Cowboy Town

Our first trip off the west coast was a success! The plane ride to Austin, Texas was a breeze! Landon basically looked like this the entire 2 flights:

Mommy and daddy were so happy! But then came the time change. Mind you he was still getting over his Bronchiolitis so that flemmy breathing was still there. He became uber fussy the 2nd day.
He would not allow us to stop at stop lights while driving without screaming. He would not sleep in the pak-n-play that night as every time we laid him down, he screamed. So the first night he spent lying on the floor between 2 rolled up blankets. I thought for sure Lauren & Jason were going to be irritated with the constant awakes in the night.

The 2nd day (my bday!) we went to downtown San Antonio. It was a little warm that day but was nice to walk around after such a long flight the day before. We walked to the Alamo and I confess I had NO IDEA what that was until we got there. I know...I'm terrible with my history. Whatev! Anyway, seeing as it was March Madness Sweet 16 weekend (in San Antonio) there were basketball fans everywhere! I mean I saw more Kansas fans than I see Trail Blazer fans in Oregon! We walked around the Alamo and down the Riverwalk.




It was gorgeous and Landon slept most the time.....only after we got him his very own Texas Longhorns hat. Adorable. The Texas hat came after we attempted to get him this hat...


But we decided it was too in the way. So ball cap it was. We had planned to go out to a cowboy dance hall for my birthday that night but with Landon so fussy we weren't comfortable leaving him with someone we didn't know and worry about whether or not he was screaming all night. So we stayed in and played games. It was more fun than going out would be. Getting that interaction time with friends is so important to me and being able to connect and laugh and be goofy was just what we needed.

Day 3 we went to the San Marcos outlets and man when they say everything is bigger in Texas they aren't kidding. Those outlets were the biggest outlets I've ever seen. We didn't even get to half of them! Landon was fussy there as well so we didn't last long. But at one point he did fall asleep (that was like Brent's goal...to get him asleep so that Brent could relax a little) And so he celebrated...


Day 4 we went to a Bass Pro Shop. Have you ever been to one of those? Oh man it was so cool! Giant live fish tank, game area, restaurant, all sorts of outdoor gear, cute as ever baby clothes and on and on. Sportsman Warehouse really had nothing on Bass Pro Shop. So we dreamed of owning boats and took pictures.




On our last day in Texas we spent most of the day in Austin. We didn't get to see too much of the city but the downtown totally reminded me of Portland. Very urban and trendy. Lots of pedestrians and cyclists. I liked it. We ate at a very yummy place that had excellent service. All in all it was a great trip and I was able to spend some much needed time with my friend. We loved that our husbands got along so well seeing as they didn't even know each other. We'll see if being with Landon was a form of "birth control" for them. haha! kidding ;)





Don't you think they look good with a baby? (*wink wink*)

Happy travels.

Bronchio-what?

Bronchio...? No not bronchitis (phew!) but Bronchiolitis which is common for 3 month baby boys in daycare. Go figure! His symptoms included coughing, vomiting, lesser of an appetite, and stuffy nose. However he has not had a fever. Thankful for that! He still smiles and is very alert. He seems worse in the night, like most colds. We went to the doctor after the 4th day of coughing and occasional vomiting. He was given an inhaler with this tube attachment that goes over his face. He HATES it. Poor guy. But he has to take it every 4-6 hours until he is better. The inhaler helps loosen the airways and get that junk out of there that is making him wheezy.

Last Monday was the first experience with the vomit. It freaked me out! I thought we were in for just a little spit up. So after cleaning the entire kitchen, me and Landon, I called his daycare and told her we were having a rest day at home. He slept 5 hours total from 7am till 3pm. That's a TON for him. So I thought he was just in a growth spurt and maybe didn't like his milk that morning. I didn't think much of it and took him back to daycare Tuesday and Wednesday. Wednesday was when we noticed the coughing. It became more frequent and more violent. We decided to keep him home Thursday which was pretty convenient for my husband who quickly volunteered to come home from work to watch him while I go to work. Little did I know that Kentucky was playing that day so he was stoked to be home and watch March Madness with our little sick guy. Thursday night the coughing was worse. It was so violent sounding. The kind that burns your throat every time. Still...no fever! So I called his doctor Friday morning and got an appt to come in. That's where we learned 2 things....he has Bronchiolitis and he is 13 lbs 4 oz! Big boy he is!!! Last night (Friday night) it took us 45 minutes to get him to sleep of which included passing him off to each other twice because neither of us could get him to calm down, lots of attempts for him to eat...most rejected, and a swaddle put on, taken off and put back on. It was the sound of the ocean on my husband's phone that finally calmed him down and put him to sleep. Why didn't we think of that before?? He slept till 1am which is record for him this week! At 1 we had to give him the dreaded inhaler. I feel like I'm suffocating him or giving him sleeping gas...it's not fun at all! Then came 3am when it was my husband's turn to feed (attempt) and rock the baby back to sleep. I was enjoying my moment of sleeping when I hear through the monitors "help!.....help!......Kendra help!" ok give me more than 10 seconds to get up and get my drousy butt down the hall before you keep yelling for help. Anyway, Landon had thrown up again and it was a middle of the night strip the baby down, wipe him down and get him changed kinda thing. Not fun when you are half asleep. So today we spent the morning cleaning ALL the bed sheets, laundry, boiling/sanitizing all his paci's and cleaning everything to try and get these bronchio germs outta here. Not to mention we both woke with sore throats so it was an early morn trip to the store for Zycam. We have to be 100% for Texas this week! Yeehaw!

Play Ball!

We are ready for Red Sox season in the Perry Household!

Slobber Fest

We have entered the slobber fest stage! I mean it looks like he spilled a cup of water...(milk) all over his chest. And then there's the gnawing on well anything that is within 2 inches of his face. He'll attack it and love it! So I've been trying to give him teething rings to gnaw on but then I have to sit there and hold them and with his head swinging side to side so much it becomes rather useless. He is fascinated by pretty much everything around him...all the time! It's quite the entertainment with him now. We are slowly (but surely!) moving out of the super fussy crying phase and entering into the loud squealing phase. I'm ok with that. really.

Landon is also LOVING his new daycare. I get adorable pictures and texts throughout the working day which definitely helps me get through the day. I come home and he is just exhausted from watching all the girlies dance around him all day. Heck I would be too! I love that he is happy to go there in the morning and happy to come home at night. It's a healthy balance. I'm finding the hard part for me is feeling that I am missing out on all the fun. I get the hungry cranky tired guy. But I keep telling myself that this is best for him as he is around little munchkins all day and in a healthy environment.

Here's to the excersaucer time and the slobber time! cheers.

Bounce & Play

Since our baby has shown so much interest in sitting and standing, we have been finding fun ways to encourage him. Daddy and baby like to play "bounce & play" which is basically holding his hands up and bouncing him on your lap. Oh the smiles we get from that game! Priceless. This weekend we put together his bouncy chair and tried it out. It's a little bit of a work in progress. Since he can't stand straight yet, he tends to lean way over the tray on the chair and just drools. Today he figured why drool when there is a wrist there. So he spent his playtime attacking his wrist. We thought it was hilarious!



P.S....thanks to JAMIE I learned how to edit pictures like I've never done before. Watch out blog!! I'm getting creative here. ta-ta for now.

Back to Reality

Today was my first day back to reality aka work...which means it was Landon's first day of daycare. He was in a great mood when I dropped him off so it eased my worries a tad. But typical mom got in the car after dropping him off and started to cry! Then I realized I put mascara on top and bottom lashes so I had to buck up and stop the tears before I walked into work looking like I got socked in the face. I confess I sent several messages to Landon's sitter asking how he was but I did manage to refrain from requesting picture messages. Although I REALLY wanted one!

Work to me felt like it was my birthday for several reasons...(although one not being balloons at my desk but that's ok)...1. Everyone was friendly and happy to see me (at least they acted as though they were happy to see me..) 2. Flowers on my desk 3. Hubby brought me coffee 4. Landon (hubby) sent me flowers! so flowers x2! WOOHOO!

So all in all it was a good day. But now it's past 6pm and that means he is fussy! I better get to the mommy thing!

Flowers from my baby & my love

Ready for our first day of reality

Playing sit up while we wait for the dr