surgery date for his tonsils and adenoids. I was a nervous wreck even though I knew this was just a consultation. I was even sort of queasy! I'm lame, I know! Anyways the doctor said that they are pretty large but that isn't just the only reason to take them out. He said if there were times when he was sleeping that he had 8-10 seconds were he hesitated taking breaths that it was time they come out. I'm not sure on the exact length of time that he has trouble breathing but I know there is sometimes at night when Brendon and I get nervous and want to nudge him or wake him up to get him to take another breath. Definitely unnerving! Anyways we decided to go ahead with the surgery and now we are just waiting for a call back with the date. I think this is going to be Brendon's deal! I'm not sure I can handle my baby having surgery. I'm sure Ill be there somewhere but I don't want to be passed out on the floor!

Landon tried cereal this morning. I wont say much about it and let the pictures speak for themselves. But I will say his eyes were watering and he would shudder before I even got the spoon to his mouth!

All ready to go!

I don't think so Mom!

Ugh! What are you doing?!?!?!

Okay I'm DONE Mom!

Workin' At The Carwash!

2009-05-06T13:05:00.000-07:00

We finally decided that it was time to wash the car. I think the rain is done for the year! Although I'm sure now that we washed it, it's going to rain again!

Wake Up!!!!

2009-05-05T09:01:00.000-07:00

This is what I wake up to at 6am in the morning! Needless to say I think he's a morning person!

Busy Day

2009-05-04T20:13:00.000-07:00

Today was a busy busy day! I did remember to take some pictures though!

First, Landon had his 4 month appointment. He was 16lbs 4oz and 26 1/4" long. He's come a long way from the little boy who wasn't gaining any weight. He did get a couple of shots and did fine. I did give in and let him have the oral rotovirus vaccine again this time because the Dr stated that rotovirus is way way worse then just the residual affects of the vaccine. Landon did have stomach issues again this time but nothing like last time. We also have been given the go ahead for starting cereal. The Dr basically left it up to us as to when to start. Anywhere between 4-6 months. He also said that just because Dylan has issues with the rice cereal doesn't mean that Landon will, which is good news. Maybe within the next week or so we'll start it. He goes back in 2 months for his 6 month appointment on July 27th. He also has another hip appointment on August 4th, just as a follow up and to get another set of X-rays done.

Dylan started soccer today and the YMCA. It's a Monday night class with other 3 & 4 year old kids. He has been so excited for this for a week or two now. He got new "soccer" shorts and a new pair of tennis shoes. Dylan loves his new coach, Coach Marteen. Dylan just calls him Coach! He is very good with the kids and oh so patient. There was probably 10-12 kids out there. Mostly they just learned about dribbling the ball, stopping the ball and kicking. They did stretching and warm ups like duck, duck, goose. Dylan also has a "Best Friend" now. His name is Drew and he was really shy and crying and didn't really want to play or even be there and Dylan took right to him. By the end of practice they were buddies and Drew was doing everything with Dylan. Drew's mom was so excited and at the end of practice she told me "We made progress!!!"

Here's some of the pictures I took.

Warming Up!

Water break!

Dribbling Through the Cones!

Shooting a goal!

Birthdays and Weddings

2009-05-02T21:58:00.000-07:00

Ughhhhhh!!!!! I just spent 30 minutes writing out a post and when I went to submit it blogspot puked out on me.

Here we go again!

Saturday morning was Tyler's 6th birthday party. They always have a great time with each other! Just before Dylan hit meltdown mode we left (before cake but don't tell Dylan!!!). We headed over to Brendon's parents house to rest up for a while before we had a wedding to go to.

Dylan of course was asleep before we even hit the freeway. He slept until we had to wake him up to get dressed and leave. He had such a great time at the wedding. The actual ceremony couldn't have been more than about 10 minutes (thank goodness!!!!!). Afterwards the reception was in the same building and Dylan made friends instantly with the other little kids there and the spent the rest of the time running around the church like maniacs until they were sweaty and red in the face. Of course when it was time to go we had to just drag Dylan out!

I for some reason didn't get any pictures of this weekend. I need to start taking more pictures!

4 Months Old!

2009-04-24T12:14:00.000-07:00

Landon is 4 months old today! Although I won't know his weight or length until his appointment next week on May 4th.

Just today he finally rolled over from his back to his tummy. He's been very close to doing it for a while but would only get to his side and then not be able to get all the way over. But he finally did it but I wasn't able to get any pictures of him.We also moved Landon to his crib finally. I was sad to see him get moved out of his Pack N Play, in the living room, but it was time. He is sleeping much better and Dylan doesn't wake him up for the most part anymore.

Landon is always smiling. Although he does burst into tears when he sees someone he doesn't recognize. He really likes his Jumperoo and is just now starting to realize that he is supposed to jump rather than just kind of swing around. He's been trying to get teeth for a couple of weeks now and is chewing on everything he can get his hands on and drooling everywhere. He has slept through the night a couple of times. His nighttime schedule is like clockwork and by 7 or 8pm he is in bed and wakes up at 6am on the dot most mornings, waking up once between 1-4am.

When he gets tired he loves to go in his swing (FINALLLLLY!!!) and he loves to be sung to. Starting at about 3 1/2 months old, when I sing to him he sings back to me which is so cute. He also has become way more vocal this last month or so.

Dylan has become very good with Landon. They are the best of buddies. Dylan is always wanting to hold him, play with him, talk to him and just always wanting to be with his brother.

We have not started cereal yet because Dylan has issues with it and we feel its best to just hold off a little longer until his 4 month appointment with the doctor and we will see what he has to say. He is currently in 3-6 month clothing, but closer to the 6 month side. He is wearing size 2 diapers that we are just finishing up and will be starting size 3's pretty soon.

Landon is such an easy going, go with the flow kind of baby!

Updates on Everything!

2009-04-19T13:49:00.000-07:00

Well its way past time for an update. And although I should be cleaning or something exciting like that since Landon is sleeping and Dylan is contained in his highchair eating yogurt and watching Calliou I chose to update here!

Lets see! Landon is 4 days shy of 4 months! I'm so sad that he is getting so big. I want him to stay my baby forever but I also love how much he's grown and all the stuff he's doing. I'm not sure on his weight or height right now since its been almost 2 months since our last Dr's appointment. We tried to put him on the scale yesterday and it was right between 14 and 15lbs. I'm sort of surprised its not more but we'll see at his appointmentt on May 4th. He is just starting to get into 6 month clothes. He can still fit into some of the 3-6 months but it depends on the brand and what type of outfit it is.

Landon also had his last (or what we thought was his last!) hip appointment. He had his first set of x-rays! Then we headed over for his appointment. The Dr said his right hip's pelvic head (the bone that fits into the socket) was a little underdeveloped and still needed to be followed so another appointment and set of x-rays were set up for August.

He has been doing so well with sleeping at night. He is almost like clockwork although Dylan was the total opposite. Landon is in bed most nights by 8pm. Starting about 7:30 he starts rubbing his eyes and wants to eat and then he's out like a light! He has been sleeping from 8pm until 6am most days (maybe 75% of the time). The other nights hes still in bed by 8 but wakes up once around 2-3am, eats and goes right back to sleep until 6 or 7am.

During the day he is up and some days will take good naps and other days he just takes little 30 minute naps here and there. He loves to be on the ground either playing under his play mat or laying on his tummy trying to play with his toys. We got out Dylan's Jumperoo last week and Landon loves it! He looks like he's trying to do Riverdance the way his feet kick 90 miles an hour. I have a video and if I can figure out how to post it I will.

Dylan is doing so well! He is a great big brother and is always wanting to hold Landon. He loves to rub his cheeks. Although when Landon starts to cry Dylan yells "MOM!! Feed the baby!!!".

Dylan has turned into quite the artist! He especially loves to use sidewalk chalk outside. His latest picture was a picture of him and I couldn't believe he had drawn it himself! He is also really into puzzles and has quite a few he can do himself. Finally the weather has warmed up (90's today!!!!!) and we have been trying to get outside a lot. Last week we played with some water balloons and a good time was had by all! Later today I think we are going to go out and play in the hose if I can find some sunscreen.

Dylan had his 3 yr check up last week (only a few months late!). He was 40 inches and 40lbs, I think If I remember right. The doctor says he's right on track! And the Dr also confirmed what we had suspected! Dylan has to have his tonsils and adenoids out. If you have heard him breathe when hes sleeping you know what I'm talking about. He struggles so much with his breathing at night. So we have an appointment with the ENT doctor and will set up the appointment for the surgery. I of course am a wreck since I don't handle anything relating to doctors well and especially anything having to do with my first baby! Although it seems Dylan may have taken after me since he had to have some blood drawn after his appointment, of course I made Brendon take him in, and Brendon said after she was done Dylan told him "Daddy, I think I'm going to throw up!" Which of course is a famous saying from his Mom! When they came out Dylan was just green and clammy and looked terrible. After some BBQ chips and an orange juice he had perked up quite well and we went off to the mall for lunch and to play in the indoor play area.

Dylan is going to be starting his first "sports team" in a couple of weeks at the YMCA! He still has to decide between Flag Football or Outdoor Soccer. Then starting in June he can either do Indoor Soccer or T-Ball. He also will be starting preschool soon a few mornings a week. Part of it is to get him out of the house and the other reason is so that he can play with some kids his own age. He's been asking for months now to go to "School" so here's his chance and I hope he does well!

Well My Grandma's surgery went well and she is slowly but surely on the road to recovery. The best news is that the biopsy came back benign so she doesn't have to do the chemo like last time! Thursday is her birthday and we are going to have Chinese food and cake at our house. Just low key but still celebrating.

Ugh I didn't realize this had gotten so long! I better quit for now and Ill put anything I missed in the next time I post!

Long, Long Easter Day

2009-04-12T21:43:00.000-07:00

Today has been a long, long day! Starting with Dylan not going to bed until almost 11:30pm last night. That's what happens when he takes naps these days! He also was up at 7:00am Im assuming from excitement that the Easter Bunny had stopped by.

Dylan with his and Landon's Loot!

Landon was a little slow getting up Easter morning.

Landon checking out his goodies!

Landon getting help from his big brother!

We went over to Grandpa and Grandma's house about 9 to start the big hunt! Dylan and Landon were both ready to go. This year Tyler was with his dad so Kirstin, Dylan and Landon had a lot of hunting to do.

Dylan getting ready to hunt at Grpa and Grmas!

Landon and Mommy are hunting machines!

We also went over to Brendon's parent house and ate dinner with them and hunted eggs but for some reason don't have any pictures. I think at the time we thought we had lost the camera somewhere in the car. We eventually found it obviously! Anyways it was a very long day! But a good time was had by all!

The Weekend Before Easter

2009-04-06T15:00:00.000-07:00

Well this weekend we decided to go to an Easter Egg Hunt at a local park. Last year we went to William Land Park and lets just say it didn't go well. We got lost and there were a ton of people!

This year was sort of the same. We didn't get lost but there was a ton of people and we had to wait 30 minutes for the hunt with an anxious 3 yr old and a cranky 3 month old. The hunt lasted all of 20-30 seconds! Anyways we still had a good time and here's a few pictures!

Dylan anxiously awaiting the countdown to hunt!

Landon and Me waiting for everything to start!

Quick Post!

2009-03-27T10:05:00.000-07:00

The latest Dora craze has been "Dora Three Kings Day". Well along with it you can print out crowns to wear and Dylan couldnt let Landon miss out on the fun!

Also here's another lesson we have learned lately. Here is what happens when you leave Dylan and Landon alone for 1 minute! Although its quite apparent that Landon doesnt mind one bit!

My BIG little boy and My Artist

2009-03-11T15:51:00.000-07:00

Landon is getting so big! He is starting to smile and laugh almost all the time especially when someone is holding him. We did pull out his exersaucer and put it together the other day all with Dylan's help :) He is starting to want to be standing up or laying down a lot. He seems to get tired of being held all the time and I don't blame him.

The other day at Holly's new house Landon was being as serious as could be and my Dad came up and started talking to him and smiling and Landon was smiling and laughing so hard he got hiccups! It's so funny to see him go from being so serious to laughing.

Landon had his follow up appointment for his hip last Friday. The clicking is almost all gone. They did another ultrasound and said that everything is looking good. We have one more appointment a month from now (which I have to go take him to get X-rays done before then) just to make sure everything is completely healed up and that the clicking noise is gone.

Dylan has been doing really good with Landon lately. He loves to talk to him and lay on the floor with him. Landon really loves it when Dylan lays with him.

Lately we have been going over to Grandma Babe's a lot. Now that the rain has stopped he can play out in her garage or out in the front yard. He rides his motorcycle and Grandma likes to pull him around. Auntie Kirstin comes over a lot too and spoils both of them.

Last week I took my Grandma back to her "cancer doctor" for her 3 month check up. Things didn't go so well and it looks like her cancer is back and that she will have to have surgery again on it in the following weeks. She had bladder cancer about 9-10 years ago and they did surgery to remove it. She was fine until a year or two ago when they discovered it had come back. It seems like she has been fighting it off and on for these last couple of years. The good thing I guess you could say is that its polyps on her bladder that they are able to remove. So far she hasn't had to do chemo or radiation or anything like that. Please keep her in your thoughts and prayers that she gets back to her normal self quickly. I take her back to her primary care doctor tomorrow and we will see how it goes from there.

We took Dylan to the Dollar Tree store a few days ago and he absolutely loves it. I don't mind letting him "shop" since its not costing me a fortune! He bought a little paint kit with some Easter ornaments. He had a great time painting those yesterday. He had to concentrate really hard!

That's everything for now. I really will try to keep up with this but I just never find much uninterrupted time to be able to get everything down!

Rainy Days, Check Ups & Questions

2009-02-28T09:10:00.000-08:00

Ive been slacking again but its been so rainy there is really nothing to update. We are pretty much just stuck in the house unless we sneak over to Grma Babes!

Dylan did get some "new" rain boots and rain coat from Tyler along with his next size in clothes. (Thanks Holly!) Dylan had been asking for a few days to take his boots and coat out in the rain and finally I agreed. How many times does a little kid get to go out in the rain and get all muddy??? So here he is, it wasn't raining at the time but as you can tell we did have quite a few puddles!

Anticipation!

He ended up with about 3 inches of water in his boots by the time he was done splashing!

Can you believe that my little baby is 2 months old???? I can't believe it! It makes me sad because he's getting so big. Talking and smiling and cooing. He loves to lay under his play gym with Dylan. He loves standing up on your lap. He's such a strong boy.

Landon had his 2 month well baby check up on Thursday. He now weighs 13lbs 6oz and was 23 3/4 inches long. His doctor was really happy with his weight gain since we were having issues with that early on. He does think that his rash that he's had since he was born is eczema. So we are going to try a new medicine for that and hopefully it helps. We are also changing soaps and laundry detergents AGAIN! My kids and their sensitive skin! HAHA! Landon got 3 shots and an oral vaccine for Rotovirus. He did really well and only cried for just a second and when the nurse distracted him he looked at her and smiled. So his feelings weren't hurt!

Later on the same day he started getting really fussy and just screaming and crying. He's never like this! He's always a really happy baby and rarely cries. And even if he does cry he's a faker because I can pick him up and he immediately quits! He had terrible gas and was squirming and just couldn't get settled down. Finally after crying an hour or so he fell asleep on my chest and then I didn't dare move. I let him lay almost an hour and then decided to be brave and see if I could get him in his bed. I did and he slept for quite a few hours and woke up, ate and went right back to sleep. He was as happy as could be. I'm wondering if it was the Rotovirus vaccine that upset his stomach. So if any of you reading have any experience with this please leave a comment. I don't know much about the vaccine because it wasn't out when Dylan was little and Landon is still supposed to get 2 more doses!

I did also get Dylan in with Landon's doctor for a 3 year check up. He will go the same time Landon goes for his 4 month check up just to make it easier.

I stole this next idea from a few girls on my mommies board. They asked their children the same questions and some of them were so funny. I asked Dylan these this morning and he was so excited to be answering these. Some of the answers were hilarious like "throwing toys at mommy" to the "bologna sandwiches" which we have never EVER had! Anyways all his answers are in bold just like he answered.

What is your name? Dylan
How old are you? Uhm….Free….Free Years old
What is your favorite color? Uhh….white (the color of the shirt hes wearing right now)
What is your favorite animal? An Elephant
What is your favorite show to watch? Mickey Mouse
What is your favorite thing to eat? Peanut Butter and Jelly
What is your favorite thing to do? Play with my bicycle
Who is your best friend? I like baby Landon the best!
What is your favorite toy? My bicycle
What is your favorite song? Mickey Mouse Club House…come inside its fun inside (Singing!)
What do you want to be when you grow up? To drive a big truck
Tell me something naughty that you do: I throw away my toys
What is your favorite candy? Bologna Sandwiches…Noooooooo….itsss chocolate pudding (we’ve never had bologna ever!! Haha)
What is something you are good at? Playing with my bicycle
What is your favorite store to go to? To buy balloons at the grocery store
What is your favorite thing about Landon? To hold him
What is your favorite thing about Mommy? To throw my toys at her uhm….. I love to hug like Mommy
What is your favorite thing about Daddy? To hug him and kiss all over him
Are you happy? MMmhmmmmm (with a big head nod)

I'm going to try and ask him these same questions every once in a while. I think it will be cute to see how the change.

Tonight we are going to help Brendon's parents with their annual Rotary Crab Feed. Brendon loves to help because the reward is bags and bags of crab and shrimp! I'm not a big fan of seafood but I go and help anyways. Ill try and remember to get some pictures because I'm sure Dylan will be a big helper.

Anyways that's all for now. The rain is coming back again tonight and supposed to rain off and on for the next week or so. I guess we need it. I love this rainy cloudy weather, other than the fact that it keeps us inside.

Way Behind

2009-02-18T14:58:00.000-08:00

Well arent I way behind in updating this. I swore I would try and keep up and update once a day after the kids were asleep but Ive been so tired lately that I cant stay awake to do it! This could be a long one!

Last Saturday the 7th was free museum day and we decided to take Dylan and Landon to the train museum in Old Sacramento. Dylan had a great time wandering through the trains with Brendon. Landon and I just hung out and he slept most of the time. We also got to bust out our new double stroller which was a life saver! We walked along the river and stopped at Round Table Pizza. We had such a great day but we were definately ready for naps by the time we got home!

The following day was another rainy day so Brendon and Dylan made a fort in our bedroom. They laid in there and watched movies. After they were done Dylan and I decided to make chocolate peanut butter Chex Mix which is the best stuff ever!!!

Last week was just one rainy day after another! We went to Grandma Babes a few times but mostly just stayed in and hid out. Dylans definately ready for the nicer weather so he can go in the backyard and ride his scooter and his bike.

Landon had his appointment with the Pediatric Orthopedic Specialist last Friday the 13th (UGH! I KNOW!). We had to wait quite a bit because of an emergency that they had but Landon slept most of the time. When the Dr. did come in he did another ultrasound checking the positiioning of his hip in the socket. He also just wrenched on his hip for a good 10 mins (My poor baby screamed the whole time) checking to see if it popped out of the socket which it didnt. It does still click though which is a little bit of a concern. So everything seems okay for now. We do have a follow up appointment in 3 weeks to check it again and do a repeat ultrasound as well as an appointment 3 weeks after that to do an X-ray to check again. The dr. said it should be something that he outgrows but they want to just make sure it heals itself. Otherwise he is in a sling thing for his legs for 6 weeks which would not be fun! Ill keep updating on this.

On Saturday we decided to have my Dad's birthday party at our house. I thought it would be a nice break of him always having to cook and clean for his own party. It was sort of a potluck thing so I didnt have to cook everything which turned out really nice. It seemed like everyone had a really good time.

This week has just been more rain, rain, rain. So Dylan and I are always looking for things to do to keep him occupied and not go stir crazy! We started doing Preschool Workbooks which he calls his "homework". He seems to only have about 5 minutes worth of attention span so our time spent on them isnt very long! :)

To keep myself busy lately I have been listing lots of things on Craigslist as well as Ebay. It feels really good to sell things not only for the money but to just get things we wont use out of here! It definately passes the time on the rainy days!

Landon got a new play mat for him to lay on. Obviously he likes it! My happy easy baby HAHA!

I guess thats about everything! We are going to try and go outside in a minute since the sun has come out! We have to get in all the outside time we can because the rain will be back in the next day or so!

Grandma Babe's and lots of smiles!

2009-02-06T19:52:00.000-08:00

We go about once or twice a week (sometimes more!) to Grandma Babe's house. Usually its to do laundry (since our washing machine is still broken and we haven't bought one yet) other times its just to get us out of the house.

Usually we are able to play out in the garage or in the front yard but today since it was rainy we had to stay inside which Dylan was just as happy with. He watched TV, did his "Schoolwork", and played football with Grandma.

Dylan and Grandma Babe are like two peas in a pod. They are "Best Buddies" as Dylan says!

Here is a picture of them together on Auntie Kirstin's Birthday.

Landon was really smiley today and I finally got a picture of one. Usually the little stinker quits the second the camera comes out.

I had to throw this one in there. Dylan loves to hold his brother and knows he has to be sitting on the couch to do so. Now that Landon is getting a little more stable Dylan is able to just hold him without anybody really helping. Although he does need a little reminding not to hold on so tight!
Tomorrow here in CA is free museum day. We are hoping to take Dylan to the Train Museum and maybe a few others depending on the weather. So hopefully I have lots of pictures to share tomorrow.

Catching, Smiles and Swings

2009-02-04T19:54:00.000-08:00

Last night before bed Brendon and Dylan were playing "catch". Before now it hasn't really been catch since Dylan never caught the ball. After many attempts and the ball bouncing off his head and the wall and falling to the ground, he caught it!!!! He was so proud and so were we.

Showing me he caught it!

Lately Landon has been smiling and cooing and laughing. Of course every time I go to take a picture of it he quits. So for now here is the best we have!

Landon also is really in love with his swing and the animals that are on the mobile above his head. Of course we also have to try and keep Dylan out of it, which isn't always easy!

Proud Big Brother!
Landon doing what he does best in his swing!

Tomorrow we are going to set up Dylan's' "school". He has been desperate to go to school and as of now we can't get him in near us and he has to wait until Fall. So I decided I would set up a school here for him. We bought some things like ABC's, numbers, colors, shapes and other things to hang up on the wall by his table. I also bought him a couple of workbooks for his birthday that we can work on. I'm hoping that doing some of this or setting up a schedule for this will help keep his 'tude in check! Thanks for the idea Jodi! Ill post pictures tomorrow after we get things set up.

I'm hoping that with the weather getting nicer that we can set up our double Sit N Stand stroller and start walking. I could use the exercise and I know the boys could use the outside time!

A little update on Landon's hip. He had an ultrasound last Friday to check for hip dysplasia (they heard some popping and cracking noises when they were checking his hips when he was born along with his appointments his had so far). I was a little upset that we had someone who was training doing the ultrasound on his "bad" hip. I understand people need the practice to learn but I don't understand why she couldn't have done the "good" one. Anyways I got a call from the doctor Monday saying that the ultrasound came back inconclusive and that we would be referred to a pediatric orthopaedic surgeon to have him look over the results and see where we need to go from there. I will keep everyone updated on what happens.

My First Post

2009-02-01T21:45:00.000-08:00

Dylan and "Baby Landon"

Well here goes nothing! I'm hoping to keep up with this but with Dylan just turning 3 and Landon a little over a month old, I have my hands full!

Dylan turned 3 on the 29th and we had his birthday party yesterday. He was such a good boy the whole day and was very excited for everyone to be here!

Dylan opening presents

Sitting with Daddy while everyone sings Happy Birthday

Passed out after a long day!

He has been asking to go to "school" lately and we are trying to get him in somewhere even if its only 2 or 3 days a week. He needs the interaction and is very excited to learn. I picked up a couple of workbooks and I am going to start letting him do "schoolwork" at home.

Landon is a little over 5 weeks old now. He is such a good and mellow baby. He rarely cries and if he does its because he's hungry. He was having some issues gaining weight about 2 weeks ago and now that he is taking some formula our little itty bitty baby has turned into a chunk! At one of our weight check appointments after we started formula he gained 1.5lbs within just a couple of days. Needless to say his weight is not a concern!

He loves his big brother! He loves to stare at Dylan and they like to lay under the baby gym together. Dylan is very good with him and is finally realizing that he needs to be careful and gentle with his baby brother. I can only imagine how much fun they will have together when Landon gets more stable!

Tonight we had dinner with my parents. I guess you could have called it a Superbowl party although I don't really think anyone was interested in the game, only the commercials and the food! Dylan waited all day for his cousin Tyler to get back from his Dad's and once he did all hell broke lose and they played like maniacs until they were both dripping sweat. Dylan the other night when Dad, Mom and Tyler stopped by to pick up Auntie Kirstin kept telling Tyler that he was his "bestest" friend ever! They play really well together and always have a good time and wear each other out.

Anyways I guess that's it for tonight! I'm hoping to post once a day but we'll see how that goes!