Last week we had a great time in OshKosh for the annual AirVenture event. Landon did really well, although he did get tired of his stroller/carseat at times. But overall, we tried to take it easy on him and he did wonderfully. He would even watch the airshows at times - his eyes tracked those airplanes across the sky. He wasn't too bothered by the noise except when he was trying to eat and a big loud mustang or some other plane came by. We really enjoyed spending the week with him in those surroundings and we got a lot of smiles and comments on "starting him early" and "future pilot". He especially impressed us on our flights - he was the best behaved baby on the plane both ways! Here are some photos of the trip.
Enjoying his first flight
Dad imitating Landon...I'm hungry!
Having fun in the camping cabin (we didn't last long there--moved to Holiday Inn!)
Ready for the first day at AirVenture
Chilling at the seaplane base
Resting after a long first day
Naked baby and airplanes - so cute!
Watching the planes overhead in the airshow
Landon loved walking around in the Bjorn with Dad!
Visiting with Cousins Brian and Madison
Landon's favorite souvenir from OshKosh
Today we said goodbye to Landon's Chinese brothers. Michael and Kevin (their chosen American names) were very good kids and we enjoyed the 2 weeks we spent with them. Last night they cooked us dinner and it was delicious. Although they said they had never cooked before, that is hard to believe. It was a traditional Chinese dish. First, an eggs/tomatoes dish and then a chicken/peppers/noodle soup dish. By the way, soy sauce on eggs is awesome. We also got to know some of the other host families in our church and through that, we made some great new friends!
Dinner with Lindsay & Chris' boys: Alan, Sam, Kevin, & Michael
This week was a big milestone for us too (especially me) because Landon started daycare. He did pretty well and the teachers are getting to know him and his needs a little better every day. A funny coincidence is a little boy named Brandon who is about a month older - he could be Landon's twin! Anyway, Landon was worn out the first 2 days after I picked him up and slept all afternoon/evening until bedtime, then went to bed for the night. But the past 2 days he's stayed awake most of the afternoon/evening and has been in pretty good spirits (although noticeably more tired than usual). And last night we had a big milestone - his first 9 hour night! He usually goes about 6 hours and then 3-4 hours. But last night he drank a whopping 8.5 oz of milk before bed and made it all night. We were very excited about that, obviously.
Ms. George & Ms. O'Brien with Landon on his first day of daycare
So overall, Landon is doing great, growing like crazy, and learning more new things every day. He's getting good at grabbing things now and pulling them to his mouth. He's also even stronger and can easily stand (with balance support from us) and hold himself up on his elbows during tummy time. He's getting better at sitting up when propped up as well. He's also "talking" rather than outright crying when he tries to communicate what he wants. It's very cute and his tired "talking" will break your heart, it's so precious. We took a video of it when we were in Wisconsin:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P3ApoHehMn4
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! 
