A few new photos...

Landon is already changing so much & he will celebrate his 2 week birthday tonight. This week has flown by and I'm sad thinking about the day I have to go back to work. We are starting to get into a routine as a family, although he does throw us some curve balls. We are enjoying taking care of our little man and spending time as a family.

Early Arrival

So Landon decided to make an early arrival on March 5th. I had been having contractions the weekend before and the doctor decided to put me on bed rest & meds. That didn't last very long...on Thursday night I was having lots of cramping & just tried to rest through the night & call for a doctor's appointment in the morning. As I was seated on the table waiting for the doctor to come in, my water broke. The doctor came in & said, " I think you are having a baby today!" Thankfully we already had our bags packed and were prepared for the possibility of his early arrival. Labor and delivery was nothing like I expected. We got to the hospital about noon and just before 8 pm he was born. It was not nearly as scary as I expected. Because he was early Landon had to stay in the NICU for a few days. We are so grateful for the amazing nursing staff at St. Francis. They have made this journey so much better for our family. It's been a week of many emotions, but our little man will finally be coming home with us hopefully tomorrow. I will share more pictures when I have them. Thank you all for your support of our family. We can't wait to show off our handsome Landon Kenneth!

Baby Showers...

I had my first baby shower last weekend & had a really good time. Mom hosted at our home & it was all girls from work, Sigma, & other family and friends. We got a lot of nice things for Landon & I made sure to get thank you notes out quickly so I don't have alot to do at one time. We are getting really close to the due date now & things are getting more real. We are excited, but still a little nervous as we anticipate life changing soon. I don't have any photos because our computer is acting up, but you can see them online at my Facebook page.

Note to self...

Don't welcome a baby shower for yourself at your home. You end up having to worry about cleaning & straightening things you could have easily not worried about. :) Ken and I have spent a great portion of this week preparing the house for the baby shower mom is hosting. Don't get me wrong, I appreciate it & look forward to showing off Landon's room, but don't like worrying about everything being cleaned & in it's place.

Thank goodness I have an AWESOME husband!

Crafts for Landon

One of my favorite things to do during the pregnancy is to work on crafts for Landon. I've already posted some items I've worked on but here are a few more...I'm making his mobile out of a melted record & guitar cutouts, decorating a feather wreath for the hospital, and painting "whale" themed items for his bathroom. My mom is pretty crafty so many of these projects we've worked on together. They all have their imperfections, but every time I see them in his room will bring back a memory of creating them. Enjoy! The picture of Kenny is just, CUTE!

Krispy Kreme

Ken & I decided to make a midnight run to Krispy Kreme last night. When we moved to the Greenville area I always said we would go, but I don't think in over 2 years we've even talked about it. So- we ordered our doughnuts & the lady actually gave us more than we asked for. They were so yummy & delicious but really can make you sick if you eat too many. We didn't order a dozen I just found this pic online to share with everyone. I know we won't be able to easily make midnight runs anywhere together once Landon's born so we are enjoying the time now. :)

He's getting bigger...

So, I passed the glucose test which was a relief, even after an entire week of junk food binging! Landon is starting to grow at rapid pace & moves really often throughout the day. He still pokes what we think is his butt up & wiggles around when it's bed time & when he expects a story from daddy. There are so many exciting things coming up including two baby showers & maternity pictures over the next two months. We finally gave in & registered at Babies-R-Us- they offered a free gift card so we couldn't pass that up! So now we are registered at Target, Babies-R-Us, & Walmart. I tried not to duplicate, but there are some duplicated items on there.

Landon's room has a nice mix of Mommy & Daddy's style with my fav brown & turquoise polka dots & Kenny's fav, a music theme. I'm working on his mobile now which will consist of records & little mini guitar cutouts. It should be cute. We'd like to have some kid friendly decor in the bathroom & I've become obsessed with cute whale stuff. They have a whale bath tub & I'm planning to paint some stuff for the wall. Now I'm just searching for a soap dispenser, rug, etc. All at a good price I'm hoping. So if anyone sees anything that would go with our themes- let me know!