All about teeth...

Today must have been teeth day for the Wilson fam.  I took Landon to the doctor this morning to see what was causing him to be so fussy and looks like it is the toothies.  He is getting his top and his bottom teeth in at the same time, isn't that wonderful :)  I am glad he didn't have an ear infection or anything worse.  He doesn't like the Dr. and I think he already knows where we are... He didn't want Dr. Moore looking at him or putting anything in his ears.  He weighed 16 pounds and 10 ounces and is healthy as a horse, all except for the teeth thing.  We have to give him Tylenol, teething tabs, and a washcloth (for chewing).  This afternoon Toph and I had dentist appointments as well.  We didn't have any cavities, but my teeth and gums are so sore that I don't want to open my mouth.  I guess that is what I get for skipping a few appointments.  We all got new toothbrushes including Landon and when I got home I rubbed the toothbrush on his gums and he LOVED it.  It must have felt wonderful. On the down side, the thing that I thought that was an ulcer in my mouth is some kind of growth... It isn't gonna go away on its on, lovely.  I have to schedule an appointment with the oral surgeon to get it removed before it gets any bigger.  Whew, it is always something.  Having something cut out of my tongue does not seem pleasant and after I googled it, it seems even worse.  Well, here are some pics of Landon with his Halloween leggings on, just plain adorable with those fat little legs of his.

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Fall is in the air!

Lots cooler temps here in North Alabama today, and it felt wonderful!  I actually wanted to get outside today, so I decorated for fall, did some yard work, and pruned my shrubs.  I am give completely out now, whew.  Toph was home today and watched Little Man while I got my stuff done.  I wish it would stay this kind of weather all year round, I like walking out the door without sweating and Landon loves going out and strolling.  He can be having a hissy fit and if we walk outside it's like BAM he instantly stops crying.  That's how I can tell if he is really sick or something, because he wouldn't just stop crying if something hurt.  I think he is getting some teeth, and let me tell you, he has been a little fussy britches today.  He doesn't cry, it's kind of like a whine.  I hope the teeth soon break through and maybe he will feel better.  I sure hope so, because we have a busy weekend ahead.  Toph and I have dentist appointment Thurs., the 101 yard sale and the LCHS homecoming parade on Friday, and the Bama game on Sat.  I think I have forgot a few things we are supposed to do, I am just so tired I can't think. Well, I'm going to bed, the up side to Landon's teeth is that it doesn't affect his sleep.  That is a major plus!

Roll Tide!

Roll Tide Roll!!!  It was a nail biter, but it turned out to be a good one.  We have had a pretty good weekend, except Toph got called in to work the whole weekend.  That stinks.  I can't wait til he doesn't have to work all the time.  Landon wore his new houndstooth diaper cover today for the game and he was a cutie!  We waited til Toph went in for work before we brought it out, lol.  I think his stomach might have hurt tonight, he was a little fussy and spit up a few times.  It is hard to know what is wrong, because they can't tell you.  He might be getting some teeth, I guess we will just have to wait and see.  We have been so lucky with him not being sick.  It has been such a blessing.  All he wants to do is grin, chew his hands, put stuff in his mouth, and roll over.  He looks like a little turtle when he rolls over and sticks that head up.  It looks like I am going to have to head to the Dr. on Monday myself.  I thought I had ulcers in my mouth but I don't think that is the problem.  Guess I will go see what it could be :( 

Show us your life: Master Bedrooms

So I am running a little late today... But I am joining Kelly's Korner and showing my master bedroom in my house today.  I enjoy looking at everyone's decorations... People have different tastes and ideas...  So here it is.. I didn't take any pics of my
armoise or chest.  I got my bed this year though, and I love having a King!

More pics

Today we took Landon to get some pics at Michelle Calhoun Photography.  I can't wait to see the pictures that she took.  I love all the little outfits that we dressed him in... So excited.  I am very tired though, taking pics is like work now.. :)  Lots of planning for a baby photo shoot. Got to carry bottles, extra clothes, diapers, the clothes he is going to wear!  Takes a lot of preparation, but, oh well... it was worth it :)

Footprints

My babies 1st Footprints

 

Landon has started rolling over like a champ this week.  I was beginning to wonder if he was going to and now we can't keep up with him!  :)  I am so happy he is growing and learning new things.  He is so sweet, he just grins at me all the time and it melts my heart.  He is going to get his pics taken at Michelle Calhoun Photography tomorrow and I can't wait to see how he does.  I love taking pics of him.  

A Sad Day, but a Great Ending

Today, my family went to the funeral service of my dad's sisters.  Marva was my dads youngest sister and died at the age of 47.  She had an aneurysm to burst in her head and left her brain dead.  It always plays on your heart "Could I have done something else?"   Marva has three young sons that need prayers.  Please pray that Jesus will touch their heart and give them comfort during this time.  Thanks So Much.

The good new is..... Someone in my family got hired at TVA!!!:)

A Sad Week

This has been a sad week for my family, especially my dad.  His sister, Marva, died on Saturday at the young age of 47.  She had an anuerysm two days before, and it left her brain dead.  It happened very quickly and it is always hard when it happens to someone in your family.  I know I didn't ever get to see my Aunt Marva, but she was my aunt and she always called me on my birthday no matter where she was.  She has three kids and I know that this is hard for them, because they have already lost their dad a few years ago.  Please pray for them.  The funeral is tomorrow and this will be the first time most of my dad's family has seen Landon.  The sad thing is that we really only see them at funerals and that sort of thing.  Thanks for all the prayers for my aunt, it really means a lot. 

Show us your life: Living Room

I decided to join in on the fun with Kelly's Korner and show your living room.  This is a fun way to see what others are decorating with and get some fun ideas.  My living room looks a lot  different now with little man being here, his toys are my main decorations, but I love it!  I don't have as much time to spruce things up with fall decor, but thats okay...  Maybe in a week or so I can get my pumpkins out. 

The view from the couch

By far, the best decoration I could ever have in the world!

An exciting week!

Wow, today Landon Jacob Wilson is four months old!  I can't believe it, time has flown bye.  I want to put a pause button in my life and a rewind, but I also look forward to watching him grow into his own little self.  I pray that he is a caring and sweet person that leads a Godly life.  Kids are cruel and it breaks my heart to hear of how mean some kids are to other kids.  All you can do is try to do the right things yourself, be there for them, and ask God for strength.  I think one of the most important things in life is to pray for and with your child.  They should see the reality of your faith as your turn to the Lord in prayer when hard times or problems come into your life, or just with help making decisions in everyday life.  I think you should encourage them by your example to praise God for the blessings of every day life.  I know that life doesn't come with any guarantees, but I want to know that I have done everything that I can.
   Please pray for someone that is dear to my heart.  Pray that she has strength to overcome the obstacles in her life and lead the life God wants her to.  One day she will be proud of who she is and the person she has become, but being young is hard. 
  We have had a very busy week.  Landon went to the doctor on Thursday and had his 4 month checkup.  He said he was doing great.  He weighed 16.2 pounds (90th percentile) and was 25 inches long (50th percentile).  He talked to us about his food and told us to start with veggies first, because if he gets used to the sweetness of fruit he might not ever like veggies.  So he has tried sweet peas, carrots, and green beans.  He really makes a mess and tries to put his hands in his mouth every time he gets a bite.  So tonight I put a towel around him like he was getting a haircut and he couldn't put those little fists up there!  It worked out so much better and he ate the whole jar.  I have to give him is bottle first and then his food because he is really hungry and gets mad because he can't get the food fast enough.  He is eating very well off of the spoon to only have had food for about a week.  He is getting cereal in his bottle once a day before bed and has been sleeping from about 8:30pm til 6:00 am.

The Long Weekend

We had a great long weekend this wonderful Labor Day weekend.  Friday we went out to eat as a family @ Chili's.  Saturday, Toph had to wake up and go into work because of some problems and me and Landon went over to B's.  He got off in time to go over to our friends, Patrick and Amy's, to watch the game though.  We had a great time watching the game with our friends and catching up.  We stayed the night and came back to mom's to pick up little guy.  He was so good.  Then today we went over MawMaw's to eat and played volleyball and badminton.  We had so much fun.  It was Landon's first get together over MawMaws.  He got to have applesauce and carrots today and he loved them!  He liked carrots more that applesauce, but he ate both.  I can't believe it is time to give my little boy some food, it seems unreal.  Mom made him laugh out at her when she acts like she is going to eat him up, he just laughs... It is so amazing to listen to his laugh and realize that is what he is going to sound like.  My sweet baby boy, what a blessing he is.

Granna B's 50!

Today was my sweet, sweet mama's 50th birthday.  She is the best mother in the whole entire world.  She is my best friend.  She is such a loving, caring, christian person.  She puts everyone's needs before her own and has such a good heart.  I hope to someday be the mother that she is.  I have had a great example to learn from and to look up to.  I don't know what I would do without her, she takes care of me and helps me out so much.  Mom can bring me comfort when no one else can, she is my rock.  Over the years, it hasn't mattered how bad I have messed up, what trouble I got myself into, or what was troubling me... she is always there.  The most comforting feeling is to know that she will always be there for me, know matter what happens.  I am so blessed to have someone like her in my life.  I don't know what I would do without my mama.  There really aren't any words to describe the love I have for her.  We enjoyed a quite day at home with Landon and some Stanfield's and cake with G-daddy and Toph this afternoon.  I hope she had a great day.  She just gets better with age!

Day to Day

I have been cleaning house today, whew!  It can get so dirty, so quickly.  It is a never ending thing, but I am thankful to have a house to clean and tend to.  I am going to admit it gets kind of overwhelming when you have a baby in your life and you try to get everything done.  I always liked to keep my house clean, yard mowed, pool clean, garage swept, decorate.. that sort of thing.  A lot of that is pushed to the side with baby boy.  I know a lot of people do a lot more than me on a day to day basis, and I totally respect them.  If I had a 40 hour a week job, I guess we would just have to live in a dirty house.  Well, I might just have to have it hired out if I worked, lol.  We have an older home, around 18 years old, and we have lots of repairs coming up.. We need new doors, new windows... (those are the must haves) I would like to put in new floors and update the kitchen.  I don't know for sure how long we are going to be in this house, but if we stay, we are going to have lots of work to do.  We have a pool and it really worries me about Landon drowning or something, you just never know.  That would be another reason we would move.  It is such a bad time to to sell, so I foresee that we will be here for a few more years.  I have been debating on going BACK to school to get my elementary teaching certificate.  I have business ed now and I just don't see myself getting a job with that anytime soon.  I love kids and I really loved working with all the K-6 at Lexington.  So we shall see if I want to invest in some more classes.  I like to go to school is the weird part, it makes me happy to learn!  I for sure don't want to go back right now to work, but when Landon gets a little older I would like to teach.  I could probably get a lot of my classes online, but having to pay for the classes is not any fun at all!  All good things come to those who wait, so I am waiting.. :)  I have a precious baby Landon, a super husband and that is all I need right now.  The other stuff can wait til things calm down a little.  :)

3 Month Photos

So we went for Landon's three month pictures today.  It takes a lot of time to prepare for these things, that's for sure.  Ever since the last pics any outfit you see you always ask yourself "wonder if Landon needs that outfit for his pics"?  It is also a way to justify buying things he doesn't actually need.  So we ended up with more outfits than he wore, but that's okay, because he looks cute in them all.  We got up this morning and we already had to start preparing for the pics at 2:30.... everything takes longer with a baby :)  I got my picture taken with Landon so it took me a little longer this morning too.  I wish Toph would have got to have his done with us for a family photo, but it is hard to work around his work schedule, so we are going to try next time.  We got there and had to wait a little while so mama was taking some pics with her phone.  His first outfit was a white smocked outfit.  He was in a cradle and did not want to lay down, he thinks he is so big, lol.  Finally we got some shots.  Then we had to more outfits and a tummy pic.  Overall, it was a great session.  I know that I will really love and treasure these one day.

What You Are Doing Now

Hey Guys, sorry it has been so long since an update, but I broke my Verizon USB stick during the beach trip.  It should be here tomorrow and I will be back in business.  Landon is getting so big!  He is doing so much more now.  It is a full time job being mom, but I know it gets a lot busier. 
So what am I doing now Mommy?
You are kicking your legs like crazy.  You love to lay in the floor on a pillow and have someone talk to you.  You look up and grin like crazy and if we aren't saying anything you are looking at us like "okay talk to me some more".  You are grabbing things that we put in front of you.  You grab your toys on the bouncer and you play with the toys we put on the Bumbo tray.  You laughed out at MawMaw when she clapped her hands and have been talking and cooing at us for a while.  You think you are too big to lay down in our arms anymore you want to sit up.  You like to watch TV and will sit there for about an hour. 
What size to I wear?
You wear a size 2 diaper.  You wear 6-9 month clothes.  Your little tootsies get cold so we put socks on you.  You hardly wear the same outfit twice, but you like to sleep in your t-shirts at night. 
Where do I sleep?
You sleep in the pack n play at night when you go to bed, but most of the time you end up in the bed with mommy in the morning.  You go to bed about 8:30 and sleep til about 3:30, but you go back to sleep after a bottle. 
How much milk do I want?
You are a very hungry boy, you are drinking about 6 ounces every three to four hours and have cereal in your bottle about twice a day. 

Little man, we fall in love with you more and more every day.  You are the best thing that has ever happened to us, we don't know what we did before you were here.  You are the center of our lives and we wouldn't want it any other way.  We want the very best for you and would do anything in the world for you.  You are forming your thoughts about people and if you like them or not, your not to crazy about people you don't know or that you don't get to see much.  I hope you like everyone and are not shy.  Your grin melts my heart.

Back at home safe and sound...

We made it home safely from the beach, Yay!!!  We had a fabulous time.  We are happy to be at home, but I know Landon is going to miss all the attention of a certain pair of grandparents.  He traveled really well coming home, he is in love with is new Aubie and stares at him.  He is probably pretty spoiled, because he has had someone talking and playing with him all the time, but who cares!  I believe you have a baby to enjoy and play with.  I get frustrated with people saying "you need to put him down, he is going to get used to that".  I want to hold my baby, cuddle my baby, and show him all the attention I want to.  God gave me this precious angel and he could take him away at any moment.  Savor.  Enjoy.  Love every minute you spend with them, because one day he or she will be grown and you will miss having them to hold and cuddle on.  I also have been thinking a lot lately about parents that refer to a book about raising there little one, that is great and it is good to be informed, but parenting doesn't come in an instruction manual.  It comes from you and your babies needs... what makes him happy, what soothes him, what makes him feel better when he isn't feeling his best.  Babies are little people that need almost constant care, love, and attention. It doesn't matter if they have the "best" of everything, material things don't really matter... what matters most is them knowing that you love them, support them, and know you are not going to leave them one day. It is fine to buy them stuff, but it won't be material things that stick in there heart and minds. The best way for a baby to learn what to do and how to act in life is by becoming the best person you can possibly be and setting an example for them.  How do you expect for children to grow up becoming quality people if you yourself lie, cheat, steal, do drugs, etc.  Be a role model.  What you need isn't in a book, you just need a lot of love and courage.  Be thankful for what you have and cherish every moment.  I love Landon so much and I hope that one day he knows how much I love him.  He is my life, my love, and my future.  It is a lot easier to be a parent that doesn't care, but don't expect much in return.  Be an encourager, not discouraging.   Sure I'm going to make mistakes, but it's not going to be because I didn't try to do the very best I can do.

Train a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not turn from it.  Proverbs 22:6

“Children desperately need to know - and to hear in ways they understand and remember - that they're loved and valued by mom and dad”

“If you bungle raising your children, I don't think whatever else you do matters very much.”