The Tooth

Almost two weeks ago someone in our house lost their very FIRST tooth.  I honestly thought him losing a tooth would be pretty dramatic, but he was awesome about losing it.  One night he noticed it had come lose and by the next day he had lost it.  When I picked him up from daycare a worker told me his tooth was VERY loose, but I never imaged it was hanging on by one thread.  On our drive him I told him I used to wiggle my tooth back and forth until it came out.  I must admit losing teeth was not my favorite thing as a kid, I HATED IT and EVERYTHING ABOUT IT!  He sat in the back seat wiggling his tooth back and forth and back and forth.  It wasn’t coming out, so I told him to twist it.  Pop, out it came and boy was he thrilled.  He looked at Sienna with a huge grin and open mouth and saying, “look, Sienna I lost my tooth!”  He was beyond thrilled about it.  I then explained how the Tooth Fairy would make an appearance and that he could receive money.  Sienna’s response to him was to “put it back, Landon.”  That night we were up late having a bon fire with the neighbors, but he informed me after looking in the sky for the Tooth Fairy, that he need to go to bed so she could come.  He awoke in the morning to $2.00 under his pillow.

The First Day

Tear, sniff...today was my baby boy's very first, first day of school.  Yes, it is true I have a Kindergartener.  Where did the time go?  He was very excited all week about going to school and excited even this morning, but I could tell that once he got off the van to go into school he was looking nervous.  Here is to praying the first day and the rest of the year goes well.

School

Yes, it is true we have someone in our house that is super close to starting Kindergarten.  I can’t believe my little boy will begin kindergarten in less than one week.  He is super excited for it.  As for me I am excited for him to be growing up, but wish time could slow down for a bit.  I’ve had lots of people utter the words, “once they start school time goes so fast.”  Really time goes even faster than now because I think the last five and a half years have flown by.  I remember the day I brought him home from the hospital.  With your first you remember so much of everything.  I remember being so cautious with him and taking my time giving him a bath because I wasn’t sure what I was doing.   I think I just blinked and now have this little man that is growing in front of my eyes like no tomorrow.  I will try and post pictures of the first day.

The Patient

Recently, Landon had to go in for dental surgery.  The dentist wanted to crown 3 teeth and put fillings in.  Apparently now instead of having a child come back multiple times to fix their teeth, they like to put them under anesthesia and fix everything all at once.  It was a an early morning that we headed to the hospital, since we had to be there by 6 am the house was all up by 5:30 am.  Once we arrived and checked in the Child Life Specialist asked Landon if he wanted anyone to come with him into the operating room.  His response was “yes, I want a nurse to come with me.”  I have to admit a shed a little tear that he didn’t want mom or dad to come with him, just one sign of him getting older.  He put the scrubs on for the surgery and it was pretty much show time after that.  They took him back to the OR the whole surgery lasted about an hour and half.  Before we knew it we were back with him in the recovery room.  It took him a bit to come out of the anesthesia, but once he did he said he was ready to head home.  Once we got home we were all pretty tired and mom, dad and Landon slept from 10:30 am to 2:00 pm.  It felt wonderful to get some much needed rest.  His request when he woke up, and could finally eat, peanut butter and jelly.  Of course my peanut butter and jelly monster would want to eat that.  Ask Landon any day of the week what he wants for dinner or supper and you will ALWAYS get the same response of pb and j.  After he scarfed that down he was good to go and completely back to himself.  I think the surgery was harder on mom and dad that it was on Landon.  It’s hard to watch your child walk down through doors to surgery and not go with them.  I’m glad it’s over and hope to not have to experience it any time soon.  The outcome was only one crown and some fillings, not as bad as what the dentist thought.

What Landon Says

While at Kmart the other day Landon noticed the lady at the checkout had numerous rings on her fingers.  A couple days later he asked me, “mom, why did that lady at Kmart have so many rings on her fingers?”  “Is it because she has been married many times?”

Landon – “Mom, look at those dark cows.”  “Sienna, chocolate milk comes from dark cows”

Mom – “Landon, why do call your blanket a key?”

Landon – “Because a key is something you lay your head on and a blanket you cover up with.”

Baseball

This summer Landon has participating in Tot Ball through the Fargo Park District.  He absolutely loves playing and looks forward to ever game day on Monday’s and Wednesday’s. 

The Ride To Daycare

Landon – “Mom, where is that noise coming from.”

Me –“What noise are you talking about?”

Landon- “That music.”

Me- “From the speakers.”

Landon-“Where are the speakers.”

Me-“In the doors of the car.”

Landon – “I can’t see them.”

This was the car ride to daycare today.  We also talked about how birds drink rain water and how he wanted to drink rain water.  Try to explain to a 5 year old the process of where our water comes from, gets cleaned and ends up at our houses.

The 1 Mile Marathon Runner

Landon participated in his second Fargo Marathon Youth Run last night and did great!  He wanted to run it by himself, secretly I was proud he wanted to do it by himself and a little sad as he seems to be getting so big, either way I was happy at his eagerness to want to run.  I sat with him before the kids lined up patiently waiting for the race to begin.  Once they lined up I told him to run and follow the other kids.  The first kid came back in about 6 minutes 40 seconds, wow!  He enjoyed the race and was already talking about doing it again next year. 

Waiting for the race to start

This is where I got the "stop taking my picture"

silly

Lining up

Just finished on his way to get his medal

The medal!

All Landon

“Mom, when will I lose my teeth?”

“Soon Landon, soon.”

“Then will the fairy tooth come visit me.”

“You mean the Tooth Fairy?”

“Yes.”

“Yes, she will and then she will put money under your pillow.”

“What if she lifts my head too far up?”

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“Mom, you need to cut Sienna’s hair it is getting too long.”

“No, I’m trying to grow it out.”

(A little gasp) “Mom, then she will look like Rapunzel.”

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Waking up out of a dead sleep...“Mom and dad, when I was sleeping this morning I had to blow my nose and papa gave me toilet paper.”

“Ok.”

“Yeah, and the toilet paper was really soft.”

Thinking Hat

Apparently, it's important to wear your thinking hat to bed.  Last night I went to check on Landon, before going to bed myself, this is how he fell asleep.

Landon Quotes

Landon - “Mom, I know everything about everything.”

Mom – “oh, you do, huh?”  “Ok, what does beef come from?”

Landon – “umm….camel.”

(Insert me laughing)

Mom – “umm, no it comes from a cow.”  “Where do Easter eggs come from?”

Landon – “turkeys!”

Landon – “Do you know my friends who have calories sometimes get really sick?”

(at this point I’m think ok…calories?)

Landon – “Yeah, these sneeze and don’t feel good.”

Ahh, got it he meant allergies!

Funny Things Landon Says

Landon – “Mom, when I get older I’m going to marry you.”

Me – “Landon, you can’t marry your mom.”

Landon – “But I like you, mom.”

Brushing Sienna’s snarly hair this morning…

Me – “Sienna, what do you have in your hair?” 

Landon – “She has snails in her hair, mom.”

Shots and a Check Up

Recently Landon had his five year checkup.  The nurse asked if we had any concerns about his hearing or vision.  Well, come to think of it yes, we do have some concerns about his hearing.  So she did a hearing test on him, which didn’t go so well.  When the doctor came in to do the exam we talked to her about it.  I had explained to her that both the kids had a cough for a month now that they just couldn’t shake.  She looked into Landon’s ears and noticed that he had a lot of fluid buildup in them.  She said that they were not infected, but there was a lot of fluid there.  The fluid could be the cause of his hearing problem.  She thought that he had a sinus infection and wrote a prescription for antibiotics for both kids.  I tell you, this winter has been terrible for our family.  I know I can’t really complain because some families have serious medical conditions to deal with, but it seems like twice a month we are in the clinic lately.  Then came to the fun part or not so fun part.  Landon had to get two shots to be ready for kindergarten this fall.  Overall, he did really well for them with minimal crying.  The doctor said he looked great and seemed very ready for kindergarten.  It’s hard to believe my baby is ready for that, but look out kindergarten

Kindergarten Sign-up

When you first give birth and you look at this little miracle you just created time just sort of stands still.  Then comes the diapers, feedings and sleepless nights as soon as you get home.  As a baby Landon was good and not so good.  He was a pretty good sleeper at night and for his naps, but come 5:00 at night he would cry and cry.  It was pretty tough to deal with some nights because I was home alone with him while Travis was at work.  We got through that rough patch and then years 1-5 just seemed to fly by.  A couple of weeks ago I realized how fast it has flown by.  I registered my little baby boy for kindergarten.  Talk about things hitting you when you look back and try and figure out where the last 5 years has gone.  This fall we get to look forward to back packs and homework.  I’m so proud of my son and all he has learned so far in life, but wish life could slow down a bit.

A 4 Year Old Turns Into a 5 Year Old

Wow, where did time go?  My favorite little boy turned from 4 to 5 this past weekend.  It seems like just yesterday we brought him home from the hospital.  Our lives have changed in so many ways, but have been blessed in so many more ways.  The hugs and “I love you” are immeasurable and are so worth it.

Friday night brought Grandma and Grandpa Moser to our house for some Wii and a great steak meal.  Landon had a blast trying to beat Grandma in Wii dancing.  Saturday Grandma and Grandpa Larson took Landon out for some ice cream and shopping. 

Now onto Sunday, the real birthday!  Sunday started out great we spent time as a family and even worked in a little bit of a nap before the festivities began.  For Landon’s 5^th birthday we rented a room for four hours at the Holiday Inn for some swimming and some fun.  We had lots of great family and friends to help us celebrate.  Landon choose a Toy Story 3 cake and we had pizza, pop and grandma Moser’s great bbq’s.  Thanks all for helping us celebrate, it was a blast!

Birthday Cake

Since we have an almost 5 year old in the house, talk of birthday cake has been his focus.  On the car ride to swimming lessons I got asked if he could pick out Jack's next cake. 

A Landon Quote

“Mom, when I am your age I am going to marry you.”

Swimming Lessons

For the past couple of years, Landon has been taking swimming lessons.  This is something he looks forward to doing each week.  He loves to get in the water and he also loves to play with his friend Liberty.  I also admit that I love swimming lessons.  I get to sit for 45 minutes, child free in a warm building talking to another mother.  I guess it’s a win, win for Landon and me!  Sienna and Daddy get to stay home and spend some quality time bonding while we are away.  I’m sure many dolls are being played!

Landon Don't Grow Up

Mom - "Landon, why do you have to grow up so fast?"

Landon - "Mom, I will still sleep with you when I am 10."

The Ride Home

On our drive home last night Landon asked me a very random question, I don’t know what goes through a 4 year olds mind some days.  He asked me if someone’s head fell off what would happen.  I told him that you needed your head, so if you didn’t have it you would die.  He thought about it for a bit and responded back with, “you can just tape it back on mom.”  “No, Landon you can’t tape it back on.”  “Well, then an angel can come and make you a real boy.”  Confused, I was wondering what he was talking about?  Then it dawned on me after he said, “mom, that’s what happens in Pinocchio.”  Interesting what 4 year olds think and what they pick up from others.