Guys Weekend!

Last weekend, I attended a conference for work with my U of M Orientation Guides- the Southern Regional Orientation Workshop- at LSU.  I had only been away from Logan for one night before when he was around 3 months old, and it was for less than 24 hours.  I was gone for 3 days this time, and Brian got to have some time alone with our favorite boy.  He was excited about the weekend, but I think he was also nervous to have all of the responsibility to himself.  Brian travels overnight for work 3-4 times a month, so I regularly have Logan by myself.  However, it is certainly a challenge!

I missed both Brian and Logan very much, and I was so glad to return home on Sunday after a great conference!  Brian did a great job taking care of Logan (I knew he would!), and the house was still clean when I got home.  I have to say- I was kind of expecting a disaster area.  One thing Brian said was that he did not realize how often Logan ate throughout the day--- between nursing and/or bottles (obviously, Brian just gave bottles :) ), yogurt, cereal, a veggie, and a fruit, he does keep you busy with all of his meals. 

Just for good measure, here is a picture of our busy boy when we were trying to change his diaper.  He is so busy that it is sometimes a two-person job if there are two available!

And another cute one of him outside...

I sure do love that boy, and his Daddy too!

8 months old! (and 7 months old, too)

Our sweet boy is 8 months old!  I decided to include pictures from his 7 month birthday since I missed that blog post.  Logan is a very busy 8 month old, and he gets busier every day.  He has so much energy, and he is always playing.  It is very sweet!  Here are some things Logan has been up to over the past two months:

• Growing even more teeth-- we are up to 6!
• Growing in height and weight too- he is about 27 pounds and at least 31 inches tall.  We will get his official "stats" at his 9 month check-up, but we are sure he is still off the charts!
• Rolling- EVERYWHERE! It is his preferred mode of transportation, and he can pretty much go wherever he wants.
• Moving around with his version of crawling- it looks kind of like an army crawl.  However, I think he may be moving toward a more traditional crawl very soon. 
• Talking, talking, talking- with his favorite sounds (in addition to the squeals) being "Ba, Ba" and "Wa, Wa"
• Loving to stand up and can pull up from our laps.
• Still loving bath time and becoming more playful.
• Giving lots of kisses; although, sometimes there are teeth involved :)
• Playing with lots of toys and especially loves the loud ones that involve some type of banging
• Wearing mostly size 24 month clothes
• Starting to drink water from a sippy cup

Logan has also started to have separation anxiety over the past couple of months, especially from his Mama.  Many times if I leave a room, he will start to whine.  It is especially sad when I drop him off at Parents' Day Out or the church nursery, and he cries when I am leaving!  Sometimes it can be frustrating when he only wants to be held by me, but it is also very sweet.  I know one day I will long for the times when I was his favorite person!