And we are off!

Paul and I took Little Man to visit Gigi and Papi and to go to Luke and Kristen's wedding shower in Loretto on the 13th. The week before, we (minus our sweet boy) went to Sarasota for a great friend's wedding. Paul was a groomsman! Landon had been rocking on all fours for a few weeks, so we just knew that he would begin crawling while we were in Florida. But, he must have known how important it was for Mommy and Daddy to see him reach a new milestone because he waited until the 13th...early birthday present for Mommy I suppose. We were watching a baseball game (of course!) and something caught Landon's eye. He started rocking and giggling and then, he moved! He didn't do it too well; his little right leg sort of dragged underneath him but who cares because he did it! He laughed at himself everytime he moved. It was so precious to see how proud he was of himself. It didn't take long for him to get the hang of crawling. Now, we can't keep him still. And he apparently was not satisfied with just crawling. Just a day later, he began pulling himself up on the couch, coffee table, entertainment center...etc. I can't believe how quickly he is growing. I have actually asked him to slow down, but at 7 months, he already is ignoring Mommy's requests.

I wonder what new thing he will do next week...there is a bottom tooth that looks ready to break through any day but maybe he'll start walking before that tooth comes in. All I know is that this little man is growing and changing every day!

On a side note: I entered Landon in a photo contest on Parent.com. He is currently in the running for the Reader's Choice (not sure if that means he is ruled out on the other 9 finalist spots). We would really LOVE your help and your votes. Please visit http://photos.parents.com/cateogory/vote/photo/360112 every day (and from as many computers as you can get to :) ) through Sunday, June 27th. Thank you in advance for your votes!

Monday...

Monday was a very eventful day for the Lamm family. Paul and his Spring Hill Raiders won yet another district game 17-0 in 4 1/2 innings! This put their overall record at 15-4 and 8-1 in the district (woo hoo - we are sitting in first for the time being!)!!! So...we are currently ranked first in our district, first in our region and third in the state in Class AA! I'm such a proud coach's wife! It's so fun to watch my husband doing what he loves everyday.

In baby Landon milestone updates...because the game ended so early due to the run rule, I took Landon out on the field after the game. We stood behind Paul and the rest of his coaching staff while they had a mini-meeting and played in the freshly cut grass. Landon loved the way the grass felt on his little toes and kept curling them up to grab the grass. Such a cute little monkey! I decided to let him sit on the grass so he could grab it with his hands. Little did I know that this was going to lead to another first...as he sat so well with my hands barely on him, I took them off of him to see how close he was to sitting on his own. Very close! In fact, he actually DID!!! I started shouting at Paul (and the other coaches) to look. Landon had a huge grin on his face. He obviously knew how incredible the new trick was! He sat so well that I was able to snap several pictures of him! What a great day for us Lamms!

***Update: We beat East Hickman at their field tonight 12-2, making our record 9-1 in the district and 16-4 overall! Go Raiders!

Growing up every day

Landon is growing so quickly, almost as if before our eyes he is changing. On December 1st, Landon reached two huge milestones. We were shocked that he did either of them so quickly, especially since he is not even a month old!

After a morning feeding, I was changing Landon and being silly to keep him entertained. After he got a dry diaper and a change of clothes, I was showing him things around his room. A friend of mine painted some pictures for his nursery as a gift, and as I scratched at one of them to get his attention, Landon gave me the biggest, toothless smile! It was the most adorable thing and while it lasted just a few seconds, my heart felt like it stopped for minutes. His whole face lit up, his eyes were squinty and his little dimples were the cutest things ever! He will definitely break some hearts with those! I was sad that Paul missed his first smile, but Landon gave him another one later that night.

But, apparently Landon did not want Daddy to feel left out of the "baby's firsts" so that night after Paul changed him and put his sleepy clothes on, Paul laid him in his crib on his tummy. I'm not really sure why Paul did this since Landon sleeps in our room right now or even why he put him on his tummy, but I'm so glad that he did. I was in our bedroom folding the laundry when Paul ran in to ask if Landon had ever rolled over. Obviously, he had not, so I grabbed the video camera and we put him back on his tummy to see if he would do it again or if it was just a fluke...he did it not one more time but two more times before he got tired and started crying! So glad that we got that on film...now if he will smile when I have the camera ready, we'll be good to go!

We are so surprised that he did both of these baby milestones so early and in the same day. Maybe we have a genius on our hands but we certainly have a very active baby boy! It's so much fun to watch him grow every day!

Pictures of our precious baby to come soon!