Getting ready to be 1

We are very excited and a little stressed but we are getting ready for Landons first birthday party next weekend.

sick, sick, sick

Monday of Presidents day Landon started running a fever and we made a trip to the doctor. They tested his oxygen and it was fine but he did have an ear infection and a bad cough. He stayed home with Grandma Jasper from Tuesday- Friday, thank goodness she was available!
We had to have Landon sleep in his car seat so he would be elevated and he did ok with it (surprisingly!).The following Monday he still had a very wet cough and returned to doctor to find out his sickness was also RSV. We were very lucky because we didn't have to spend any time in the hospital like most the babies we know that have gotten RSV. His contagious period was over because the fever stopped the previous week so he was ok to go back to day care after a day of getting breathing treatments.

The breathing treatments were very difficult at first and he would scream and have to be held down through the whole thing. Now he sits pretty good unless he is real tired. We have learned that turning on cartoons also helps. He looks like he is sleeping in the picture but he is just looking down.

He is almost back to normal now and we are glad he is feeling better. We are still having him sleep elevated until his birthday because I don't want any drainage to cause an infection to come back or make his cough worse.

Tomorrow will be our first day we return to church, which is where we are pretty sure he caught RSV. Wish us luck!

Closer to walking

Landon has been working on his walking skills while holding on to a walking toy or someones hands. He is getting more confident. He will push his push toys all around and often let go of one hand.

He also gets brave sometimes and will stand up on his own for a few seconds and then sits back down. His standing time is getting longer and longer. He sure has fun getting around with the help of toys.

Growing and learning

Landon has continue to play and learn these past weeks. He is getting closer to his 1st birthday and closer to walking. We have put up a baby gate in front of the stairs because Landon loved to go up the stairs anytime we wern't looking. How he loves to stand at the gate and shake it.

Landon loves to play after his bath with no clothes on. He always go to his sock basket and throws them out one by one until there aren't anymore in the basket. Then he puts them in his mouth and crawls in a circle. He puts the socks back in the basket and starts again. Its very cute and funny to watch! He stays entertained