I had been looking forward to Memorial Day Weekend since probably the first of May. That meant Adam was out for the whole summer! The last two weeks of May were reallyyy loooong for me. 2 weeks before school was out Landon started teething really bad. His two upper gums were so white and swollen and he wasn't getting any relief. His crankiness and acting ill all started when he wasn't napping good. That was my first sign that something was wrong with him. Afternoon naps for my kids is one of my favorite times of the day! lol. Its about 2 or more hours of peace and quiet. I am able to clean and get things done. Most of the time I don't even turn the tv on b/c I like how quiet my house is. Anyway, he was not napping good at all. Waking up every 30 minutes or so. After a couple days of doing that, it was getting really old. Any very annoying. So the last two weeks of May had me thinking I was going to pull every piece of my hair out. When Friday, May 25 came, I just kept telling myself, "it's almost over. it's almost over." Meaning Adam only had to go to Graduation practice that morning since he was an usher then he would officially be home with us for 2 whole months! My cousin Casey was also graduating from Independence High School that weekend so our summer started off very busy! Adam was unable to go to Casey's graduation party that Friday night due to graduation, but my parents, Christoper and Brandy, and me and the kids headed up to Frankin to celebrate his upcoming graduation. C & B rode with me and the kids. The entire way there Adalyn said, " i want to go see Casey" only about a billion times. So much so it reminded me of why parents can't stand when your child asks, "Are we there yet?" on a trip. Ugh. I have to say but she definitely got on my nerves our car ride there. Whew. I bet C & B definitely don't want kids now after that drive! ha! Landon slept and cried on and off the way there. Poor baby just did not feel good at all. I mean at all. He was pretty miserable and I hated having to tote him everywhere when I know he just wanted to be home but I had no choice. Thankfully I had LOTS of help that night since Adam couldn't be with us. Adalyn had a ball playing with Casey, Autumn, and all the other kids at the party.
I didn't take a lot of pictures that evening due to the fact I really didn't care much about using my camera. I had a fussy baby to keep happy so my camera was the least of my worries. It took me about an hour to eat my BBQ sandwich but oh man was it good! Landon didn't want to sit still so I ended up strolling him around the yard and street until my mom was finished eating so I could pass him off. We ended up leaving a little after 8:00PM or so. The kids slept the entire way home (thankfully) and we put Adalyn right in bed. Landon, mr. fussy britches, was wide awake after his long nap in the car and woke up very cranky, so he was up until 11:00 or so. One of the most difficult parts of being a parent is dealing with a sick baby! Oh my goodness will it wear you out. If you're a mom, you know what I mean! And if you haven't experienced a teething baby, you will know what I mean soon. Landon was cutting 3 teeth at once and it was pure misery for him. (and us really). Saturday morning we played around the house and then left to head to Casey's graduation around 1:00. I knew it would be a long ceremony b/c his school is huge so you can only imagine how I was feeling about dragging Landon there. Luckily, Landon did great! It was in a big arena so we were able to keep him moving. And the ceremony went really quick considering the size of his class so it was nice.
Aren't they adorable?! Once it was over, we all headed back to my uncle and aunts house to eat and hang out. The only bad thing about this was it took us an HOUR to get to their house due to everyone leaving graduation when it should just take 10 minutes. So an hour in the car, barely moving with a crying baby, not fun! ha! Landon finally calmed down once we got there and I fed him. His teething episode ended up lasting for 3 long weeks. Adalyn never teethed that bad. She had trouble with her canine's and 1 year molars but other than that, she was ok. It wouldn't have been so bad if his two big teeth weren't trying to erupt at the same exact time. Adalyn got hers a month a part from each other. It's wild how your own two babies can be so different in all the milestones and esp. with teething and how they deal with it. Anyway, after we hung out for a while and ate, we made our way home. The kids fells asleep in the car and went right to sleep when we got them inside too. Adam and I were wore plum out. Sunday morning we woke up and got ready for Church and another long day away from home and our normal routine. My parents took the boat to the lake and got a hotel suite out on the Base. We went straight there once church was over. Ate lunch then got on the boat! This was landon's first time to ride on a boat!
I wished he was feeling like himself but he still did pretty good considering his mouth was about to explode from pain. Adalyn loves the pontoon boat. She is a fish and isn't afraid of anything. Look how stylish our little girl is!
Oh, i need to share this one. Here is Landon's reaction after I took his paci out of his mouth for a picture...
Lovely, huh?
We let Landon play,
while Adalyn got to swimming!
Landon took a dip, too!
He then took a nice, long, much needed nap. (thanks eli for letting us borrow your hat! Since we forgot landon's! it barely fit, but it did the job!)
Once he woke up,he was in a much better mood. He ate some Mum-Mum's-
and then we grilled cheeseburgers for supper. It was a fun day!
Glad we were able to be with Christopher and Brandy. We miss them so much. On monday, Memorial Day we finally stayed home. it was much needed. We played all day, even though Landon was still not himself, but was showing signs of slowly getting better, took a 3 hour nap, and relaxed all day! the rest of the week as we were getting back in our routine, Landon developed a runny nose, cough, and a low fever due to those dumb teeth. This was week 3 of not feeling good and not sleeping good! He had a fever on and off for about 4 days. His last fever was on mine and Adam's anniversary which was June 2. Sunday, June 3, Landon was back to being my happy baby boy again!!!! Thank the Lord. I was beginning to think someone switched out my kid. i forgot to mention that on Friday June 1, his bottom left tooth broke the skin, Saturday his top left broke the skin, and Sunday his top right. 3 teeth in 3 days and it took 3 weeks to get those suckers out. he was back to playing, crawling, sleeping and eating!! He nursed fine throughout the 3 weeks of misery, but he did not whatsoever want to eat his food. He would take 4-5 bites and he was DONE. Now, he can't eat his food fast enough it seems like. I guess he's making up for lost time. Oh I cannot even describe how relieved I am to have Landon back to himself!
I didn't take a lot of pictures that evening due to the fact I really didn't care much about using my camera. I had a fussy baby to keep happy so my camera was the least of my worries. It took me about an hour to eat my BBQ sandwich but oh man was it good! Landon didn't want to sit still so I ended up strolling him around the yard and street until my mom was finished eating so I could pass him off. We ended up leaving a little after 8:00PM or so. The kids slept the entire way home (thankfully) and we put Adalyn right in bed. Landon, mr. fussy britches, was wide awake after his long nap in the car and woke up very cranky, so he was up until 11:00 or so. One of the most difficult parts of being a parent is dealing with a sick baby! Oh my goodness will it wear you out. If you're a mom, you know what I mean! And if you haven't experienced a teething baby, you will know what I mean soon. Landon was cutting 3 teeth at once and it was pure misery for him. (and us really). Saturday morning we played around the house and then left to head to Casey's graduation around 1:00. I knew it would be a long ceremony b/c his school is huge so you can only imagine how I was feeling about dragging Landon there. Luckily, Landon did great! It was in a big arena so we were able to keep him moving. And the ceremony went really quick considering the size of his class so it was nice.
Aren't they adorable?! Once it was over, we all headed back to my uncle and aunts house to eat and hang out. The only bad thing about this was it took us an HOUR to get to their house due to everyone leaving graduation when it should just take 10 minutes. So an hour in the car, barely moving with a crying baby, not fun! ha! Landon finally calmed down once we got there and I fed him. His teething episode ended up lasting for 3 long weeks. Adalyn never teethed that bad. She had trouble with her canine's and 1 year molars but other than that, she was ok. It wouldn't have been so bad if his two big teeth weren't trying to erupt at the same exact time. Adalyn got hers a month a part from each other. It's wild how your own two babies can be so different in all the milestones and esp. with teething and how they deal with it. Anyway, after we hung out for a while and ate, we made our way home. The kids fells asleep in the car and went right to sleep when we got them inside too. Adam and I were wore plum out. Sunday morning we woke up and got ready for Church and another long day away from home and our normal routine. My parents took the boat to the lake and got a hotel suite out on the Base. We went straight there once church was over. Ate lunch then got on the boat! This was landon's first time to ride on a boat!
I wished he was feeling like himself but he still did pretty good considering his mouth was about to explode from pain. Adalyn loves the pontoon boat. She is a fish and isn't afraid of anything. Look how stylish our little girl is!
Oh, i need to share this one. Here is Landon's reaction after I took his paci out of his mouth for a picture...
Lovely, huh?
We let Landon play,
while Adalyn got to swimming!
Landon took a dip, too!
He then took a nice, long, much needed nap. (thanks eli for letting us borrow your hat! Since we forgot landon's! it barely fit, but it did the job!)
Once he woke up,he was in a much better mood. He ate some Mum-Mum's-
and then we grilled cheeseburgers for supper. It was a fun day!
Glad we were able to be with Christopher and Brandy. We miss them so much. On monday, Memorial Day we finally stayed home. it was much needed. We played all day, even though Landon was still not himself, but was showing signs of slowly getting better, took a 3 hour nap, and relaxed all day! the rest of the week as we were getting back in our routine, Landon developed a runny nose, cough, and a low fever due to those dumb teeth. This was week 3 of not feeling good and not sleeping good! He had a fever on and off for about 4 days. His last fever was on mine and Adam's anniversary which was June 2. Sunday, June 3, Landon was back to being my happy baby boy again!!!! Thank the Lord. I was beginning to think someone switched out my kid. i forgot to mention that on Friday June 1, his bottom left tooth broke the skin, Saturday his top left broke the skin, and Sunday his top right. 3 teeth in 3 days and it took 3 weeks to get those suckers out. he was back to playing, crawling, sleeping and eating!! He nursed fine throughout the 3 weeks of misery, but he did not whatsoever want to eat his food. He would take 4-5 bites and he was DONE. Now, he can't eat his food fast enough it seems like. I guess he's making up for lost time. Oh I cannot even describe how relieved I am to have Landon back to himself!
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