An overdue 2 week update

It is hard to believe that Logan is now three weeks old as of yesterday, but I haven't had a chance to post his two week update. We took him to the doctor for his two week check on Friday June 19. He weighed 9 lbs and the nurse thinks he was 21 1/2 inches. Ben wasn't sooo sure because Logan was moving all over the place. The doctor was very pleased at how well he was growing and said she didn't need to see him back for another six weeks, which is when he will get shots. I am definitely not looking forward to this appointment. During this past week, Logan has hit a few milestones. First of all, we picked up Grammy Crawford, Aunt Tessa, Aunt Tesha, and cousin Austyn at the airport on Friday. Austyn wasn't sure what to think about Logan, but he did get to hold him a little bit. Austyn would hold him for a few seconds and then push him away. Austyn also did not like when Logan cried. The one day we were all out in the living room and Logan was back in his bed. He started fussing and Austyn immediately ran back to his room and was trying to hold his hand through the crib railing. It was soo cute. Mom was amazed at how much smiling Logan already does. (This is such a reward for me in the middle of the night when I get up to feed him.) She was also amazed at how much grunting and noise he can make, especially when he is trying to dirty his diaper. While they were here, we got pictures taken of Austyn and Logan together. What a challenge that was! As soon as I get the pictures, I will put them on here for you to see. On Monday, Logan's cord fell off while Tessa was changing him. She asked me if I wanted to keep it, and I told her no. Then Ben came home from PT and she asked him if he wanted to keep it. He also said no and threw it in the trash. Tessa did such a good job at cleaning his belly button after it fell off. Wednesday, I put Logan down on the floor for tummy time and he rolled over for the first time. We knew that it wasn't going to be long before this happened, because when we were at the doctor he was holding his head sooo well and the doctor said that she could tell he was very determined. Fortunately, my mom also witnessed it and then when Ben got home, Logan did it again. Unfortunately, I have not been able to get this on video, but I did try. Since my family was here to help out when I needed it, I got a chance to catch up on some lost sleep. Well as this picture shows, we were having mommy and Logan nap time. We are covered up with my blanket that I have had since I was little. It was so nice for Logan to finally meet some of his extended family. Although they were very good at spoiling him by holding him all the time. Hopefully this isn't too hard of a habit to break. Thanks for all your help and advice this past week. (Sorry I didn't take more pictures while you guys were here, maybe you can send me some of the ones you took.) We look forward to seeing you again in August!

Today, Logan got his first bath in his tub. Ben has decided that bath time is his and Logan's special bonding time. So Ben has given Logan most of his baths since we brought him home from the hospital. This was very entertaining for me, because after a few baths in the kitchen Ben decided to do his sponge baths in the bathroom. Ben would put the basin in the tub and he would then get in the tub with Logan and bath him that way. Normally Ben had to change his shorts after he was done, not because Logan splashed, but because he would usually squeeze the wash cloth and water would go all over himself. Unfortunately, I always forget to take pictures, but I do have some from his bath tonight.

Logan wiggled his way into this position.

Well I think that about covers the big things going on in our lives. We hope that everyone is doing well and we look forward to hearing from you.

Logan James has arrived

For everyone who hasn't heard, Logan James arrived on Friday, June 5 at 12:50 pm. He was actually born on his due date, which is good because I was beginning to wonder if he was ever going to make his debut. Anyway, he weighed 8 lbs 9 oz and was 21" long and he has a lot of red hair. People are amazed at how big he is and how much hair he has. I kind of thought that he would have a lot of hair, since I was continuously having indigestion. Our first family photo.I am trying to hold him for the first time, even though I am still in the process of being put back together. The doctor told me that I had to keep my hands under the blue cloths, which was a little frustrating, but I knew that I needed to let her do her job.

I guess this picture already shows his true personality.Logan in his going home outfit. His shirt says Do Not Disturb. The one nurse thought this was very fitting because he got mad at her every time she tried to take his vitals. Logan in his swing. This is the only place that we have found so far that he does not uncover himself while he is sleeping. Thanks Aunt Lisa, Uncle Ted, and Alexis for this wonderful gift.Logan sleeping in his swing. We think he looks soooo cute with his little sheep ears. Well I think that about takes care of the updates for Logan and his first couple of days. Hopefully I will be able to send some more pictures soon.

Nursery, Last prego pics???

So I am once again a little behind on updating our blog. I have been waiting for Ben to get the nursery done so that I could post some pictures. Well the painting is finally finished and we put the crib up last night. I know, nothing like waiting until the last minute. Besides putting up the letters of his name, a few other decorations, and putting a few things away, it is finished.

Ben is just getting started with the painting here. He came up with the idea of how to paint Logan's room. You can tell by this picture how much tape it took to do this.One color done, 3 more to go!Ben working on the green stripes. This is not quite what Ben had in mind, but I am glad that he decided to stick with it. He actually wanted to do more stripes, but he was really glad that he didn't. They ended up being more of a hassle than he was expecting. The finished product. Changing table with the bins that we found to match the color scheme.

Ben was recently in a wedding for one of the guys that we go to church with. The two flower girls (Haleigh and Makenna), who also go to our church just love hanging out with Mr. Ben, so we made sure that we got a picture of them together. They were so excited at my shower that Mr. Ben actually played with them, instead of helping me to open the gifts, even though this was the first time that he had met them.

He just has a special way with kids. I am anxious to see how well he does with Logan.

FINAL PREGNANCY PICS??? Well I am hoping that these will be the last of the pregnancy pics for a while. These were taken last Thursday and it just continues to amaze us how big my belly has gotten. Fortunately, I think I can honestly say that it is all baby.

We are hoping that this baby decides to make his appearance before the end of the weekend! So just in case he does come before the weekend is over, here is a picture of me today. 39 weeks 5 days