Tuesday, January 29, 2008

4,000 Words

I have a half-written post that I really want to finish, but I'm so behind in my reading that it's not going to happen today. Luckily, we finally got our new camera in the mail (JP dropped and broke ours on New Year's- and he was the sober one!). So I'll leave you with a few pictures:

The Jumperoo


We finally gave in and bought Landon a new plastic monstrosity to play in. He outgrew his swing in early December and we needed something to keep him entertained when I do non-Landon-centric things like make dinner and go to bathroom. He's loved standing up on our laps since he was 3 months old, so we hoped this would keep him happy for longer than his bouncer. And I have to say that he loves it. It was $80 (cheap compared to some of the exersaucers), isn't too big, and keeps him very busy. He just figured out the bouncing aspect of it yesterday and I've got to get him on video, it's hysterical.

Your Move


Lilly has been surprisingly tolerant of Landon, and Landon has been surprisingly gentle with Lilly. He gets so excited every time he sees her and she often goes out of her way just to walk in front of him (see, cats can be people pleasers!). She even curls up next to him on the floor and lets him touch her fur. What amazes me is that he doesn't grab her fur the way he grabs everything else; instead, he keeps his hand flat or his fingers soft and just touches her. He's obviously an animal lover.


Nightly Tricycle Ride


Landon got this UT trike as a gift in December and JP takes him on a ride every evening. Obviously, his legs need to grow just a little more before he can use it by himself, but he seems to get a lot of fun out of it anyway. And so does his daddy.

Thumbs Up for Chuy's


This is the gift I mentioned here. We received it from a very nice attorney in Washington, DC who took a business trip to Houston and wanted to send me something to remind me of home. When she couldn't properly package and ship my mom or a margarita, she picked up Landon this "i wanna rock-n-roll all nite and potty everyday" t-shirt from Chuy's, the fabulous Tex-Mex restaurant. Landon felt quite snazzy wearing it and I didn't even notice the "thumb's up" he was giving until after I transferred the picture to my computer. He must have picked it up from one of the cool older babies at daycare. Next thing you know he'll be wearing a leather bomber jacket and gelling his hair.

16 comments:

  1. Oh, LL, what FABULOUS photos!

    Gray adored his exersaucer, and then, when he was too big to sit inside, would still play with all the pieces, just standing on the outer circle instead. We just put it away at Christmastime.

    They grow up SO FAST.

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  2. What adorable pictures! He's all ready for Austin already!

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  3. Good job, distracting us with pictures. I love the Chuys shirt. They are the best. I wish we had one here.

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  4. Good job, distracting us with pictures. I love the Chuys shirt. They are the best. I wish we had one here.

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  5. He is adorable! Thanks for sharing the pics!

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  6. JP has the Rainforest jumperoo and will spend HOURS jumping in it. Literally- hours- yesterday (i am at home this week because our baby-sitter is sick!) he spent 1 hour and 41 minutes bouncing in it. I got a nice laugh for almost 2 hours and he promptly took a 3 hour nap afterwards! Yay for the bouncer! And I miss Chuy's so much it's ridiculous!!! I have to get JP a onesie!! Landon is too adorable and I hope one day they get to meet up!

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  7. he really is crazy as hell adorable. soooooooooo cute!!!!!

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  8. Oh my gosh, I miss Chuy's so much!

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  9. I posted a comment the other day (my son is 2 wks younger than Landon) - he has the same Chuys shirt! We had him baptised in Dallas and went to Chuys after. Where on earth did you get the Longhorn trike?

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  10. We all loved the Jumparoo! I think that the videos of Ethan in it are some of our best...he was so happy in there just jumping away! We had to store it away last Spring when he was recovering from his injuries (bounding not recommended for head injuries), but can't wait to bring it out again for our second...we're due in Sept! Hope all is well!

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  11. These pictures are so cute! They almost make me wish I was having a boy!

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  12. Love the pictures! He's so cute.

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  13. That is so sweet he's gentle with the cat! My niece pets her cat like Lennie from Of Mice and Men. She can't figure out why the kitty runs away from her. :)

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  14. TOO FREAKIN' CUTE!!!

    I love the trike pic...he looks like "whoa daddy! this is scary-fun! go FASTER!"

    Also, best part about an exersaucer/jumper-roo thing is that they get a bit of exercise and wear themselves out and take much better naps and sleep better at night! :D Good for EVERYONE!

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  15. I love his pictures. He's just the happiest baby. Makes work a little more tolerable.

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  16. Maybe he wants to be an Aggie . . . okay so that wasn't even funny but Chuy's . . . oh so yummy, yum, yum!

    Heidi

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