Tuesday, July 1, 2008

On The Move

Landon's first birthday is two weeks away, a fact that pretty much blows my mind. We have modest plans, thanks to the Bar Exam (luckily he's too young to know that his birthday is already being impacted by mommy's career), but we are going to have a mini party with my parents when they bring over some of our furniture on July 12. JP's grandmother wanted to get Landon a present and asked us to pick out something for about $75. I knew exactly what I wanted to order: The Radio Flyer Classic Walker Wagon. Landon has been power cruising for weeks now, even using blank walls for that little bit of support he still needs to be vertical. I knew he'd love the chance to "walk" across the middle of the room. When it arrived last week, we put it together and gave it to him right away. I figure he has no idea when his birthday is, so why make him wait- and we were so excited to see him get excited! And as you can see, it was a big hit:


Holy geeze I can move!

Great for chasing my cat!

Perfect for making loud noises when I plow into the cabinets!

I can ride in it too!



We've been really impressed with how solid, heavy, and well made it is, and it doesn't let him push too fast because the wheels have a bit of resistance to them. Landon adores it and I know that even after he can walk on his own he'll use it to push his treasures around the house and yard.

Here's a video of him on the move yesterday. The outfit is his father's doing, and even though I have an adverse physical reaction to things that don't match, I find it impossibly adorable.



On the Bar front, I feel really good after the MBE workshop that ended yesterday. It was infinitely more helpful than I expected and I'm very glad I went. I've decided to forgo the Procedure and Evidence workshop- thanks for your advice. I think I just need to trust in my exam taking talent and my determination to study enough on my own. I'm on track to finish the lectures before the people taking the class will and then I'll take off a day or two for the holiday and commence official studying after the 4th (or maybe after the 5th, we have a neighborhood party that day). Now if you'll excuse me, it's my turn to go protect our walls and cabinets from Landon's repeated crashing into them until someone turns him around.

16 comments:

  1. He is so cute!
    Hopefully the furniture, cabinets, and other occupants of the house aren't damaged too bad by his new-found freedom!

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  2. Oh he is adorable. What a great job he's doing walking!

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  3. you really couldn't ask for a cuter/better distraction from bar studying!

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  4. He is such a doll! That wagon looks like great fun. :)

    Pumpkinhead's birthday is this month, too. It seems like just yesterday I was bringing him home from the hospital. I can't believe he is going to be five already and starting school! Waah. Enjoy the time while it lasts.

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  5. How much fun! Charlie's favorite toys are still his two "cars" that he used to learn to walk. He now runs around the house with them shrieking. I love that he can ride in it too! What a great toy.

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  6. All I can say is get some corner bumpers for that thing. :)

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  7. He looks like he's having a great time with that thing! Watch your toes!

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  8. we had that wagon and loved it for AJ. Great photos! I'm enjoying your "road to the Bar Exam" posts. I love that you're so non-plussed, and yet still studious about it all. Very impressive, lady!!

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  9. SO CUTE! Look how much fun I have to look forward to! This makes me excited!

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  10. CuuuuuUUUUUUUuuuuuute! What is it about husbands that make them unable to dress their children, btw?

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  11. LOL! I actually put my kids' outfits paired together, tops and bottoms, in their dresser drawers that way, TOLD hubby they were that way, and he STILL cannot manage to get it right!

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  12. that reminds me that I need to dig Gavin's old push toys out of the basement. We've been so entertained by what Cooper does around the perimeter of the house that I forgot about those toys!

    And I LOVE watching the little guys walk at this stage...pounding down their foot into the ground with each step...almost like marching. :)

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  13. Oh! Cutie-patootie with the sagging diaper!!! I'm laughing my head off at how adorable he is and I can't wait till my duckling can walk.

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  14. Those little steps are so cute!!! And I have to say, JP didn't do such a bad job dressing Landon, at least not by the standards of our house - my husband has bragged that NOBODY can dress our daughter the way he can and takes much perverse pleasure in seeing what kind of weird combinations he can find in her drawer. Very, very cute.

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  15. alreight look missy!

    that is enough of the posting pictures of your awesome house. i'm getting jealous!

    dangit!

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