Mr. Little Guy

I couldn't tell you how many times people tell us Landon looks like such a grown little boy. "Oh my he looks 2 in that picture!" I hear that all the time! I'm not complaining one bit! I think it's cute. But Landon certainly has turned into a little boy - he is NOT a baby anymore! He is 100% toddler. He loves to play hide and seek and run around the house - Where's Mama?? He still loves to watch Truck videos and play with apps on the iPhone. He's becoming more interested in building and stacking blocks rather than just throwing them. He likes to try and figure out how things work - opening and closing cabinets, taking the tops off of boxes and putting them back on, trying to fit things into holes and hide them away. I couldn't tell you how many times I open up my sock drawer and find little blocks or other toys shoved in there. It's the little things that make me smile. :) I've even found a few treasures in my gym bag after I've gotten to work and it'll just brighten my day! He is SO MUCH FUN. I just wish I had all the time in the world to spend with him. I miss him ALL THE TIME. Even when I'm home with him, because he's too busy to let me love and kiss all over him. I really hate that I have to work full time and drive 10 hours a week on top of that, but I know that's what's best for my family at the moment. I just pray that I get to spend more time with him one day and that I'm not missing out on too much right now. I do have to say that when I start to think about another child coming along in August...I wonder...how am I going to have enough time to devote to this child too?! How is my heart going to be big enough to hold all the love I'm going to have?? BUT I've got to stop worrying and trust God isn't going to give me more than I can handle and things will work out. At least Landon is getting to spend time with the rest of his family. But that's enough about me...this post is about our 14 month old!


He's still wearing mostly 12 month clothes. He ate good from about Thanksgiving day to a few weeks after that then started to not really eat good again. I think he just eats when he's hungry and when he's growing. I'm pretty sure I've said this before but he would much rather play than eat. It's still frustrating though - I want to make sure he gets enough nutrients! But I can say that he's getting much better at using the fork and spoon. He is actually able to get some food into his mouth using the fork and spoon all by himself now! A lot of times I'll give him a fork or spoon to hold and practice on while I feed him with a different one. It seems to work really well!


He will sometimes only take one long nap a day. I like this much better. Easier to plan things around his schedule and go shopping etc. He still sleeps great at night - sometimes he'll even let us sleep in to 8 and even once he slept until 9!!


He's still got about 8 teeth - I can't tell if his molars are coming in or not - It's hard to get a look back there! But nothing seems to be bothering him really. I think he's got a case of baby eczema that we've been trying to clear up. It seems to be getting better - if it doesn't though, I might take him to the doctor to make sure that's what it is. It doesn't seem to be bothering him though.

He is still talking up a storm! Oh my goodness! He has a great vocabulary. I'm not even going to attempt to list all the 'words' this time. We'll just say I am shocked to hear new 'words' come out of his mouth all the time. Now it might be a while before he repeats it again - but he knows what a lot of things are and has his own name for them. He's also found his screaming voice lately............whew.


The only picture I have of our 14 month old is one my mom sent me today of him playing at her house. He loves that toy!!




Landon is spending some time with my parents and his uncle Matt and I won't get to see him today to take any pictures. My daddy is going to have to work on Christmas so he's getting his Landon time now :)