Christmas 2014

8 months

My sweet Logan, 

  This last month has been full of being sick. Poor guy... You have been sick since Thanksgiving and just can't catch a break. This month has been full of a head cold with lots of coughs. You seem to be doing well in spite of all the colds. 

    You pull yourself up on everything. You love to stand. You have even started to let go while you stand (although it doesn't last more than a second before you grab hold again). You even walk while holding our hands. I think you'll be walking early, just like your brother. 

   Speaking of your brother, you LOVE him. You crawl around following him and watch him like he is the center of your world... And he kind of is since he gives you so much entertainment. After he goes to bed, you often stay up a bit later, you crawl around and chat so much because you don't have someone to watch. 

     You have started doing the cutiest thing but I have a feelin fit won't be cute when you are older. You have started to giggle when you do something naughty. If I catch you pulling the books off the shelf, you giggle. As soon as you find my phone, you pick it up and giggle. When you see outlets, you crawl up to it and poke it while giggling. It is so funny and when I hear that giggle I know you are most likely doing something you shouldn't. (You also really enjoy crawling to the laundry room and eating all the shoes). 

    Each day seems it like you so something new. You are so curious and ready to know all about the world around you. I think you'll end up having your dads curiosity. I hope you never lose that.

    You started to hold your mouth all the way open, like a scream.  It is so funny. You don't do it all the time and once your cold started up again, you stopped doing it. You also now have 4 top teeth! It is so strange  to see you with so many teeth. I miss your little gums. 

     We went to Disneyland this month and we had so much fun. You were a bit sick but handled it like a champ. 

7 months

Logan, 

   Unfortunately this month has been characterized by being sick. First at the end of thanksgiving, you got Roseola. This is a high fever followed by a weird rash. Then you got a head cold and were stuffy and miserable for about a week and a half. And now you caught another head cold that is runny nose and fevers and coughing. You and your brother have been nothing but sick for the whole last month. My prayers each night seem to be the same- let the kids get better and let them sleep so I can. It is such a recurrent thing that even your brothers prayers sound like this, "bless monny to not be sick, feel better. Bless baby logan to not be sick, feel better, sleep good. Bless Minos to sleep good, feel better. Bless daddy work. Name of Jesus, amen." I am hopeful that you are getting all your sick out now so you can be a healthy kiddo later. 

     Other than being sick, you have really started to realize you can move around. You crawl and find things. You see something you want and go to it. It is fun to see you follow your brother around and trying to play with him. You crawl or scoot over to his toys and pick them up. I think you are wondering why they are so cool to Miles when all you do with them is  out them in your mouth. 

     You have such a little personality. You have decided to be weary of strangers when they hold you. You like them, but only as long as they don't touch you. After about an hour, you warm up and enjoy playing with whoever is around. 

     You still love eating. You want to eat anything we are, and try to eat your brothers food all the time (although to be fair, he DOES leave it on the floor so doesn't that make it your food too?). 

     You growl at anything you don't like or want. This means that when you are hungry and I am not feeding you fast enough, you growl. When you want your binky but can't get it in yor mouth, You growl. When you want to be held, your growl. It is really cute, but I wonder when you will start to say more sounds and words. 

     I love you so much my sweet baby. Merry Christmas. I can't believe you are already 7 months old. Feels like you have always been here but that there is no way you are so close to a year old already. Thank you for filling out home with more love, happiness, laughter, and fun. I can't wait to see you and your brother grow up and play together. I have a feeling I k in for lots of surprises. 

Love, 

   Your mama

Life according to Miles

I told Miles I was so tired and asked if he could watch Logan while I napped. This was his response: 

"No monny, I can't. I can't because him cries a lot. He cries and cries and me can't watch him." 

Me: "why can't you watch him when he cries?"

"It makes me so hard. It makes me mad and sad when him cries. It so hard." 

Me: "why is it hard when he cries?"

"It just do's" 

The things kids think of. And no, I would never actually go sleep while my 3 year old watches my 6 month old. I am not stupid, just a curious mom who wondered what silly things her kiddo would say. 

Here are a few pics of my sleeping kiddos 

6 months

My dearest Logan, 

   These last 6 months seemed to fly by. How are you already closer to a year old than birth? I see you rolling on the floor, trying to eat your brother's toy and I see how much you have really grown. This last month has really been filled with so many changes. 

     You now eat food! In fact, you love food. You open your mouth and say mmmmmm whenever you really like what we feed you. You kind of expect to eat at every dinner we have. You sit in your high chair and growl at me until I give you a bite of food. I kind of think you'll be more of a foodie than your brother. 

     You now roll and army scoot. You are so determined to move where you want and to get what you want. You are so close to crawling and have been sitting up on all fours, shaking, and trying so hard to move forward. Most of the time you just fall and then use your tiptoes to scoot forward. You have become quite good at going where you want.  

     You LOVE your older brother. You watch him all the time and love when he plays with or talks to you. I hope this will translate to you two becoming great friends. 

     You have two teeth already and are biting everything. When we ask Miles why you have to be careful of brother, he replys by saying because you are so bitey. 

     I love you so much Logan Walter. Our family wouldn't be the same without your sweet smile and patient attitude. Thank you so much for each day you give us. May the future hold more joy and great times ahead. 

Xoxoxo, 

  Mom (also the word I have been telling you over and over in hopes that you will say mom first😊)

     

5 months!

My little Logan,

   You are a sweet bundle of a baby. You roll ALL THE TIME now. Right now you are laying on your belly in front of me, eating your hand, and scooting back and forth trying to eat anything you can touch. You have gone from being a passive watcher to an active participant. You want to touch, hold, and eat everything in sight. My hope for you is that you never lose this zeal for life. That you always have a wonder for the world and for new things. I hope you have an interest in how things work and remember to question the world around you. 

     It is so funny to see how engaged you are. You LOVE to watch Miles. No matter what you are doing (with the exception of being in the car), if you hear Miles you stop what you are doing and watch him. Yesterday Dad took him to get Aunt Bailey and you were so confused as to why you had no entertainment. It was strangely quiet and you were fussier than normal. 

     Even with all the big things you are doing, you are still my baby. You still kick your legs like a newborn, like to be rocked and swaddled like a newborn, and you still love your binky. I love you so much Logan Walter. You have my heart. Completely. 

     I can't wait to see what changes time will bring us. You have created a unique viewpoint for me. With Miles I could only guess at the future and wonder, but with you I get to see the future in your brother and be excited to see the same things in you. I see Miles at 3 and wonder what things you will like when you are his age... I see him talking and playing and feel excited to see that same stage with you. I remember what Miles was like at 1 and 2 and I feel excitement at getting to do it again, but with you! You give me a perspective I have never had before. I get to enjoy your little moments now because I have already done them and I remember they go too fast but I also get to see glimpses of the future and be excited for those too. Thank you for that. 

     You are such a sweet baby. You LOVE people. Whenever anyone smiles at you, you reply by smiling with your whole body. You have the biggest grin and your whole body can't help but wiggle when you smile. Half the time you smile so big, you have to turn your head and hide your face. It is so cute. I hope this joy you have never goes away. 

     Thank you for choosing me for your mommy. I could t imagine having anyother baby in my arms each day. I know you will grow into a great man because you have a great one to look up to and a big brother who will help keep you in line. My heart is yours... Please keep it safe. I hope you stay healthy and strong, don't risk your life unnecessarily... I took great care in making it. Please go to school, find a passion- I don't care if it is as a garbage man, Disneyland trash sweeper, lawyer, or doctor. Just make sure you find something you love. You , your brother, and your daddy are my everything. Keep growing strong and please start giving me more sleep. 

Love, 

   Your very tired momma. 

Four months!

Logan, 

     Wow. This last month has been full of traveling and awakening. You are such a fun baby. You are so sweet and happy. You laugh and smile so much now. You are so ticklish and laugh so good whenever tickled under your neck or on your chest. 

    We drove to Farmington and you got to meet so many family members. Everyone loved seeing you and you did so good during the 8 hours in the car. 

     You LOVE your brother. No matter what you are doing, if you hear your brother, you stop and look at him. You follow his voice and will even stop nursing just because Miles comes over. 

     We just had your four month appt and you are such a big boy. This is what we measured you at:

18 lbs 2 oz 99% weight for age,

weight for length is 85%, 

26"long 86 percentile,

44.5 cm head 96 percentile

     You are growing so much. I love to see the new things you can do each day. You are so good at holding up your head and put everything in your mouth! I have a feeling you will start teething soon. I am going to miss your sweet gummy smile. 

     I can't wait to see the little guy you are going to be. I imagine all the fun times you are going to have with us. It is so much fun watching you grow and learn. Just a few days ago you started really looking at things. 

     It started with sitting in your car seat and holding your binky. You just looked so hard at it. You practiced holding it, putting it in your mouth, turning it, and pulling it out. You looked so hard at that binky. It was really fun to watch. Now you are finally starting to play with toys. You will hold them and shake them. 

     I have so many hopes for you. I hope you grow to be caring and strong if heart. I hope you grow up loving and laughing and that you are best friends with your big brother. I hope you always remember the love your father and I have for you. I hope you stand up for others and never question what is right. 

     I love you so much Logan. I rock you and stare into your sweet face while thinking about all the things God has prepared for you. I know you will do great things. I know you will love fiercely. I know we have some rough patches ahead, but I also know that you are worth everything I could ever give. 

Xoxoxo, 

Your momma