Out on the town

Last weekend, we got to get away for a night of fun and cocktails to go to our friends' wedding. Thanks, Mom! (Gramma)

Logan was pretty excited about it:

Is it me, or does he look like a teenager in these pictures?

My little Jolly jumper

I think we found Logan's new most favorite thing in the whole world. Ours, too.

FATHER'S DAY

Logan took his Papa to the beach for Father's Day and pointed some things out for him.

Then took him out for Fish and Chips because that's what Papa was craving... It was Logan's first time in a restaurant highchair and I must say, he behaved surprisingly well!

There is nothing sweeter to me than seeing Logan and his Papa. They just adore each other.


Happy Father's Day, sweetheart. You are the best father ever and Logan sure is lucky to have such a sweet, loving, kind, dedicated father that loves him so much.

I love you both more than words can say.

Seven months

Logan had his 7-month "birthday" this past week.

It continues to be true, that the days continue to be more and more fun:) As far as milestones or just totally fun things this month is that he really, really, really wants to crawl but so far he just balances on all fours and rocks back and forth and it looks like he's thinking "Well, any minute now, I will propell forward..." He does have the scootin' or army crawling down pat, though. If you turn your back for a second, you will find him NOT where you left him. That's a preview of things to come, I'm sure...

He seems to be getting longer and is now wearing 12-month old clothing, which is sad, because there are still quite a bit of 9-month old clothes he did not get to wear. This past week I kept trying to put him in those clothes but the poor thing just looks like he's Bruce Banner, you know, right when he realizes he has been made "angry" and he begins to transition into the Incredible Hulk and rip thru his clothes. Ok. So I need to let go. He's wearing 12-month labeled clothes now.

Another really great invention to add to my list is the "overnight" diaper. A little disclaimer, though. Apparently, just because the box says "12-hour" diaper it does NOT mean that you can get away with using just two diapers a day. At first I was like... "Wait a minute... 12-hour diaper? Well, there are 24 hours in a day... divided by two... Wow. This box of diapers will last forever!"

No.

He's also a great little eater. He's less and less interested in milk and wants more of the pureed foods. It makes me happy, especially since I spent 3 days making the last batch of baby food:)

So far his menu includes sweet potatoes, carrots, bananas, green beans, peaches, apples, prunes, squash, avocado, cantaloupe, zuchini, yellow squash, pears and broccoli, all sided with either oatmeal or rice. Bon Appetit!

Meeting Tillie

Monika and Barry have a new baby. A puppy, named Tillie. She's beautiful and Logan and I went to meet her today. It was Logan's only second time seeing a real live dog and well, he thought it was pretty funny...

How to train your Lion

To show the Lion who is boss you must establish dominance.

First, create a distraction:

Grab the bull by the horns early and often. Or in this case, the Lion by the mane:

Over-power the Lion at the first opportunity:

Body slam!

"That was fun!"... "Hey, dude... you ok?" "Helloooooooo?"

"Beginning CPR!" "Mom! Go get an AED!"

It's always fun and games until someone gets deflated.

Back to the beach

A new first

Today was a big day for Mama because I realized that Logan was now big enough to sit in the shopping cart while grocery shopping. I was so happy since he is pretty heavy to carry around on one arm while trying to shop while simultaneously keeping him from grabbing everything... Thanks to Junko, we have a nice shopping cart cover, too!

This is WHY we need a shopping cart cover...

Popping paci

Beach Volleyball

Logan had his first REAL beach day last weekend. And by real, I mean, ALL day, IN the sand, not just walking by on the boardwalk in the stroller. He LOVED it.

He had a nice little tent to hang out in to get a break from the sun and attempt to nap.

He found the sand incredibly interesting and much to our surprise, he did NOT try to put it in his mouth! Towards the end of the day, he face-planted into it and got a bit of a mouthful, but that's different.

He got to hang out with the Blanchard boys, whom he really likes. They really are the sweetest.

He got to watch Papa play Volleyball...

And the trip down to the water was more excitement than he could take. He did NOT know what to do with himself. So cute!

Love my beach baby!

Plethora of blog updates

So it has been a few weeks since I updated the blog. I keep saying that I am not going to take so many pictures any more but that doesn't work out so well. So what ends up happening is that I end up with way too many pictures that I have to go thru and organize somehow, before they make it on the blog. So what will follow are many updates that are in no particular order whatsoever.

Logan is doing great and we have had a ball the past few weeks visiting with friends and going to the pool and to the park, Petsmart, and the bookstore, giving the little guy an opportunity to be exposed to different sights, sounds and textures. Not to mention animals (puppies, cats, birds, fish)

Also, it seems like he really wants to crawl. I first noticed that he started scooting a few weeks ago when I put him down on his mat and I turned around for a second and found he had propelled himself backwards.

He has figured out how to get up on all fours and then he starts rocking back and forth. It's pretty hilarious.

Then he just nose-dives!

If only I could get over to those toys...

He LOVES to go shopping with mom and dad and be in the Bjorn, I think because it gives him a much different perspective of the world. Look at how happy he looks! And last but not least, this past week I've outdone myself with home-made baby food. My friend Ahsley lent me her Beaba Baby Cook which is just awesome. I made enough food for weeks. I loved it. I never cook this much for my husband!

So far, Logan has liked everything I've given him. All fruits and veggies! Sweet potatoes being his absolute favorite. They are mine, too.

Our little guy really enjoys the bath. It's just a smaller version of the pool, which he loves.

His favorite bath toys are not the toys, of course.

Not exactly what I meant when I said "we are going to brush teeth."

General sweetness...