New Bed spread

This all came in a bed in a bag (there is a bed skirt too) from Target on sale for $80. We sold two comforter sets on Craigs list and had some money left on a gift card, so we paid nothing for this one! I am so excited and wanted to share.

Seriously, my new bed is magical. I know that my body would not be able to handle the strain of Landon's rapidly increasing weight gain very well without it. The last two mornings, I have had sore muscles, but it wasn't keeping me from sleeping well. Yay!

Whoa

Another of Landon's favorite words is Whoa. Today he went with me to the RS Birthday event. There were about 272 women there (holy cow!). The decorations were elegant, the birthday cakes were delicious, the talks were excellent and the food was oh so yummy! The best part of the day.... When Landon had two really big sneezes and then said, "Whoa!"
All the ladies around me were cracking up, me included.

Baby Shower for Kristy!

(for some reason this picture did not publish the first time... My gift was a tag-a-long, two embroidered burp cloths and a cuddle blanket)

The food (Oh so YUMMY!)
The gifts

Dress decoration

Amanda, Seija and Kathleen

(do you notice the fireplace mantle?)

Nicole and Amanda

Me and Kristy

Landon's first baby shower

Best wrapped package of diapers I ever saw!

Awesome sock monkey, book and blanket

Seija and Heidi\ My gift: cuddle blanket (huge receiving blanket), tag-a-long and two burg clothes with monogramming. (thanks for taking a picture Kristy)

Okay, so my friend Heather and I planned to throw our dear friend Kristy a baby shower. Heather decided to make it a theme of Baby Sweet Pea Garden and have everyone bring a salad to share. Well, if you remember one of my previous posts, Heather is now on bed rest. She wasn't going to be able to come. We missed you Heather! xoxo

Amanda came to the rescue decorations wise, thank you my dear! She made the awesome baby letters for the food table. The funny thing is, if you rearrange the letters, it spells out the baby's name. Can you guess what it is?

James has been amazing at helping me out to get the house ready for this event. Of course, I just wanted to put some very over due finishing touches on the house, like shoe molding, carpet to wood transition pieces, the fireplace... Well, he decided to rearrange the office. At first, I became more stressed out, but then I began to realize, with the new configuration that I could do my work there now too. I used the couch a lot, but things are getting too busy now for me to do that. So, it turned out to be a great thing. We still have to put down all the floor pieces, but who notices stuff like that? He is working on the fireplace right now and it looks great! We just have to trade in one piece of wood and it will be all done and ready to paint! YAY!

Anyways, back to the shower, a lot of people couldn't make it, but it was a blast. We were laughing so hard by the end of the night. A lot of kids came and James was awesome and played with them in the office while us ladies visited. People started showing up and didn't leave until right before 10pm. So glad that it was fun even though some important people couldn't make it.

Sunshine, you make me happy!

We moved out furniture back to our summertime configuration (meaning no fireplace in use) for a baby shower we had at the house the other night (pictures to come in the next post) and Landon loves to hang out in front of our back door and the huge window of sunshine. Yesterday we hung out in the sun for hours. Can you find his wipe? Yup, it is still his favorite toy. Actually, today when I changed his diaper, I usually give him something to hold and he doesn't squirm around, he tried to throw the wipe away to take hold of the new diaper. Funny kid.

Shopping

The last few weeks we have been shopping a lot. When I say shopping, mostly it has been to the grocery store or looking for a new comforter for the bed. But Landon has been getting in and out of the car and into shopping carts a ton lately. (Did I already post about the comforter?) The other day, I was looking all over for my face lotion (which I can't find anywhere, does anyone have any recommendations for a new one? I used Dove face lotion) and this is what I saw walk by the isle that I was in. Landon was sitting just a little bit lower, so I could barely see his eyes and then the entire lion head. It was so funny, but of course, by the time I got the camera out, this is what I got. Seriously, I think this hat brightens peoples day. We get so many laughs or smiles, it is just funny.

Walking with the walker toy

He has been doing this for a while, but I haven't been fast enough with the camera. He likes to run it into things (like the couch) with it. Yesterday he started going towards the wood floor, but chickened out at the last minute. He is getting really good at directing it where to go and correcting when he gets stuck on a toy. The other day, he wanted me really bad and James let go of him and he took one step and then jumped to me. I wonder how much longer now...

(As I was waiting for the video to upload, Landon went on the wood floor with the toy. He is going really fast with it today, I have been laughing at him because he looks so funny with it now)

Do ladybugs have a lot of calories?

Well, Landon loves to eat and the other day, he decided bugs are good too. My niece, Bailey, came over to visit and pointed out that there was a lady bug flying around. Minutes later, Landon starts gagging. He seemed to pull out of it okay and then a few minutes later, he starts gagging and throws up a little. I knew that he had eaten something and then I started looking around for the lady bug as I made my way over to him. Sure enough, when my fingers found the thing in his mouth, it had legs. HE ATE THE LADY BUG!!! I think that it must have been crawling around in his mouth on his gag spot and made him throw up. When I was fishing for it, I crushed it though. YUCK! The next day, he found a fly, caught it too, and proceeded to eat that. I got it out, but a little later I noticed that a leg was still hanging out in his mouth. Have I given you the shivers yet? The next day, James and I pulled the couch out to take pictures to put on Craigs list and I noticed a couple of dead flies behind it. What did James do? Did he pick them up, no. So later, Landon crawled behind the couch and tried to eat them. Good thing I have learned to keep a close eye. Happy to say that since then we have had no bugs in the house. Not sure if that is because it is freezing outside, or if he has eaten them all without my knowledge...
Anyways, he is putting on some really good weight. He doesn't look too skinny in his clothes anymore and we are already getting out the 12 month clothes. He is starting to get some rolls on his neck, and it is crazy to see him grow before my eyes. All I added to his diet was yogurt in the morning (so now 4 meals a day) and 1/2 a scoop of formula mixed in rice cereal. Crazy.