The First Snow (Indiana snow that is)

The day after we went to see the Christmas Light Show, it snowed! Now, when I say snowed, I mean a light dusting that was gone 5 hours after we were outside. It was quite a wet snow. Since I was in the Christmas spirit, I decided to bundle my little bundle of joy up and venture out into the snow. I did not know how Landon would react to the whole experience for many reasons. First, when we take him to the window to look out at the world, when it is too bright he quickly looks away. Secondly, it was quite chilly out. And third, we had him stuck in a ridiculous snow suit & he hates feeling trapped. To my surprise he enjoyed every minute of it! He was so intrigued, trying to take in everything that was happening. I held out my arm that was draped in black from my coat and gloves. He could see the white specks landing on it, just to soon disappear. Marley and Andy were out with us too. Marley of course loved the snow and the fact that we were out playing with her! Landon did not once get fussy and would have stayed out for a bit more, but Andy insisted that we needed to go inside.

Later that week, Landon's girlfriend, a.k.a. Stasia, visited. She had just come from Chicago and always blesses us with her presence when driving through! We are so lucky to live so close now! We decided to make Christmas cookies that night (at 11:30). So, we baked all the sugar cookies, and iced about 10 with royal icing, and decorated about 5 with decorations. Not the most productive cooking making event. Still, it was fun!

The next morning we left for Andy's family's house. What a long drive. We went to Indy first to go to Andy's doctor appointment, then headed back to Montpelier. Landon was perfect the entire time. Unfortunately, he is so confused by the environment and change of routine that he is way off on his sleep schedule. Now, all I want for Christmas is for him to sleep for at least 5 hours straight one night!

The countdown to Granger is getting closer! I can not wait to see everyone and enjoy sometime with loved ones! We will see you there! HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

Tis the Season

Last night, we decided that it was time to get into the Christmas spirit. I searched high and low for something that we could all do as a family that would put us in the mood. I knew that we could have drove around through neighborhoods but I wanted to do one better. Eventually, after 45 minutes of searching in the web, I found it! It was Christmas Light Show at someones house. If any of you have ever seen Deck the Halls, that is immediately what I thought of. When we got there we were shocked! This family had gone all out! There was a line of cars all the way to the entrance of the subdivision to see this show! You turned on your radio to a specific station and the lights were completely in sync with the songs! It was amazing! We absolutely said it was worth waiting in that line!

Here is there website. The have videos and pictures of past shows and you can see just how awesome it is!

http://www.christmasongreenview.com/

Landon before and after the show (in the adorable new hat Emily made for him!) We think he liked it! ha ha He slept the entire time. Oh well, it is a great memory for us as a family!

Today on the agenda, baking and decorating Christmas Cookies, exploring the snow, and playing (I mean beating Andy in) Scrabble! MAYBE Landon will roll over (girartsi= roll over in Italian. I am trying to use many words in Italian and Spanish as well as ASL. I blame my undergrad major of Speech Language and Hearing Sciences!)

Ha Ha Ha

Yesterday our dear friend Emily was visiting. She hadn't seen Landon for 2 weeks, but could not believe how much he had grown in that short amount of time. He had changed in so many ways... holding his head up, responding to her facial expressions, and smiling. And then it happened... she got him to give her the biggest belly laugh we have ever heard! Andy, Emily and I all jumped with excitement and shock when we heard this. I thought I had heard him chuckle before, but definitely not like this! He must find her very funny because he just belted out laughing. It was amazing!

Now, we know that this may be cheating, but Landon rolled over towards Andy last night! How is that cheating? Well... we were all sitting on the bed and the mattress was slanted in towards Andy which made it very easy for Landon to just roll from his back onto his stomach into that slant. It was very exciting, but I still won't spread the rumor that he officially rolled over. He did have to use muscles and strength to do this, but it was not on a flat hard surface. Either way, it was also exciting!

Big day for us yesterday! We will see what today has in store for us.

A mom for 3 months

I realize I am starting my new life as a mom blog 3 months into this new role, but better late than never right? :)

On September 13, 2009 @ 6:01 PM, I gave birth to the most beautiful baby boy ever: Landon James. My fiance Andy Huffman was there being the best cheerleader ever! We were both overwhelmed with happiness when we first saw our little bundle of joy. He was 8 pounds 15 ounces and 20.5 inches long. He had blonde hair and the prettiest shade of ocean blue eyes; a sweet button nose with plump little cheeks. He was perfect!

So far, my new life as a mom has absolutely been the greatest blessing ever. Everyday is different, exciting and fun. Landon has hit so many milestones in just these 3 short months! He is the biggest little wiggle worm ever, always kicking around with joy. He is always happy and flashing the cutest smile at Andy and I. He has pretty good control of his neck now, but we are still cautious. Everyday we are anticipating him to roll over. We have been doing a lot of tummy time hoping that we will soon witness the flip! I heard his first belly laugh the other day while him and I were just hanging out. It was amazing! He is just so happy, everyday and so are we!