Busy Busy

What do I do after promising to post more often? I wait over a week to post again! We have been very busy lately, more so that normal. So what have we been up to that has taken up all of our time?

Well, first off you might have noticed the new blog colors. I have been thinking for a while the blog was in need of a change, but I haven't decided on a theme yet. This is it for now. I'm not sure if it's too much blue or not, though. I personally like white text on black, but after looking at my last few posts it didn't look that good and was harder to read that I had hoped.

Landon turned 6 months old on June 2! I can't believe that he is already 6 months old. It's something you always here, especially once you have a child, but time flies by and he is growing up so fast right before my eyes. Landon had his 6 months Dr. appointment and got check out along with some more shots. He was not a happy camper at all. He weighed 16lbs 11.5oz and was 27" long. A day or so earlier he got his first cold. He wasn't very sick, but he had a slight fever and a cough. He also wasn't eating like he normally does, so that bothered us. I had planned on posting something that night, but we ended up almost taking him to the after hours pediatric care. We didn't end up taking him to the doctor after talking with the nurse on the phone. He took some medicine for a few days and he was ok generally, but he was extremely fussy for several days. We thought it was teething plus the cold, but we haven't found any teeth yet. He has to be close, but so far nothing we can see.

He is also getting close to crawling and walking. Ok, so maybe walking is still a little while away, but he loves to walk all over the place with you holding his hands. His balance isn't there yet, but if you let him go he can stand by himself for a few seconds. He can also hold onto the couch or another object and hold himself up for a short period of time. He usually gets excited and throws himself off-balance. He is going to be all over the place once he starts going on his own. We have no idea what is about to hit us.

Our house got a little more messy than would want it too and having the time to clean everything we want never seemed to come around. Christi enlisted her mom to tackle the cleaning and I have to say they did an outstanding job. They basically cleaned the whole house and it looks amazing. The amount of work they did in a week is amazing. I was very lucky they did all of the work and I didn't have to do anything except take out the trash and move a few things. Christi added some new stuff in our bathroom and other rooms throughout the house. She went through a lot of our things and we have a lot of things to go to Goodwill. I would tell you how many shoes she gave to Goodwill, but I think she would want everyone to know that. Let me just stay it was a lot.

During the cleaning Landon's cold popped up. Also during the cleaning Christi got sick, but hers thankfully was only a 24-36 hour stomach bug. So far I haven't caught anything. I have been busy playing and watching soccer. I had 2 games last week and one the week before. I ended up getting bruised ribs in one game so I'll be taking some time off for sure. They are feeling much better than they were a few days ago. The World Cup started this week and I'm pumped. Christi can attest that I have been spending a lot of time in front of the TV and I plan to do that whenever I get the chance to watch all the games I can. My online course has also started and that has caused me to spend some time doing work. It hasn't been too much so far, but it is beginning to pick up. I have 2 homework assignments this week, but it isn't anything overbearing.

That is mostly what we have been doing and why I haven't posted. The main thing I have been doing is playing with Landon. When I come home, I love to talk with Christi about our days and play with Landon. I could do it all day. It doesn't get any better than spending time with the family. We end up hanging out most nights enjoying each other's company and laughing ate all the crazy stuff Landon does. I have more time this week to get some blogging done, so check back for some updates. Also, let me know what you think about the new layout.