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Here is my "update".

I don't think many know, but if you could avoid telling my brothers and grandparents this news, much appreciated. I'll approach it here in a minute or so.

Mom and Leena went to Bermuda to visit my dad. They had a blast, Leena has learned to take on swimming and with a happy heart., She's had a water phobia for most of her life, so anything water related with her, usually resulted in tears. So, this is a HUGE break through. They got to ride a scooter around town, and most importantly, have fun time with "papa", my dad. Leena really really misses him, she's his little buddy. In fact, she's both of my parents little sidekick. Anyway, my mom went for a routine check up while she was there, it's how their insurance works. Mom can go to the Dr while she's in Bermuda, but it's allot harder and may not be covered while she's in the states. Anyway, she goes, and had a mole that was bugging her, she got it removed and tested....and was diagnosed with Melanoma Cancer. My dad has had skin cancer about 3 times or so, all non melanoma, so I don't think anyone of us saw this coming. It's in between the stage 2-3 of the cancer. It *can* be fatal. So, she's due to go to UW hospital in downtown Seattle in the coming weeks and we'll figure out what's going on. She'd had it removed, and it looks like she's been shot. She's going to have surgery, making the scar on her collar one, alot worse. It can be a fatal condition, but I'm not so much worried about that. Hillary and I will take turns taking care of her, we're trying tot be optimistic. I hope and think she'll be OK. It will always concern people cause you don't know the severity of it until later. We'll see.

Little Landon, 9.5 months!

I can't believe he's almost 10 months!! Where did the time go?!

I don't think I've written much about him since he was 6mos or so, shame on me!

He can now:
Get up on his hands and knees
Rock back and forth on his hands and knees
Grab, very well
YELL "DA DA DA DA DAAAAAAAA!" (He thinks it's so funny!)
Roates in many, many circles while on his tummy
Entertain himself for a long period of time with only 1 toy, or even just his binky.
Understand the phrase "be gentle!"
Put his bink in his mouth
Hold his own bottle, and put it in his mouth with no help (usually)

He LOVES:
Watching Leena play
Anything to do with Leena
Snuggling with Mommy before nap, or anytime at all
Listening to classical music
Watching/listening to people sing or play an instrument
Tickle with Dad
To play in his exersaucer, he's in it all the time
Cheerios, or any food product you put in his mouth
To get into anything that is in his pathway, particularly the bottom part of the coffee table.
To pet the dog, Kimmie....and rip out her fur.
To laugh at something that is new, never the same thing twice.
To smack his little hands on the ground, as hard as he can
To fake cough, it's so funny! Monkey see, monkey do!
Cry at bed/naptime. Espcially when Jeff and I leave the room. He stops after about 5 seconds though, that's nice. No guilt!
He loves his blankies and his binkies! Leena was a bottle kid, Landon is a blanket and binky kid, too cute! (for now)
And his MOST favorite thing of all, to stare at himself in mirror, he's just all smiles!


I can't believe he's still so small. He's 10ms on the 22nd, and he's still in some 3 and 6m clothing. 9mos, he looks like he's swimming in it. But, he doesn't have big parents, his percentile is always low, but this never concerns doctors when I say "my husband is an inch taller than me", they go "OOOH! Ok, he's fine then". He will down 8-12oz of baby food at dinner, but act disinterested in solids for breakfast or lunch. So, he makes up for it at dinner time. He's such a good little buddy to Leena. She's in Bermuda on vacation right now, visiting my dad, and has said the 2 things she misses right now, are the dog and her little brother. Aww.

We love our little constant babble-kins! He loves to scoot around the living room, it's hilarious because he can only go backwards, forward is overrated in his world. He's just a cue little blonde hair, blue eyed funny boy that we love to pieces!

I'm so glad people can't read my mind.

I was online today, looking at things and what not, and I don't know if I'm grumpy, or annoyed or what, but man. I'm so glad people I know, can't read my mind, because I'm pretty sure they'd think I was a very negative person.

Sure, I can be gracious and understanding, sympathetic and all of the stuff I've been told I have. But theres times where I'm brutally honest, good thing I only mumble it to myself when no one is around, or I'm pretty sure I'd lose a friend or two.

As I've gotten older, I find myself disgusted with some peoples decisions, of course I don't say anything.

I'm afraid one day, It's all going to come out, and I'm gonna get hell for having my own opinion. I guess that's why i should have a zipper installed on my mouth?

I know that my mom and I are very different people, and when I crack a joke, on rare occasion it will offend her. Or my terminology. Bad part is, I know if I said that same thing around family, I'd probably get the look of death and maybe even pulled aside by someone.

Hallelujah for filters and common sense!

It's finally happened...

Landon is 9 and a half months, and for the past 3 nights he has..




Slept the WHOLE night through!

At first, we woke up in the morning and would ask the other "did you get up with Landon" followed by a "no...did you?" and we were so stunned! On occasion he'll be so exhausted he will sleep the full 14 hours. But not 3 in a row! YAY! GO LANDON! He had a 5 hour nap yesterday (I had to go wake him up come 6:45pm)and slept for 12 hours last night. Out of 24 hours, he was asleep for 17 of them! Oh my gosh! Tired boy!