Yes, that's right, Landon has now attended his first official tailgate and NFL football game. Texans v. Cowboys. The outcome wasn't great for us as Texans fans, but Landon had a ball at the game.
Papa Wes had a photo shoot idea. :)
Sitting up on the tailgate!
It gets REALLY loud in Reliant Stadium so we were prepared - and he didn't mind wearing them either...now we know we're ready to fly with him in the small plane
It's been an exciting month all around. Landon can now sit up by himself - he's still getting his full balance but it's amazing how much steadier he gets every day. He is talking up a storm and his sense of humor is really developing. He loves to laugh, especially when we tickle him or when we play tug of war with him for something he is holding. He also loves to jump and bounce and just play rough in general. I think we're going to be in for it when he gets mobile! We started rice cereal and oatmeal this month but he's still getting used to the texture and the spoon. We haven't been very consistent with giving him some every day yet. But we're trying to work that in now that he's getting closer to the 6-month mark. And soon we're going to start with the veggies.
He wasn't thrilled with his first taste of squash!
But he does seem to look forward to the day he can eat bacon...this was a late night dinner on Saturday after church at Denny's. As soon as my plate came, he went straight for the bacon, before I could even stop him. He played with it the entire meal. Who needs rattles when you can play with bacon!?
Landon and I also went to Nashville this past month so he could meet his Branson cousins. This was my first trip alone with him and he was very easy on me on the flights. On the descent on the way home he even grabbed for his room-temperature bottle and put it to his mouth to drink. Not only does he not usually eat a bottle that is not warm, he had never given himself a bottle for me before. So I considered that a miracle for his ears on that descent. But anyway, the trip overall was fantastic; the cousins all loved each other and we had a blast celebrating cousin Shiloh's 4th birthday. Although it certainly was the "Land of Pink", Landon got to try a lot of new things - walker, bumbo, swingset, Wiggles. He loved them all!
Landon and Shiloh
Landon and Sydney
Landon and Papa Mike
Landon and Mama in enemy territory rooting for the Texans
So we're really enjoying Landon and hope you have enjoyed this long overdue update. Life is hectic with work and daycare and traveling! Below are a few other random pictures from the month. Enjoy!
This little cowboy is ready to party for our friend Christy's 40th
"Do all girls talk this much??" These two had a full blown conversation, but she did most of the talking!
Watching Week 2 of the NFL season from his bumbo
Lucy is getting a bit more scared of Landon now that he pulls her fur, but they are still buddies
(he also loves the remote)
And here's a sweet one from daycare after Nanny Judy stopped by to rock him to sleep
So Landon's been doing great. He's getting better and better at grabbing things, including his own feet. He's been rolling a lot more from side to side as he grabs his feet, so we're expecting him to get a lot more mobile on the floor soon. He's also adjusting to daycare quite well - he's able to interact a bit more with the other babies now, which I think he enjoys. He is just such a happy baby and we are so grateful for that - he smiles at everyone and is really so much fun to be around. He's also been pretty predictable at night, typically waking up twice in a 12-hour period and wanting to go to bed about the same time every night (7-8). Sometimes it's harder for us to be ready to put him to bed than it is to actually get him to sleep. But he's been sleeping longer periods at a time, so maybe one of these days we'll have a consistent sleep-through-the-night baby. Although I'm probably jinxing our chances just by writing that! 
