Landon's One Month Old!
Thursday, September 28, 2006

Well, we've made it through our first month. It was sweet, and precious, and unforgettable, but my gosh...it was hard! Let me give a quick review, for any of you who have only talked to Jer, and therefore have only heard boasting of how humungous our son has gotten. He's very proud that he has a "big" boy...he sort-of talks about him like he's a fish ("He's gonna be like a 20-pounder by Christmas!) If you've talked to me, you've no doubt heard the whole truth...maybe more than you even wanted to know. If so, I'm sorry. I've had to vent a lot over the last month.

Anyway, week one, Landon was very hungry (no big surprise), and I couldn't feed him quite as much or quite as often or quite as fast as he wanted. When the kid wants to eat, the kid wants to eat. We've at least figured out that he is very serious about his meals. But, learning the lesson made for somewhat of a rough start. Week two we tried formula. Apparently too many formulas. By the end of the week his poor little (but growing) tummy was in knots, and he wasn't such a happy camper. Again, sort-of a tough week. Week three Landon got a fever. When I called the doctor, expecting to be told to 'give him a cold bath, a little Tylenol, and call back in the morning,' I was instructed to take him to the hospital immediately. When we got there, again expecting to be told to 'take him home, give him a cold bath, a little Tylenol, and call the doctor in the morning,' I was told (after many tests had been done on our poor, sweet baby) that because of his age, we were being admitted for three days. Just as a precaution. All the tests came back fine, by the way. He just had a bug. Again, not the best week. Week four has been- PRAISE THE LORD- much better. No big dramas this week...so far.

So, it's been rough start, but God is so good. Every day is a fresh start, and every day I wake up the mama of a beautiful, sweet baby boy. Issues with feedings, and formulas, and fevers can be exhausting, but at the end of the day (or the 2 AM feeding, for that matter) I can't help but look at him in awe and wonder. He's ours. Landon is our baby, and he is truly a gift from God. That alone makes it all worth it.




This is the story of Jeremy and Leslie and their sweet baby Landon.

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