Weekend

We had a fun, but busy weekend!! 

Friday morning Reaggie's friend came over to make some Valentine treats for their friends at school.  WHY I didn't take pictures, I'm not sure...maybe it had something to do with Landon didn't take a morning nap and we were moving at a million miles per hour!  ha :)  These girls were PRECIOUS, both wearing their Cinderella dress up dresses, jewelry, crowns, and high heels to make some pink rice krispie treats.  They both REALLY enjoyed the rice krispies, as they were poured all over our counter and then gobbled up.  Reags even pulled the "tongue trick" and once they were poured in the measuring cup, stuck her tongue out to see how many she could get on it.  Hilarious!  Even though Landon man didn't nap, for some odd reason, he was a trooper and loved watching the girls busy in the kitchen.

SNOW!!

Saturday Reagan and I went to Virginia for Morgan's 7th birthday party.  Oh my gosh, Reags was SO happy to see Mo-Mo!  It even started to snow once we got there, which little miss was a LOT excited about.  Bless her heart...she was so excited for a dusting.  I can't even imagine what she would do if we got like an inch.  It was so fun to see everyone, but it did make for a pretty long trip back to the NC state...Reaggie was out like a light and sadly, I listened to Fox News on XM with their live coverage of Whitney Houston's death.  (seriously...I remember that I had one of her RECORDS and loved her!  I remember at one of my dance recitals the BIG GIRLS were dancing to Whitney and I was so jealous.  I will also never forget one summer at Jamie's summer camp they all sang "One Moment in Time" and did the sign language to go with it...talk about a tear jerker...I was telling Keith about it the other day and started sobbing just telling him...)

by this point in the night, ALL of the girls were dressed up and had glitter all over the place!

Sunday R and I ran errands and stocked up on groceries!  I had to get my mani/pedi and then get a few more things done around the house.  We are leaving VERY SOON for our trip and CAN.NOT.WAIT!!!!!!!!

6 Month Stats

Weight:  23 pounds 11 ounces (>95%)

Lenght:  29.75 inches (>95%)

HC:  48cm (>95%)

Landon did great at the doctor yesterday!  He had to get two shots and an oral vaccine.  Everything looked great!  The only concern the doctor had was for the size of his head...now of course I'm a hypochondriac, so I started tearing up.  Basically, Landon grew a LOT since his last appointment at 4 months.  His head grew the most.  She wants us to go back in 6 weeks just to make sure it hasn't grown a lot more to be sure there isn't water on the brain or anything.  Give me a heart attack!!  She really isn't concerned or we would have gone immediately to have an ultrasound, but just to be on the safe side she wants us to go back.  Keith did some research on it and neither of us think Landon sounds like he could have water on the brain, we pray that he doesn't.  I mean, look at his Daddy, he has a big head too.  Not to mention, I did give birth to him, he's had a big head from the get-go...trust me!  Other than that, Landon man is a BIG, beautiful, healthy boy that got to go to Target with mommy after his shots as a special treat. ;)

Daddy/Daughter Day

Keith and Reaggie had a fun day together yesterday.  This is my volunteer week at preschool.  Before knowing this, I had made Landon's 6 month doctor's apointment with the doctor I wanted to see and at a good time...soooo we were lucky enough to see if Daddy wanted to go to school or take Bubby to the doctor...he chose school.  What a good guy!

They had a lot of fun together at preschool.  Poor Keith was so nervous, but said everything was fine.  He was even in charge of snack, but I assured him he could do it! ;)  He got in a good workout on the playground too!

After a fun morning together they also got to go to Daddy/Daughter Date Night at Chic Fil A last night!  What a precious idea!  Reags was BEYOND excited.  They went to the Chic Fil A at the mall, which wasn't first the pick, but the date night at our closer location was already full, plus Reags does LOVE going to the mall.  Reagan decided she wanted to be fancy and wear her tutu with her "bootiful" shirt from Aunt Ellen :)

waiting for that Daddy to get home from work!

So excited!!  We even had to repaint her nails and toes for the occassion, I promise that was not my idea!

Reags was so excited to ride some rides at the mall!

...and meet the cow! (who she told me when she got home had on a beautiful bow with all the colors in it!)

I guess they had the tables set with flowers on them, which is what R is showing in the picture.

Such a special day for a sweet little girl and her Daddy.  I am so lucky to have a husband that drives me crazy sometimes LOVES spending time with his little girl and is antsy everyday waiting for Landon to be able to do fun things, like kick the soccer ball!

Last Week

Better late then never I guess :)  Here is our week, last week, in pictures!

Reaggie LOVES doing dishes :)

Reagggie playing with the iPad and Bubby watching intently!

Little coloring time at her "desk" :)

Sweet sugar

This is how Landon man helped mommy with laundry the other day :)  Sometimes there just aren't enough places to sit!

Playdate at storytime and the playground with friends from preschool...Henry is one of her "princes."

Is that the look of a heartbreaker or what?!

Thursday night I was so excited to go out to dinner with some of my favorites!  We went to the Melting Pot and is was SOOOO good...my Dominican diet was totally blown that night!

Watching a little TV with Daddy

5 Month Pictures

Well I am not always exactly on time, but I have been getting Landon's monthly pictures taken...just like I did with Reags.  I guess I need to take L at some point this week for his 6 month pictures, but here are the 5 month ones :)

6 Months!

My sweet Landon-man, you are 6 months old today.  I can not even believe it, as I know I say every month, but these montly posts seem to be happening much more frequently now.

 

This month Landon has learned to sit up pretty much entirely on his own, eat foods, got his bottom two toofers, and has gotten into the groove of a schedule.  He ADORES, I mean ADORES, his sister.  She can say "Hi Bubby" to him and the giggle that comes out of his mouth is a little too cute for words.  Landon loves when we spin in a circle saying "a-du-da-du-da-du --- boo!"  That cracks him up...why, we aren't sure, but he has real deal belly laughs on that one! 

Landon is such a laid back little boy, just like his daddy.  He is really settling into such a happy man.  He does whine like nobody's business when he drops something or can't reach a toy that he wants.  It's pitiful, but hilarious at the same time. 

Landon loves his jumperoo, sitting on the floor playing with toys, sitting in his high chair to eat and drink water from his sippy cup, play on his playmat while mommy blogs ;), taking baths, and hanging out in his sister's big girl bed. 

We have a BOY on our hands too.  One day he will be mortified, but I think it's pretty cute...first he loves to bang his sippy cup all over the place and splash the water everywhere.  He is soaked by the time we are finished with his dinner!  He has also "found himself" when we are changing his diaper or in the bath, and giggles at each grab.  ha!

We go to the doctor on Monday for Landon's 6 month visit and I can't wait to see how much he weighs.  He is wearing 12-18 month clothes and size 3 diapers (only until we finish this pack and then we're moving onto the 4's).  He is just getting too big!

Landon has had SUCH A GREAT day today!  He SLEPT THROUGH THE NIGHT...we're talking from about 7:00pm (waking up a couple times between 7:30 and 8 for binky, tylenol, and sucking of the nose as he's getting over his second cold) until 7am!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  Keith and I woke up at 6 and we asked if either had gotten up with Landon and neither did...can I tell you how rested we both feel today?!!?  It's wonderful!!  However, I won't get too excited, but we're hoping we're making progress.  So he woke up at 7, we played in bed with sister for awhile, he chilled in the bumbo while I took a shower, he had a bottle, played in his jumperoo, took a great morning nap from 9-10:30, got dressed so we could meet sister's friends at storytime and the park on this BEAUTIFUL 70* day, had another bottle, played in jumperoo, snuggled with momma, took a great afternoon nap from 1:30-3:10, suffered through a photo shoot with mommy for his 6 month photo shots, and is currently lounging on his playmat while I type away.  :)  He will eat dinner around 5:30, (no rice anymore, just a container of food), play, bath, and be in bed at 7.  That is pretty much our typical day...more for my own memory than your personal enjoyment ;)

Landon man is just such a sweet sugar!  We love him, and those cheeks, SO much!!  I can't believe how much he has changed in the past 6 months, now just 6 more months and he'll be one...unbelieveable!!

3-0!

Yesterday we celebrated my parent's 30th anniversary of becoming parents :)  ha!  Yes, I turned THIRTY yesterday...hard to believe.  I used to think 30 was old, but not I am convinced it is the new 20, right!? 

It was a wonderful day that started off with Landon being up 5,000 times in the middle of the night...seriously Bubby, thank you! :)  He couldn't wait to celebrate...he actually now has Reaggie's cold and the poor thing just couldn't breath.  Breaks my heart!  When it was really time to get up though I woke up to Reags singing "Happy Birthday to Mommy, Happy Birthday to Mommy, Happy Birthday to Mommy" about 15 times.  It was precious.  Keith made a delicious breakfast for us and I even had a fun few gifts to open.  My very big and VERY fun gift this year is a trip to PUNTA CANA in February with my best friend, Ellen, and her hubby!!  We are SOOOO excited!!!!!  We told the boys last year that we didn't want a party, we wanted a trip!  Oh my word are we all so excited!!

I had to cover my eyes so I couldn't see my surprises before...Keith was so cute and did a whole beach theme!  Bless his heart, he said he looked everywhere for a new beach bag, but couldn't find one, so with the help of Ellen (thank you darlin'!) he ordered one from Land's End.  ha!  I had some fun treasures inside including a new cover up, suntan lotions, and a gift certificate to my toes did before we go!

Reags picked this out herself...she is a natural! :)

This is my favorite...do you see that "Mom."  Oh my heart melts!

We have a couple VERY silly kiddos!

Our sweet neighbor Michelle said that she would watch the kiddos for us so we could go to lunch at my fav, Maggianos.  BUT, since BOTH have colds and Landon was up a lot the night before there was no telling how long he would nap, yada yada.  So we told her we would take a raincheck and Keith picked up Jersey Mike's instead.  Once the kiddos were down for their nap I managed to pull myself slightly together to atleast wear "real" clothes, slap on some make up and head out to do a little shopping.  I picked up a great new coat that I'm very excited about, a new dress for our trip (yay!), and some things for the kiddos. :)  It was a nice, relaxing trip to the mall.

By the time I got home dinner was almost ready.  I sure could get used to that ;)  Keith made a yummy dinner of bacon wrapped chicken and it was followed by a delicious Coldstone cake.  Reagan could hardly wait to bust into the cake, which is so unlike her to want sweets, but man did she LOVE it.  Keith was so thoughtful and although I usually have the cookie dough cake, which has raw egg in it and R is allergic, he got the mint chocolate chip cake so Reaggie could have some.  What a sweet daddy!

Sweet Bubby didn't know what to think about all of those candles...this is his first birthday celebration!  I think he wished he could of had some cake...we assured him he could next year.

It really was a special day.  I don't think I mind that I am 30 now at all because I am so happy with where I am in my life.  I have a sweet hubby and two precious babies.  I'm a lucky girl.  I seriously remember turning 20 at Elon like it was yesterday.  Danieley girls, that was the "it's a beautiful day for a beautiful girl" birthday :)  ha!  How much my life has changed in those ten years...I can only imagine how much more it will in the next.  Bring it on!!  Now let's get that countdown going for PUNTA CANA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!