New Pictures from the past week

Hello everyone! We thought we would update to let you see some new pictures of Landon from this past week. He had a cold last week, but is feeling much better now. He still seems to enjoy his veggies at night with his cereal. So far he has had sweet potatoes, squash and corn. Next will be peas and green beans, and then we can add fruit into the mix. Since he likes his vegetables, I'm sure he will love his fruit! Landon has become much more mobile lately. He rarely lays still anymore. He is constantly rolling all over the floor. He sometimes gets up on his hands and knees and really looks like he wants to crawl, but no crawling yet. He will really be on the move when that happens!

These two pictures are from after church today all dressed up. The first one is after we took his polo shirt off, and the bottom one is his full outfit!

If you really look hard in this picture, you can see Landon's two bottom teeth! This was taken over a week ago, so they have come through even further now. They are at least 25% of the way through!

When Landon wakes up, he instantly rolls in his crib now. This is what he looks like when we get him from his naps!

Just a cute pic of our smiley, happy baby in a really cute oufit!

Have a great week!

EEG Results and 6-month pictures

We received Landon's EEG results this morning and they told us that his results were "completely normal"!! That is great news. They don't sense that anything is wrong with him, and hopefully his shaking was a one-time occurrence. Thank you for keeping us in your thoughts and prayers.

These three are Landon's 6 month pictures we had taken on Saturday.

A few looks at Landon getting hooked up for his test, and him sleeping while getting tested. He had a total of 24 electrodes stuck to his head and 2 EKG monitors stuck on his chest. They had to monitor him for 20 minutes. He stayed awake for the first 20 minutes of monitoring but then fell asleep. They continued to monitor him while he slept for another 10 minutes or so. He did great! He didn't seem to mind them stuck to his head, he just got a little antsy because he had to sit/lay still. When they took they electrodes off, his face and eyes got a little red and blotchy from a topical reaction. They had to use baby oil like cleanser to get all the glue off of his head, and he must have been allergic to it. They wiped him down with some warm water and he cleared right up after a few minutes.

During all the craziness that Landon has been through the past week, he also has his first two teeth coming through on his bottom gums. We felt the first tooth on Sunday at church and noticed the second tooth right beside it on Monday night! He constantly likes to have something in his mouth to chew on and drools all the time, but they really don't seem to bother him too much, so that is good! He is definitely a trooper and such a good baby!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, GRANDPA BRUCE!!!

Veggies!!

It has been a little while since we updated the blog and a lot has happened. First of all, Landon is now 6 months old! I can't believe how fast time goes by and how big he is getting. He changes every day. We went to his doctor appointment today and he is 28 inches long and 22 pounds! Landon has been eating cereal, but he can officially eat vegetables and fruits now. You have to give babies veggies first, so scroll down to see him eating sweet potatoes for the first time tonight. He loved them!

Along with turning 6 months old came his 6-month shots, which were no fun but he handled them like a champ! He didn't cry at all for the first one and cried maybe 10 seconds for the second one. I know he needs the shots, but it is awful to watch him get them.

Landon also had his first (and hopefully last) visit to the pediatric ER on his 6-month birthday. I was feeding him on Friday afternoon and he started shaking. I held onto his arms, but his head and arms kept shaking for about a minute. I called Matt to tell him about it and it happened again. So, I called his pediatrician who told me that he had a seizure and he needed to go to the pediatric ER and he needed to go by ambulance, in case he had another one. He seemed to be fine, so I drove him to the ER (Matt met us there). My friend, Beth, rode with us in case he would have started shaking again on the way there. He slept the entire way and then got examined by the nurses. All of the tests they did were fine so we went to see the doctor. His initial exam also was fine, but he wanted to draw some blood and do some tests just in case. After an hour and three attempts on Landon, they finally got blood. They attempted in his left foot and then his left arm and then finally got blood from his right foot. It was terrible watching them poke him and try to find his veins. However, all of his blood work came back normal, thank goodness. He has a viral infection, but the doctor did not think he had seizures since he kept sucking the entire time he was shaking. His pediatrician also thought he looked fine today after seeing him and thinks that he just still has an immature nervous system, which made him shake. Just to be sure and to put our minds at ease, our pediatrician wants Landon to get an EEG test on Wednesday. If it comes back negative (which they think it will) that means he did not have a seizure. It has been pretty scary and stressful here the past few days, but I think we will feel much better after the test on Wednesday. Please keep us in your prayers and we will update you all when we find out the results.

Now, on to the fun part and what you all have been waiting for....NEW PICTURES!!!

We had Landon try on his new winter hat. He is all set for the cold Cleveland weather, and will look adorable at the same time!

Wearing daddy's hat

Landon sits so well now all by himself. I love this picture!

Before I donated 1,600 ounces of breast milk, this is what our deep freezer looked like. We also still have milk at both of our parents houses. Landon should have enough milk to get him through his first year, no problem!

Landon and Mommy....Go Cardinals!

This is an outfit to make mommy and daddy happy!

One of Landon's new car seats. He looks much smaller in the bigger car seat, but he seems to like it!

First time in a cart at Target...he is such a big boy!

mmm...Landon loved his first veggies (Sweet Potatoes)