Landon at Six Months

Our Little Landon turned six months old on Wednesday, April 1st!

Measurements
Landon had his six month well-check on March 26th.

Weight: 17lbs 8oz (54th percentile) -- He's a big boy!
Height: 27" (73rd percentile) -- He grew two inches in two months!
Head circumference: 17" (70th percentile) -- We have big-headed babies!

Appearance
~His appearance hasn't changed much from last month. His hair seems to be getting darker. Eyes remain a light gray color so I'm pretty sure they'll remain light from here on out.

~His hair stands on-end all the time and it's fuzzy.
~He had a cold this past month and his chunky cheeks get sooo rosy! Poor buddy.
~The back of his head is rounding out ever-so-slowly now that he isn't on his back hardly ever now.

Sizes
~He's in 6-9 month and 9 month clothes.
~Size 1 shoe.
~We'll be moving up to size 4 Honest Co. diapers once he finishes the last of his size 3.

Personality
~Still a happy, go-lucky little guy! He loves to smile and it just melts my dang heart!
~He will throw a hissy fit if he doesn't get his bottle or nurse on time; but he settles down once he gets his milkies.
~We know something really bothers him or he's not feeling well if he is crying. The day he got his shots he was pretty miserable, had a fever and just wanted his Mama. He even took a nap on my chest which he hasn't done since he was a newborn! I totally soaked it up. I had my dinner on the table but it could wait.

~He never stays still! I like to say his theme song is "I like to move it, move it!" So different from Preslie so it's taking some getting used to.

Likes
~Boy loves to nurse! When he knows it's time for some booby he flails his arms, kicks his feet and starts smiling and wiggling. Crazy little guy.
~He's really been enjoying his exersaucer. He likes to be in the standing up position and he loves to bounce.

~Landon seems to enjoy car rides. He doesn't fuss when he's in his carseat and is usually pretty good about napping if we're on long car rides.
~As usual, he thinks his big sis is hilarious.

Dislikes
~He doesn't not like too much.
~Since last month I've been wearing him in the ERGO a lot more and he's gotten used to it now and doesn't fuss in it anymore.

Eating
~Landon's eating of solids has been hit-or-miss. Just within the past couple weeks has he really started looking for the spoon and wanting to eat. Prior to that, he was just "meh" about the whole baby food thing. He's catching on now, though.
~He tried his mesh feeder and was pretty thrilled with it. But boy is it messy!

~One day I thought I'd try mixing some (baby) oatmeal in with his bananas to see if he'd like it better. Not so much. That oatmeal gave the poor guy some bad tummy aches. I felt so bad. We stay away from that oatmeal now.
~So far he has had: bananas, peaches, apples, squash, green beans, peas, carrots and sweet potatoes. He doesn't seem to not like any one thing, but at the same time nothing seems to be his favorite yet.
~Landon nurses or takes a bottle (6-7oz) four times a day.

Sleep
~Little man is currently going through his six month sleep regression. I remember when Preslie did this around the same age. He doesn't want to go to sleep as easily and he wakes up two or three hours earlier than normal. I'm not complaining because 1) He sleeps through the night, and 2) This will pass.
~He still only take a few 45 minute naps throughout the day. I'm lucky if I can get him to take longer than an hour nap on the weekend.

Schedule
~Still on the same schedule as last month and it's still working for him.

Milestones
~He rolls all over the floor in every direction imaginable.

~He pushes up so high when he's on his tummy that he practically lifts himself off the ground.
~He's found his toes and feet.

~Landon is close to holding his own bottle.

New Experiences
Buggy has had a lot of fun, new experiences this past month!
~He went to the zoo for the first time and did a great job just hanging out in the stroller while his sister enjoyed the exhibits. Uncle No No bought him his first baseball cap from the zoo gift shop and he looked so cute in it!

~He flew on an airplane for the first time! He was such a rock star. The flight was only 55 minutes so that helped. He flirted with the people in our row and then took a little snooze on me (which I loved). It was so much easier to fly with a baby than I thought it would be.
~The whole reason for the flight was to visit my BFF Maygan and meet her new baby boy, Patrick. Landon did great staying at their house with me for the weekend. He got to sit and swing in a swing outside for the first time and he got to experience a Mamaroo as well.

Landon and Patrick - fast friends!

Miss Madison helping push the swing.

Cat nap

~Landon was able to celebrate his first St. Patrick's day!

~It was a warm month in March so he was able to wear some cute summer outfits.

~He had three shots on March 26th and poor buddy didn't take them well. He recovered by the next day though.

His feelings about his vaccines.

~We visited Omi and Bacca (my mom and dad) for a few days and he sat in the kiddie pool with Preslie for a few minutes and sunbathed for a second. This was also the first time he's worn swim trunks and...all the baby rolls! Yum!

It's so hard to believe that Landon has been in our lives for half a year already. When he does new things it always comes as such a surprise to me that he is (unfortunately) growing up before our very eyes. It's hard to imagine our life without him!

A Day in the Life...

I did one of these posts almost eight months ago, and I wanted to do another so I can look back and compare how different life is now.

This post won't contain as many pictures as my last "Day in the Life" post because I'm not that on top of things now with two kids. Ha! So I'll just post some random photos of the kids that I have on my phone, instead.



Kevin's job requires him to work really long hours so I take care of most of the kid and home stuff on my own. He helps when he can, though.

4:45-5:30am: Snooze my alarm and then hop in the shower.

5:50: Put my makeup on while I pump.

6:20: Get my lunch bag together, get Landon's bottle bag together, get my pump bag together. So many BAGS!

6:30: Wake Landon up, change him, dress him, feed him a bottle. Put him down in his crib to play or in the swing. If Kevin happens to not have to go into work early, he'll do this.

7:00: Get myself dressed, finish my hair, brush my teeth put ALL THE BAGS in the car. Put the dogs in the garage, get them food and water for the day and turn the space heater on for them (they are spoiled little pups).

7:15: Wake Preslie up. Get her changed, dressed, do her hair and brush her teeth, then take her straight to the car. I turn the car on so it'll warm up, lock the doors, go inside to get Landon and turn on the house alarm.

7:35: On the road to take the kids to Miss Kara's.

8:10: Get to work. Thank goodness my job is super flexible with my schedule.



11:00-11:30: Pump and read.

12:00pm: Eat lunch at my desk.

1:00: Go down to our little workout room in the office building and exercise for about 45min-1hr. Shower and change and back to work at 2:00.

4:00: Leave work and pick up the kids.



4:30/4:45: Get home, unload the car of children and BAGS. Get things settled in the house and immediately change out of my work clothes into comfy clothes. Get Preslie a snack.

5:00: Feed the dogs and nurse Landon.

5:45: Start dinner if I'm cooking. Otherwise, Kevin will make dinner or we do leftovers.

6:00: Preslie eats, or waits until our dinner is done to eat. Kevin gets home.



6:45: Kids get a bath. Kevin will usually bathe them while I get the kids' jammies out and diaper bag ready for the next day. I'll get Landon ready for bed, nurse him and put him down. Kevin will get Preslie ready for bed, read to her and put her down. After, Kevin will usually clean the kitchen.

8:00-9:30: Race to get something done before I have to go to bed. Whether it be a load of laundry, bills, write a blog post, clean a bathroom, unpack from a trip the weekend before. There's always something that needs to be done. Wash Landon's bottles and fill them for the next day. Make Landon's baby food for the next day. Get ALL THE BAGS together for the next day.

9:30: Pump and read.

10:00: Bed (if I'm lucky) and start all over the next day.

THE END.

Landon at Five Months

This post is waaay late...

Landon turned five months old on Sunday, March 1st.

 

Measurements
I have no clue what he weighs. He feels heavy to me and he seems to be going through a growth spurt at the moment (back in the beginning of March), so if I were to guess I'd say probably 16 pounds?
He has his next well-check appointment on the 26th so I'll know for certain then.

Appearance
~His hair is growing but is very fine like Preslie's was/is.
~Light gray eyes but they're getting some green in them.

~He gets really pink cheeks when he nurses.

~The back of his head is kind of flat. He spends most of his time on his tummy, but he sleeps flat on his back at night and during naps and it's not helping matters. Hopefully, it'll round out as he gets older.


Sizes
~He's just about outgrown his six month clothes. Six month pants are getting snug around his belly and kind of short. Some of his six month jammies are getting too small. He's definitely out of 3-6 month clothes. I'll be moving him up to 6-9 month and nine month clothes soon!

 ^ Love that booty! 

~Still size three Honest Co. diapers.
~Size NB/0 shoes.

Personality
~He loves to laugh! He will laugh at anyone and anything and I LOVE it!

~He is a big flirt.
~He very rarely cries at all.
~He's started to throw little fits if something is taken away from him; like his Sophie. Yikes!
~He gets easily distracted while he eats or nurses. Kind of frustrating, but it comes with starting to be aware more of things around him. Sometimes, I need to nurse him in his room with the sound machine on so I can get him to focus. Ha!
~The kid never stops moving!

Likes
~He loves his Sophie and gnaws on it all the time.

~He loves to roll over! He's always doing it. I don't like it so much because it means he's growing up, and he also spits up whenever he's on his tummy.
~He idolizes his sister!

Dislikes
~There's not much he dislikes. He's a pretty laid back baby.
~He sometimes doesn't like to be worn in the ERGO, but we're working on it.

Eating
~He just tried his first solid (rice cereal) right before he turned five months. He wasn't all that thrilled with it. He didn't hate it, but I don't think he really cared either way. He ate it all but it seemed like he was kind of "meh" about it. His sister was all about food at his age, so it's a little different this time around. I may not focus so much on pureed baby food if he doesn't seem to care for it and may lean more towards baby-led weaning if it works better for him.

~He takes anywhere between 6-7 ounces by breast or bottle four times a day. Sometimes he "snacks" (nurses) at 5pm.
~So far he's had rice cereal, breast milk and pears.

Sleep
~He's been sleeping great. Landon's been waking up sometimes around 5:30am some mornings, but he'll usually talk himself back to sleep.

~He still likes to take short naps. It's rare if he takes over an hour-long nap.

  
Schedule
~His schedule has changed this month. He seems to be doing a lot better with this schedule than the last schedule.

7am: Wakes up and gets a bottle or nurses
8am: Baby food
9am: Nap
11am: Bottle or nurses
12pm: Baby food
1pm: Nap
3pm: Bottle
5pm: Nurses (if it's a week day, if it's the weekend he'll get baby food)
6:30pm: Bath
7pm: Bottle or nurses
7:30pm: Bed

Milestones
~Landon started rolling over from his back to his tummy at 4 1/2 months and he does it non-stop.
~He's discovered his tongue and blows raspberries. Spit everywhere! It's real fun when he's drinking a bottle. Ha!
~When he's on his tummy he pulls his legs up underneath him, so I have a feeling crawling will be coming in the next couple months.

~He will mimic us if we shake our head side-to-side like we're saying "No." It's so cute!
~He's strong enough with his core body strength that he can be held on your hip which is so convenient.
~He reaches for our faces when we talk to him. Love his little hands!
~He sits in a highchair now.

New Experiences
~We've started putting Landon in his exersaucer. He's not quite strong enough to hold himself up all the way so he's in it for short periods of time for now.

~He attended his first Superbowl party! He wasn't a fan of all the loud cheering.
~He got pink eye this month - ugh! Miraculously no one else in our house got it, thank goodness! We were able to catch it on the first day and get drops right away so the symptoms of it only lasted a day.

~He went to Miss Kara's full time this month since Mama went back to work (on February 9th). He's been doing great there and all the kids love him.
~Landon got to celebrate his first Valentine's Day!

~He went to the Sacramento Train Museum and got to meet his cousin Carter, Cindy, Les and his great aunts Judy and Cindy.

~Landon experienced his first full weekend away from Mama. Papa took such good care of him (and his sister) while I was gone. It was nice to get away but much nicer to get back to my babies!

Every day our little boy is changing and he is so much fun! He's such a joy in our lives.

Landon at Four Months

Landon turned four months old on Sunday, February 1st.

Measurements

Weight: 14 pounds, 13 ounces (42nd percentile)

Height: 25" (51st percentile)

Head circumference: 16.5" (65th percentile)

 Appearance

~Still the most handsome boy (in our humble opinion - ha!)!

~His eyes have remained light gray. 

~His hair is getting a little darker but it hasn't really grown much.

~He has a birthmark on his left cheek. It's very faint and not really noticeable, but I notice it.

Nicknames

~Kevin is someone who likes to give everyone a nickname. So Landon's nickname soon became Buggy. My dad used to - and still does - call me Bug, so it's kind of neat Landon has kind of the same one.

~We call him Buggy, Bug, Buggy-Boo, and even sometimes my dad and Kevin will call him Smeagol. Isn't that awful!? Ha! 

^It's the eyes! 

Sizes

~Landon is in 3-6 month and 6 month clothes.

~Size 3 Honest Co. diapers.

~He doesn't really wear shoes, but if he does they're size 0/NB.

Personality

~He is a dream baby. He hardly ever cries and he is so smiley and loves to laugh and giggle!

~If he does cry, he'll stick out his bottom lip before he cries and its the most pathetic thing I've ever seen (and it breaks my heart).  

Likes

~He is still a big fan of his play mat.

~Landon likes to always be facing outwards if he's being held.

 ^Watching TV with Papa.

 

~He loves to suck on his pointer finger and middle finger of his right hand.

~He likes to always have his hands in his mouth, or anything in his mouth for that matter.

~Landon likes to place his hand on his cheek while he's nursing. I'll spare you a photo, but it's really cute. :)

~He adores his Sissy!

Dislikes

~If he can't wiggle around, he gets unhappy. So if he's in his car seat or stroller and it's not moving he's not having it. 

Eating

~He takes approximately six ounces at each feeding.

~He eats five times a day. Since I'm back to work now, I'll usually try and nurse him two times a day, sometimes three times if I can get up early enough to nurse him in the morning before we leave.

~I might start him on some rice cereal by spoon next month, but I don't know yet.

Sleep

~Baby boy slept 11 1/2 hours straight on January 26th! Since then he has been consistently sleeping through the night.

~He still has naps that can last anywhere from 45 minutes to an hour-and-a-half. They're not really consistent in length of time. 

~He takes three naps a day (8:30am, 12pm and 3pm). He dropped his evening cat nap that he would usually have around 6pm.

Schedule

~Same schedule as last month. 

Milestones

~Landon will purposely grab for toys hanging above him or toys that are laying on his chest.

~He reaches for your fingers if they're nearby.

~He can roll from his back to his side and he's very close to rolling from his back to his tummy.

~He scoots around on his back using his legs.

~Little man can sit in his Bumbo with his head unassisted now.

~He happened to discover he has feet for the very first time while I was taking his four month photos!

New Experiences

~Not many new experiences this month because everyone in our house has been sick, so we've been laying low.

~We went to Salinas to spend some time with Bacca (aka Grampy) for his birthday while Omi (aka Grammy) was out of town.

~Omi and Bacca came to visit us for a weekend.

~Buggy got to come with us wine tasting and he did excellent! He hung out in the Bjorn for a bit, and then once he got hungry and tired he hung out in the stroller the rest of the time.

We just think this kid is the greatest!