Thursday, July 31, 2008

Six weeks can go by so fast...


So on Tuesday our son was officially six weeks old. When he was born, he weighed 7lbs, 8.6oz. When he went for his well baby check up at two weeks old he weighed 8lbs., 5oz. Well, I've been noticing that his size one diapers are already getting a quite tight so I called his pediatrician and asked if I could come in and have him weighed. You won't believe that in just four weeks, Landon has gained almost 4 pounds! When I saw 12lbs, 3.5oz pop up on the scale my jaw dropped! I knew he was gaining weight and getting chunky but 12 pounds! Wow, how fast they grow. It's such a miracle and a real joy to watch our beautiful son grow and change every day. It seems as though he goes through a different stage almost daily! As you can see, he is a very smiley, happy baby; especially in the morning. He loves his nursery. He will just lay in his crib looking around for sometimes 45 minutes at a time. He loves the bright daylight and he loves to be outside. He doesn't mind his car seat and almost always falls asleep when we're driving. I think James is truly enjoying his little boy! He is so patient with him and loves for Landon to sleep on his chest. I'm still dreading the day I have to return to work. I am in denial and therefore have not started looking for any daycare yet! I continue to pray that the Lord will allow a way for me to be able to stay home as I feel in my heart this is where I belong! I can't stand the thought of missing one second of this, it has been the best thing that has ever happened in my life! I'm so sad for my mom, my dad and my step-mom that they have to miss the joy and happiness this little boy brings to our lives! Check out my slide show from the past week or so (I took all these pictures with my new camera...I love it!!!).
Please keep James in your prayers as his third psych eval didn't go too well. He is still so optimistic about it; this is one of the things I love so much about my husband! We continue to pray that law enforcement is what the Lord has in store for him and for our family as this is where he feels his heart really is. Landon loves visitors so if you want to stop by, please feel free to! Until next time...

1 comment:

Jessica said...

You know you can be off for 6 months!! I took 2 1/2 months off and was still not ready! I wish I would have planned to take all 6, well then I doubt I would have returned to work then... and would be living on the streets, but I would not have missed one moment then:) I know how is feels to not have family to share the fun and to help... it is hard. I think moms who live away from their moms are more in tune their babies needs... I have to have a positive theory on why it is so hard! Best of Luck! It gets better...