6 months old

We are excited to share that December 11th we celebrated Landry's 6 month birthday.  Celebrated might be a little bit of an overstatement, but we reflected on the last 6 months in awe of God's grace in our lives.  Landry is thriving and at times it can feel overwhelming to think of all that has happened in her short little life.

6 months has proven to be such a fun age.  She has developed quite the personality.  She is typically a very smiley little girl.  She tells us very long stories and she loves playing with all of her toys (especially anything that makes noise and has lights).  She is working on sitting up and she does great with a little support.  The boppy has been wonderful for her "timber" moments.  She is rarely inconsolable and if she is we recently found that if her dad does a "routine" of sorts (which may or may not involve dancing, singing and leg kicks) she goes from crying to cracking up.  I have officially conceded and realize that dad is going to be the fun parent.  It just isn't the same when mom does the routine.  Not that I am surprised that Kyle would be the fun parent.  Between his silly antics, unending voices and accents, and love for Landry, she will have life long, built in entertainment (as will I).

Our visits to the doctors have slowed down a bit.  We did recently get to the 6 month well check at her pediatrician.  Aside from having to get some shots, the check up went well.  We also just followed up at the cardiologist.  Prior to this appointment we were curious to know if everything was looking good with her heart because on and off we have heard some rattling in her lungs.  She hasn't been sick, but whether it be something in the air or our ever-changing weather we went to the pulmonologist and he suggested we just have her heart checked out again just to be sure that her noisy lungs weren't stemming from anything other than weather change or allergens.  Hearing him say that really made me nervous and as I would get fearful or worried, I just had to give it to God.  Knowing where He has brought us, it is silly that I would question his sovereign provision and plan.  That's my flesh though.  Even seeing him do miraculous things, it can still be so easy to default to fear, worry, control.....etc.  I have been daily trying to submit all things to God and work on not letting my default be such an earthly response, but instead for my default to be prayer.

Other big news that we are THRILLED to share is that Landry got off of oxygen November 6th. The first week we kept her hooked up to the pulsox throughout most of the day to make sure she maintained a good oxygen saturation.  She did great!  That said we have been cord free for nearly 2 months.  I can't tell you what a huge difference this has made. No longer do we have to be teathered to a corner of the room.  It has opened Landry up to a whole new world.  As silly as it sounds, we find great joy in carrying her around the house.  It's the little things.

It has been so humbling to continually receive emails, texts or phone calls to check in on our little one.  Time and time again we have been told that you "checked the blog"  only to find that we hadn't updated it.  It truly is our goal to be better about our updates.  We love and appreciate all of your love and interest in our little bug!  It means so much! We are so eager for all of you to meet her and get a sense of her fun personality.  As EVERYONE continues to get sick in some form or fashion, we pray a hedge of protection around Landry. We pray that she will continue to thrive and as we come out of RSV/FLU season she will be capable of meeting/playing with many of you.

Thank you again!

 

This is Landry's new doll. It is a handmade doll. It shares the heart scar that Landry has and the dress and bow was made from Grandpa Rick's shirt.  Though she won't spend time with Grandpa Rick here on Earth, we know that she knows and loves the man he has been!

Four Generations!