Birthday Party!

So sorry for it being almost a month since LBH's Birthday Bash! Lots has happened since then, and I am just now getting to where I can get things done.

Landon had an awesome birthday and got ton's of clothes and toys! Looks like we will be set on both toys and clothes for awhile. By the time it came for him to open his gifts he was so exhausted and didn't want to really have anything to do with it. But as soon as you put food in front of him he forgot all about that.

We went for our one year well visit and drum roll please.......We are a whopping 24lbs 29ins long! We are in 18-24 mon clothing and wearing a size 6 shoe!!!! Where did my baby go? We are not sitting unassisted and slowly starting to figure out the whole crawling thing. TEIS has also up'd out schedule from twice a month to once a week so hopefully soon we will start seeing alot more improvement in some areas. Landon also now thinks that he can feed himself at all times, which makes for a big mess!

My heart is breaking

So many people have been praying for the last year for Princess Payton to get to go home KY. She may have not gotten to go home with her mom, but she did go home to be with our Lord. I know it doesn't make it any easier but I know she is in a much better place, watching over all of us now. I had gotten to know Nikki while Landon was in Centennial and become instant friends. When I got the news this morning, it was the most devasting news. Payton was to come home today to celebrate her 1st birthday! This was not how it was supposed to happen! I still can't believe she's gone. Please hold tightly to your children. I know that sometimes being a parent can be difficult and especially when your little one doesn't feel good or is ill, but we at least still have them to hold and to love and we should never take that for granted.

Dear Lord, please take care of Nikki during this time. Hold her closely to you and give her peace during this time.

The Big Day is Close!

So its hard to believe that in just 4 days my little sweet baby boy will be 1! It just seems like yesterday I was doing everything I could to keep him in just alittle longer and praying for just one more day. I also think about everything that Landon has been through and just can't believe how it doesn't seem like it every happened. We are planning such a massive Birthday Party for this Saturday which is his actually birthday so we are looking forward to Sat.

Landon's having a horse themed party that is going to be the talk of the neighborhood im afraid. There were close to 150 ppl invited and while I know most of them won't show, just the thought of that number makes me laugh now. We are also going Friday for our 1year pictures with MacBrown. I am so excited about these because I know he is going to be so cute now that we are where we can do more poses. It used to be that they could only sit him propped up because he couldn't on his own. We are also going to do some new family pictures in one of the outdoor settings. I will be sure to post an updated blog after Saturday with pictures and the excitement that went on during the day.

Work Update

So we are closing in on the 2nd month of my new job and while I can say I love being back at work. I do still hate leaving Landon everyday from 7:30 to 5:00 everyday. Thankfully if something evercomes up and I'm needing to take him with me, work is pretty cool about me taking him there. We are quickly approaching our 1st Birthday in just 3 short weeks and I just can't believe that its already been a year. I am amazed at how well he is doing after everything that his sweet little boy has went through the past year. He is slowly starting to catch back up physcially and developmentally. We are now rolling all over the place and starting to pull up on things as well. He jabbers non-stop and I can't wait to figure out what he is really saying. We are hurriedly planning his birthday party and I can't wait because it is going to be so much fun!.

We are also currently planning the 1st Annual Ronald McDonald House Dinner. This year we are fixing lasagna, bread, salad, drinks and I plan on having Birthday Cake for dessert. We are getting excited about this event since the Ronald McDonald House was our home away from home on two seperate occasions.

As for me, I had surgery today to remove some cancerous cells from my cervix. I should know sometime next week if they got it all and if we will need to go any further with treatment. I am praying that they got it completely and no other treatment will be needed. As for now I will try to get too behind on blogging.

Behind again!

Wow, I didn't realize just how long it had been since I last posted. Not alot going on in the house, and pretty much we leadjust a normal boring life these days. I am still enjoying my new job and can't believe its already been a month since I started. It makes it alot easier when everyone is just incredibly nice and it makes it easier to leave Landon everyday. Landon is doing so many new things these days and it just makes me want to sit down and have a little pity party because of how big he is getting. Physical Therapy has really made a difference for Landon, we are not rolling over regurlary now and we are even able to sit up un-assisted for alittle bit of time. He has moved up to a big boy car seat and saving mommys arm from breaking from carrying him in the carrier. He is talking all the time, and the only thing you can really understand is Dada and when he is real upset he cries for momma. Landon has also finally broke the skin for his 1st tooth! I really honestly never thought this day would come because he has been working on this tooth for quite sometime now! Hard to believe that in just alittle over a month Landon Bryce will be 1 year old! Its old to believe that this time last year I was on bedrest and didn't know if today would be the day or not. Now I am crazily working on planning the perfect 1st birthday party for my sweet Landon Bryce.

Going Back to Work!

Well it seem's like that after a year off of work I am officially going back. I am however not going back to where I was before bedrest and having Landon at 28weeks. If you've been following my blog since the beginning you'll remember all the trials and obstacles Landon has had since birth. Well with everything that has been going on with him, Tennessee Early Intervention felt it necessary for him to be seen by a Physical Therapist. Fast forward to last Thursday.....This was our first apt, and I knew that they were looking for an Office Manager since they had previously offered it to Jeremy, but with the way things in the economy are going he felt it was safer for him to stay where he was in case of layoffs. I really wasn't expecting anything to come of it, since I had applied I don't know how many times at the Hospital and never even got a phone call. Well while the physical therapist was working with Landon I just threw it out there and said that I was interested if it were still available and it was an immediate YOUR HIRED! Thats it! So here I was with a new job and on the search for someone to keep Landon. Just knowing that Landon was not going to be with me daily made me sick to my stomach. He has never had anyone other than family and rarely do they watch him. Thankfully, I do not have to send him someone that has dozens of children and I won't need to worry so much about him. The lady who is watching him goes to church with us, and knows just how sick he was and how long its taken us to get back to where we need to be health wise. I know she would never comprimise him in any way and that makes it easier to leave him. My first full day should be Thursday! Part of me can't wait because that extra paycheck will make life easier, but I sure don't look forward to leaving my little guy!

Exhaustion!

So the last 24 hours have really run me down. Last night around 8:00pm I get a call from Jonathan informing that he was taking himself to the ER. If you know Jonathan you know that something really has to be wrong in order for him to do this. He had been saying for a few days that his arm and back hurt and now he was complaining of not being able to catch his breath or take a deep breath. When Jonathan had his wreck back in 2005 and collapsed both of his lung, we were informed then that he could sneeze wrong and it could collapse them again. He said he was in so much back that he was afraid that might have happened. After a 5hour ER visit he was diagnosed with inflammation of the lining of the lung and it also showed some fluid build up. Thank goodness it wasn't collapsed because I really didn't feel like driving to Ohio with Landon at 10:00pm. They sent him home or shall I say his home away from home with a Z-pack, inflammatory meds, and Vicodin! Who in there right mind gives a trucker Vicodin! He is feeling so better today, but still in some pain. Hopefully he will get some rest this weekend on the road somewhere. On to Landon......He had his monthly pulmo appt today and unless we need them again for anything, it was our last!!!! They said that Landon looked AWESOME!!!! and to keep up the good work. His weight today was 19lbs 9oz and was up from 19lbs 4oz from last Friday. Dr. Austin did change his albuterol and pulmicort nebulizers to inhalers now, which makes life so much easier. Now instead of having Landon sit with a mask that he hates for 15mins, we do 2 puffs and done. After our apt that lasted 3 hrs in which 2 1/2 hrs of those were us waiting. By the time Odessa and Dr. Austin came in to see Landon he was beyond ill. Afterwards, Landon and I met up with Nikki and gave her a break from the hospital by taking her to lunch. She has been there since July between her and Payton's hospital stays and is looking at at least another 2 months before thoughts of going home. Please continue to pray for Nikki and Princess Payton. Landon is ready to play with Miss P! Also continue to pray for Laura and Conner, Mollie and Tyler, and Tiffany and her little peanut! Well tomorrow is a big day for us. Tatum has her 1st dance recital! I can't wait to see how cute she is. I just wish her Jon Jon was here to see her!