Finding herself

Landry found herself in the mirror on her swing on Saturday. She must have stared up for a good 2 or 3 minutes, smiling because she too realizes how cute she is. Camden was being his regular camera-ham self yesterday before we left. This was just about the only regular thing he did all day. I think he decided if he acted like a butthole and refused to nap all day it would be easier for me to leave him. It almost worked!

So if you're wondering why I'm posting instead of seeing the town it's because Blake's in meetings all day and I'm waiting for my cousin Jennifer to pick me up to go shopping. I'll be seeing the town soon. Have a great day!

Miles away

We landed at 8:30 last night (local time) and got to the hotel around 10. We immediately found a place to serve us some food. Allegiant Air is pretty screwed up. Your ticket costs X amount, but then they add $10 for your first piece of checked luggage (it increases dramatically from there), $11 for your seat (which one would think would be included in the X amount of your ticket), and THEN if you want to eat or drinking anything during the 3 hour flight you have BUY it! Seriously. $2 for a Snickers. $6 for a sandwich that likely tastes like crapola. I shiver to think what a bottle of water might cost you. I'm surprised they weren't collecting a cover charge for the bathrooms. So anyway, the point is that we were starving by the time we got in. We had 2 beers and a turkey wrap and hit the sack. Sounds good, right? When we woke up this morning we both felt like we had been over-served and then run over by a train. It's very odd. I'm capable of consuming much more than 2 beers and feeling fine, but I guess the combination of 2 beers, getting to bed entirely too late and the time change really has us screwed up. Maybe we'll adjust in time to come home!

The picture above is the view of Lake Las Vegas from our hotel room. Nice, huh? We hear the rest of the property is spectacular, but it was pitch black when we drove in last night, so we can't attest to that yet. I'll let you know later how beautiful it is.

We found out only after we got in town that the Ritz-Carlton is just about as far south as you can go and still be in Vegas. It was a $50.10 cab ride, which ended up be $60 with the tip. We knew it wasn't on the strip, but had no idea it was practically in Utah. We're very glad at this point that they screwed up our reservations. We were supposed to be here all 4 nights, but the company Blake's meeting with somehow missed Blake's reservation request, so tomorrow we'll move to the Wynn Las Vegas and enjoy the smut, trannies and drunks on the strip! What fun!

We've already checked on the babies twice. So far they're not giving Nana and Chappy any problems. Hopefully they'll save the craziness for when we get home.

Countdown

We're short-timers now! Our flight to Las Vegas leaves in 3 and a half hours. I'm starting to get the nervous belly. I know we need this trip, but boy is it hard to think about leaving my babies behind. They wouldn't enjoy Vegas anyway! If I have the time and the mental capacity I'll try to post some pictures during the week. But I make no promises!

We'll be back Thursday evening. I hope you all have a great week.

Landry slept ALL NIGHT LONG!

I know it was because of the shots, but it sure was nice!

A beautiful evening

It was a really warm day, but it made for a nice evening. We took Camden out front so he could crawl in poop-free grass. This was the first time we've turned him loose in it before, and he was a bit hesitant about letting it touch him much. Blake decided to pull the ginormous weeds out of the flower bed, so Camden and I sat in the grass and enjoyed the evening. Landry was inside swinging, where she has been much of the afternoon and evening. I hope she's not feeling bad from her shots today. I suppose I'll probably be up with her most of he night after her marathon nap.

Landry's 2 Month Checkup

Landry went for her 2 month well baby check today. She weighs 11 pounds, 5 ounces (75th percentile) and is 22.5 inches long (50th percentile). Her head circumference is 14.5 inches, which is between the 10th and 25th percentile. I don't know why he gave us such a wide range on that. I had no idea she had a small head. It looks normal to us. It's not a big deal, just surprising. We asked about the back of her head because she has a little protrusion where the bones of her skull meet, but apparently that's not anything to worry about either. Her heart sounded great, so whatever murmur they heard after she was born has resolved itself. She rolled over again while we were waiting for Dr. Scott, and of course when I got the camera out to take a little video she wouldn't do it again. She got three shots, and once again 2 out of the 3 of us cried. Blake's such a titty baby! Just joking. It was me. She started laughing on Monday and has been smiling up a storm this week. She's a growing girl and is as healthy as a horse!

Happy 2 months, Landry!

Landry is two months old today. She's really started smiling a lot and has been giggling some today. She's been trying to talk, but seems a little frustrated when she can't get any noises out. I'm sure she'll be cooing more very soon. It's fun to watch her little personality start to blossom!

A visit with Granny and Papa

Landry and Papa finally met today. Papa was sick for quite some time after Landry was born, so their first meeting was very delayed. He couldn't get over her head full of red hair. Camden enjoyed the visit, too, although he got a little peeved with me because I wouldn't let him stick his fingers in the parrot's cage. He didn't quite understand "it's for your own good".

Landry loves her big brother!

And Camden loves Landry, too!

A goose egg for Easter

As if the boy parts dangling between his legs weren't evidence enough, today we learned that Camden is ALL boy. He took his first tumble out of his crib. The diaper genie broke his fall, but it didn't stop him from getting a nice goose egg on his left eyebrow. I'm not really sure how we're going to remedy this problem, since his crib can only be lowered another 2 inches or so. Hopefully that will hold him off for a while.

Easter Festivities

Yesterday we attended the Alexander Annual Easter Egg Contest. Camden decorated eggs with Aunt Beth and somehow ended up with RED Sharpie marker all over his hands. We'll forgive Aunt Beth for that one - this time! Next year I think we'll take some Crayola markers with us for his use. Landry just hung out, as usual. We had a great time even though we weren't particularly inspired with good Easter egg ideas this year.

Landry's Sip and See

My good friends Michelle, Jen, Kasie, Danielle, Jana and Haley held a Sip and See for Landry yesterday. I had a great time visiting with family and friends and showing off my red-headed beauty. We had wonderful food and Landry got some very cute things to add to her closet!

A beautiful treat!

My sweet cousin Rose brought us a tasty treat last night. I had one of her cake plates that she had to retrieve (the BA cake plate, for those of you who are familiar) and she brought me this lovely butterfly cake in exchange. I can't wait to see what I get when I return this cake plate!

Happy Easter!

We went to see the Easter Bunny at Pierre Bossier Mall today. Dee met us so she could help wrangle the kids and then we went to Monjuni's for lunch. Camden loved the turkey muffaletta, olives and all. We had a fun little outting and everyone behaved nicely.

How much longer . . .

. . . will Daddy's belt make him smile?

Landry and her Easter bunny

Landry got her first Easter bunny Sunday from Nana and Chappy. She was swinging with it this afternoon and the next thing I new she was holding it tightly and suking on its cotton tail. The thing was soaking wet when I took it from her and gave her a pacifier!

Camden's Big Sunday

Riding the tractor with Daddy.

Riding the golf cart with Chappy.
Landry napped through much of her first trip to Waskom.
Camden didn't even make it to the State line before passing out from all the fun.

We went to Waskom yesterday and Camden had the time of his life. This is the first time we've been out there since he's been old enough to enjoy all of the riding toys. He made up for lost time! Landry slept almost the entire time we were there, which just goes to show that everything really is bigger in Texas, even nap time.

Camden is doing better, but still has some lingering diarrhea. We hope to get word from the doctor's office today on the results of the rotavirus test. His diaper rash is almost completely gone and diaper changing time is back to normal, thankfully.

Sometimes you've gotta play wounded

Camden's still doing kind of stinky - literally and figuratively. We were heading into town yesterday when I heard him grunt. I looked back and realized what was going on and before I knew it I was overcome with a terrible stench. I had to open the sunroof to let it out! We stopped by Blake's office where I found he'd had a HORRIBLE blowout. The first three pictures are what resulted. Who said chucks, a polo and a diaper couldn't be stylish? In developmental news, he's getting very interested in where things go. He took the markers out of Blake's easel and put them back where they belonged several times.

On the way home I was talking to a friend about the stinky blowout we'd experienced and she said Camden's symptoms sounded a lot her son's when he had rotavirus. After doing some research I decided she was right - diarrhea with or without vomiting, stomach cramps and a low-grade fever. I didn't realize they could have only one of the symptoms. We thought for sure he'd feel bad if it was anything other than lactose intolerance. Luckily we had already taken him off of milk when the diarrhea started, because the only thing that helps rotavirus is a diet of bananas, rice cereal, apples and toast, and NO dairy products. We've been doing our best not to let him get dehydrated, but he's not a fan of Pedialyte. Fortunately he likes to drink water throughout the day, and we've been able to sneak a little in his water. We're not thrilled about the rotavirus, but it will be easier to deal with than lactose intolerance.

Today he got his second symptom, the low-grade fever. He really tries to feel good, but sometimes he just gets overtaken by the titty-baby-monster. He'll play for a while and appear to be in a great mood and then it just turns to whining and tears. We took a diaper by the pediatrician's office today, so hopefully tomorrow we'll have confirmation of our home-diagnosed illness. We've been washing our hands like crazy trying to avoid passing anything along to Landry.

In good news, the diaper rash is much, much better. I guess using 85 different products on his rear has really paid off!