so far this summer

School is consuming much of my time this summer. I am taking two online classes. I was going to take the summer off, but I wanted to get as much school over with as I can before the next baby is born. In the fall I will be taking two online classes and then going to Lamar for two other classes. I am nervous about actually going back to campus. I have gotten out of the habit of having to study for tests. My online classes haven't been the easiest, but I still didn't have to study much for any of them. I am not taking any classes in the spring. I am not sure I will be able to manage school and two little ones.

Landon is finally walking everywhere. He had lots of fun playing with his cousins last weekend while they were in town for my dad's 60th birthday. My mom rented a big water slide. Landon liked trying to climb up it on the slide. Hopefully we will have a big "family fun" day each summer.

Landon has added a few words to his vocabulary. The latest one is "again". He says again to his daddy to let him know he wants to be thrown back up in the air.

Yesterday I went to another dr appointment. The baby's heartbeat is very strong. I love hearing that sound. Next time Aaron will actually be able to be with me. In 5 or 6 weeks we will be finding out what we are having. I'm pretty sure its a boy, or at least thats what I am trying to mentally prepare myself for. I will be happy as long as we have a healthy baby.

Not feeling so good

So last Saturday we had gone swimming with oldest sister and her two girls. Landon kept trying to put his head in the water to drink it, but twice he went too far and ended up breathing it in. The next day he got a croup cough. My brother in law, a respiratory therapist, said he would be ok, but to just watch for a fever. The next few days Landon wasn't really acting himself. Yesterday, I just knew I needed to take him in to the doctor because he was getting worse not better. My poor little one year old has bronchitis and pneumonia and on top of those two things, a sinus infection. I hate seeing my little one not feel good. His eyes were so swollen yesterday, I felt terrible for him. I am amazed, though, that he still manages to wrinkle up his nose and smile really big. I am blessed to have such a sweet little boy.

Heartbeat

Today I got to hear our baby's heartbeat. It is such an amazing sound! 3 months down, 6 more to go. Bad thing is that I have gained 9.5 pounds in the first trimester. Still feeling pretty good. Main thing that is bothering me is that the smell of ground meat really makes me feel sick.

Big Brother Landon

Well the reason I will be redecorating all of the bedrooms soon is to make room for Landon's little brother or sister!
I feel that its another boy this time. Mainly because I do not want to get my hopes up high for a little girl. If we have another boy, he will have Landon's jungle themed nursery and Landon will be getting a Thomas the Train theme room. I haven't decided if I want to switch Landon's room to the extra room if we have a girl. I may just let him have his current room until next summer, then redo his room. I do know I get to pick all of the girl nursery theme out because Aaron chose Landon's. If its a girl, the name will be Olivia. If its a boy then supposedly Aaron gets to choose because I chose Landon, but I do not like any of the names he suggests.

Aaron says its a boy. I told him that he knows he will spoil a little girl just like he spoils my niece Lily. He says that Lily is different. Lily is Lily- is all he had to say.

I am eating way more than I did when I was pregnant with Landon. I think it may have to do with that I was working 40 hours until a month before I had him. Being at home this time, gives me time to just snack constantly.

Can't Wait!!

I can't wait till I can start redecorating the rooms in our house in the next few months.
I have so many ideas, so many craft projects to start.

Sometimes...

Sometimes its so hard to be patient and wait for some things to happen...

But I do have a baby boy who will always put a smile on my face and a husband who i know loves me no matter what.

Landon's First Birthday

Mommy and Landon on his first birthday!


Landon's party set up
Thanks Maren for making such a delicious cake!
Landon eating pizza
not so sure about the cake at first...
but then he realizes it is yummy!
Cant believe my little baby is already one.
He sure loved eating that cake and getting messy
Landon and all of his new birthday presents. Thanks everybody!
Landon was exhausted after his birthday party. He almost fell asleep in his new swing set.

sneak peak to Landons birthday pictures!

January pictures

Landon bought this play toy with money from his grandpa in Lufkin.

All bundled up in his winter clothes
Silly Landon!

Amy, this reminded me of some of the faces Natalie used to make as a baby! Landon was playing in his carseat


His other favorite thing to do is to play inside of our entertainment center




Landon loves playing with Daddy's controllers to the XBox

This is probably Landons favorite toy

Friendship

Over the past few years I have had such a change in my closest friends. After I graduated I was still really close to my 2 best friends from high school and then my other best friend who I worked with. After getting married, we all slowly started to drift away from each other. One friend moved away to college and become the party girl she swore she would never become. One became extremely focused in college. The other married a marine, became a bartender, got divorced, and now just likes to work at the bar. They are all different than I had thought they would be. I have nothing in common with any of them. We all do talk on an occasion basis but we arent close any more at all. If I do hang out with them, I don't think that Aaron likes it because of how they act.

I love being a mom, but lately I have wanted some ME time. I have become so focused on taking care of Landon and being a good wife that I have started to loose myself in the process.

Yesterday I had a really fun craft time with a girl who I was best friends with in elementary school-the early part of high school. During high school, she was the one that was my best friend when I was going through tough times When my mom had cancer and when my grandmother died, she was always there to help me cope. The latter years of high school she and I didn't speak much at all. But now we are becoming friends again, which I am really happy about. She is pregnant with a baby girl due in April and married. I have so much in common with her. I am glad I have her to hang out with again.

Then last night Aaron and I went out to eat with a really fun couple from church. She is one of my only few friends at church. I hate it when she isn't there because then I don't really have anybody to talk to. I am glad that we have finally found another couple that are fun to hang out with.

lots of fun in December

My mom told me that I have to update my blog. So since I haven't blogged in forever. We will go back to the month of December:

My mom, Landon, and I went to Austin for Tye's birthday party. I was really glad we were able to go and celebrate with him. He calls me Lu-Lu and he the only one that could ever get away with it. My dad used to try to call me that but I always hated it, so when Tye was really little my dad told him to call me that and from that moment my name is Lu-Lu. I cant believe Tye is 4 years old!! I was his Nanny when he was about 6 months old, so I have always been close to him.


Landon got his first hair cut. It took two to trim his hair.
My family and my parents went to the Festival of Lights and the Aquarium at Moody Gardens. It was a lot of fun. We enjoyed walking around and looking at all the lights, although it was freezing!!



Christmas was interesting. Christmas Eve we had to take Landon to the minor care, then to the ER (for 10 minutes before the ER dr sent us home) because Landon had the croup cough. Although he wasnt feeling well, he was still being his happy self.

Landon got tons of presents for Christmas. Spoiled? yes, I know, but we like it that way!
Another Christmas present Landon got was a pool with balls in it. The cousins had so much fun playing in it as well. It was nice to be surrounded by the kids I love the most. My nieces and nephews are all so special to me!






Who would have ever thought that $1 foam swords from Target would actually not break!

We also went to Chuck E Cheese. Here is a picture of Tye and Landon:
Landon and I finally got to meet Titan, the baby boy of one of my closest friends. It was fun to be able to visit with Katy while she was down from Utah.



The month of December was filled of fun memories.