9 Months old and changing every day!

Landon was 9 months old last Monday and according to the docs, he's right on track with everything (height, weight, milestones, etc.). He was:

Weight: 18 lbs, 11 oz (25th percentile)
Height: 28 inches (45th percentile)
Head 17 3/4" (45th percentile)

He was a little lighter than we expected, but that's probably because he's moving around so much now (and burning calories)! He is crawling all around the house and trying to get into everything. He likes to climb and stand too. He's really keeping his parents on their toes and we know it will only get more challenging to "contain" him from here!

"MOM! What did you put on my nose?"

This is what Sunday morning looks like at our house. Mom and Dad try to read the newspaper but Landon has other ideas.
See, he's standing now! And trying to climb too.
..and here's how a lot of pictures turn out. With a baby crawling away from the camera, thank goodness we have digital cameras!

Landon's Christmas Wish List

I compiled a list of things Landon wants for Christmas. It's posted at Amazon.com, but really, I think you can find most of these items at Target, Wal-Mart, Toys-R-Us, etc. Click on the button below to view the list. I'll update it as I find more stuff he wants.

Also, if you want to buy him clothes, he probably needs 9-12 month sizes for the winter, but 12-18 month sizes beyond that. He has a HUGE head, so if you buy shirts, make sure they are polo shirts, button-down shirts or have snaps to open up the head hole. If they don't, they won't make it over his big noggin.

Oh, and here's a picture, just because!

ROAR!

Look at our little lion. What a cutie!!!

All in all Landon had a good first Halloween. He dressed up for daycare and Tonya took some pictures. Here is Landon, Madison (Tonya's daughter) and Nicholas. You can see in the one photo that Nicholas does not like his costume and is trying his best to take it off. Landon was happy as could be though in his (surprisingly) and stayed in it most of the day.

Long time no blog

Wow, it's been more than three weeks since I last updated this blog. Time flies with an active 8 month old. Yup, that's right, Landon is 8 months old tomorrow.

No crawling yet. He certainly tries though. The butt is up in the air and his legs move, he just doesn't know that he needs to move his arms as well. No matter though since rolling gets him anywhere he needs to go. Tonight I had him sitting on the floor in our bedroom while I was in the bathroom. Took my eyes off him for 10 seconds and the kid had migrated his way under the bed!

Eight months old and no teeth either. Boy has he been fussy the last few days though. I certainly hope it's teething otherwise my sweet little baby's personality has completely changed!
Speaking of personality though, what a personality he has! I think some separation anxiety might be starting. He cries when I'm out of his sight now.

Oh, and Landon says mama. It makes my heart melt. It generally comes out as mamamamama.

We don't have another well-baby check until he is 9 months, but unofficially, Landon is about 28 inches long and just over 18 pounds. What a big boy! In fact, Landon was breaking his mommy's arm in the infant carrier so he is now in a big-boy carseat. He's just growing so fast.

That's about all for now. Enjoy the pics!

"Bathtime...my favorite time of the day!"

Fast asleep. Looks awkward, but he seemed fine with it.

"Do you want some of my celery?"

"What did you do to my hair???"

"My first CSU football game. The Rams lost. Good thing I won't remember this when I get older."

Professional Pics Group 3

Professional Pics Group 2

Professional Pics Group 1

These photos are going to take a few posts to get up on the blog. Landon's "friend" Nicholas (the other little boy he is in daycare with) has a very talented mommy. Her hobby is photography but she could easily do this professionally. She took these photos for us last Sunday and did an EXCELLENT job. We are so thankful she offered to do this and very pleased with how they turned out!

A few photos of the Lan-Man!

Riding the horse, well, errr, the saddle at the mall.

Riding the airplane at Brent and Jen's house. Is there a theme here? Mommy and Daddy need to get Landon something to ride.

Tonight we tried a Gerber wagon wheel. It's basically an apple flavored rice puff. He didn't know what to do with it at first, but ended up really liking it!
We took Landon to have some photos taken on Sunday. Here he is after we got home. I think we tired him out.
Who could resist this face??? How adorable!

He looks like Mom!

Okay, I had to try the look-alike-meter with a more "head on" photo to see if it would work better...and it did! The meter says that Landon looks like Mommy. Ah shucks!

Look-alike Meter

I saw this meter on a couple of other peoples' sites. It is supposed to analyze the features of a mother's and father's face to determine who the child looks more like. I thought we would finally have some scientific evidence to determine which one of us contributed more to our son, but alas, it didn't happen. It says that Landon looks equally like both of us!

Sorry folks, I know it's been a while since this blog has been updated. Landon's mommy started a new job a couple weeks ago and the days have definitely been busier! Here are some updates since the last post. Enjoy!

Landon LOVES to roll and it gets him where he needs to go. This is a picture of the burrito baby. We put him down on the floor on top of a blanket. He grabbed the side of the blanket and started rolling. This is the result.

This is a picture of Landon nuzzling his Daddy. It's his version of kisses.

We all went to our friends Rob and Heather's house to watch the CSU vs. CU football game. Unfortunately the Rams lost, but Landon still had a good time.

Landon is officially a sitter! Here's proof!!!

Solid foods are much better now. He definitely likes fruit. Here he is sitting in his brand new highchair. He was attempting to feed himself, but was more interested in eating the spoon than the food on it.

"I FINALLY went swimming!!!"

"Mommy and Daddy finally took me swimming for the first time on Sunday. It was so much fun! I took right to the water and enjoyed every minute it. We went to the pool in our neighborhood, and in addition to the big pool, there was a little tiny pool just my size. I could even touch the bottom of it! When we went in the big pool though, I had to get in my baby boat. That was pretty cool too. We're going to go back this weekend. After all, summer is almost over!"

Mommy and me in the little pool.

Daddy was in there too.

Had to get more sunscreen on!

Smiling for the camera.

This is the life!!!

Solid Food

The time has come. Landon is 6 months old and it's time to begin solid food! He had his first taste on Saturday, and let's just say that rice cereal isn't his favorite thing. We tried again today with squash and that went a little better.

Here's rice cereal from Saturday...
http://tinyurl.com/2cf96a

And here's a couple pics of squash tonight...


Messy boy!



"That sure tasted better than that rice cereal stuff you gave me!"

A plea from Landon

"My Mommy thinks I'm very, very cute. Tonight she submitted my picture to The Rocky Mountain News for a photo contest. I don't think you win anything, but bragging rights are enough! Would you please go there and vote for me? A 5 is the best! You'll have to go through other baby photos before you find mine though. Keep clicking "rate photos" until you see me, then vote! Thanks guys!"

http://cfapp2.rockymountainnews.com/uservote/index.cfm?cid=231

Fort Collins Fun

It's no secret that Ron and I love Fort Collins. We miss living there, eating there (yummy restaurants), drinking there (yummy beer), and of course, CSU! Well, after Ron's long trip last week, he took Friday off and we drove up to the Fort for a family day.

We started out the day by having lunch at Pickle Barrel. It was great, as usual. Landon wanted to eat our food but who could really blame him. Milk and milk alone for almost six months would be a little boring. He'll be getting some "real" food in a couple weeks though.

Mommy and Daddy then took Landon to walk around the campus at CSU, their Alma Mater. Here's a photo of Landon and Mommy at the lagoon on campus.

After lunch and a stroll around CSU, we all went to the Anheuser-Busch Brewery. Mommy worked there while she was in college but that was almost 8 years ago! We went on a tour and Landon got to see the Clydesdales and take a picture with Daddy. He was such an angel on the tour (Landon, not Daddy), that a number of people complimented us on what a good baby we have. Of course, we already know that.

On the way home, we stopped to visit our friends Rob and Heather. We talked at their place for a while and then decided to go out to dinner. Landon had a long day and didn't get too many naps because there was so much to see. He crashed on the way to the restaurant though. What a cutie! The day was all a little much for such a little guy.

NOT Sitting Up

Tired Tummy Time

First baseball game

Landon went to his first baseball game on Saturday with Mommy and Daddy, Uncle Ryan and Aunt Jen. His Aunt Theresa, Uncle Jeff and Cousin Sammy sat in the row behind us as well. It was the Colorado Rockies vs. LA Dodgers. Rockies won! All in all, it was an "okay" experience for Landon. He loved looking at the people, but everytime the Rockies did something good, people would yell and that was scary. We're going to have to invest in baby earmuffs before football season rolls around!