eye candy

i've been bad... REALLY bad!!! at blogging that is. i've said it before & i'll probably say it again... facebook has taken over & i tend to put pictures there before here! SORRY!!!!

for all you loyal blog readers here are some pictures of our little tribe. they go in opposite order (ooppppsss) so elijah is bigger in the beginning & smaller @ the end;)



hope you enjoy & don't give up on me... i eventually make my way back here.

visit with Uncle Davin!! We were sooooo happy to spend some time with him while he was home xoxoxoxo

landon's first ride out on the boat with Grammy, Grampy, Auntie Jaime, Daddy, Mama & even Elijah came along... he LOVED it!!

Look @ those eyes... killer - just like his big brother's!

in the jump-a-roo

Elijah's our little beach bum!!

so is Landon;)

Oh my...

it's been a LONG time since I blogged... soooo sorry to anyone who is still actually reading this!

Here's the skinny...

Landon:

is in a big boy bed - so exciting, sad & scary all @ the same time!

is talking more & more every day... some of his faves are hi & bye... working on hello - comes out "hi low"- so cute!, mommy daddy obv., hey dude:) "hi doooo d", ball, angie "e e", he has said thank you mommy for a couple of days now w/ out being prompted;) love that!!

is learning to ride his balance bike!

is LOVING curious george... he points at the tv scratches under his arms (his ribs) and makes monkey sounds when he wants to watch - which is all the time;)

is a WONDERFUL big brother!!

Elijah:

is sleeping 11 hours... at night... has been for about a month... i'm still nervous saying it out loud i don't want to jinx it!!! landon didn't sleep that much until he was over a year (my fault:))

is trying soooo hard to roll over. he's done it twice but not making a habbit out of it

is sitting up w/ a little help;)

is LOVING his big brother! melts my heart when he watches landon... so stinkin' cute!!

pictures are on facebook but here's my fave!!

for uncle d....

Busy...

Doesn't begin to describe it! Oh my... two boys are awesome. two boys are so much fun. two boys are time consuming. two boys are exhausting!
we are doing really well. pretty well adjusted to TWO. just incredibly short on time & energy:)
we have pictures we just don't have the time to actually load them on the computer.
planning on doing a photo-shoot & finally getting some announcements slapped together... hopefully in the next week or two.

Oh ... the big boy turns TWO!!! next tuesday Landon will be TWO - crazy how time flies! Maybe we'll get some good shots @ his bday party & I'll post those... soon.

Elijah Ellis Marland

He's here... another boy... we couldn't be happier!!

Elijah Ellis was born @ 2:16pm on April 16th weighing 7lbs. 6.2oz. and he was 19 1/2 inch. long! Tiny little boy for one day shy of his actual due date!

We are adjusting well... Landon is a GREAT big brother. So gentle and loving... we really couldn't ask for more. There are moments when it's a little hairy... and I'm sure there will always be those moments but the wonderful moments are definately more abundent:)

Here are some pics of the little man!

LOVE

Luke just left w/ Landon for a little park trip. On the way out the door Luke told Landon to "say I love you Mama" & for the very first time he said it pretty darn perfectly (usually it's in Landon speek) Melted my little heart... lets see if he keeps saying it so the whole world can understand him. Gotta say - I love to hear it no matter how he says it:) LOVE that little boy!

Pictures

I suppose we need a few new pics of the boy up here... before there are two:)

These are all from Valentine's Day...

Potty Training...

It's very hard to believe that it's almost time to begin full-on potty training. Right now we just have his little potty set up in the bathroom next to our big potty:) Luke puts Landon on it every night before bath time (super cute fyi) and he just kinda chills there & they talk about peeing:) hehehehe!! glad he's doing it 'cause i'm not too sure if it works the same way for boys vs. girls!

But tonight Luke's at work (again) and it's been a LONG hard day w/ a trip to the vet. to boot! AHHHHHH... but then came dinner & bath yeayyyyyy! and while the tub was filling up & i was putting Landon's clothes in his hamper...

HE PEED... and for the first time EVER it was not on the floor!!! it was in the POTTY!!!!!! I am soooooooo flippin' excited:) I know it was just a fluke & he's no where near ready to potty train... and I am no where near ready to potty train him:) but I'm hoping my excitement makes it happen a little more often:) these are the mama moments I LOVE!!!

Daddy & Landon

here's daddy's first video w/ Landon... WARNING there are a few screaming moments:) plug your ears!!

Where are the savings???

We switched cell phone plans a couple of months ago to get on a family & friends plan to SAVE some $$! Sounds all good...

well we had to pay a cancellation fee for our current plan... $250.

We had to buy new phones... $300. (we should be getting a refund for $200 - we'll let you know in 10-14 weeks... SERIOUSLY???)

Then before we even got the refund - which we may not get 'cause preggo threw away some of the important paper work ... oooppppsss. Luke broke his freekin' phone & just bought a new one for $200.... so guess where that refund went - that is if we get it???

Do things like this happen to everyone? Or is it just us??? YIKES!!!

Not that I'm ungrateful for the opportunity to save some $$... it will just be nice when we actually start that whole saving phase:)

Loving the fact...

that I can still fit into some of my non-maternity clothes w/ only 5 more weeks to go. I don't feel tiny by any means but I definitely was NOT able to fit into anything but maternity clothes @ this point in my pregnancy w/ Landon. I was under the impression that I would be EVEN HUGER (is that even a word...) this time around. I guess it could be the fact that I have less time to sit on my butt... or grab a snack... or pretty much do anything:)

So I'm going to enjoy the fact that I'm smaller this time around & just hope that the pounds that I did pack on (oh believe me... I'm still gaining) will come off just as fast as the ones I packed on w/ my little man! fingers crossed since this time I'll be close to a beach where you actually wear a bathing suit & lay out! yippy for that... this baby is sooooo going to be a little beach bum like his/her big bro:)

Nesting...

since we were on the subject, ok it might have been back around Valentine's Day but whatever...
I am still in nesting mode around here but nesting is WAY easier when you don't have a 21 month old undoing all that is getting done!! After I'm done cleaning up behind my little man... my big man comes home & leaves a trail of clothes, papers, etc. behind him... then I'm too tired to nest the way I want to nest:)

I'm thinking all of this cleaning business is only going to get a little more difficult with baby number two:) Maybe I'll have to settle for a little mess... hmmmm that just doesn't seem possible. I'm getting all OCD just looking @ that sentence!

Seriously though... we are waiting on a few key pieces of furniture thanks to both sets of grands... we are stealing the furniture from my parents & Luke's dad is going to bring it up to us (we are SO lucky to have such great parents!!!) then I can start filling drawers w/ baby clothes & unpacking the last of the baby stuff so we can see what we need for baby #2 - if anything:) So crazy that in just 6 weeks we may be plus one!

As for the boys... they are good! Landon is growing... growing... growing & Luke is working... working... working. He has a MUCH needed break coming soon & hopefully he'll get to relax & we'll get tons of things done around the house:) we shall see.

Full on nesting mode...

over here @ the Marland's! We had a productive saturday - well, Luke had a productive few hours while I had some me time:) What a guy!!

I came home from doing some errands to the swing, bouncy seat & jumperoo all put together. Now we're just washing some of the covers & then they'll be good to go!

It's so hard to comprehend that in 2 months we'll have another little one in our lives! I can only hope that he or she will be as cute, cuddly, funny and just plain ol' awesome as Landon (I have a feeling they will be in their own way). I am a lucky mama & I just have to remind myself of that over the next 2 months because man oh man am I starting to feel DONE:) I'm sure it's going to fly by & then we will be a family of four!

we haven't done this in a while...

while it's not a riveting performance @ least you can hear the little man talking a bit (not making too much sense but that's beside the point)

Oh my....

it's been over a month since I posted last... does anyone come visit us here any more??? I wouldn't blame you if you don't.

We've been busy - I think that is always my excuse:) Landon is ALL over the place... trying to be Mr. independent already. Putting on his jacket all by himselft - backwards:) But then when we try to help him figure out the sleeve/arm arangement... he wants NO part of that!!! I'm sure it will only get more & more interesting around here:)

Baby #2 is still growing & everything is going well there... won't be long now!! Which is both scary & super exciting!!

I got some MUCH needed craft time! Had a GREAT weekend w/ some FABULOUS girlies & accomplished a TON of scrapbooking. Thanks to the worlds best husband!!

So far 2010 has been really wonderful!! So happy New Year:) a month late!

Landon being silly w/ a napkin on his head:)

Fabulous belly pics that our fabulous Jaime took:)

Landon got a hold of Daddy's chocolate/bacon bar yummmmm.... breakfast of champions!!

a VERY bad sledding experience... don't worry he got right back out there!! what a trooper!

Happy Holidays...

we have been BUSY around the Marland household... lots to do this Holiday season.

Love that Landon is old enough to take it all in this year... every time we go to the grocery store he points at the big tinsle Christmas trees that are up on the light posts & I say green Christmas tree... red Christmas tree... until he had pointed to EVERY Christmas tree in the parking lot:)

We also have had more needles on the floor this year than I think are actually left on the Christmas tree due to a little curious someone... so much for that gate that's "protecting" our tree!

He is climing, opening, reaching, pulling, moving, DESTROYING & just into EVERYTHINg... just when I think he can't be any more destructive - surprise:) What were we thinking planning another one SO SOON!!! yikes...

So have a Merry little Christmas...

The beauty of sign language...

is when you're grocery shopping for the second time that day & your little man looks up @ you from his little seat in the carriage & signs "all done" ...
Me too Bubba... me too!!

Not too good...

at keeping up lately. With the blog, with the cleaning, with life! Time is just passing us by here in the Marland household & I just don't know where the heck it's going to!

I was just peeking at Landon's scrapbook (because he knocked off of it's perch & I had to put it back together... but that's beside the point!) and I realized I have not been keeping up with that. I mean REALLY not keeping up... the last page I did was last December (well pictures from December... I probably managed to get it done in March:)) and then I thought about it... that was right around the time this little beast started to crawl. It's been down hill ever since!!! I need to schedule some catch up time - for everything!! Once this second beast comes NOTHING will get done!

Oh you want pictures... well hmmm... the walking/running little man just doesn't pause for picture taking that much any more... but I will see what I can conjure up!

If you're wondering how I'm even getting this blog accomplished right now... I'm bribing the poor little kidlet with a cereal bar! He loves himself a good yummy cereal bar:)

Apple picking:)

Two...

posts in one day & more importantly TWO babies - well only one more but add that to Landon & you got the magic # 2:)

Just posted on facebook & couldn't forget blog-land:)

we are due April 17, 2010 if everything goes according to plan:)