September 2012

What a great month September is.....Landon turned ONE, I turned 28, the start of college football, and my favorite season of the year -- fall!

Here's how the month started off for us: 1st football games for Notre Dame and UNM (both with victories!), a Labor Day pool party with friends, our family's first trip to the Zoo together, celebrating Granny's 79th birthday from afar, Landon's GI appt and blood work, lunch with an ABQ friend, and lunch with Lee before he went out of town to Austin with the UNM football team.

The second week was Landon's birthday week!  We had fun celebrating him all week and weekend.  The first half of the week was spent doing last minute things to get ready for his party that weekend in Dallas.  Finally, Thursday night came and we flew to Dallas.  Landon did great on the flight but he definitely did not want to go to sleep either on the plane or that night until 3:30 a.m. while petting Oscar.  What a good puppy my mom has! Landon turned ONE on Friday and we celebrated his big day getting hair cuts, going to Harley's soccer game, and dinner with Lee's family that came to Dallas.  On Saturday morning we had his 1st birthday party at the Forney Community Park Pavilion and lots of family and friends came.  It was pretty cold but we still had a blast.  We all took big naps after his party and then Lee's family came over to Mom's house for dinner that evening.  Sunday morning we spent time with Lee's family before they drove back to Houston.  Then, Landon, Mom, and I went to my cousin, Laura's bridal shower and then Lee, Landon, and I left to go back to Albuquerque.  Overall it was GREAT weekend but we were so exhausted by the time we got back home.

The third week was much more laid back and relaxing.  Landon had his one year well check-up and weighed 17 lbs 8 oz (below 0%) and was 28.5" long (10%).  He also had his 1st year shots and a flu shot.  I got to go to dinner with the Lobo Club Auction ladies without Lee or Landon and it was a nice treat for me.  On Friday, we celebrated my 28th birthday (a day early) with dinner at Vernon's Steakhouse in ABQ.  It was delicious.  Then on Saturday, we spent lunch and early afternoon in Santa Fe for my birthday.  I had one of the best birthdays yet and am so blessed by my family and friends.

Finally, the last week in September was filled with dentist appts, friends birthdays, Landon getting the stomach bug, UNM vs. Boise State game, and the Ryan's kid's birthday party.

We had a spectacular September and hope you did as well.  October is shaping up to be another great month for us! 

August 2012

Wow, what a great 1st summer we had with Landon!  I think he definitely made this one of the best summers of our lives.  Here's how our August panned out:

The first week was filled with the last half of my trip to Texas and Lee's trip to North Carolina.  I was able to see my grandparents, sweet cousins, and newphew along with a safe and successful plane ride back to Albuquerque.  I also attended a UNM bbq at Lee's boss's house, Lee had a golf tournament for work, and Landon attended his first minor league baseball game.

 

 

 

 

 

The second week was filled with meetings for the Auction, Landon's GI follow up appt, Lee's foundation board event, and Lee going to Ruidoso for the weekend with the UNM football team.  At Landon's GI follow up appt we learned that Landon only gained 1 ounce in 6 weeks putting his weight total to 15lbs 15oz at 11 months but he did grow an inch - putting his height at 28".  The doc took him off of formula and put him on PediaSure since it has 30 calories per ounce vs. breastmilk and formula which has only 20 calories per ounce.  He also put Landon back on baby food so that we can calculate exactly how much he is eating per feeding.  I keep a food journal of all he intakes.  The good news is we reduced his Nexium dosage by a third and it is working really well!  Hopefully the majority of the spit up days are behind us!! :)

 

 

 

 

The third week is August was a fun one but also one filled with lots of frustration.  Landon decided to stop eating baby food and table food this week.  Not a good thing when we're trying to put weight on him but we lived through it.  We also had lots of Auction meetings, life insurance meetings, writing out our wills, medical check ups, refinancing our home in Tucson, and our trip to Tucson all this week too.  While in Tucson, we stayed with the Campbell's and James and Betsy were excellent hosts, complete with driving us around and cooking us lots of yummy breakfast foods.  On Friday, Lee played in the FCA golf tournament while Landon and I hung out with Betsy and James and ate lunch at Beyond Bread.  That afternoon we met up with the Ingrams to decorate for Betsy's shower and then had dinner at my favorite restaurant in Tucson, Blanco!  Finally, it was Saturday, a.k.a Betsy's owl-themed baby shower!!!!! :)  First, Lee, Landon, and I had breakfast with the Dubs and Mark Stien, and it was a blast getting to meet the Dubs newest addition, sweet baby Quinn!  Then, off to the shower to celebrate Betsy and Baby Girl Campbell. I had so much fun catching up with friends that I forgot to take any pics....oops!  On Saturday afternoon, we checked on our house in Tucson and then Lee, Landon, and I had a 'date night' at Sauce, another one of our favorite places to eat while in the Tuc.  Then we headed home on Sunday morning after the "famous James Campbell" breakfast. Oh, on Sunday, after we got back to ABQ, Landon took his first steps by himself and he's only 11 months old!!!!!!! :)

 



 

 

The fourth week was another great week, even with Landon's food strike, but it was a busy one.  This is Auction week for Lee's work so Landon and I were running errrands for the event and helping out whenever and wherever we could.  Lee also went to Las Vegas with the basketball team donors and came back in time to help set up the Auction.  The Auction was Friday night and it was a success!!  Landon did great spending 7 hours with his babysitter while I worked the event.  On Saturday night, we had dinner at our friend's, the Snow's house.  So fun to get the kids together! Also, I was finally able to catch Landon standing long enough to take a couple of pics....enjoy!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 







 Onto the last week in August.  It was a little more relaxing than the week before.  We had lunch with a sweet lady at Flying Star Cafe on Tuesday, then met Emily and her girls, Annie and Kate, on Thursday for a picnic lunch at the UNM Duck Pond, and finally we had a luncheon with some of the football coaches wives on Friday before the big game on Saturday.

 

 

 

 

Hope your August was fantastic too, and now we're looking forward to September, my favorite month and favorite season of the year!





July 2012

It's hard to believe that another month has flown by but it has!  We had a great month and enjoyed our visits to different parts of the country.

The first week started off with us returning from our June trip to Texas, a date night at ABQ's Barley Room, celebrating July 4th by furniture shopping and unpacking our new house, another date night to Outback Steakhouse, and more unpacking.

The second week was filled with lots of cleaning, having Lee's staff over for a staff party, child proofing the house (haha!), and dinner with friends.

The third was pretty laid back and not a lot happened other than meeting friends for lunch, Lee taking a day off of work, having friends over for dinner, the UNM football coaches' wives reception and brunch, and another date night.

The fourth week was pretty eventful for Landon and me.  Landon started getting sick on Monday and it finally got really bad on Wednesday so I took him to see the Pediatrician and he had a stomach bug that lasted an entire week....yes, it was coming out both ends and all over the white carpet.  None the less it was a long week of having a sick baby and lots of cleaning on little to no sleep.  But, I did manage to go to the Auction committee meeting and go to another appointment admist Landon being sick.  Then, finally came Friday when Landon and I flew to Dallas for a week while Lee was in North Carolina for work.

Here's how the last week in August went for Landon and me.  We spent lots of time sick at Lolli Land with Saturday and Sunday night being the worst but we finally got better in time to see my grandparents, cousin Amy and Jenn and Jenn's new baby, Nathan, before heading back to ABQ.

Here's to next month being as great as this month!



June 2012

Yes, I know that once again I am late in posting another month's update but here it is anyway!

June was a big month of "firsts" for us....it marked the first time we had to take Landon to the doctor for being sick and it was on a Saturday, first time moving houses with a mobile baby, Lee's first Father's Day, and my first time spending the night away from Landon.

Here's how the first week went: we attended an event for Lee's job and brought Landon with us.  He was a big hit, of course!  Landon woke up on Saturday morning with a rash that slowly started getting worse and all he would do is cuddle and whine (which is not like him at all) so we took him to see the doctor and he was diagnosed with hand, foot, mouth disease.  Needless to say, it was not a fun Saturday around our house but Lee and I did enjoy the cuddles.  We also had a weekend full of showings for the current house we were renting as well as appointments at our new house.  We even attempted a little packing.....as you can see, we didn't get a lot done with Landon around.

The second week was a lot better for Landon and he made a full recovery!  He and I even went for a lunch date at Paradise Bakery.....he didn't eat or converse much, but I gave him a pass this time!  We ran lots of errands for the new house, had painters come out to paint, ordered new blinds for the house, and had Landon's 9 month check-up.  He weighs 15lbs 7 oz (below 0%) and is 27" long (10%). The biggest change is that can start him on table food once we finish all of his jar baby food.  Finally, we capped off the week with Lee and I attending the Mayor's Gala, our good friends, The Mospans, coming into town, Lee attending Golden Pride's 40th Anniversary celebration, and more packing.

Well, we'll start the third week off with Father's Day.  Let's just say that day was REALLY stressful because it was moving day (with a mobile baby, mind you) and lots of misunderstandings between the movers and us but it all seemed to work out okay in the end.  On Father's Day alone, we had the movers packing and moving us, cable installation at the new house, and Lee and friends picking up and installing our new fridge.  I did feel really badly for Lee having to move on his 1st Father's Day but it didn't seem to bother him at all.  The rest of the week was filled with unpacking boxes, going to visit a friend and her new baby, Landon taking his first "big boy" bath in the bath tub, finally getting in to see Landon's pediatric GI doctor, and the Lobo Club golf tournament.

Finally, the last week in June.  Lee and I have been looking forward to this week for a very long time.  We flew to Dallas on Sunday the 24th and stayed for 7 days....how nice!  Lee had his annual conference in Dallas (Monday - Thursday) so I got to spend lots of time at home and with family.  My mom came to pick up Landon on Sunday afternoon and he spent the night at "Lolli Land" a.k.a. my mom's house so that Lee and I could go to dinner for our 5th Anniversary and I could get a full nights sleep for the 1st time since before I was pregnant with Landon.  I am so grateful to my mom for allowing me to spend my first night away from Landon in peace!  The rest of my week was filled with getting my hair cut, Landon's first hair "trim", dinner with my Dad and grandmother, swimming with my brother and nephew, and hanging out with my mom.  That weekend Lee and I headed to San Antonio and spent time with my best friend from college, Jennifer, as well as our friends Jonathan and Shannon and their baby boy, Judah.  We also visited Lee's aunts and cousin there too.

I think this last picture pretty much seems up our June....fun and exhausting (in a good way)!