First Boating Trip

We took Landon out on the boat for the first time with Shani's family.  We decided to go in the evening to have dinner and cruise the lake a little.  We know Lando already has chubby cheeks, but with the life-vest on they look even bigger.  Thank goodness he didn't mind wearing it even though it was squishing him so much.  It even matches Poppa's boat!  On the way back to the dock he was so relaxed that he fell asleep, so we know this will be something we do again sometime.  We were going to try him on a wakeboard, but figured he'd better learn to walk first.  I'm sure Poppa and Uncle Chris will have him up on one in no time! 

We celebrated our 7th wedding anniversary a couple weekends ago.  Landon got to spend all day with Nonni and Poppa and we went to Harry Potter and dinner.  Not very romantic for some people, but it was great fun for us.  Since we've been married there have been many Harry Potter book and movie openings that fall on our anniversary weekend.  Thankfully we enjoy them so it makes for a fun weekend.  Our anniversary tradition is to watch our wedding video (at least the ceremony portion) and we look forward to keeping that going.  We know it's a little crazy to have the threatened "7 year itch" and a baby in the same year, but we are truly blessed for the wonderful relationship we have.  So much has happened in the last 7 years and we are so thankful that we have done it together!

Another exciting thing...John has an "official" job next year!  Hurray!  This past year he's been doing his post-doc stuff so although he's graduated, he still was working way too hard and not being paid a full salary.  He was offered jobs at Napa and Vacaville (the only 2 places he applied) and was graciously offered both.  After a long talk, list of pros and cons, and steep negotiations with Shani (she gets a new car, a family vacation in Hawaii, and another kid in less than 4 years) John took the job at Napa.  Yes it's a little further from home (hence the list of requirements from Shani), but we both feel this would be the best place for John.  We are very excited for him to officially feel like he's out of school.  However, he still has one more test to pass...licensing!

Back to Landon...a few more things he's been doing lately.  He's started to sit a little more upright, sucked on a pickle (not necessarily the best 1st food), enjoyed making clucking noises with his tongue, sucking on his upper lip, sticking out his tongue, and arching his back to roll in a full circle.  He continues to drool like crazy, put everything into his mouth, and suck on whatever he can (shoulder, chin, neck, cheek, nose) but still no teeth yet.  We think they are coming soon, but we don't mind that they continue to remain hidden.  Occasionally (very occasionally) we'll have a full night's sleep (9pm-5/6am) but we still seem to have the three-ish wake-up.  We'll definitely be glad once he's passed that, but until then we are trying to appreciate the time he still needs/wants us.

Sleepy boys

Hanging with Lisa

Crazy hair!

Yes, he can be unhappy too!

Sock Monkey and Landon butts

Helping pack the diaper bag

5 Months

 

Landon is 5 months old!  We know we say it often, but we can’t believe how fast this time has gone.  He’s weighing in at 17lbs 2.5oz.  He continues to be a good eater!  Or we should say, “Momma has some good milk!”  As a gift for his mommy on his 5 month birthday, Landon slept from 9pm-6am!!  This is a first for us.  We don’t expect that it will necessarily continue this way, but what a great night!

He is such a joy to be around.  He smiles all the time and gives us a giggle laugh quite often.  We don’t even have to tickle it out of him.  Speaking of tickling, he definitely has gotten quite ticklish in the last few weeks.  Especially under that chin of his (much like his mom).  His hair is out of control.  John has been begging Shani to get it cut.  It’s a little on the comb-over look, but Shani isn’t ready for her “baby” to “grow-up” yet.  Is that what cutting hair really means??  We’ll see if that gets done anytime soon.  Landon has also started sitting up although he’s still using his arms for support.  It really looks more like he’s about to fall over and we catch a picture right beforehand; but honestly, he’ll kind of sit for a bit.  Those lower back muscles are starting to get stronger, just not quite there yet.  We just love watching all of these knew developmental milestones.  We love this little guy so much!

Who do you think Landon looks like?

Airplane!

Mochi kisses

Playing with Sophie the Giraffe

Baby legs

 

Keeping cool while on a walk with Nonni

 

At Mommy's soccer game

 

All smiles with Poppa

All smiles with Nonni

Mochi, Morgan, and Landon

Crazy hair after swimming

8-pack??

Sitting up with the help of his arms

   

4th of July

Landon survived his first Kelley Family 4th of July party.  It was a hot day (103 deg) with a lot of people (86)!  He managed to take a really good nap in the middle of the party which was great.  Plus it allowed us a chance to play a couple matches of volleyball.  Great Grandma Hori and Uncle Bry drove up from SoCal to join us which was very fun!  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Landon continues to enjoy the pool.  We've been swimming a lot lately because of this warm weather.  We think Landon will be cutting a tooth soon.  He's like a leaky faucet lately and gnawing on everything he can, including our shoulders.  He turned 20 weeks this week.  He's weighing 16lbs 11oz and is 26.5in long.  He's actually starting to slow down in weight finally.  Last week he gained 3oz and the week before only 2oz.  This is a major change as every other week since he was born he has gained between 6-16oz a week.  He has also started giggling lately which is just adorable.  He's rolling onto his side a lot but has stopped rolling all the way over.  He definitely can, but just has lost interest in doing it. Landon's also really responding to sounds.  John was on the hammock with him and a plane flew above.  He turned his head to follow the plane sound.  It's so fun to see all the ways he's developing!  We can't believe next week he'll be 5 months!