Sunday, May 11, 2008

Paul's Birthday, Landon's Blessing, Baby Pics, Decorating, and Mother's Day

I apologize in advance, this post is long...I got really behind! Sunday, May 4, was Paul's birthday and Landon's baby blessing. It was so nice that both events were on the same day. Because of the blessing, we had family in town, and Paul got to celebrate his birthday with them. Here's the cake I made...It's a giant cupcake....with LOTS of candles...haha! I love you honey!
Here's Paul opening presents! 
Our little family on Landon's blessing day!
Me and Landon on the day of his blessing!


On Saturday, April 26,  we had Landon's newborn pictures taken! We got them back yesterday. Here are my favorites!












So, since we got Landon's picture's back, I decided to go to Michael's, buy black frames, and redecorate a little...go figure! Here's what I did!
Before


and after
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and after!
My first Mother's Day was perfect, even though Landon exploded out of his diaper all over his church outfit, blanket, and carseat! It was kind of a good laugh, but it wasn't fun cleaning him or his stuff off! Anyways we started the morning off at church, Paul and I were too tired to do breakfast! Church was great! Sacrament meeting had the talks on Motherhood, like usual. The last speaker said the word "boobie" instead of "boo-boo," it was so funny!!! I really enjoyed Relief Society. Our lesson was on the different types of mothers that there are. Many different types of mothers bore their testimonies about their experiences as mothers. The thought of Landon growing up and getting older seemed so sad to me, I wanted him to be a baby forever! But', after hearing all of these women speak, it made me excited for him to grow up and learn and experience new things. It was a really wonderful lesson! After church we came home and I opened presents that Paul got me!  He was good to me...what can I say...he knows what I like! 
He got me a beautiful necklace and a baby rattle. It was so creative! He tied the rattle with a ribbon around the roses! It looked so cute!!! After presents, we took a nap. When we woke up I made desert and dinner. I decided to cook for my mom for mother's day! I made her favorite dinner and desert...she loved it. We hung out with my parents for a while, and that was our day! Paul is now studying, and I'm blogging while nursing Landon....talented I know...j/k. Here's a pic of Landon and me on my first mother's day! I love him so much!  He means the world to me! I know I've only been a mother a little over a month, I love it! I love everything about it! I am so glad that Heavenly Father finally decided to bless us with a child, and I must say, this child is perfect. I love everything about him! I love waking up in the morning and looking at him knowing that he is my son, and he will be...forever!


Saturday, May 10, 2008

YAY! Disneyland!

I'm sooo excited! Our friends Adam and Lisa invited us to go to Cali with them next month! It's going to be a blast! We are going to the Beach, Balboa Island, Fashion Island, and the happiest place on earth...Disneyland!  I can't wait! Plus we may try to go to a Baseball game! YAY! I bught Landon his swimsuit today! He will look so cute in it...even though I'm not going to put him in the beach water, we will play in the sand!

Tuesday, April 29, 2008

Like Father Like Son

The other day I came downstairs and this is what I saw....

Landon and Daddy, they have their arms the exact same way! How cute!
We went to Kim and Nate's house last Friday to have dinner and hang out. Here's a picture of ireland and Landon. 
A friend of mine asked me to make this for a present for a baby shower.
A week after Landon was born our friends Adam and Lisa came over to see Landon with their son Zack. Here's the picture Adam took of the two of them!

Thursday, April 24, 2008

Update on Landon!

We love our little boy! Everyday is so much fun, the night are sometimes hard because he wants to stay up and play, when Paul and I want to go to bed, but we are slowly starting to get used to it! Having him has definitely taught us a lot about patience! Landon brings us so much happiness! I couldn't imagine our lives without him! The other day he held a toy in his hands for a small period of time, he's working on getting strong for the ladies! Last night he rolled over for the first time from his tummy to his back! It was the cutest thing, and I didn't have my camera with me! I was so sad! Everyday he does something cute to amaze us! Here are just a few pics! 

This is Landon at the Dr's office! He has a little bit of grumpy face! He doesn't like to be naked and he had to be for his appointment!
This is Landon holding his toy!It looks like a mini dumbell! He was able to hold it with both hands!
My friend Tiffany came over yesterday and took me to lunch! She brought me these super cute flowers!
Last Saturday our friends took us to a 51's game! It was lots of fun, and it was Landon's first baseball game!
This is a close up on Landons first tummy time!
Him again! So cute! His grandpa bought him the safari pj's.
This is Landon before we went to the mall with grandma! His outfit is so huge...he looks like a gansta'!
His grandpa loves to buy all kids camo when they are born! He bought this outfit, blanket, and buckteeth binky for Landon! How funny does he look?!
This is Landon right after his first sponge bath! He hated it! He's so red from crying! He sure looks cute in his puppy dog towel! 

(These pics are a little out of order from the last posting!)

Thursday, April 10, 2008

And I almost forgot...

I can't believe Michael Johns went home! What the heck!!!!!

Just a few pics!

So, here are just a few cute pics of Landon that my mom took from her phone! Everyday, I still can't believe he's here! He entered this world surrounded by my parents and some of my closest friends, and of course Paul and Me. What a blessing it is that everyone was there to see him come into this world.  I am so grateful for family and great friends. I'm so grateful for my loving husband and our little boy. He makes me so happy. He is such a funny baby, and is already developing a great personality! 




Wednesday, April 9, 2008

Well worth the wait!


Tuesday, April 1, was the best day of our lives, our little bundle of joy Landon Wayne Lanier was born. He was born at 10:44 pm and weighed 6lbs, 11 oz, and was 18.5 inches long.   We waited a long time for him. When we first started trying to get pregnant,I was frustrated that it wasn't happening, but now I have never been more grateful that things didn't work out for us when we wanted them to. We may not have had Landon, had things gone our way, and I couldn't picture our lives without him. He brings so much happiness and joy to our lives. He brings a sweet spirit to our home and we are so grateful that Heavenly Father blessed us with him. 

Paul and Me at the Hospital... waiting for our little bundle of joy!
Tiffany, Me, Becca, and Isabel....They took me to the Hospital
Nate, Kim, Ireland (Landon's future wife...they'd make a cute couple! hehe) Me and Paul
My friends, Tiffany and Ashley, Me and My Mom, everyone was cold
Dad getting ready to help deliver
Me holding Landon for the first time
Landon's Hospital picture
Landon and Grandpa
Us at the hospital
Landon and daddy
Landon sleeping on the big bean bag chair
Landon at home catching some sun