Wednesday, April 30, 2008

Small but Strong

Yesterday (Tuesday) was Landon's surgery. As nervous as I was, it all went good. However, I was have some anxiety on Monday night and Tuesday morning.

Landon woke up in a good mood and was ready to go to the doctor, if he only knew what was in store for him. Surgery was about 45 minutes and the put in tubes and removed his adenoids. The Doctor said that Landon had a lot of fluid still on his ears so tubes were the definate answer. Recovery was a little slower, but he came out of it.

We got home and he wanted to play ball. So, I believe he is feeling well. At daycare today and I haven't gotten any calls, so it must be all good.

Amen to that.

Wednesday, April 16, 2008

Bike Rides


Now that is it finally starting to get nice out, we are able to go on more walks and bike rides. We have a cart that goes behind my bike that Landon just loved to be in last year. This year, he is a little on the heavy side and gets so extremely hot in their since there isn't much ventilation. So, I took it upon myself and bought a bike seat for him that attaches onto my bike. I am a little nervous about it since I better have good balance and stuff. We will see how it goes. I think that Landon will like it much better just since he will get the fresh air and I will be able to hear what he is saying. But with that, I also bought him a bike helmet since he will be completely exposed in the seat now too. I have to say I laughed for about an hour last night at him. He was so dang excited about his helmet and knee pads. It was brought to my attention that it looks as though he has a frog on his head, but really it is Diego. Just too funny! Check it out..

On a darker note, Landon and I went back for a check up with the Ears, Nose, and Throat doctor yesterday to find out that his ears are still not clear of infection yet. So, needless to say, on the 29th, he will be having surgery to put tubes back in and remove his adenoids this time. Pray for great results and that this will be the final time. :) It will be exactly two years to the date on the 18th that he had tubes put in the first time. So, we did pretty well for about a year, and then started to slide down hill again. I pray this is it.

Tuesday, April 15, 2008

Horton Hears a Who Who

You guessed it, Landon attended his first movie this past weekend with Grandma and myself. I guess for being 2 1/2 he didn't do half bad. We went to the 7 o'clock show and it got to be a little late for him as he found it way interesting to climb on the seats that folded up and sit on the floor and eat his popcorn, but all-in-all he was pretty good. He is still talking about the movie and couldn't wait to get home and tell his Dad that he saw Horton Hears a Who Who. Where he got that, I am not so sure.

Sunday we went shopping with Grandma Kathy and Landon got a new baseball glove. This glove fits his right hand and he absolutely LOVES it. I swear he was going to wear that thing to bed with him. Now he just has a dilemma of wanting to throw with his right hand as well. He had a left handed glove and he always wears it backwards on his right hand, so we thought he must want to throw with his left (seeing how he does everything else with his left) but now he wants the glove on his right and wants to throw with his right hand. I guess we have to wait and see what works the best for him. It is funny watching him try to get the glove off his right hand so he can throw the ball too.

It finally appears that spring might be here. We still have snow in our back yard considering the snow drift was up to the bird feeders, but it is dwindling away slowly. We grilled out last night, and man did that taste good. I can't wait for the wind to disappear and be able to go outside without a coat and hat on. It will be great! Landon is enjoying the outdoors more as well. We have gotten out for a few walks with the Cooper and the stroller. Maybe this winter weight will start to dwindle as well.

Monday, April 7, 2008

Where does the time go?

Another weekend has come and gone. I am not sure where the time goes or what we do with our time, but it seems to fly by.

This past weekend we spent all day Saturday watching my nephew, Joe, wrestle at a tournament in Baldwin. I must say Landon is totally into wrestling. He sat so well, and took in all the moves that Joe did. He is imitating the moves and facial expressions still today. It is quite comical. I think Joe gets a big kick out of it though, since Landon idolizes him. :) Not a bad thing either.

Potty training continues. It seems as though we are almost there and then Easter came along and he was too busy to think about going potty. So back to pull ups and yet he only tells me after he has peed that he has to go potty. He is doing great at daycare and is always in big boy underwear, but when he gets home it is a different story. I was told to not even use the pull ups and just keep him in underwear, but I am struggling with that too. I gag worse than I would changing a diaper. However, I think that is the stage we are at. He just has to run around with wet pants and not like it before he officially becomes potty trained. He will be moving into a pre-school room at daycare at age 3, but in order for that to really happen he has to fully potty trained, so that is what I am shooting for. Hopefully we can get over this hump soon. I know that I have to be more adamant about making him go potty, and so does Daddy, need to work more at home. This summer should be interesting with the peeing outside concept. Not sure if that will be good or bad.

Last weekend, I spent the weekend in St. Cloud with my sister-in-law Jen. We had a blast. We were scrapbooking. It actually worked out great. We went out to see some of the old bars that she used to drink at a century ago on Friday night and then all day Saturday we were in our room scraping. My old roommate, Katie and her family came to visit me. It was great seeing her and Joe and their newest member, Aubrey. So much fun. You don't really realize how much you miss a person until you see them and miss the conversations. I was so glad they were able to come to the hotel. And thanks Katie for all the scraping stuff. I have used some already and the books have been put to use already as well!!

So that is what I have been up too! Luke is finally back at work. I am not so sure he is excited about it, but I know that means the weather is going to be getting nicer and we should be back to a somewhat normal life again, right?