They keep on growing...

Another weekend= a couple of more milestones. First of all, Landon lost his other bottom tooth. I posted a picture on the last post. He now is trying to wiggle his top teeth, so those can come out. We told him not to rush things...

My little Lilah decided she could sit on her own. Obviously we need to sit her up, but she's able to stay that way for a while without support. I don't trust her enough to leave her without some pillows or the boppy to soften the inevitable fall, but she's doing pretty well. I also introduced her to some yummy rice cereal last Friday. So far she could take it or leave it. Time is just flying by with this kid.

They are growing up...

On Tuesday, Landon lost his first tooth. It happened at school, and he was all smiles. I was smiling as well but also trying hold back the tears of my first born losing his baby teeth. I keep saying that he now has a "man tooth". It's permanent. Hopefully it will be the tooth he has for the rest of his life. My friend laughed when I said "His wife will see that tooth". But think about it--these are the little things that parents have before their kids are grown and gone. Everyday he takes one step closer to walking out of our front door to start his own life--one in which we are mostly just spectators. I'm okay with that--I know my role in his journey. It just sometimes makes my journey a little sad. The tooth fairy left that tooth for me...a reminder of my baby. His first tooth ever, and man, is it small!



My little girl also hit another milestone this week. Lilah rolled over. First she went from her belly to her back. She smacked her head on the floor, so I don't think she was too happy about it. Later that day, she went from her back to her belly a couple of times. I'm sure both were by accident, but it still gets written down in the baby book. I can't believe she's almost 4 months. Watching her grow is definitely bittersweet. She's my last, so I'm treasuring these baby stages. She'll be losing her teeth before I know it.

If he only knew...

On the way home from school today, Landon says that he wishes he was me. "Why?" I ask. He replies "Because all you have to do is work. You get to stay home all day."

Do you think if we switched places he would still want to be me?
I don't think so either.

I need to get back to unloading the dishwasher, unpacking from our trip, doing six loads of laundry, catching up on work, refereeing, feeding a baby, making dinner, and helping Landon with his homework. At least I get to stay home all day...

What you do on a spring day...

Playing with my camera

Grown up teeth

Landon has a permanent tooth coming in; however, his baby tooth hasn't fallen out yet.

One day Landon told me he had a hole in his tooth. I was a bit confused (and nervous since we were going to the dentist the next day), so I asked him to open up. Then I saw it--"The Tooth". This big ol' tooth is just making his home behind his other teeth. What a mix of emotions I had when I first laid eyes on "The Tooth".

"What the..."

"Oh my gosh, we are going to have some serious orthodontics bills".

"Wow--I guess I haven't brushed his teeth in a while since I didn't even notice it." (Note: he brushes his own teeth.)

"The dentist is going to have to pull his baby tooth. How do I prepare him for that one?"

and finally...

"My baby is about to lose his first tooth. Oh--this is all going way too quickly. He can't be getting permanent teeth already. I can remember the day his first tooth came in, and now it's about to leave his little mouth. Can I stop time? My boy is growing up. " Sigh

So while Landon is overjoyed with the arrival of his "grown up teeth" as he calls them, I'm a little sad his new friend is pushing out the baby in him.

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