5 months old already!!

So my baby turned 5 months old on Friday!!  He is getting so big!

This month has consisted of a few more milestones.  We have been working on sleeping in the crib...this was small steps each day.  He now sleeps in the crib without being proped up and completely surrounded with blankets and towels. 

He has started eating cereal like a champ and tonight we made the move onto baby food.  I am trying to make my own and it really wasn't to hard at all.  Thanks to Louise for getting us a baby food processor and containers for a shower gift, I was off and running.  We started with orange veggies, so I made squash and sweet potato tonight.  Matt gave Landon squash tonight and he liked it!  The first few bites were a little funny, but he decided it was good stuff and ate it all!

We have also started our favorite season of the year, football season!  Landon has had a lot of fun cheering for the Cyclones and so far has brought good luck as we started 3-0 and beat the Hawkeyes last weekend!  He even had a day of football with Uncle Luke yesterday while mommy and daddy went to the football game. 

He is rolling over without any trouble now, and is starting to get up on his knees!  It won't be too much longer and I will have a mobile baby...oh lord! 

 

What, I can't go to the game?

 

But, I can still cheer for the Cyclones!!

 

Go STATE!!!

 

BFF's cheering for the Cyclones!

 

Hangin' with Aunt Heather...before she started screaming and freaked me out :o)

 

Cheering with Aunt Abby!!

 

Peek-a-Boo

 

Cyclones win!! 

 

 

Getting ready for daycare!

 

Small steps into the crib, needed foot rests and back support...

 

 

I am SOOO Proud to be a Cyclone fan!!

 

 

What is THIS stuff...

 

 

I LOVE Butternut Squash!!

 

So big, 5 months old!!!

 

 

SO BIG...4 month update

So we have a very big boy on our hands!!  We went to the doctor on August 17th and Landon weighed in at 14 lbs 10 oz and is 25.5 inches long.  He is still pretty low in the weight percentiles, but we'll take it!! 

 

At that appointment we talked a lot about the next steps and decided it is time to start adding in a little rice cereal.  The doctor wasn't worried about any allergies, because he had been taking formula and she said that if he can handle milk-based formula we should be okay for cereal.  We also got the okay to start veggis when he has learned how to eat cereal.  I am thinking I will wait with those until a little closer to 6 months!  One step at a time!!

 

So the week of August 19th was crazy for us!  Landon and I went to the Cyclone FanFest with some of my friends.  Landon and I got our picture taken with Cy, Coach Hoiberg, and Coach Rhoads.  Recruiting class of 2030 here we come!!  2030...that really makes you feel old!!

 

Monday the 20th Landon started rolling over!!  He decided to start back to front...take the hard way first, but we knew that front to back would come shortly there after because he was not a fan of being on his stomach!! 

 

Tuesday the 21st we started cereal.  I was amazed at how well he ate this!!  We have since then had very up and down days.  Especially with Daddy...Landon likes to be stubborn with dad!!  Tonight I got him to eat his whole bowl full and even made a little more! 

 

Wednesday the 22nd Landon had enough of that tummy stuff and decided to roll front to back!  Crazy, Crazy week!

 

Since then it has been pretty low key at our house.  Landon decided to be crazy and do lots of things in 3 days to impress us and then take a few weeks off!  He continues to talk and babbble like crazy and drool like a rock star!  We did get his Halloween costume in the mail this week and he is going to be SOOO CUTE, but you will have to wait until October to see that!

 

Landon started daycare on the 14th of August and has done very well.  We really like the in-home provider we picked and it seems to be working out great.  Landon is always happy when we drop him off and pick him up and she got him on a schedule real quick!  Something we were slacking at. 

 

Last night we decided to really push crib sleeping.  I'm not sure if it was harder on Landon or Mommy and Daddy.  We had been slowing transitioning from his bassinet, but it wasn't going well.  After lots of trys with towels under the sheets, and blakents under his legs, we just put him in there and hoped for the best.  Yeah, that wasn't working so well.  He was up every 45 minutes/hour.  Around 3, Matt finally gave in and put him in his bassinet, in his room.  Now tonight, knock on wood, he feel asleep hard at 8:00 and has been sleeping in his bed ever since...Maybe he wore himself out last night and gave in!! 

 

Football season is in full swing and maybe Landon will get to experience his first tailgate, no games since they are a little loud, but some fun and sun is always good!  Go CYCYLONES!!

 

I love my overalls!!!

 

 

All smiles!!

 

 

Ready to go meet CY!!

 

 

CY!!!

 

 

Coach Rhoads!!

 

 

Coach Hoiberg!  I think mom was more excited for this one ;o)

 

 

Checking out the spoon

 

 

MMMMMmmmmm!!

 

 

That was good stuff mom!!!

 

 

Now we really know how to make a mess!!

 

Look at me sit up!!

 

20 weeks old!!!  Boji Baby!!

 



End of Summer

So Summer is coming to an end, which means it is back to work for mommy and time for daycare for Landon.  I have been back to work part-time for a month and it is going well with Grandma and Aunt FiFi daycare!  We will see how next Tuesday goes.  I keep telling myself I'm not going to cry, but who knows when the time comes!  The last  month included our last wedding of the season, a family reunion and lots of changes for Landon.  He is growing up SO fast!! 

Landon can now hold his head up pretty steady when laying on his tummy, scoot around on his back...he will start one direction and when I come back a little later he is turned a different direction!  He is also playing a lot more and starting to grab onto things.  He loves to blow bubbles and is drooling all of the time...BIBS are FANTASTIC!!!  We got him a new toy where he lays on his back or tummy and there is a piano that he can kick with his feet.  He LOVES it!!  Definitely his favorite toy!!  At the latest wedding Landon loved to dance.  We had him shaking it and he laughed and squealed the whole time.  Landon went swimming for the first time at his cousin Tucker's birthday party.  He didn't love it, but didn't hate it either.  I think next year will be a lot more fun!

The Olympics are a favorite of mommy's so Landon has been watching them too.  He watched a lot of swimming and Michael Phelps is our favorite.  One night we propped him up and he "watched" TV for 15-20 minutes.  The colors must amaze him.  He is starting to see more and more.  He has also discovered his hands.  It is SO funny to watch him look at his fist, open it up, and then shove it in his mouth...that's what you do with your hands right?!?!?

Here are some updated pictures!!

Wow, there are animals up there!!!

A boy and his cat...

I have hands...this is crazy!!!

Tummy Time!

So Big!!  Ready for some Iowa State Football!!

This toy is Awesome!!

I'm falling...but this is pretty funny!!

Super Landon

Air Guitar!!  Just Dance!!

Go Michael Go....Team USA

Ugh...is he going to win...

Ok, so I moved myself around and now there isn't any music...

Look at this big boy in his PJ's

I am so cool in these shades!!  And there is aunt Jackie with my 2 cousins!!  SOOO EXCITED!!

Yep, I'm cute!

3 Month Pictures!

We got Landon's 3 month pictures yesterday.  They are AWESOME!!  If you live in the Spencer/LeMars area I highly recommend C STARR Photography!!  Chelsi is fantastic.  Enjoy!