17 Months & Christmas Card Pictures

Below are some pictures taken of Logan by Lisa Mac right before Thanksgiving.  We used several in our Christmas card this year.  Logan literally ran the entire session and never sat or stood still.  I still cannot believe that Lisa was able to get any decent pictures of him.  She worked hard!  The first one is my favorite- it looks just like him always running and smiling!

As of December 8, our sweet Logan is 17 months old!  Since I missed the 16 month posting, I will update on what he has been up to the last couple of months.  We celebrated Logan's second Thanksgiving and we are busy getting ready for Christmas now.

Logan continues to be even more active, if that is possible!  He is climbing on everything and has already managed to climb (and fall) out of his crib.  Right at 16 months, Logan decided he would get out of his crib, and it left a nasty knot on his head.  So, that night we decided it was time to convert his crib to a toddler bed.  It was definitely bittersweet!  Having him sleep in his toddler bed makes him seem even more grown up.  Luckily, the transition has not been too bad and he is sleeping pretty well with the toddler rail up. 

Here are some other things Logan has been up to:

• Something he has done for as long as I can remember is play with my hair when he gets sleepy and is going to sleep.  He also does it to Brian and his Mimi.  Such a sweetheart!  If he is in the car and cannot reach anyone else's hair, he will play with his own.  
• Saying lots of new words.  Some of these include girl, child, hot, bath, baby, cup... the list goes on.  He also likes to say "go, go, go" and "no, no." As soon as he wakes up in the morning, he immediately asks for his "Ba, Ba" (his sippy cup).  He just has the sweetest voice!
• Also still talking a lot of nonsense but it is super cute! He talks long sentences that do not make any sense.
• Becoming more independent all the time! He wants to feed himself with a fork or spoon, and he is actually doing pretty well.  He also wants to brush his teeth himself, so we have two toothbrushes- one for him and one for us!
• Watching EVERYTHING we do and trying to do it, too.  He pulls out my blow dryer and roll brush daily and stands in front of the mirror to "pretend" he is blowdrying his hair, too.  Then he will grab the broom of vacuum cleaner attachment and "pretend" to clean the house.  He also loves playing in my makeup each morning when I am getting ready, much to his Dad's dislike! 
• If Logan is in a room and everyone starts laughing, he will start laughing, too.  He does not want to be left out of the conversation!
• Still loving to be the center of attention.  At a restaurant, he will try to get the attention of the people at the nearest table.  Once they acknowledge him and smile, etc., he expects them to just keep talking to him!  He does not understand that they are having their own conversations.  We are working on that :)
• Speaking of saying hot, asking if something his "hot" is one of Logan's favorite conversation starters.  He always walks up to the oven and puts his hand out and says, "Hot?" But, he also wants to make sure his food isn't hot, so he always asks, "Hot?" and holds his hand over his food.  He then proceeds to blow (aka, spit) on his food to cool it off.  So funny!  His "hot" kind of sounds like "ha" but it is still precious!
• Taking his climbing to new levels- he can now climb into almost any piece of furniture, and he loves to show us that he can.  One of his favorite places to climb is one of our chairs in the living room that is underneath light switches.  He climbs into the chair, and then stands up on the arm so he can reach the light switches.  He then proceeds to turn them on and off repeatedly.  I am so afraid that he is going to fall off the arm of the chair and hit his head on the hardwood floor!  So, we try to stop this as much as possible or sit beside him while he is up there, but there is really no stopping him most of the time!
• Wanting to sit at the big table with us, rather than in his highchair.  We have finally given in!
• Using a fork and spoon pretty well for foods that are easy to pick up.
• Still eating most anything, but his appetite varies from day to day.  Sometimes he will eat everything in sight, and the next day he will barely eat.  From what I have heard, this is typical toddler eating behavior.
• Still wearing size 2T clothes, but some of his longalls and t-shirts are getting too short!  We will probably be in 3T before we know it.  His shoe size is still around a 7.  Luckily, we have been able to get a couple of month's wear out of his newer shoes.
• A negative habit that Logan has started is hitting.  He does it sometimes for attention and sometimes in the middle of a tantrum.  We are using "time outs" with him, and it seems to be getting better.  I'm sure it is frustrating for him to not be able to communicate all of his feelings with words!

We have so much fun with Logan, and we just love being around him as much as possible and watching him discover more about the world around him.  We can't wait to see what else he has in store for us!

Our Little Pumpkin

Logan was a pumpkin for Halloween this year.  He does not like to wear anything on his head, so I did not want to buy an elaborate costume that required a head piece!  He wore his costume to Zoo Boo and to Parents Day Out on Halloween where they had trunk-or-treat and a hayride.  His teachers said he loved the hayride.  He is such a cute little pumpkin!

He even let me get a quick picture of him with his stem pulled up!

The three of us at Zoo Boo...

And, here is his with Mimi & Paw Paw before Zoo Boo...

I sure do love that little boy!

Happy Fall, Y'all!

Happy Fall, everyone!  Last week we took Logan to the "pumpkin patch" at Second Baptist Church.  We have several busy weekends in October planned, so we did not know if we would be able to make it to a real pumpkin patch this year.  We were able to get several pictures of our sweet boy, and here are some of my favorites.  He is hard to catch!



Recent Pictures

Our big boy has been so busy lately!  Here are some recent pictures...

 Posing in his football jersey!  Maybe our Tigers would be better if Logan was on the team.

All dressed up for church in his knee socks and new white shoes!

Trying to run from me as I take his picture before Parents Day Out! 

Being so sweet running around outside. 

Trying to climb up his slide. 



And climbing down the slide with help from Daddy!

15 Months Old!

As of Oct. 8, sweet Logan is 15 months old!  He is growing up so fast.  Since it has been a couple of months since my last update, here are his 14 and 15 month pictures.

I have finally accepted the fact that my baby has blonde hair!  He has always had the darkest brown eyes, and his hair started off brown.  However, he lost most of that and what came back was always really light.  Since both Brian and I have dark brown hair, I just assumed his hair would get darker.  But, that is not the case!  It just seems to get lighter and lighter.  He sure is a cutie with his blonde hair and dark brown eyes!

At 15 months, it is time for another check-up.  We went today, and Logan is doing great!  We already knew that, but it is great to hear it from a doctor.  His height (33 1/2 inches) and weight (32 pounds) are still off the growth charts (above 97% in each category).  The doctor was impressed with the number of words he is saying- especially "kitty"- because he said that was a hard word to say!  Kitty was one of Logan's first words, so we were certainly proud!

Logan has been to two Tigers football games this year, and he LOVED it.  I cannot emphased LOVED enough.  Between getting lots of attention from girls, the band, the cheerleaders, and being outside, it was one of his favorite activities to date!  He never once sat down, but we managed to keep him contained in the small area that our friends group occupies in the Liberty Bowl.  It definitely wore out his Mom & Dad, but it was worth it to see him having so much fun.  And, he is too young to know that our football team is terrible this year, so the outcome of the games did not even put a damper on his mood!

Here are some things Logan has been up to the last couple of months:

• He is still as busy as ever! He hardly ever slows down (unless he is sleeping!).  He is always exploring, playing, running, moving, or dancing.
• Speaking of dancing Logan has some serious dance moves, and he loves for us to play music on the ipod player every morning so he can dance!
• Climbing on anything he can reach- including his Thomas train, music table, furniture- the list goes on.
• Talking all of the time. Some of his new words include puppy and ball, and he is also putting a lot more sounds together.  Sometimes he will talk for a couple of minutes straight like he is carrying on a conversation!  Most of it does not make much sense, but I know it is a sign of the talking that is yet to come.
• Still loving to read books.  He loves just about all of his board books, which are the only ones I let him have right now because he tears pages out of other books!  Most of his board books are already falling apart because of the number of times he has read them and flipped through the pages. 
• Still loving anything with buttons and electronics.  When he is watching Baby Einstein, he wants to hold BOTH remotes- the one to the TV and the one to the blu-ray player.
• Also still having major separation anxiety, especially when we drop him off at parents day out or the church nursery.  He just cries and holds his breath, and it is very sad!  We wait until he starts breathing again (literally) before we leave him, and it just breaks my heart!  I know he loves if after we leave (they tell us he does!), and this will get better as he gets older.
• Playing outside- he just loves it! Anything outdoors is perfect for him.
• Still eating most anything you put in front of him.  He prefers home cooked meals with lots of veggies!
• Having more frequent tantrums when he does not get his way or cannot adequately communicate his needs to us.  The tantrums usually involved lots of tears and throwing his arms around, and they sometimes involve him sitting on the ground in disgust.  But, that is OK- we know he is just trying to figure out how he fits in to this big world! 
• Wearing size 2T clothes and usually a 7 in shoes.  Those feet just keep growing so fast- we are buying new shoes all the time!
• Still taking two naps a day- with the first nap around 9 a.m. and the second around 1:30 or 2:00 p.m.
• Playing hard and tough- we are amazed at the hard falls he takes that rarely bring tears.  He is still one tough cookie!
• Turning bath time into a sport- he swims, jumps, and throws water everywhere
• Also loving to play rough with Dad and sometimes Mom, too!- he loves being thrown in the air or flipped upside down- he usually intiates it!  The term "All Boy" certainly applies to our sweet Logan.

Logan, we just love you so much and have enjoyed watching your personality develop even more these last few months.  You have TONS of energy, and you are also very sweet and loving.  We could not be more proud of you!

We have a climber!

This sweet little boy certainly is brave!  He has been climbing on anything he can find for the past week, including his Thomas Train.  You may be thinking that I should have been making him get off of the train rather than taking this adorable picture.  Although you may be right, there really is no stopping our sweet Logan from climbing, so I might as well capture the moment!  I did have my foot on the train so it would not roll out from under him :)

And, here he is getting off of the train...


And just like that... he lands on his feet!  He sure is a lot of fun...

Logan's New Obsession

My one year old has an obsession...

Yes, that is a microwave, and Logan is obsessed!  When he walks into any kitchen, he immediately locates the microwave and begins to point and waive.  He then proceeds to run to Brian or me and lift his arms signaling us to pick him up so he can investigate further (i.e. push buttons, open and close the door-- you get the idea).

How did Logan become obsessed with the microwave? We think it started when he was about 3 months old.  His Mimi (Brian's mother) keeps him during the week, and she would warm his bottle in a crock pot and set the timer on the microwave.  When I was not around to feed Logan, Brian would also warm his bottle by setting the microwave timer.  From a very young age, he learned that the counting down on the microwave meant something related to his bottle. 

Fast forward to Logan's first birthday and his transition to whole milk.  For the first couple of weeks, we warmed his bottles of milk in the microwave.  He always wanted to help by opening the microwave, watching and waiving during the 40 second countdown, and then opening the microwave to reveal a warm bottle. 

Now Logan is drinking the milk cold, but he is still obsessed with microwaves!  In the past week, he has gotten to examine two new ones- the one at his Bess's house (my mom) and one at a friend's house we visited earlier in the week.  You should have seen his smile and excitement!  Plus, he still has to look at the one in our kitchen at least a couple of times a day.  So funny!

I just had to share this obsession because I do not want to forget about these little quirks as Logan grows up!

Since I cannot have a post without a picture, here is a cute one of Logan from last weekend eating (and LOVING) Bess's homemade spaghetti sauce: