Last weekend we took Landon to the pumpkin patch! We had such a great time!
Landon fed the animals at the petting zoo!
The Johnson's were there and Ryan helped Landon out with the pet food!
Landon found lots of pumpkins!
Hi Mommy and Daddy!
This slide is fun!
Look how tall I am!
WOW! Pig races!
Look at 'em go!
Landon kept saying "oink oink" and Audrey wasn't too sure about this picture thing! Aren't they precious though!?
Chasing birds!
Look how big Maddie Kate is!!!
Landon wanted to ride the "cow choo choo" all by himself!
Mommy and Daddy were nervous!
Landon wasn't!
Here they go!
And here they come! He loved it!
For some reason watching him ride this by himself made his Mommy a little sad. He's growing up so fast! I'm afraid I'm going to be one of those silly, emotional moms who gets all teary watching the big moments of her kiddos growing up! Sorry kids. It will be embarrassing...maybe I'll get it together before I embarrass you too bad! I doubt it.
We can't wait to meet our new little punkin!
Landon picked this one out to take home!
On the way out he rode this fun horsey swing and mommy bought some fudge!
The week after Landon lost his tooth we took him to see the dentist. They took an x-ray and confirmed what we already thought - the root was still there and it had to come out - and that would require surgery. So, the next Monday we took Landon to see a different dentist and we thought he'd be having the surgery that day. Turns out the dentist we saw prefers to do surgeries on kiddos Landon's age at Children's so...no surgery that day. We scheduled the surgery for Wednesday. We had to be at the hospital at 12:30 and since my friends at work had planned a baby shower lunch that day I had to meet Jim and Landon there. When I got there Landon was already wearing his Children's Hospital pants and shirt and he was watching "tb". Dada said he had been so good since they got there! After I got there we met with several different people and answered a gazillion questions about our little guy's health and then we met with the anesthesiologist. We all knew this was going to be a minor procedure...but he's our baby and surgery is scary. Then, we waited....and we waited...and we waited some more. We took Landon down to the playroom for a while and he had fun playing with the toys. Finally around 3 they took him back for surgery and Jim and I waited in the waiting room. We were told they had blocked an hour for the surgery so we sort of expected it to take that long. We were surprised when they were done less than 20 minutes later! The dentist came out and told us that everything went well and he gave is the root of the tooth that he took out. When we got to go back and see Landon in recovery he looked so cute and kind of sad all at the same time...he was just sitting in his bed and then when he saw us he got super mad! He did the same thing after he woke up from having tubes put in his ears. He wanted his IV out immediately and he cried and cried. We got him settled down enough to get him to the car and he was just fine by the time he and dada got home. A few hours later you would have never even known that we had spent 4 hours at the hospital! He was jumping off the ottoman and running crazy like normal! He's pretty tough and we kinda like him...and I was sure to say extra prayers for the families at Children's who are there for far more serious issues than we experienced.
Landon couldn't have anything but water or apple juice the morning of the surgery so I bought him this super cool Spiderman apple juice! He thought it was the best special surprise ever!
Hanging out in his hospital pj's.
Landon got a milkshake on our way home! That's the second one this week! He's going to be spoiled for sure!
Mom! Quit taking my picture! You're interrupting Charlie Brown!
Nana and Papa brought Landon some balloons to make him feel better! Landon loved them!!
By dinnertime our little guy was fine...he had 'acaroni and cheese" and kiwi.
And he left the root of his tooth out for the tooth fairy!!!
Here it is Tooth Fairy! I want a Woody doll this time!
This morning Landon found this! WOW! $20!!! I guess the tooth fairy leaves extra if you have to have surgery!
I wonder if she also pays hospital bills? Ha!
This is the conversation I had with Landon this morning after he discovered what the tooth fairy left him...
Me: "Wow Landon! Look! The tooth fairy left you $20! That will surely buy you a Woody doll!".
Landon: "NO! Dat's not money!
Me: "It's not? Then what is it?"
Landon: "Dat's not money! It's a...aaaa....it's a ticket!"
Me: (Trying not to laugh - clearly he hasn't grasped the concept of paper money...
which is probably a good thing. ) "Okay, well tomorrow we'll take your ticket and go buy you a Woody doll!"
Friday, October 7th was a big day for the Battreal's! Mommy headed off to work leaving her boys at home to do "man" stuff all day...and "man" stuff on this particular day included putting together Landon's big boy bed! We weren't really sure it was the right time to make the transition because Landon was quite content in his crib and had only climbed out one time. However, considering his baby sister is going to be born via c-section and I won't be able to pick our little man up for several weeks we decided to take the plunge! And we're glad we did...he's done GREAT in his new big boy bed! The only trouble we've had is changing his nightly routine - we are routine people who don't fare well with change...pair that with the fact that we (especially dada :) ) love to rock our guy to sleep and it makes for a difficult time expecting Landon to just "go to bed". We'll get there. He's only fallen out of bed one time and it was early one morning. We heard the dreaded "thump" followed by "what the heck just happened" screams! Poor guy. He was fine - nothing a little snuggling couldn't fix.
So, back to the day of "man" stuff. After Landon's big boy bed was put together...complete with his dada's Pluto sheets that his Nana has saved all these years...Landon ran into his room, tripped over his rug, fell into the hard side of the bed and knocked his already loose tooth "looser". And it bled. Badly. I wasn't here for all the fun but dada called me right away to fill me in. After the bleeding stopped dada saw that Landon had bitten his lip pretty bad too. Poor guy! There wasn't a whole lot anyone could do...and apparently there is not a single dentist in the metro area who works on Friday. Nice. We didn't think a trip to the emergency trip was necessary, so after some TLC and a popsicle dada got Landon down for a nap - and when he woke up he told dada that his tooth hurt and asked him to "get it out"! Dada may or may not have sterilized the needle nosed pliers to give it a shot - but just couldn't bring himself to do it! So, Landon did what any normal "twoahalf"year old kiddo would do and he pulled it himself, handed it to Jim and said "here you go!". And he was fine. And the tooth fairy came to visit on his very first night in his big boy bed!!!
Yay! I have a big boy bed now! Mommy picked out my quilt - it's awesome.
Pillow fight! Thanks for saving my daddy's Pluto sheets Nana! I love them!
See where my tooth used to be?!
What, you don't pick your nose? All the cool kids pick their nose...everyone knows that.
My giant mommy read me Mouse Paint on my first night in my big boy bed!
Nanny Gayle made me this Razorback pillow and I decided to put my tooth in my Razorback coin holder and then tuck it away in this pillow so the Tooth Fairy would find it! It worked! Thanks Nanny Gayle!
Wook! The Tooth Fairy left me some change - and then my mommy took me to buy a new "Buzz Whotyere" toy! I like this Tooth Fairy lady!
So, it's 1:41 in the morning. Why am I awake? I have no idea really but I'm wide awake...as if I've been asleep for hours! Could it be that half pint of ice cream I ate before bed? (Don't judge. I've done pretty good this pregnancy so I decided I "deserved" some chocolate fudge brownie. Truth be told...I planned on eating the entire pint but didn't. So, there! Ha!). Maybe it's the preggo insomnia that so many of my friends have suffered from that I've thankfully missed out on? OR maybe...MK woke me up to prepare me for what's to come in two short weeks? Who knows. I should probably make good use of being wide awake and make Landon's lunch for school or something...but I will probably just lay here and listen to my baby daddy snore. Loudly. Ha! Sorry sweetie.
So, the countdown. We have two short weeks left before becoming a family of 4...which is a concept I clearly haven't quite grasped considering I told our doctor that I was looking forward to having next week off work before "becoming a family of 3"! He quickly corrected me and I was sort of caught off guard. Not sure if it was because I hadn't really thought about actually being a family of 4 or if I was shocked by my less than amazing math skills. Either way it hit me...we will be a family of 4. In two weeks! Or less. I secretly hope she stays put til the 25th because I really am looking forward to having a week off work before her arrival. I want to spend as much time with Landon and Jim as possible before the craziness of having a newborn hits us. MK, we can't wait to meet you and Landon, we know you're going to be a great big brother!!
Now, preggo insomnia or after effect of too much sugar be gone! I'm already not a morning person and my co-workers don't need grumpy Katie my last week before maternity leave!
Maddie Kate is 36 weeks old in my belly. It's scary to think that if she decides to come as early as her brother did she'll be here in the morning! Like, TOMORROW MORNING! Luckily I went to see Dr. Wendel today and it looks like she'll be staying put. Which is good! However, I'm working on packing my bag this week and her room is just about finished. I'm waiting on a few more things before I take any pictures to post.
Today at our Dr. appointment MK's heart was going strong at 142 bpm and she's still breech. Here's what What to Expect When You're Expecting has to say about our little girl:
Forget your aching back (and everything else!) by trying to focus on your baby, who is now about six pounds and 20 inches long, with soft bones and cartilage to allow a safer journey through the exit door. Most of her systems (from circulatory to musculoskeletal) are ready for prime time, though her digestion system — which has done only practice runs so far — will kick into gear as she takes her first suckle at the breast or bottle.
I'm still feeling great...for the most part anyway. She's still really high and I'm afraid her head will have an indention from jamming it up in my ribs! My feet and ankles swell some by the end of the day but overall I just can't complain. Next week is my last full week of work before I start maternity leave. I'm looking forward to having some time off before she gets here...did you hear that MK? No matter how uncomfortable I get you feel free to stay put until October 25th!
Here is the 36 week belly - complete with a horrific hair day.
This is what a working mommy of one looks like after a long day and a trip to the grocery store...heaven help me when I become the working mommy of 2! According to my friends who've recently joined the ranks of parenting two I better "get ready"! I think karma is biting me for telling Landon's delivery story to too many pregnant women...now it's my turn for the horror stories of having two kids...I would be lying if I said I wasn't super nervous about the whole thing! I'm SO nervous. I'm excited too - and luckily I happen to have the best support system. I'm very grateful and excited to meet our girl!
One day last week Landon and I met Luke and his mommy Marie for breakfast before school at Panera. The boys had so much fun playing and I really enjoyed watching them interact. They are growing up so fast and I'm so glad Landon met "Wuke" at school and that Wuke's mommy and I have become friends! I hope we can have another playdate soon! This is such a fun age even though it's by far the most challenging so far!
Okay, our kid is seriously the sponge they say all kids are. He picks up on everything and somewhere along the way he must have heard a grownup say "I don't have time for this" because during bath tonight as Jim was drying him him off he said point blank "I not have time for dis". Then when Dada was trying to get him dressed and apparently didn't do something just right Landon said "Jiiiiiiiiiiiim!" Ha! Then he came in the living room where lazy mommy had her swollen feet up and I took some pictures of the kid we will henceforth refer to as Mr. Terrible Twos. Except of course when he is super sweet like this. :)
Landon, You have entered the terrible twos. Any behavior before today that we "thought" was the terrible twos pales in comparison to your behavior over the weekend
You. Are. Rotten.
Totally rotten dude. You were horrible at church. Horrible enough that I missed communion to take you outside. We had two birthday parties for your sweet friends Audrey and Madeline on Sunday and at Audrey's party you almost pushed poor Harrison down playing with balloons, you slammed their door twice and you rang their doorbell during present opening time. We left early. At home you were just about as bad and we sent you to your room by yourself 3 times. That seemed to do the trick for a little while anyway. You hated it and one time after you came out you told me "I was freamin" (screaming) "I was cwyin" as if you wondered why I didn't hear you or come rescue you.
We are praying this is just a phase and we started reading a book that Dr. Wendel recommended called "The New Parent Power!" We know that this too shall pass and one day we will look back and laugh but right now you're wearing us out little guy. So, to quote you, "Top it" (stop it)!
Love, Mommy and Daddy Battreal
PS. You weren't horrible all weekend...on Saturday we took you to the World Cheesedip Championship. Your dada was in Hog Heaven...you know, he kinda loves cheese dip. A lot. You acted pretty nice there and you were even kind of nice when we went to watch the game at your friend Jeanette's house. Let's not have a repeat of Sunday ever again, okay?
You and Kate had fun playing with the black thingies in the turf!
This is what we heard all day when we told Landon we were going to a birthday party at the field where the Razorbacks played the weekend before. He had apparently watched football with dada and caught on to the "falling down" aka tackling and decided that he would do just that when he got to play on the field! He had so much fun! When we first got to the party he found a football and threw it and then he'd fall down and roll around like he had been tackled. Then he ran for 80 yards non-stop! The kid has some energy and I wish he'd share...sharing is not his strong suit these days.
Here are a few fun pictures from our friend Will's fun party!
Down - Set - Hut!
Hey Samantha, what's that thing?
Fun with my dada.
CHEESE from the locker room!
We totally plan on getting a picture just like this when Landon pays for the Razorbacks! :)
Jim has been teaching Landon the difference between left and right for a while and Landon caught on pretty fast. This morning as I was getting him dressed I told him to put "this" leg in and he said "that's my right leg" and then pointed to his other leg and said "that's my weft". Such a smarty!
In addition to the smartiness he is also full of orneryness. Yesterday the neighbor kids came over and Landon was apparently not up for sharing his toys and according to his dada he acted very ugly. Not a proud parent moment. Landon was not impressed to come inside when it was time and threw a giant fit. When we walked in the door he ran to his room and slammed the door!! Nice! Glad he didn't see me laugh!
In other news Landon had so much fun tailgating last Saturday! We had a smaller than usual crowd while he and I were there so he had fun running around and playing "beanbags". The kid can beat me at Baggo! He's pretty good! Apparently the crowd picked up after Landon and I left. I'm just glad I was there to eat one of Jim's famous peppers and to visit with a few friends. Go Hogs!
"Nannon Battrul" is quite the smarty pants lately and has just been cracking us up on a daily basis.
Saturday he was acting up so I said in my sternest voice, "Landon Battreal I'm going to count to 3! Do you know what happens after 3?". He said very matter of factly, "4?" Nice. I had to give him credit though and it threw me off so badly that all I could do was say, "well, yes, you're right". Luckily that was enough distraction to change his behavior...briefly anyway.
Last week Landon's Pocky was here and on Tuesday he and I went in to wake Landon up. Well, I guess he had had a long night because when I said, "Good morning! Time to get up!". He fired back in his perfect I'm going to be a teenager someday voice, "LEAVE ME ALONE!!!!". The way he said it made me laugh so hard I almost had to leave the room!
Tonight I asked him if he was ready for supper and he said, "Yes Mommy Battreal".
He has learned how to say his abc's! We have been working on them for a while and he finally got it! Last Thursday night he just spouted them out in his favorite growl voice! I got him on video but could only get him to go through S on video because he was too interested in watching it after I recorded it. He can say them all the way through Z though!
I missed the 32 week belly - I tried to get one every 4 weeks for comparison but it just didn't happen this time. So, here is the 33 week 2 day belly...it's huge and she's way up in my ribs. They're her monkey bars and she's practicing her swinging to make all the other kids on the playground jealous.
We've made progress on the nursery this week and I can't wait to get a few more things so I can post some pictures. It's turning out so cute!
Miss Maddie Kate's birthday is set for October 25th...unless she decides to come early on her own! We can't wait to meet our baby girl. Her favorite pastime these days is having dance parties in my belly. She is soooo active! I love it and it annoys me at the same time. Isn't that awful? Sometimes I think all her dancing is going to make me seasick. Still, it's reassuring that she's doing okay in there. I will post a picture of the 32/33 week belly tonight. Fair warning. I'm huge. I mean really ginormous. She's surely going to be a 20 pounder. Haha! Okay, not really but my belly is definitely bigger than what I remember it being at this stage with Landon. I will also be posting a few pictures of MK's nursery soon! Pocky has been here painting this week and we love how it turned out! He is helping Jim and Landon pick up her chair and chest of drawers right now! I can't wait to see them when I get home!
In other news...Landon had his first sonic "nelkshake" last weekend and he was a big fan!
His tear in this picture must be a tear of joy because he loved it! Ha! Actually, his eye waters almost all the time. Poor kid. We've had it checked out and there just isn't any major reason that it waters unless it's an allergy.
This is what our day looks like. The Wonder Pets and pajamas.
We have also watched Thomas, Mickey Mouse Clubhouse and Diego. Lazy, lazy, 32 weeks pregnant LAZY mommy!
Daddy went hunting this weekend and will be home today. I have a sneaking suspicion he will also be in a lazy dazy mood too so poor Landon is going to get his fill of the ol tv today. Maybe we will go outside or go buy some new paints this afternoon so his brain isn't totally fried by the end of the day! At least he's having grapes and a yogurt smoothie drink for a snack, right? No reason for lazy day to be unhealthy snack day! However, mommy sure would like some french fries! Ha!
