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.