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Merry Christmas, everyone!

http://www.elfyourself.com/?id=1636018606

We are a happy family....

We took Landon to get some 9 month pictures taken and figured that since we don't have a single picture of the three of us together, we would get some family pictures done as well. We were pretty impressed with Target's portrait studio...especially the price. I just scanned these in and from the looks of it, our scanner needs a good dusting!

We just barely got them back...so when you get your Christmas card after Christmas you will know why...just consider it to be a "Happy New Year!" card. :)

9 Months Old!

Wow, I can't believe it has been 9 months already! Landon had his appointment the other day and he is a big one! He weighs 22 pounds(70%) and is 29 inches long!(67%) Sadly, he has been so sick the past few months. It seems like whenever he gets over one thing, he catches something else. We all got the flu the day after Thanksgiving, and a few days later Landon woke up with a terrible eye infection. I took him to see his pediatrician and he also had a double ear infection. At his 9 month appointment he still had an ear infection and the beginnings of a sinus infection, so he is back on antibiotics. Considering how he must be feeling he is actually quite happy and energetic!

HALLOWEEN

Take the Quiz here!

You are Elinor Dashwood of Sense & Sensibility! You are practical, circumspect, and discreet. Though you are tremendously sensible and allow your head to rule, you have a deep, emotional side that few people often see.

Ever feel like doing this??

Now that Landon is crawling I sometimes wish I could find a way to make him stay put... A little drastic, but hey, it works! :)

What a Dad!

A Trip to the Zoo...

Recently we decided to make a little trip to the zoo before it gets too cold. I hadn't been since high school, and I Chris hadn't been since before his mission. We figured it would be fun, even though Landon wouldn't remember it, or care all that much...but he is always content when there are new things around to see. They were featuring the "Ghost of the Bayou" which is a rare white alligator. I guess there are only like 8 in the world or something. It was on loan from a zoo in Lousiana so we wanted to go and take a look before it was gone. Even though he was in a cage, it was a little uneasy having an alligator stare you in the eyes with only a few inches of glass to separate us. However, it was probably the most mellow alligator I have ever seen. Didn't seem to care much that there were a million people around.







It was so much fun to see Landon stare at all the different animals. I was so glad I remembered my camera! (unlike the 4th of July, which I am still kicking myself for) It was a really fun day and it made me feel like a kid again.

FEED ME!!

Landon has recently taken it upon himself to take the spoon and eat if you aren't feeding him fast enough...

All I want for Christmas is my two front teeth!

It's official.... Landon has all four of his front teeth! (two top, two bottom) I am sttill getting used to seeing him with teeth instead of gums when he smiles. Of course, he won't let me take a picture of them. And our stupid camera flashes so many times when we take pictures that by the time it actually snaps the picture, Landon looks all squinty eyed and stunned from all the bright lights. However, I am determined to get one if it's the last thing I do!

He is also crawling, which is fun to see, only we haven't "baby-proofed" our home yet. It's amazing how babies seem to be totally drawn to the things most detrimental to their health! He is always going straight for cords and electrical outlets, when there are 20 toys lying right in front of him.:)

(This is what we end up with since our flash on our camera goes off like 10 times before taking the picture...we end up with a blind baby)

Long time, no blog...

It's been a while since I have had a new post, though I have meant to post about a million things. Chris's started school, which jumbled my work schedule around and it feels like we are always on the go. Lots of new things have happened so I will try my best to update. Chris is currently filling out his applications for Pharmacy school and it's taking WAY longer than we anticipated. His first application took him 4 hours to fill out. Literally. 4 hours. It was all essay questions, and tons of them. He is applying to a school here, and one in Idaho. Those are his two first choices, then he hasn't decided on the third school that he will use as a back up. I say we go somewhere that sounds fun and new...he doesn't really agree because he wants to stay close. So we'll see. I am really nervous and excited to see where we will end up next year.

Landon had his 6 month appointment a few weeks ago. He is still a very big boy. But still very proportional. He weighed 20lbs 6oz (85%) and 27.5 inches long (77%) He has so much personality and makes us laugh all day! We love him so much!

6 MONTHS OLD!

And....I'M IT!

I have officially been tagged... TAH DAH!!

4 Jobs I have had:

1. Bagger/Checker at IGA
2. Britney Spears Concert Tour
3. "Debt Counselor" at Consumers First
4. Receptionist for 1800conacts

4 Movies I could watch over and over:

1. Saving Silverman ("Cominawayeehah!")
2. Garden State ("You have to listen to this song, it will change your life, I swear")
3. Anchorman ("Lanolin? Isn't that some sort of sheep's wool?)
4. Christmas Vacation ("Little full, lotta of sap....there's a lotta sap in here.")

4 Places I have lived:

1. Herriman, UT
2. St. George, UT
3. Provo, UT
4. Bluffdale, UT (doesn't look like I have managed to make it out of Utah)

4 Favorite TV Shows:

1. SCRUBS
2. Dr. 90210
3. Reba (That's right....Reba!)
4. Dancing with the Stars/So you think you can dance (they're basically the same show, right?)

4 Places I have been:

1. New York City, NY
2. Belize
3. Cozumel, Mexico
4. Chicago, IL

4 Favorite Foods :

1. Chicken Alfredo
2. PF Chang's Mongolian Beef
3. Crab (drenched in butter!)
4. Chocolate Pie

Websites I check often:

1. MSN.com (for the latest in celebrity gossip)
2. Yahoo! Mail
3. 1800contacts Mail
4. Blogger

4 Hobbies I enjoy

1. Reading
2. Singing
3. Card Making
4. Making Bows (for babies, not for myself)

The chronicles of Randal...

In all the blogging that's been going on I have managed to leave out Randal. That's probably because there really isn't much you can say about this neurotic animal that lives in our home. For those of you who have had the opportunity of meeting him and or heard his screams as you try to leave through any open door, you know what I am talking about. For those of you who haven't met him, well, the pleasure is all yours.

Lemon Chicken

Alright all you recipe gurus, I have a new one for you! I haven't actually tried it YET, but my brother made it for my Dad and my Dad thought it was awesome (which says a lot, because my Dad doesn't like anything that is made by anyone other than my Mom) Anyway, if you try it out before I do, let me know what you think. My bro said it tastes very similar to the lemon chicken at PF Changs...I figure if it tastes ANYTHING like the lemon chicken from PF Changs you can't go wrong.

I suppose you could serve it with either rice or noodles. :)

Here you go!
http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/recipes/recipe/0,1977,FOOD_9936_19367,00.html

A weekend away...

Last weekend we were able to take a little getaway, and it was a ton of fun! Some friends of ours (Brandon and Carrie for those who know them) their brother and his wife own a "second house" in St. George and were kind enough to let us stay there for the weekend. I am sure most of you are thinking the same I am, which is, SECOND house?? I am striving towards owning a FIRST house! But anyway, the house was beautiful and had the most amazing pool and backyard. It was so nice just to be able to get away and have nothing to do but hang out in the sun and BBQ lots of food.

By Sunday we were all sunburned(except for Landon, I lathered him in SPF 50...probably should have given Chris a coat of it as well) and tired from being in the heat and we headed home.

At about Fillmore we hit a road block. There was a huge pile up and they had traffic stopped completely. Everyone was out of their cars and walking around, and we ended up being completely stopped in our car for 2 hours! Thank heavens for Baby Einstein which kept Landon totally entertained the whole time. It sucked to sit on the freeway with nothing to do but wait, however, we were grateful that we ended up in the traffic and NOT in the pile up.

All in all, it was a fun time together with our little family and friends, and a fun way to spend to our weekend.

Kissing 101

So I have been trying to teach Landon how to kiss. So far, I haven't been too successful. I think I am going to have to wait until he is passed the "everything goes in my mouth" phase.

Hashimoto's Revenge!

Sounds like a Jackie Chan movie or something, doesn't it? Well, it's not! Let me back up just a bit. About 6 weeks ago I started noticing that my wedding ring was getting really tight, at first I thought it might be the heat this summer so didn't think much of it. After about a week I couldn't get my ring on at all, so I figured I must be retaining water or something. It seemed a little odd to me, however, because I was able to wear my wedding ring throughout my entire pregnancy. So I stopped drinking carbonation to see if that would help, and tried to stay away from salt, but nothing seemed to make a difference. Finally, last week I decided to call the nurse line at my doctor's office. Once I got a hold of someone they told me that swelling in your hands (or limbs) is never a good sign and that it could be a number of different things. So I went in the next morning to have some blood tests done. While I was there, they asked me a list of questions, then she wanted to check to see if any of my glands were swollen. Well, come to find out, it's my thyroid causing all the ruckus! She had me feel my neck and pointed out a large "goiter" and said that my thyroid glands were much larger than they should be and that would explain all the swelling in my face and hands. So they took some blood to be tested and I just got the results today..... Ladies and Gentleman, I have "Hoshimoto Thyroiditis!" For real, that's what it's called. I had to ask her how to spell it so that I could really understand what she was saying. Apparantly it is an auto immune disease where your body attacks your thyroid like it's a foreign tissue or something. Once she gave me a list of symptoms, a lot of stuff made sense. However, my only real warning sign was that my wedding ring wouldn't fit. I was started today on some medication and have to make an appointment to see an endocrinologist so they can take a closer look.

ANYWAY, the point of this blog was not to ramble, I really just had to tell everyone the name of this little disfuntion of mine. I cracked up when she told me the name! Really, who comes up with these names??

Room for changes (continued)

Alas! We finally have our couches...well, we have had them for a few weeks now, I just keep forgetting to post pictures. They did finally arrive in one piece and we are happy to have them. We also just finished painting Chris's bathroom (and by "we," I mean Chris)

The tooth prevails!!

After weeks of crying, gnawing, and drooling, ladies and gentlemen....we have at TOOTH! Landon's first little baby tooth has finally cut through the surface. The one right next to it isn't far behind, you can see specks of it just below the surface as well.

I tried my best to get some pictures of the little guy, but it's kind of hard to see with the glare.

Frickity, Frick Frick!!

So now it is Friday night and still no couches!! We were supposed to get our new furniture on Thursday during the day. (we have been very antsy to get them since we have been sitting on the floor to watch TV for the last week) Well, first we get a call on Thursday saying that they will be delivered much later than they originally told us. THEN when they delivered the couches there was a ginormous tear in the back of it. They told us if we wanted to keep it anyway they would give us a discount. We contemplated it, since the tear was in the back and could be easily hidden since it would be against a wall. How much of a discount, you ask?? Oh, it was a whoppin' $30!!! So we chuckled at them a little bit and told them they could take it back.

Next they tell us that they don't have a time slot to deliver until Monday! So Chris got on the phone with someone and caused some havoc and they told us we would have it Friday (today) by 7:30. We felt so relieved when we got a knock at the door. They got start brining in all the pillows and what not and they brought up the first half and smallest part of the sectional. Chris told them to be extra careful on the way up and was watching them very carefully around all the corners. Well they got it about half way up the stairs and, AWESOME! ANOTHER TEAR! This time it was all the way across the front. Sooooo, we had to send it back....again. And had to raise some hell with a phone rep....again. And we are stuck waiting until tomorrow night for our furniture....again.

I was going to post some pictures of them, but that will have to wait until tomorrow (hopefully) I could take a picture of our "half couch" but Chris is so frustrated at this point I don't think he would find any humor in it. :)

BIG Little Boy!

Landon had his 4 month appointment yesterday...

He is 18.16 pounds (93%)

26.5 inches long (91%)

His pediatrician said that he looks very healthy and is "very proportional" which I guess is good since he weighs a lot. That way we know that he is growing all over and not just gaining a bunch of weight. We have started him on solid foods and so far we haven't found anything that he won't eat, which doesn't surprise me considering he puts EVERYTHING in his mouth!

Room for changes...

Chris and I are in the process of getting new furniture, and to do so, we had to sell our old furniture. And right now the stuff we sold has already been picked up, and the stuff we bought has not been delivered yet. So we are sitting in a pretty vacant house as far as our living room is concerned, which just so happens to be the place we spend most of our time. So.....we decided while we have everything out of the way we would add a few touches here and there to make our living room just a tad bit more appealing. We started with the molding, (0r base boards, whatever they are called) we both really like tall base boards and since ours were in DESPERATE need of being repainted we figured we would make them nicer all together. Our old base boards were about two inches tall and now our new ones are about six inches tall. It's not much of a change but it's crazy how just little things here and there can make quite a difference! Here are some a couple of pictures. It's kind of hard to tell since it's just a picture of wall, but it gives you and idea.

We got some video of Landon mimicking my Dad and Chris today. It's a little dark, so I hope you all can see it okay.

God Bless America....

Exactly one year ago today, Chris and I found out that I was pregnant! Last year made for a pretty exciting and memorable 4th of July... which could really only be topped by this year's 4th having Landon here with us. We went to see fireworks and it was so much fun to watch Landon's eyes light up at the site of all the lights in the sky. We thought the sounds might scare him, but he just stared up at the sky with wide eyes. Like an idiot, I forgot our camera of course and I am kicking myself now that we didn't get any pictures of the three of us. As we were watching the show I was thinking, that I have had some pretty fun experiences on the 4th. I have spent many with friends, and been to shows like the Stadium of Fire. I have spent it on the beach in Portland, where they shoot fireworks in to the sky off a boat out on the ocean. And I have watched them in NYC as they set them off over the Hudson. But none of them compare to the 4th of July I had tonight. I had my husband next to me, and my son in my lap... and I have never felt more blessed.

100 Things about me....

Okay, so I guess it's my turn... Don't know that I will actually get to 100 but I will give it my best shot!

1. My favorite color is pink
2. I love to travel, just wish I could afford to more often
3. I love being out in the sun as long as there is a pool nearby
4. I have had the same three best friends for over 10 years.
5. My sister, Chelsea has been my best friend my whole life
6. I love to sing
7. I wish I had the time to still do plays
8. I used to save every fortune cookie paper I opened until Chris threw them away one day when he was cleaning (sniffle, sniffle)
9. I wish I made time to keep up with my hobbies
10. I love to rollerblade
11. I wish I still rollerbladed but I lost mine when I was moving
12. Growing up, my best friend wanted to be a lawyer and I just wanted to be a Mom
13. I love being a Mom
14. I love to go on long drives at night and blast the radio
15. I love to sing at the top of my lungs when nobody is home
16. I throw up when I eat real Mexican food and have never figured out why
17. I have a blanky that I have slept with since who knows when
18. I had a pillow that I had to sleep with as well until my mom accidentally threw it away ( I forgive you Mom:)
19. I was always scared of the dark growing up
20. I am still afraid of the dark when I am alone
21. I have broken my right leg twice
22. Broke my collar bone once
23. The first time I rode a horse he stumbled and I fell off
24. The second time I rode a horse he got startled and he bucked me off (different horse)
25. I worked on the Britney Spears concert tour when I was 19
26. I have been to almost every state in the lower 48
27. My favorite place to visit is NYC
28. My favorite CD is "Saves the Day" and it is always #6 in my disc changer
29. My favorite TV show is SCRUBS
30. I like to wake board
31. I have a snowboard in my closet that I have only used once
32. In high school I collected pictures of Marilyn Monroe
33. I have a goal to go through all the Utah Temples
34. I have a dog named Randal
35. Our family friend has a daughter named after me
36. My middle name is Layne
37. I love to read
38. My favorite movie is a toss up between Saving Silverman and Muppets Christmas Carol
39. I collect Muppet items and Movies
40. I love the Muppets
41. I hate to be cold
42. I love those warm slipper socks they give you in the hospital with the tread on the bottom so you don't slip
43. My favorite invention is the epidural
44. I love to wear hoodies
45. I don't really look like either of my parents
46. I look most like my brother
47. I no longer have tonsils
48. I love fresh homemade bread
49. I love it even more if my mom makes it
50. I love to sleep in
51. My favorite restaurant is Red Robin
52. My second favorite restaurant is P.F. Changs
53. In third grade I played the Statue of Liberty in the school play and sang my first solo
54. I played soccer in high school
55. Me and my friend snuck in to Raging Waters at night after it was closed and went swimming
56. I love to watch lightning storms
67. I am fascinated with natural disasters
68. I was deaf in my left ear for two days after breaking my ear drum
69. I broke my ear drum when I went cliff jumping
70. I have nightmares all the time, ever since I was little
71. I am glad I have Chris now to wake me from my nightmares
72. I use to love scary movies and now I am too weenie to watch them
73. I like dramas, but hate crying in movies
74. I love to laugh
75. It's even better when I laugh until I cry
76. I love to color in coloring books
77. I get bored with my hair easily so I like to change it often
78. I would like to be better at cooking, but I am not very creative
79. I hate to sweat
80. I love chocolate cake
81. and chocolate pie
82. I love roasting marshmallows
83. My favorite book is a children's book called, " I Like You"
84. I love to snuggle
85. I would like to learn sign language
86. I love having a big family
87. I love rocking Landon to sleep each night
88. I love sitting inside in warm pajamas when it's pouring rain
89. I like to find humor in any situation
90. I would like to learn to play the piano
91. I take a bubble bath almost every night
92. I have been to Belize and would like to go back with Chris
93. I have eaten a whole jar of those green olives with the pimento in the middle
94. My favorite flowers are daisies
95. I get anxiety when I am stuck in traffic
96. My favorite candies are Riesens
97. My favorite holiday is Thanksgiving, though it used to be Halloween
98. I love to surprise people with gifts that they don't expect
99. If I have a girl one day I want to name her Marjorie, after Marjorie Hinckley but Chris won't go for it.
100. I have a really loud laugh

2 Month Appointment...

Despite being sick, Landon has still been his playful and smiley self! He had his 2 month appointment on Friday so I thought I would post some pictures from that day and his measurements.

He is a hefty 13 lbs 8 oz (85%) and 24.6 inches long (95%)

He is a little fatty! :)