I'm one of those moms that takes my baby for his well baby checkups on the day he turns a certain age. For example i scheduled his 3 month checkup on the day he turned exactly 3 months and so on for 6 mo, 9 mo, 1 year....Yes, im crazy like that! Anyways, this morning it hit me that Landon hasn't been to the doctor for his 2 year well checkup, so i decided to call the doctor's office to see if he needs any shots.
What transpired next made me feel like a complete idiot and a little, well a lot...irritated.
Me: Hey, my son turned 2 in January and i just realized that he hasn't been to the doctor for his 2 year well check up. Is he up to date on all of his shots?
Receptionist: ..............sits there in silence
Me: I haven't received anything in the mail about his shots or making him an appointment so i just wanted to call and make sure he was up to date.
Receptionist: Whats his date of birth
Me: 1/3/08
Receptionist: Landon Hall?
Me: Yes mam
Receptionist: He hasn't been in for his 2 year check up.!.!.!
Me: REALLY, I WASN'T AWARE OF THAT....ok, that's what i was thinking. What i really said was "No mam, he hasn't been in. Can you tell me if he is up to date on his shots?"
Receptionist: Are you needing to make an appointment?
Me: Well im not sure....if he is up to date on his shots, then no, but if he needs 2 year shots, then yes i will need to make an appointment. Can you check to see if he is up to date on his shots?
Receptionist: Yes, hold one minute please.....***after about 5 minutes****....Mam, he has had his 1 year shots and his 18 month shots.
Me: Ok, Well does he need any shots for 2 years?
Receptionist: No, we don't give shots for 2 years...he wont need any more until he starts school. Would you still like to make an appointment?
Me: ***dropping my head and shaking it in disbelief**** No mam...that's all i needed. Thank you!
Jason and I don't particularly care for this clinic, but its the only pediatric clinic in New Albany and most people highly recommend them. Thankfully, the doctors aren't complete idiots, i mean a little off, like the receptionist are! ;)
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
I work at McDonald's, Momma!
Just wanted to let you all know that Landon is now employed at McDonalds (according to him). This was our conversation this morning....
Landon: "Is Daddy at work?"
Me: "Yes."
Landon: (crossing his arms) "I go work too!"
Me: "You do?"
Landon: "Uh huh" (shaking his head up and down with his arms still crossed)
Me: "Where do you work?"
Landon: "Ummmm....McDonald's."
Me: "McDonald's?"
Landon: "Uh huh....I eat fries!"
Of course i started laughing because he was so serious. I instantly thought about my nephew, Coden. He used to and still does come up with the most bizarre stories. It's so amazing how children have such creative imaginations!
A few of Landon's milestones as of recently are....
-he knows all his shapes
-he knows most of his colors (he has a hard time with green, black, and brown)
-he says thank you almost every time he should
-when you say thank you to him, he says your welcome
-he knows all of his animals and the sounds they make (when you ask him what a deer says he says boom boom...thanks mom! We will need to work on that one!)
-he knows the difference between hot and cold, rain and snow, night and day (he says good morning in the mornings and goodnight at night time:)
-he knows the difference in boys and girls (he knows that chapstick is for boys and lipstick is for girls...heels, bras, jewelry etc. he knows is for girls)
-he talks in complete sentences 90% of the day and i am continually amazed at his vocabulary
-he has a FANTASTIC memory ( he was looking at a picture of Mawmaw Duff on the fridge the other day and said thats Mawmaw Duff...she lives in Columbus and we hardly see her, but he still remembers)
-he loves going to church and understands the concept of it (this past Sunday i picked him up at church and he said "Momma, i was praising the Lord"..I said "you were?" and he said "Amen!".
-He loves his family and friends more than anything and he talks about each of you all the time, as a matter of fact he calls each of you on his imaginary phone almost every night...especially Coco ;)
-He loves to be the center of attention (mostly the center of my attention) at all times which can be challenging and aggravating.
-The last thing for right now...he told me this morning he wanted a baby, so i asked him if he wanted a baby brother or a baby sister and he said he wants a baby sitser! He'll have to take that up with Daddy ;)
Landon: "Is Daddy at work?"
Me: "Yes."
Landon: (crossing his arms) "I go work too!"
Me: "You do?"
Landon: "Uh huh" (shaking his head up and down with his arms still crossed)
Me: "Where do you work?"
Landon: "Ummmm....McDonald's."
Me: "McDonald's?"
Landon: "Uh huh....I eat fries!"
Of course i started laughing because he was so serious. I instantly thought about my nephew, Coden. He used to and still does come up with the most bizarre stories. It's so amazing how children have such creative imaginations!
A few of Landon's milestones as of recently are....
-he knows all his shapes
-he knows most of his colors (he has a hard time with green, black, and brown)
-he says thank you almost every time he should
-when you say thank you to him, he says your welcome
-he knows all of his animals and the sounds they make (when you ask him what a deer says he says boom boom...thanks mom! We will need to work on that one!)
-he knows the difference between hot and cold, rain and snow, night and day (he says good morning in the mornings and goodnight at night time:)
-he knows the difference in boys and girls (he knows that chapstick is for boys and lipstick is for girls...heels, bras, jewelry etc. he knows is for girls)
-he talks in complete sentences 90% of the day and i am continually amazed at his vocabulary
-he has a FANTASTIC memory ( he was looking at a picture of Mawmaw Duff on the fridge the other day and said thats Mawmaw Duff...she lives in Columbus and we hardly see her, but he still remembers)
-he loves going to church and understands the concept of it (this past Sunday i picked him up at church and he said "Momma, i was praising the Lord"..I said "you were?" and he said "Amen!".
-He loves his family and friends more than anything and he talks about each of you all the time, as a matter of fact he calls each of you on his imaginary phone almost every night...especially Coco ;)
-He loves to be the center of attention (mostly the center of my attention) at all times which can be challenging and aggravating.
-The last thing for right now...he told me this morning he wanted a baby, so i asked him if he wanted a baby brother or a baby sister and he said he wants a baby sitser! He'll have to take that up with Daddy ;)
Monday, February 22, 2010
Guitars + Friends = Great Times
We had some friends over Sunday night...they played the guitar and we cooked ribs and baked potatoes. We had so much fun hanging out with great friends and Landon had a blast!
Cole and Adam 
Jeff, Adam, and Cole
Landon had to bring out his guitar and put them to shame ;)
Jeff and Landon 
Cole teaching Landon how to play 
Here lately i have been editing images with Corel. Here are a few of the images I have edited...
Jeff, Adam, and ColeLandon had to bring out his guitar and put them to shame ;)Jeff and Landon 
Cole teaching Landon how to play Here lately i have been editing images with Corel. Here are a few of the images I have edited...
Valentine's Day
Im a little late...ok a lot late, but i wanted to share with you what Landon and I made for Valentine's Day....Heart shaped brownies. Landon had a blast making these (he even cracked his very first egg) and they were quite tasty! 
Friday, February 5, 2010
"I praying"
Every night we have the same routine...Landon takes a bath with Jason, i get him out of the bathtub and get him dressed, we brush his teeth, Landon and I lay on the couch and watch a couple episodes of Barney, I turn the tv off, we say our prayers, and I lay with him until he falls asleep. I'm sure most of you have heard the prayer we say; its the same prayer i said every night when i was a child...
Now I lay me down to sleep
I pray the Lord my soul he'll keep
If I should die before I wake
I pray the Lord my soul he'll take
Amen
Well last night was no different except in a huge way it was. Landon likes to talk, that's no secret, and he talks himself to sleep....heck he talks IN his sleep, but after we say our prayers at night he will close his eyes and start naming people he knows in the EXACT same order every night. "Momma, Daddy, Tandice, Jeff, Sophie, Isaac, Malachi, Angel, Lai Lai, Tammy, Ashley, Mary, Nana, Pappy, Yaya, Adah, Unk Shawn, Fishy, CoCo, Pop pop, Nana....and usually by then he is sound asleep. So last night we finished saying our prayers, he tossed and turned until he got comfortable, he closed his eyes, and he began....
"Momma, Daddy, Tandice, Jeff, Sophie, Isaac, Malachi, Angel, Lai Lai, Tammy.....I interrupted him and said "Baby, what are you doing?" he opened his eyes, looked at me and said "I praying".
This sweet little 2 year old boy prays for the people in his life every night. I know he is too young to understand the true meaning of prayer, but these are the people that he loves and that mean the world to him. Its unreal to me how much we can learn from children. I try to pray every night, but sometimes when life is going wrong, i forget to thank God. I heard this statement the other night "We praise God when good things happen, so we shouldn't forget to praise God when all the bad things happen." Even though Isaac gave Landon a black eye and Lai Lai bit him so hard it left teeth marks on him....he prayed for them.
Of course i cried and i layed there for what seemed like hours just staring at this wonderful child that God did bless us with. I did alot of thinking and i replayed the names inside my head that i have heard him say over and over every night. Eventually my tears turned into laughter...I realized that he prays for Sophie. Sophie is a cute, hyper, well behaved, attention seeking...dog, but to Landon she is a friend and a blessing that he obviously thanks God for!
Amen
Now I lay me down to sleep
I pray the Lord my soul he'll keep
If I should die before I wake
I pray the Lord my soul he'll take
Amen
Well last night was no different except in a huge way it was. Landon likes to talk, that's no secret, and he talks himself to sleep....heck he talks IN his sleep, but after we say our prayers at night he will close his eyes and start naming people he knows in the EXACT same order every night. "Momma, Daddy, Tandice, Jeff, Sophie, Isaac, Malachi, Angel, Lai Lai, Tammy, Ashley, Mary, Nana, Pappy, Yaya, Adah, Unk Shawn, Fishy, CoCo, Pop pop, Nana....and usually by then he is sound asleep. So last night we finished saying our prayers, he tossed and turned until he got comfortable, he closed his eyes, and he began....
"Momma, Daddy, Tandice, Jeff, Sophie, Isaac, Malachi, Angel, Lai Lai, Tammy.....I interrupted him and said "Baby, what are you doing?" he opened his eyes, looked at me and said "I praying".
This sweet little 2 year old boy prays for the people in his life every night. I know he is too young to understand the true meaning of prayer, but these are the people that he loves and that mean the world to him. Its unreal to me how much we can learn from children. I try to pray every night, but sometimes when life is going wrong, i forget to thank God. I heard this statement the other night "We praise God when good things happen, so we shouldn't forget to praise God when all the bad things happen." Even though Isaac gave Landon a black eye and Lai Lai bit him so hard it left teeth marks on him....he prayed for them.
Of course i cried and i layed there for what seemed like hours just staring at this wonderful child that God did bless us with. I did alot of thinking and i replayed the names inside my head that i have heard him say over and over every night. Eventually my tears turned into laughter...I realized that he prays for Sophie. Sophie is a cute, hyper, well behaved, attention seeking...dog, but to Landon she is a friend and a blessing that he obviously thanks God for!
Amen
Monday, February 1, 2010
~~~Landon's 2 Year Pictures~~~
We took Landon to get his 2 year pictures made yesterday and of course he acted like a 2 year old, but we managed to get a few shots. We took him to Sears Portrait Studio because they are the only ones around here that has the numbers, but they are sooo expensive! I wasnt pleased with the images either. Anyways, Landon was pretty good for about the first 5 mintues and then he was over it! I think that was the shortest photography session I have ever been too :) 
Happy Valentine's Day!!!
Now for a little flashback....The below are Landon's 1 year pictures. Its amazing how much he has changed in 1 year. He may not look like a little baby anymore, but thats exactly what he will ALWAYS be....my little baby. Now excuse me while I grab a tissue! 
Happy Valentine's Day!!! Now for a little flashback....The below are Landon's 1 year pictures. Its amazing how much he has changed in 1 year. He may not look like a little baby anymore, but thats exactly what he will ALWAYS be....my little baby. Now excuse me while I grab a tissue!
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