I know, it has been forever since I did an update about Landon. I was looking through the archives and it appears the last big update was in April or May, which was almost 4 months ago. I cannot believe how fast time has gone by or how long ago that was. A lot has happened since then, so without wasting more time here is an update on Landon (in no particular order)
Landon has 2 teeth, both on the bottom. He got his first tooth the day after we got back from our trip and his 2nd about 10 days after that.
Landon is now crawling! He learned this at about 7 months and 3 weeks. He has been so close for a long time. He does the traditional crawl, but if he wants to go somewhere fast he leans on his left leg and sticks his right leg out straight. He uses his right leg to push and slides on his left leg. It looks funny, but he's pretty quick.
Landon can pull himself up from the ground on many objects. This means we have to be very, very careful with him. The couch is his favorite.
Landon is able to walk along the edge of the couch and crib, among other things, by himself. He's fallen several times doing this, but he's getting better.
Landon has learned how to get down from the couch by himself. He will get on his stomach, push himself to the edge with his feet hanging off, and then slide off the edge until his feet hit the ground. Now he is in his favorite spot - standing while hanging onto the couch
Landon learned not long after we got home from the beach how to get into the sitting up position from the ground. This was significant because before he could pull himself up from the ground, but he had to be sitting. Now, he became able to go from laying to sitting to standing relatively quickly. The mattress in the crib was lowered immediately.
Landon loves cables. Most of ours are hidden, but he finds ways to find things we didn't even know were there
Our entertainment center has glass cabinets. Landon loves looking at them because he can see his reflection in there. He also loves mirrors, as seen in the Myrtle Beach pictures.
Landon's favorite food is apples. He also loves bananas, carrots, and sweet potatoes. He is not a fan of green vegetables
Landon's favorite TV show is Super Why. He sits amazed at this show and when there are points for you to respond to the show, he does every time. At first we thought it was just a coincidence, but he does it all the time. He also really likes Dinosaur Train.
Landon can has learned to say a lot of words now. He can say "da-da", "ma-ma", and "pa-pa". He also says various other things are not discernible as well as a bunch of sounds and noises. He'll lay in bed in the morning talking to himself or just hold his passy in his hand (or mouth) and talk and talk.
Speaking of noise, Landon likes loves to make noise. He'll bang toys on the ground or anything else that he can reach.
If he hasn't seen you for a while (like half a day), Landon will want you to hold him so he can hug you and then touch your face so that you know he missed you. It's a great feeling coming home from work.
Even though he is crawling around the place, Landon prefers to be standing up to sitting down. Since he has started crawling though, he doesn't like his exersaucer as much as he did. He would rather be on the floor so he can crawl over to different places and try to stand up.
Landon is getting very good at walking around. He can move very easily and if we were able to walk him around the house all day, that is what he would do.
Landon is able to stand up by himself. I cannot tell you when he was able to first do it, but when he lets go he can stand up fine. He can do it for 3-4 seconds, easily. Normally he will sit down because he isn't sure what to do. He reaches for your hand or something to hold onto because he knows he is supposed to be holding on. That has changed recently, however...
Landon may have taken his first steps already. It's under debate. He slid off the couch and wanted to get to Christi, who was on the other couch. Instead of waiting for me to take him there, he turned and took some steps towards here, unassisted. This gap is only like 1-2 feet, so he was able to grab on to the couch. We were in disbelief.
Since then, we have worked with him and he can definitely take 2-3 steps on his own. Normally he starts sprinting and falls forward, but he is getting better. It's not what you would call walking, but he's getting brave and starting to let go from the couch. Exciting and nervous times ahead.
That's all for now. It's time for Landon to eat lunch, so I have to go. I hope to do this every month or so from now until the foreseeable future.
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