The Call

Since I only work two days a week, I kind of look forward to seeing my patients and having some adult conversation. I had my day scheduled, organized, and planned out to the minute (pretty much). Then, I got the daycare call that every parent fears....."Mrs. Riddle, Landon just threw up all over the place and is running a fever, can you please come get him??" "Sure, I'd love to," I said, cringing at the mere thought of it. The dreaded stomach flu! I was pretty confident in my ability to battle any type of respiratory infection, but the stomach flu is a horse of a different color. "Could I handle this?", I wondered, as my own stomach started to churn with anxiety. I'd been on high alert for this since last week when I found out the bug had descended on Gainesville and was sweeping through my office. I'd heard stories of entire families getting sick for days on end. In route to pick Landon up, I tried to mentally prepare myself for the day (or days) to come. I called my mom for some advice on preventing dehydration. Since I've tried giving him Pedialite before with no luck, I knew it would likely be rejected again. So, with visions of ER's and IV's dancing through my head, I steered into the Publix parking lot to load up on supplies. I arrived at Primrose on two wheels only to find my little prince sleeping peacefully in his crib. Luckily, I think he just gagged during a coughing fit, which resulted in the nasty daycare incident. He gags on cheerios, for heaven's sake! He's definately sick with something (fever went up to 103), but I think we've dodged the stomach flu for now. WHEW!!! I am now stocked up on pedialite just in case- not that he'll drink it! Today's events served as a Tornado drill of sorts for the real flu.....you don't want to be unprepared!! Ah, motherhood, you just never know what fun adventure is in store for you !!!

Favorite Things

First of all, please notice the two tiny baby teeth in this first picture. They're still small, but they're there and very sharp! I normally don't use my blog for actual blogging, as I'm sure most of you have figured out. It's my way of keeping all our friends and family updated on Landon's pictures and growing experiences. With that being said, I decided to write a little bit about Landon's current favorite things. It's easier just to list them in no particular order:
1. Waking up with the roosters--around 5:30-6 am almost every day. I'm trying to teach him about weekends and sleeping later. One of the few traits he got from me, early to bed and early to rise!
2. Pulling up on anything that stands still long enough, that includes Bailey
3. Bath Time and his rubber ducky! He especially loves splashing as much water out of the tub as possible. Also, he wants ALL of his bath toys in the water. He doesn't stop searching until they're all in there with him.
4. Bailey--what can I say about my boy and his dog? To quote Forrest Gump, they're like peas and carrots. Bailey's favorite hang out used to be under the guest bed, but since he still hasn't given me the motherhood seal of approval, he feels I need constant supervision. So, he refuses to go in "his room" until Landon goes to bed for the night.
5. Daddy--the man of the hour. Those two have their own secret language. Landon can be throwing the biggest fit in history and will immediately start laughing if Mike walks into the room. Must be a guy thing!
6. Favorite books---Elmo's easy as 1,2,3 with the Count. He loves to pull the little tabs back to see the hidden pictures, also Peek a Boo Animals where he can pet the bunny and horse.
7. Banging objects together--the louder the better
8. Toys that play music, especially his piano and Vtech alphabet train that plays songs. He does a little rocking dance when the music comes on.
9. Crawling....everywhere. He's able to crawl up on hands and knees, but has figured out that he's much faster with the army crawl. So, if he's after Bailey, it's the army crawl.
10. Having his clothes off. What can I say, if he's fussing and nothing else works, the pants come off and we have a happy boy!
11. Taking his socks off and putting them in his mouth. He started this a daycare, don't ask me why!!
12. His blue blanket, AKA "the woobie" (from Mr. Mom). He gets very excited when he sees it. He shoves it in his mouth and growls. His woobie hangs out in his bed all day until nap or bed time.
13. It's a toss up between the cell phone and the remote. He likes both, but I think the cell might be the favorite between the two because it talks to him. If I'm desperate during a teething melt down, I'll call and check my messages and put it on speaker phone. The voice command lady is a big hit with him!

I'm sure there's more, but that's all I can come up with at the moment. Here's some pictures from the week with a few of his favorite things!

Cruisin'

I discovered today, much to my surprise, that my little guy is not only standing in his crib, he's cruising in it!!! Thought the grandparents would like a peek!

UP and Running AGAIN!!!!

I am so glad to finally have my video back!!! I'm not sure what went wrong or how it got fixed, but here it is!!!! Landon is pulling up on everything these days. He is no longer content to sit in his infant seat (as you can see in the picture above) He'll sit in it for about a minute before he starts climbing out. He's also saying da-da now and has 3 teeth coming in. He has a lot going on!!!

Testing 1, 2, 3

It seems that our blog is having technical difficulties!! For some reason, I am unable to upload our most recent video. I must say the the customer support is terrible!!!! I have tried so many times to get help that I've gotten myself kicked out of the system because they think my computer is a virus!!!! Anyway, I hope to get this fixed soon so everyone can see Landon pulling up. Until then, here's a picture of the newly lowered mattress in the crib. My boys like it because they're practically eye to eye now.

"Bed Head" and Breakfast

Landon turns 8 months old this Thursday. I can hardly believe it!!! His little personality is really starting to shine! He is always on the go and hates to sit still. The other day after Landon woke up from his nap, his hair was sticking out in every direction. I just had to get a picture. Of course, we couldn't leave teddy bear out of the shot! Virtually every picture of Landon is blurry these days because he never sits still. Mike is campaigning pretty hard for Landon to have his hair trimmed, but I'm not sure I can bring myself to do it. It's too precious! When you watch the video, you'll hear what sounds like a ticking sound in the background. That is the rhythmic motion of tiny feet in constant motion, kicking the highchair. The head shaking started when he got the highchair, for two reasons: 1. The highchair came with a musical toy and one day he just started "dancing" to the music, 2. He really enjoys the sound of his head rubbing against the seat cushion.