Pre- Easter, Easter Egg Hunt

One of the many perks about living in the area that I do is that there are a TON of fun festivities for the little ones. Today was the first Easter Egg hunt along with a bunch of other fun games that Landon is to young to take part in, but I took him anyway :)
He had a lot of fun meeting the Easter Bunny (for the first five seconds) then grabbing some Easter Eggs. He is still pretty young for this kind of stuff but it was so much fun watching all the other kids! Landon especially liked the fire truck!
Hope you are all enjoying your week and looking forward to Easter Sunday!

Eight Months

Well it's here... my precious boy is eight months old. I'm going to stop saying time flies... that is an understatement at this point.
Landon is doing wonderfully! This little boy is constantly on the go, I swear I've lost five pounds just trying to keep up with him! He is crawling all over the place and is very fast. He LOVES to walk! Wether he walks along the sides of the couch, ottoman, chairs, holding your hands or he is pushing his walking toy - he much prefers to be walking, which is surreal!
He gives the BEST hugs and his wet messy kisses melt my heart! He still says ball, Gubbie (our dog Gabbie) and Memme/Mama. We're working on some new words but nothing has come out quite yet. His laugh is contagious and he finds so many things to be hilarious. When the dogs sneeze he literally falls over laughing, I have to try and get it on video! He'll also grab my feet when I'm sitting on the couch and turn away quickly, sometimes laughing so hard he falls down! He cracks me up!
He has become a serious mama's boy. The separation anxiety has definitely set in. He plays really good independently and I can leave a room with no problem. But when we are in a setting with a lot of people and he loses sight of me, he's not a happy boy :(
We have been co-sleeping since he was about two months old. I'm not sure why we started at two months but he has been sleeping with me ever since. I have recently decided that co-sleeping is no longer practical. There's the part where he is so mobile he could easily crawl right off the bed, then there's also the part where I have been woken up by him hitting me in the head with a remote, stuffed animal or just his open fist banging away. Once I come to I can't help but laugh - but in all seriousness this baby needs to sleep in his crib! Wish me luck on that fun venture!
First Birthday parties are in full swing! We have been to quite a few already and the invitations keep rolling in! I can't wait (but I really can) for Landon's first Birthday. I have figured out the theme and am working on putting it all together!
In other news we will be trying solids again this week. I am excited for him to be able to eat as I think he is definitely ready to explore real food, but am anxiety ridden as well. I do not want my baby back in the hospital! Fingers crossed all goes well and we can find him some safe foods!
Hope you are all enjoying your weekend!

Catching up...

It seems like it has been forever since I last posted! So much has been going on I don't know where to begin! Landon is doing great! We are getting ready to start trying solid foods again. I'm excited and terrified all at the same time. He shows a ton of interest in food, grabbing at plates, bowls, spoons and forks. I want so badly to give this little boy some food! I am keeping my fingers crossed that we come across some safe foods for Landon so we don't have to rely exclusively on breast feeding.
Landon is all over the place, constantly on the move. He crawls like a champ and pulls himself up onto everything. He has a push toy that he loves making he way around the house with. It is hilarious to watch him try and "bull-doze" through his toys and the dogs. He laughs all of the time. He finds Gabbie to be absolutely hilarious. Those two are pretty much inseparable!
Landon has his eight month well baby check this week. I am in disbelief that my sweet baby boy is going to be eight months old in six days! The time is truly escaping me!
In other news, I have started planning his First Birthday Party :) I have so many great ideas... I am giddy with excitement!
Here are some cute pics from the last few weeks. You can always keep up with us on Instagram (emilylongacre) as well :)