So my little boy is already 9 months old today!! We have had a crazy and very exciting month.
Christmas: Landon had a lot of fun Christmas' and did great as a world traveler! We started on Wednesday the 19th with Landon getting his gift from the daycare provider. We had our Christmas here on the 22nd and Landon did really well working on opening his own gifts. We started our Christmas extravaganza the 23rd. Schmidt Christmas the 23rd, Grandma and Grandpa Heidesch on Christmas Eve, Great-Grandma and Grandpa Fischer, Great-Grandma and Grandpa Pottebaum, Grandma Peg and Papa Matt, and Grandma and Grandpa Brehmer all on Christmas day!!! We then go to see Great-Grandma Fear, Aunt Becky, Aunt Bonnie, and Aunt Betty on the 26th. And went to see Grandpa Fear on the 27th. Whew, makes me tired just thinking about it all!!
Up..Up..Up: Landon got an activity table for Christmas from Grandma and Grandpa Brehmer. Landon was so excited he pulled himself right up. Since then he has figured out how to pull himself up on furniture and tried to move last night using the couch, Matt's leg and the coffee table. I have a feeling I will have a kiddo cruising along furniture before I know it! Grandma Brehmer is guessing he will take his first steps on Valentines day. He is a holiday kid...crawled around Halloween, sat at Thanksgiving and then pulled himself up at Christmas.
Vacation and Grandma's: Matt and I went to Memphis to see Iowa State get beat in the bowl game, so Landon spent some time vacationing with Grandma and Grandpa Brehmer and Grandma and Grandpa Heidesch. I think they all had a GREAT time! Grandma Brehmer already asked when we are going on another vacation...
Mr. Pointer: Landon has discovered his pointer fingers and his new thing is to point or pinch EVERYTHING!!!! He will point to all of your facial features and then put his finger in your mouth and pull on your lip. He has mastered picking up puffs and eating like a champ. All new things are point, point, point!
SO BIG: On Saturday Landon started immitating "So Big" I would put my hands in the air and he would follow. Then later on in the day I would say "Landon is SO BIG" and he would automatically put his hands in the air. It is so fun! Now everytime you say that he will stretch and put his hands in the air.
BIG BOY TUB: Landon has started taking baths in the big boy tub. We put down a "no slip mat" for him to sit on he sits in the tub. He loves having lots of space to move around and play with his bath toys. He just hasn't quite figured out that standing in the tub is a bit dangerous...the kid has to stand EVERYWHERE...
HAIR: Landon is finally getting some! During one of his baths I was actually able to give him a mo hawk! It is still pretty light, but there is enough that he doesn't look bald anymore.
SNOW: Well we got 14 inches of snow the week before Christmas so last week before it melted, but it got a little warmer we tried taking Landon out in the snow. Well, another area that he is just like his mother. He did not like it at all! He was okay sitting, but did not want any part of touching it, laying in it, or moving around in it.
SIPPY CUP: We are making a lot of improvement! Landon finally took some sips out of his sippy cup tonight of diluted apple juice.
Weekly Pictures: Well I am going to load a variety of pictures...Lets just say our weekly picture was much easier when he couldn't move!
