17-18 Months

I always give Logan updates every month but we went to Oklahoma for almost a month and I got super behind on absolutely everything. Anyway, I'm doubling up to attempt to catch up. I'll warn you now, this is probably going to be a very long post.

Here's what's new with Logan:

18 month stats- 31 in. tall (10-25%) and he weighs approximately ( I say approx because he was freaking out when they were trying to weigh him so it was just an estimate) 24 lbs (25%)

He can snap his fingers.

Can tell you what a dog, duck, snake, and pig say.

Can point to eyes, ears, nose, mouth, toes, belly and hair.

He can run.

He can put blocks together with no help.

I'm not proud of this but he LOVES watching TV. It's already become a struggle every time he asks to watch it and I tell him no. It's kind of scary how much he understands. He laughs when things happen like someone falls and dances and claps to the music. His absolute favorite show is Family Feud. He sits and watches the whole show, reacts to whatever happens, and sometimes even tries to put his arms up in a strike sign.

He dances complete with fancy footwork, spins, and flailing arms.

He loves to spin in circles until he falls down.

His favorite game to play is hide and seek.

He loves to pick up and be a big helper in whatever way he can.

I started taking him to nursery early while we were out of town to see how he did and he's been loving it ever since. We drop him off and he never looks back.

He seems to understand pretty much everything we say and will act on things that we mention or things we ask him to do. He'll get his shoes or a diaper when we ask him, put the phone on the charger, put his toys where they belong, or head for the door when we tell him we're going outside or bye-bye.

He refuses to talk. Despite pointing and labeling everything, repeating what things are over and over, saying things simply and slowly...you name it, I've probably tried it but he just isn't interested. He communicates with signs (some ASL, some his own), noises, and a lot of actions. He signs milk, food, more/want, all done.

He loves FHE. We started having him join us for very simple FHE lessons about a month ago. He surprisingly will sit through 2 prayers, a few songs, and a lesson...which is shocking since he can't even sit through one prayer before he goes to bed. The songs are, of course, his favorite.

He loves anything he can take apart and attempt to put back together and anything that has lids he can take off. He is surprisingly good at taking all kinds of lids off things.

His favorite toys are cars or anything else with tires. He makes vroom noises when he plays with them. He even has to check all the tires on real cars to make sure if he needs to fix anything.

Logan still LOVES the ladies. I was watching my friend's kids and he just would not leave Sadie alone. I had to pull him off of her a few times.
Here he is after I got him from smothering her so he had to keep his arm on her at least.Just another girl Logan had his eye on... Logan won't sit still for long but he does love looking at books even if he can't sit still for mom to read him an entire book. He started deciding that his toy box in our living room would make a nice seat and stool to climb onto our entertainment center as well.

His favorite bunny and blanky.

Scott recently got a bike and chair and since the weather has been nice they've been able to really enjoy it. Logan, of course, loves the ride.

We have security screens on our front and back doors and once the weather got nice I started leaving our doors open with the screens locked. After Logan saw me use the key just once, he was telling me he wanted to go outside which I told him no for one reason or another. It's hard to see the keys in this picture, but he just decided to get the key try and unlock it himself.

My little kitchen helper decided to climb my stepping stool and then help himself to some frosting.

After helping himself to a few spoonfuls of peanut butter...

Prego Belly

When I was pregnant with Logan, I was terrible at taking pictures of the progress so I decided this time I would be better.

Here I'm about 9 weeks and yes by then I already couldn't fit into all of my pants.
13 weeks... 21 weeks...That's as recent as I have for now.
As for this pregnancy, it hasn't been easy but it's definitely been better than the last one. I was throwing up until I was about 22 weeks or so but by then usually only a few times a week. I've been much more tired this time around but I'd have to attribute most of that to my extremely rambunctious little Logan. The diabetes management hasn't been quite as hard and so far the only other complication has been a placenta previa diagnosis that hopefully will correct itself before it causes any problems. I have a long way to go but I'm keeping my fingers crossed that all the yucky stuff doesn't show up at the end like it did last time. Now I'm just enjoying the rest of the 2nd trimester when it's the easiest. Oh, and I'm about 24 1/2 weeks now.

16 Months

New Logan updates:
* He's finally completely walking. At a little over 15 months he finally gave up crawling completely.
* He signs "milk" and "dog"
* He's learning to kiss close-mouthed.
* He can reach door handles and can almost open them...SCARY!
* He's started trying to imitate anything Scott and I do.
* He's discovered jumping on furniture...the bed is his favorite of course.
* He is now up to 12 teeth. He got his last baby molar.
* Logan has a new love of digging through the trash. Though he has never had pop before, one of his favorite things to do is get my cans out of the recycle bin and drink the very last drop.

* He loves watching TV. I'm already in trouble.
* He shakes his head and violently turns and holds onto things when you try to take it away.
* He loves ocean water, bath water, and rain. This is him playing in one of our recent monsoons.
* He loves playing with cars and trucks and has just started making noises sometimes when he plays with them.

*This is one of his most favorite things in the world...the phone...of which he has claimed ownership and is one of the main causes of his fits.

*Here Logan had somehow grabbed every blanket within reach (4 total) and managed to cuddle with all of them while he was sleeping.

15 Months

15 Month Stats:
Height: 30 1/2 in.
Weight: 21 lbs. 10 oz.

What's new with Logan at 15 months?
*Logan went from having 4 teeth to 11 teeth all at the same time. It was a long, miserable couple of weeks while those teeth came through.
*Logan got his first bug bite...or should I say bites. He put his hands on an ant hill for one second and instantly had like 100 ants biting his little hands and feet. Thank goodness we could run over to the pool. His hands were completely red with welts all over them but luckily he got over it really quickly.
*He's started throwing fits. He throws himself on the ground and rolls around crying. We always ignore him and we'll catch him peeking at us out of the corner of our eyes to see if we're paying attention to him. Luckily he gets bored with it quickly and it only lasts like a minute.
*Logan had his first haircut with the clippers...and absolutely hated it.
*He has started spitting...when something gets taken away from him, when he's getting in trouble, when he gets in a very hot car, when he doesn't like the food, or when he's just being a stinker. The funny thing is he knows it means something bad and he certainly didn't learn it from us.
*He claps. Yeah he's a late clapper.

*He points the remote to the TV and usually figures out how to turn it on, the volume up, and change the channel.
*He walks about fifty percent of the time...he's really taking this whole walking thing gradually.
*He is Daddy's Little Helper. Whether Scott's working in the yard or some project, Logan has to be right there acting like he's helping out. He loves to get dirty and doesn't even mind the heat.Look at that dirt. He's seriously all boy.This is after he "helped" pick the peaches off our tree. Though he'd never had one before, he just chowed down on one when we weren't paying attention. How funny are these faces...

I'm Back!

Okay so it's been FOREVER since I've blogged. I've been behind for awhile and I just love to put off things when I start getting behind. I still haven't posted about our Hawaii trip, San Diego trip, or Logan's 15 month post. Since Logan's almost 16 months I figured it was time to get back on track and stop putting it off. I love to make excuses and, well, I'd like to think I have a valid excuse right now...that I'm very sick and very tired.
That's right. I'm pregnant...3 months now... and this is how we broke the news to our families. Between being sick, chasing around Logan, the awful heat, and my normal responsibilities around the house and with church I just haven't had the energy or motivation to do much else. Since I'm wrapping up the first trimester I'm hoping this exhaustion will start easing up. Anyway, we feel so blessed and happy about our news we just had to share it with everyone and, lets be honest, I can't hide this rapidly growing belly much longer. People have already started talking. With that being said, bear with me as I attempt to catch up the last few months. Logan has gotten so big since my last post and yes, mom, videos and pictures of Logan are coming next.

14 Months

Most of my pictures of Logan for this month were either from Hawaii (next post) or of him getting into things....and, of course, then him posing for the camera. He is such a cheese ball. Anyway, here's what's new with Logan:

~He's 21 lbs but I'm not sure how tall. We'll find out at his 15 month Dr appt.
~He took his first steps a few weeks ago and continues to take a few steps at a time but is not walking yet. For the first time in his life, he's acting hesitant and scared to hurt himself.
~He waves.
~He points.
~He finally says "mama" and "dog" in addition to his favorite word "dada".
~He loves piggy-back rides.
~He is very attached to his blanky. He tries to bring it with him everywhere...even to the table.
~He bites when he gets excited :(
~He plays hide and seek.
~He thinks you can't see him when he shuts his eyes.
~He gives "french" kisses.
~He loves the pool but not going under water.
~He loves hanging from trees.
~He has become a ladies' man. A group of guys can walk past him and he won't give them a second look. A group of guys and ladies walk by and he pulls out all the his tricks...his fake laugh, his cheesy smile, his hide and seek game, whatever he can to get their attention.
~He makes it through all 3 hours of church without having to take him out...usually.
~His favorite toy is his bunny that he sleeps with. He's also formed a little attachment with that.
~He puts the phone, a remote, a calculator, and anything else up to his ear that may resemble him talking on the phone.

I think that's all I can come up with for this month. The big post I've been putting off (Hawaii vacation) is next.

Joy in the Journey

I know it's been forever since I've posted anything. Once I get behind on something, I just put it off more and more. It's a terrible flaw I have. Anyway, I'm finally attempting to catch up.

On Memorial weekend I went to our ward's girls camp. It was from Saturday to Tuesday so it worked out really well since Scott could watch Logan every day except Tuesday. Thanks to Scott's family for helping out on Tuesday : ). By the way, much to my surprise, Logan did great and didn't even notice I was gone. This was the first time I've been to girl's camp since I was in young womens. I had forgotten how fun girl's camp really is. It was like a 4 day slumber party with skits, good food, games, crafts, dancing, singing, hiking, and of course some spiritual uplift. The theme was Find Joy in the Journey and I'm pretty sure everyone did. Honestly I didn't have too much responsibility when it came to camp and it was actually a nice little vacation for me. I had great food that I never had to prepare and I didn't have to worry about cleaning up the house or changing diapers. It was wonderful. The only thing I can say is I was having a huge insomnia problem and literally didn't sleep more than about 2 or 3 hours a night. I remember the good ol days when I could do that and not collapse. Well lets just say I'm too old for that now and I almost died from exhaustion by the time I got home.

They made the most wonderful doughnuts I've ever eaten...and boy did I eat them. I think I had 4 or 5. I wasn't the only one that went overboard. Some of the girls were eating like 10 doughnuts. Needless to say, that was the beginning of mayhem. They were all high on sugar and went bonkers...wrestling, giggling, screaming, and playing pranks on each other.

We had Sacrament meeting on Sunday which was really cool just being out in nature, feeling the Spirit, and not having a toddler climb all over you chatting your ear off. It was a really spiritual, relaxing day. Yes, we wore dresses at camp.

This is where the leaders slept.
This is one of the tents where the girls slept. Sometimes you get special privileges when you're a leader.

Our ward has a goal to make a certain number of bears ( I can't remember how many. Maybe 100) so one of the things we did on Sunday was this service project craft.