The Journey of Baby J!: January 2015

Ten months have come and gone and I still find it hard to believe I am the mommy to life's most precious blessing! I feel like I am learning something new every day and that Landon is always changing. It feels like he has moved from a little baby to a young boy and I am not ready for that! I look at pictures, from just a month ago, and it makes me sad how fast time is going! I follow many Caringbridge sites and Facebook pages of children dealing with various conditions and each of these pages reminds me how precious each day is with our loved ones, so we must soak up all of life's moments and pray for those who are hurting. Never take a single day for granted, which is easier said than done. The journey to becoming parents wasn't easy, but I am thankful to be in this place right now. If you are struggling and waiting for your moment, please know you're always in my prayers and I'll never forget you.

Getting his 10 month pictures was next to impossible because he squirmed everywhere, so here are a few of his outtakes!

Like I said... he is a ham ball!

Weight: 22 1/2 pounds (guess)

Height: 28 1/2 inches (guess)

Miles Traveled: 10,658 miles! He traveled to Springfield for Christmas, Ham Lake for our family Christmas, Rochester to go shopping, and Ham Lake to spend time with friends and family! I am SO thankful he is such a good baby in the car because it makes traveling a lot easier!

Sleeping: His sleeping was kind of goofy this month, but that's because he got a double ear infection on December 19th and then he got another one at the beginning of January. Although some days his sleep was interrupted, he mainly sleeps from 7:30/8:00-6:30. He is always so happy when he wakes up and would prefer to play with his prayer bear and blanket, first, and then eventually be picked up. Now that he knows how to go on all fours and rock back and forth, he entertains himself pretty easily. He still takes a 30 minute nap in the morning, 2 hour nap mid-day, and then a 30 minute nap around 3:30 or so. It seems like he prefers to sleep on his stomach or side, but ends up any which was throughout the night.

Feeding: He drinks approximately 4, 5 ounce bottles (7:30, 11:00, 3:00, 7:30) and then he eats three containers of food in addition. We started introducing little pieces of food, which has been fun, but confusing at the same time. I never know how much to give him... he has had toast, bananas, pancakes, waffles, rice, mashed potatoes, and peaches so far. He seems like to everything, so that is nice. He also loves his puffs, mum-mum rice rusks, and yogurt melts. He is still drinking out of his bottle, but will drink from a sippy cup, with help, at meal time.

Clothing: He is in 12 month clothes, mainly, but 18 month jammies because he is so tall. He has some super cute 18 and 24 month clothes in his closet, but I am not ready for him to wear them yet!

Diaper Size: He still fits in the size 3 Pampers, but we moved to size 4 since that is what we have.

Looks: He has five teeth right now (two on bottom and 3 on top), brown curly hair, blue eyes, chubby little cheeks, daddy's smile and ears. He is getting longer and more lean, so the baby chub seems to be disappearing. He is definitely a miniature version of me, which is fun to see.

Nicknames: Ham Ball, Cheeks, baby Landon, lil' stinker

Likes: Many of these are the same as 9 months, but they include: his musical sea horse, angel prayer bear, sit and stand play table, BATH time, putting his face in the water, chewing on foam bath letters, his miniature kitchen, scooting backwards, Caterpillar dump truck, wooden block set, rolling all over the living room, playing "where's Landon... there he is," watching Bella, fuzzy bumblebee, and dancing to music.

Dislikes: (Same as 9 months) Getting his nose wiped and getting clothes pulled over his head. These things have bugged him for several months, so I wonder if they'll ever change?!

Personality: He definitely has a personality and is becoming very opinionated about certain things. For instance, he didn't want his sippy cup, so he pushed it aside. I gave it back to him and he whacked it off the table... we just chuckled at him. If he doesn't want something, he will let us know by pushing it away and then smiling. I wish I could be as happy about the little things in life like he is. He truly smiles at everyone and lights up whenever he hears music, sees Bella, or sees someone he knows. He talks non-stop, laughs whenever we tickle him, gives open-mouthed kisses, and has started to clap!

Randoms:

He celebrated his first Christmas with the Arndt family (Christmas Eve), Hillesheim family (Christmas Day), and the Reiner/Hillesheim/Jakubek family (December 30th).

He celebrated his first New Year's Eve with mommy and daddy's best friends, Mike and Danielle. We played and just hung out, which was perfect!

He got another ear infection at the beginning of the month and he was miserable. We found out 5 days after, giving him the medication, that it wasn't working and he had to take something else. It still seems like his ears are bugging him...