Month 1: Learning the Ropes.

This first month with Landon has been very busy. It was great to have our families visit and help us in the days just after he was born. Labor day weekend was also fun as Landon met his cousin Tyler (9 months old). Tyler loved being close to Landon.

Our friends have also been great over the past month bringing many meals and sharing advice. We have also not had to buy any diapers yet thanks to our friends who have passed on diapers they no longer need! It is wonderful to have so many friends with little ones to learn from.

Some of my firsts...

First Trip Out (Ice Cream, Yum!)

One of my First Walks Around The Block

My Second Football Game With Dad

First Trip To Yorktown Beach (Labor Day Wknd)

Where are we headed cuz?

Cousins Hanging Out For The First Time

 

See How I Have Grown This Month

Landon is now about 10 1/2 pounds (according to the wii) and is 21 inches long. He is getting stronger everyday. While on his tummy he enjoys kicking his feet to try to push himself up. He picks up his head briefly and is just barely beginning to realize his hands can help him push his head up. He is beginning to make sounds.

Favorite Toys:
1. Anything with lights. Specifically he loves the star light on his playmat and his rainforest mobile in his crib.
2. He also loves the sound of the round rattle that hangs on the play mat and a rattle ball that we have. When we rattle the ball he is able to follow it with his eyes.
3. Car Mirror- Many would not consider this a toy however the mirror that hangs in the backseat came with a remote that allows you to turn on a light or music from the front seat. Whenever we are driving and he gets upset we turn it on and magically he is fine.

While sleep and free time have not come around much this past month it has been better than I had imagined it would be. We have made it out to eat with the baby twice and are looking forward to finding some babysitters so we can go on a date soon.

August 17th, 2011: A Perfect Day

The anticipation of Landon's arrival was almost too much for me to handle. Having been off of work all summer I had plenty of time to relax, organize the house, and set up Landon's room a few times. As my due date got closer I became anxious to have him not because I was super uncomfortable or was tired of being pregnant but because I wanted to hold him, see what he looked like, and jump into the next chapter in our lives.
On August 16th (my due date) David and I were on the way to my doctor's appointment as I tried to conspire a story with him that we could tell the doctor so that we could have the baby this week. Little did I know we would not have to persuade the doctor at all and he would schedule an induction for the next day, Wednesday, August 17th. There was no reason to induce other than the doctors felt that the baby was ready and there was no reason to wait any longer.

The top 5 things about our labor and delivery experience were...
5. While we brought lots of games we only made it through half a game of phase 10.
4. David's Family, my Mom, Jimmy, Katrina, and Carly were all able to make it in time for the delivery. 
3. I made it to 9.5 cm without medicine or the epidural (2:00p.m.)! The epidural allowed me to feel when I needed to push but I was not in severe pain and loved knowing everything that was going on and not being in a ton of pain.
2. David stayed super calm and was great at making me relax through contractions. Without him I know I would not have been able to stay calm. Talking with him throughout the day and talking about how excited we both were to see Landon...(especially since early on they could tell he had a full head of hair)
1. Landon Daniel Reeves was born at 4:18pm weighing 7lb 5 oz and was 20 inches long. Hearing him cry for the first time and just feeling how warm he was when he laid on me will be moments I will never forget! While they asked for the neonatologist to be present upon Landon's arrival he had a "why am I even here look on his face" because Landon was so healthy!

Welcome!

Welcome to our blog! We are looking forward to being able to update all our family and friends who are far away with this blog. Monthly updates will be added with photos. I have never blogged before but am hoping to be able to keep up with this as a neat way to track Landon's milestones.