10 weeks and growing!

I started back to work on March 10 and even though that morning was the toughest morning ever, it hasn't been too terrible since.  I did cry that whole morning. Dressing him, feeding him, buckling him in and watching him leave was not easy; however, having Joe take him to his granny's is easier than me leaving him there. Strange, maybe. But I just do what works. And that has worked for us.
Landon went to the pediatrician yesterday and had his first shots. Before I go into that, I'll give you his baby stats for Month 2.  He weighs a whopping 13 lbs. 2 oz. and is measuring 24" long! He is a growing boy :) He is eating 4 oz. every 3 hours and takes a 5 oz. bottle in the morning.  He does sleep at night from around 11 til 6:45 am (and I usually have to wake him up).  On the weekends, he sleeps in til around 8 or even 9 some mornings.  At this point, I would say, his sleeping habits are modeled after mine :) I love my sleep and he does too! In the beginning, my stress level was through the roof, worrying about schedules and everything being just so.  I took some advice from my mama and my good friend Jodi and I just did what worked for us :) We've been happy and stress free ever since.
Now, back to the shots.  Our little guy is a champ! Yes, he cried because of course the shots hurt. But it only took him a few moments to calm back down and then he was off to dreamland. Last night was a little rough.  He screamed for close to an hour, off and on.  But finally, he took his bottle and went on to sleep on my chest.  Daddy came and put him in his bed and I promptly went off to sleep. Landon woke up just as happy as usual this morning, thanks to several hours of sleep, baby Tylenol, and a few prayers. :) I love being a mama and Joe is the best dad. We are enjoying every second of our time with Landon and can't believe how fast time truly does fly.  I remember being little and hearing people say that.  As a kid, time doesn't feel like it's flying at all.  Especially when you become a teenager and are looking forward to the milestones of driving, turning 18, college, etc., it seems like it can't go by fast enough. But now that I am on the other side of it, watching our baby grow and change everyday, I am wishing that time would slow just a little. I now understand that "in the blink of an eye," he'll be all grown up.  I'm so thankful for my sweet family of three.  We'll keep in touch!

Love you all!

Love,
Joe, Krystle and Landon :)

Just a side note: We finished up Because of Winn-Dixie and are now reading Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of Nimh. I used to watch the movie but this is the first time I've read the book.  We still read Dr. Seuss when it's time for playing or before naps.  I love to read and I hope he will love it too.

What a wonderful world...

So, a few things have happened since I last posted.  First of all, my "little" boy is a whopping 11 lbs. 2 oz. and 23 inches long! Wow! He is eating every 3.5 - 4 hours, 4 oz. at the time (most of the time).  He went on his first "road trip" in February.  Mama, Brittany, Landon and myself, traveled down to Palm Coast to see my Aunt Bootsie.  She just loved Landon and I was so glad we were able to make the trip.  Landon is quite the passenger! He sleeps most of the time :) He only wakes up when he's hungry. On the way down, he ate right before we left and as soon as we walking in the door at Bootsie's.  On the way, we stopped and ate lunch at Cracker Barrel and fed him there (his formula of course :) Traveling with a baby is a whole other experience..haha. Who knew you needed so much stuff? But he really did great. Slept in his pack n play all night the second night.  The first night, he ended up sleeping with me and Aunt Brittany because I was tired and gave up trying to coax him down for the night.  He cuddled up right next to me and fell fast asleep.  We had a great weekend with Aunt Bootsie and look forward to going back again soon.  In the meantime, Joe missed his little man (not sure about missing me) and was glad when we got home on Sunday afternoon.


The pediatrician said Landon is right on track with his weight and height.  The only issue we had this month is that his umbilical cord is still hanging on for dear life. Yuck. So, when we went to see the doctor and told her about it, she cauterized it and said it should fall off any time and if not, we should come back.  As of today, we still have the umbilical cord, but it is so close to coming off, that I'm going to wait another day or two to call.


He makes lots of noises when he's eating, like it's the best meal in the world.  He cries through his last bottle of the evening and the one place that always soothes him is his changing table.  He has rarely ever cried or whimpered while on his comfy changing table.  Babies are funny little people.  He refuses to sleep on his back in his crib; however, he'll sleep on his back propped up in our bed.  He tries to suck his thumb, but usually ends up with his fist in his mouth. He takes his last bottle around 10 in the evening and is usually sleeping by 11.  He sleeps in his crib, in his room, until around 6 the next morning.  We think that's pretty awesome :)  And when he wakes up in the mornings, he is a super happy baby.  He has a bottle and then burrows down beside me to take his morning nap. I'm going to miss that for sure! He is starting to smile in response to our voice or facial expressions.  We read Dr. Seuss books before naptime. At night, before bed, we read one Bible story. Then we pick up with  Because of Winn Dixie to send him off to dreamland.  We just think he's the most wonderful blessing and we love being a family of three!


This post is a bit random, but hey, at least it's up to date :)
A few pictures before we go..

Leaving Aunt Bootsie's--Landon is getting a little cranky.

Love my Bootsie :) We had fun.

 

Napping in Mama and Daddy's bed. Love those morning naps! :)

This is how a lot of our evenings go - fussy Landon goes to sleep on Daddy and sometimes Daddy sleeps too! :) And me, well, I run and get the camera!

My favorite picture from February! He acts just like his mama! haha :) That is definitely a look I would give.