Thursday, May 31, 2012

my baby is 7 months old!

WHERE has the time gone?! I can't even believe its been 7 months since my sweet boy has entered the world... its almost pathetic how every month gets harder and harder for me. I am SO proud of everything he does, but so sad to see my sweet little boy growing so fast. although I am over the constant nursing, the night wakings... the too clingy-ness when i need to do the dishes, take a shower, or just a break... but I wouldnt change anything for the world! I can shower next year and sleep when I die ;)



I realized I never updated about Landon's doctors appointment a few weeks ago, and we pulled it off!! he's gaining a little bit more than whats "normal" per day.. and our pediatrician wants to push a little bit more than that so he can catch up what was lost. So he is still a bit small, but perfect, healthy, and meeting all of his milestones.
Don't let him fool you... He eats EVERYTHING.




hes starting to pull himself up, army crawling ( when he wants to), rocking on all fours, and likes to nurse on all fours or standing (ANNOYING), and hes beginning to resond to some sign language (mostly just milk, food, and all done.), and when I say BIG JUMP! he bounces up and down like he's trying to jump. I can't even believe the little personality he's starting to develop!



Him and Gavin absolutely love eachother. he plays SOOO much longer when Gavin is on the floor keeping him company. it's making our off weeks much more difficult, I think he really misses Gavin when hes not here. when he wakes up from his nap hes always trying to look over the hand rail on the stairs looking for him. it really is sweet. I love watching them together! (even though Gavin often scares the balls off me. he likes to sit and crawl on him. he doesnt realize he's just a baby!)



(FAUX-BLOGGERS NOTE:: these pictures are all from the last month. I really had to filter through for my favorites. I literally took over 250 pictures last month.)


We FINALLY started decorated the boys' room... I know, REALLY late. I have been bitching at Ben since I was pregnant, and neither of us made any kind of effort. But I got all kinds of motivated last weekend and we got the ball rolling. we still need to buy lots of pictures and frames and things... but it looks so cute already!
this is the wall with the most done... its a work in progress and I'm exicited!!



I guess I'm gonna end this with the rest of the photo bomb... I could go on all day about how cute he looks when he sneezes or how red his face gets when he shits his diaper. I'll spare you (and myself.) not to mention dad will be  home soon, baby is napping and I've got shit to do!!!


How did I get so lucky? Happy 7 months my sweet baby boy!!

xoxo




Monday, May 7, 2012

PHOTO BOMB!!

Hello blogworld--

as promised, I have come to drop a load of pictures on you. Ben will be home soon, and I've done nothing domestic all day (besides being a mommy, of course!) so I will keep this short and sweet.

We are almost a week into this crazy help LJ gain weight game, and, of course he came down  with a fever on saturday and as of 4:30 this (monday) morning, we are still fighting it. he doesn't seem like he feels too awful, but I know hes uncomfortable. I have to take him back in tomorrow, for the weight check and to try and figure out whats going on with this fever. and since of course he's not eating as much because he doesn't feel good, We will either have to schedule another weight check or a time for blood work :( it 100% tears me upside at just the THOUGHT of something being wrong with my sweet boy. I would do anything in my power to keep him strong, healthy, and happy... but some things are out of your control. I do know that there is still a strong chance that nothing is wrong with him at all. I'm not freaking out yet. but the thought of it... is hard for a momma.


I will update this week, after the doctors appointment. everyone, whatever you do... keep him in your thoughts, prayers, send us some good vibes etc... I need my little boy to be healthy! fingers crossed!!!


LJ is 5 months old here!

Gavin is FINALLY learning to smile on command :)

LJ and his cousin Nick!

You don't eat your feet for dinner?

Easter with the Kuzn cousins!


easter!!

PEEPS!!

recent mommy and daddy date night :)

my big boy in his crib! I miss putting him to sleep... love the break from it. (He doesnt usually sleep with all the blankets.. relax.)

At the big boy table!



I'm 6 months old today!! and not feeling well after shots :(



(FAUX-BLOGGERSNOTE:: from now on, I vow to STOP taking the majority of my pictures on my iphone. It's so annoying that most my cute pictures are stuck on my phone... but i will miss the convenience!)

Enjoy!! 
xoxo

Tuesday, May 1, 2012

6 months old today!

Every day is a new journey in mommyhood. Today's journey, makes me sad. My sweet baby boy is 6 months old today! I'm so proud of him. He amazes me every.single.day. I'm totally that mom who's always like... " omg did you see that?" "look at his face!" "lol he's soooo funny look at him!" I try not to be so annoying, but I can't help it. he is so cute and I LOVE to watch him learn, grow, and explore. He is now putting himself to SLEEP (yes, that means he sleeps now), in his crib, sometimes a few tears sometimes not, all by himself. One day he learned how to sleep on his own, and BAM who needs their mom anymore? Well i suppose he still really does. But I do miss rocking him to sleep every night. ( but let's be real-- I do NOT miss him fighting sleep, waking up every 45 minutes alll night long, and screaming and crying in the process!)

with all that great stuff being said, Landon has lost about 12 ounces in the last month. that is not ideal for babies, as I am sure most of you know. our pediatrician seemed genuinely concerned, and we will be going back in next week. if he isn't gaining, we have to do blood work to find out medically what could be causing this. it is absolutely terrifying to even THINK about something being wrong with him. I am going to do everything in my mommy power to get him to add some weight this week... but to be honest, I kind of expected this was going to happen, and I've been trying to get him to consume as much as possible. he's pretty much attached to my boob more than he's not, so I have to look beyond breastmilk. (although I will not be cutting back at all)
 

I've been thinking lately about how hard it can be to be a mom. although I never thought it would be a walk in the park... i just never thought it would be so book smart hard. I knew the loving, feeding, changing, bathing, playing, blah blah blah part would come to me just fine- I never thought I would be researching as much as I do! How do I get him to sleep? how can I get him to gain weight? How can i make his separation anxiety easier for him to deal with? what CAN he eat? my babycenter account is probably on search overload sometimes. I'm positive that I over think (and google) things.. and I probably learned more than I need to. But thankful to know how to keep my boy safe and healthy. 

(FAUX-BLOGGERS NOTE:: first time mom syndrome.. in full force. If someone wrote a book about something, I will find it.)

well I am unsure as to why, but I can't upload any pictures today :( I will hit you with a huge photo bomb if I can get the kids to nap at the same time this week, or ill do it next week. lame for now but you won't be disappointed!!

xoxo