First Tooth

Yes you read that correctly. Landrum is 15 months today and is JUST NOW cutting her first tooth. Well one has cut through the gum completely and is slowly working it's way in, a second is close to follow I think. Can you believe it has taken this long? You have no idea how many times I was convinced she was teething over the past 15 months.. and now when she is really teething she has none of the classic symptoms! So that is pretty great... the doctor kept saying.."as long as she gets them by 18 months"... but would not ever say what would happen if they did not come in by then.... baby dentures? Ah well, not to worry - she is getting her teeth.

Otherwise - we are doing well. I am now 30 weeks pregnant - Landrum makes sure I go to bed each night completely exhausted. I feel great and am progressing well I guess. We will meet our son 9 weeks from today... hard to believe! I would post pictures of his nursery... if he had one. That is my next project... so there will be pictures one day soon!

Visiting the Cousins

Landrum and I went on our first solo road trip last week. We drove to Dallas last Sunday to spend a week with my older sister Erin and her family. Erin just had her third baby, Olivia, in April and this was our first time to meet her! We had a great time. I was a little nervous about the trip over as it is about 7 hours driving. I tend to get really sleepy in the car and Landrum tends to get fussy after about an hour of riding. Well the Lord heard my prayers and we had a great trip. Landrum slept all the way past shreveport - wonderful! I was so sleepy until Monroe when I remembered I had several sermons in the car, I love listening to sermons while driving - focusing keeps me awake.. so Chip and the Word saved our lives! We had such fun even though it was unbearably hot each and every day. Landrum adores her cousins and did not want to nap or even sleep at night as she was convinced she was missing out on all the fun. I made Landrum and Rylie matching dresses to wear to a picnic/outdoor childrens concert that we went to one night and they were both thrilled! We can't wait for them to come and visit us in August, along with Bethany, David and Pace! What fun!

Not so sure about the apron!

Playing dress up

Fun at the picnic/concert

Cooling off!

Week 2 (Savannah and Tybee Island)

Please read the previous post for a recap of our fabulous two week vacation. Enjoy the pictures from the second week!

Exhausted after a hard two weeks of playing!!!

Two Weeks of Fun in the Sun (Week 1 Pics)

We just got home from two weeks of fun filled vacationing! We started out down on the emerald coast in Seagrove Beach, Florida with my parents for a week of relaxation at the beach. Although we dealt with some strange weather while there it did not deter us from having a great time. There was a freak cool front the weekend we left (56 degrees the first morning we were there!) followed by a week of sunshine, mixed with gale force winds, and finally followed by a tropical storm/depression! Each day there was sun time though so we trucked down to the beach, lugging everything under the sun and had a great time. Landrum adored the sand (especially to eat) and was not the least bit afraid of the water. In fact she would be pleased to just crawl on out to see if you turned your back for a second! On Memorial Day we drove 7 hours to Savannah, Georgia to meet Jared's family. We stayed just outside of Savannah on Tybee Island. Jared's mom has always wanted to go to Savannah and since we are celebrating her remission for Leukemia we all jumped on board! We stayed right on the beach, which was a very different looking beach from Florida and spent several mornings playing in the sand and water. Most afternoons we went into town to tour Savannah and eat some of the best food in the world! In fact one restaurant was so good we ate there twice in the week for lunch. The first day we waited 30 minutes in line and the second time we waited an hour!!! I am telling you it was delicious! All in all it was a great two weeks with both families and we felt very relaxed! The 10 1/2 hour drive home Saturday was tough and as you can see at the end Landrum was exhausted - but she did great! Enjoy the pictures from week 1 - i will post another with pictures from week 2!

Fun Day at the Zoo

Wednesday was Earth Day and so to celebrate we went to the zoo with friends. We weren't really celebrating Earth Day it just happened to fall on the day we planned to go to the zoo but I did think it was fitting. We met up with our friends Melissa and Will and Jennifer and Ava for a fun filled day of animal sighting and picnicking. The Jackson Zoo - while not one of the top US zoos is really quite good. However, the way they have the exhibits - or habitats - or whatever you call them set up it is very difficult for the babies to see the animals from their strollers. Therefore our favorite animals were the giraffes and the elephants - those that could be viewed no matter what because of their height. We had a fun picnic and called it a day after half of the zoo - that is about all the kiddos could do. Unfortunately none of the kids would look at the camera at the same time but you can get an idea of our fun day!

Happy Easter

We had a wonderful day celebrating our risen Savior! What a glorious day of worship and fellowship! Landrum had a great day and looked adorable in her new dress from Bebe and Grandaddy. She had fun opening three rounds of Easter goodies and we managed a few good pictures in the yard before the rain came and flooded us out!

Fun with cousin Pace after lunch! Jayme's sister, Bethany, her husband David and cousin Pace are moving to Aurora, Colorado next week. David is a JAG lawyer with the US Airforce and they will be stationed there for atleast the next 3 years. We are so so sad to see them go. Landrum and Pace are four months apart and have so much fun playing together (although Landrum is sort of a bully right now!)

Birthday Party Bash!

We rang in Landrum's first year in style! We had a wonderful backyard party with family and some close friends. Landrum adored having so many people come over to play and loved being outside. She got lots and lots of fun presents and even a baby duck! She approached her cake with some trepidition and was really more interested in the icing than the cake. I finally dug into the cake with a fork and she took a big bite - but did not seem to be too enthusiastic about her first taste of real sugar. (That is fine with me!). We are so thankful to everyone who came and helped us celebrate our baby girls first year! She is such a joy!

Happy Birthday Landrum!!

Well, I have to say I cannot believe that a year has passed since our baby girl was born. We remember her 'birth' day so vividly - as if it were yesterday.. and now here we are celebrating her one year birthday! She has had a wonderful day and woke up to lots of "happy birthdays" from mama and daddy. She had a pancake for breakfast and then headed out to play with her cousin Pace for the morning. We are going to have her party on Saturday so I will post more pictures then. Today we took several on the front lawn so I have a few to share.

Landrum is such a wonderful, happy, and friendly baby. She loves to meet new people and her favorite word right now is "hi!" combined with a wave. Also, for those of you who know her - you know that for the first part of her short life she did not like to be held, cuddled, etc.. but that has all changed recently and she is the best hugger! She loves to lay her head on your shoulder and pat your back - she loves to give hugs and kisses - even to your feet! She is so sweet to all of her toys and animals and hugs on them all day. She is so loving and happy - we are so blessed to have her in our lives.

She still has no teeth and I am not sure she is getting any anytime soon! That does not stop her from trying all sorts of new foods though. She is not walking but is a mean crawler and can pull up on anything - I don't think we have long before she is off and running.