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:

13 Months Old!

On August 8, sweet Logan turned 13 months old!  I think I was in denial about him being one, but turning a month older seemed to help it sink in.  Logan is as busy as ever, and he is still into everything!  Here is what Logan has been up to this month:

• Dancing- and he even moves with the beat most of the time!  His dance moves mostly consist of swaying and shaking his bottom with his hands in the air.  It is so cute!
• Talking even more- his new word this month is "bubbles."  He will point at the bottle of bubbles and sometimes even bring it to you and tell you he wants to see "bubbles." 
• Playing with anything electronic he can find, particularly the TV remotes.  He has learned to change channels and control the volume (mostly by accident).  He also learned that the remote can float in the bath tub, but after he puts it in the tub it no longer works : )
• Putting telephones and things that could be and/or look like phones up to his ear like he is listening.
• Reading- Logan still LOVES his books.  As you can see in the picture above, we could not pry one out of his hands!  His favorites are still Dr. Seuss, but he has branched out to liking other books too.  The books he likes best are short and have a lot of pictures.  When he finds one around the house he wants read, he will bring it to us and want to sit in our laps while we read.  We just love it!
• Developing a desire to climb- he has not done a lot of this yet, but he certainly is interested and climbs whenever he can!
• Still eating pretty much anything.  New foods this month include spaghetti made with Bess's homemade marinara sauce, garlic mac & cheese with truffle oil from a fancy restaurant (he has sophisticated taste!), chicken nuggets, carrot souffle, and much more.  He still eats all of his veggies, with his favorite probably being green peas.  He also loves fruit.  The only thing he does not like so far is juice- I can't get him to drink it!  He either wants milk or water. 
• Sharing- he loves to share his Cheerios with Brian and me!  He wants to put them in our mouths himself.  Sometimes he also tries to share green peas, but I always pass on those!
• Returning what he is not supposed to have- most of the time.  If he picks up something he knows he is not supposed to have and we tell him, most of the time he will bring it over to us.  However, this is not always the case.
• Starting to have some small tantrums, particularly when we trample his desire to be independent or take something away.  The tantrums involve some pretty dramatic crying while falling on the floor.`
• Still wearing size 24 months and 2T clothing, and he just moved up to size 6 in shoes. 

Logan is still so sweet, and we love him dearly! 

Our running boy!

Logan is ALWAYS on the move these days!  Here are some pictures I took yesterday outside.  It was all I could do to keep him in the camera frame.  He loves being on the go!

Running away from the camera!

Pointing at the airplanes.

 He really loves those airplanes.

My sweet boy :)

A cute one of Logan and his Daddy!