More What?!

Today I am thankful for phones with video. As much as I despise Kevin's phone at times it does come in handy every now and then. He was able to get a video of Landon asking for more. It sounds like Landon is asking for more...well you be the judge!

A for Effort

Landon already consumed two cereal bars and two packages of fruit snacks by 10:00 a.m. today. He asked for more fruit snacks and when I told him no he came up with a solution. He went to get one of his toy dinosaurs and had the dinosaur ask me for more! Apparently dinosaurs love fruit snacks too. I laughed and then gave the fruit snacks to the dinosaur. Landon then said that the dinosaur didn't like them and that the dinosaur was going to share with "boy". Landon certainly gets an A for effort today on creativity!

Today's thing that I am thankful for is public libraries. We go to the library regularly. They have story time and a play area for toddlers that Landon loves. They always have the latest releases for books and movies. You just have to reserve them online and then when they become available you go pick them up from the holding area. It doesn't get much simpler than that. Materials don't even have to be returned from the check out locations. I can return our items at any Jacksonville library. The library is a big part of our lives and I'm thankful that there are people there who keep things running smoothly so that we can enjoy all of the perks that the library offers.

Bedtime Thanks

Today I am thankful for Chick-fil-a and their peppermint milkshakes. Those things are amazing! It tastes like you are biting into a candy cane. Another thanks is for bed times. Landon's bed time to be precise. I love spending every waking moment with Landon, but I also look forward to his bedtime. I love snuggling up with him and reading bedtime stories. I love how silly he gets and all of the kisses he gives me in an effort to stay awake. Most of all I love the Mommy time that comes after bed time. I know everyone can relate to that. Landon's bedtime use to be a time that I dreaded. It meant that I was now all alone for the evening and completely bored. Now I am beginning to like the alone time. I catch up on some reading and do things that I don't have time to do other wise like painting my nails! I know I should use his early bed time to my advantage and get some cleaning done, but I'd rather use my "Mommy" time for selfish things. So thank you Landon for being such a good boy and going to bed on time. Mommy loves you!

Family Thanks

Today I am thankful for family. Both old and new, near and far. I am currently surrounded by most of my family and it's been a great evening. The random get togethers are what I love most. When we're just sitting around acting silly and enjoying one another's company. I'm thankful that Landon has so much family around on a regular basis. He loves everyone and adores wrestling with his uncles like he is currently doing. I don't know what we'd do without family. Unlike friends who can walk out of your life at any given time because of something stupid, family is always there. Family loves unconditionally and takes the good with the bad. They accept your faults and don't run away when the going gets tough...at least not my family. For that I am thankful.

Thankful for Health

Today I am thankful that nobody really reads this. That way I can skip a day of posting and nobody knows! I was feeling kind of sick yesterday and just didn't feel like posting anything. Today I am thankful that I am feeling better. There's no such thing as a paid sick day for me. Or even a stay in bed while someone else takes care of Landon day for me. I need to be in tip top shape at all times to chase after my Landon Love. If there are days where I am feeling less than perfect, then Landon somehow senses that. He takes it a little bit easier on me when I'm not feeling well and I am most definitely thankful for that.

I should give a quick Landon update. I took him to the doctor the other day for a check up and Landon now weighs 35 lbs! They didn't measure his height, but he's about 37 inches now. I'm not 100% sure on his height, but he sure is getting tall. He comes pass my belly button! He's also talking more and more these days...almost non stop. I need to get a video of him asking for more of something. It's the funniest thing. I think that may be my project for tomorrow morning. Potty training has been going rather well this weekend. That is, if Landon is bottomless. If he has a diaper on then he could care less about stopping whatever he's doing. He'll just pee in his diaper. I even tried putting underwear on him thinking that the pee going down his leg would be uncomfortable so he would have to get up and go to the bathroom. Nope. It didn't work. He just continued playing in the middle of his pee puddle. When he's butt naked there's not one single accident throughout the day. We stayed in all day Friday and he went on his potty seat 6 times. He's done it quite a number of times since too. As long as he can run around naked then potty training will be a breeze. Those darn diapers are what throws him off guard! He will pee in his diaper and then take it off. I don't know why he can't seem to stop himself beforehand like he does when he's diaper free. Hopefully after a few more days of staying inside diaper free we'll be seeing a potty trained Landon....a mom can dream right?!