A big boy in the making

I feel like I am forcing Logan to grow up so much more quickly, because we are expecting another child. As I have already said, we are working on potty training and then this week, we decided that since I needed to change his sheets we would see how he did in the twin bed that was already in his room. On Tuesday, we put him down for his naps in the twin bed and he fussed a little, but went to sleep. We figured our big challenge would be that night. Before we went to bed that night, I heard him crying and went back to find that he had fallen out of bed and was totally confused. I put him back in bed and never heard from him until the next morning. We have continued to use the twin bed, in fact the crib doesn't even have sheets on the mattress at this point. This morning after Ben left, at 7:40, Logan came carrying his blanket over to my room. I tried to convince him to climb up in bed with me, but he just looked at me and said "Breakfast." I told him it was still night-night time, but he once again said "Breakfast". I got up, but had to make a pit stop and this didn't make Logan very happy. Once I was finished, we walked out, he went to the pantry and I got his cereal down. He carried the cereal to the counter and then pointed to his bowl. I got it down and then we went to the refrigerator and he helped me carry the milk. I told him to get a spoon and he went over to the drawer, opened it, but wasn't able to reach his spoon. I gave the spoon to him and then carried his cereal to the table. He went to the cupboard and got the peanut butter. (He has seen me put peanut butter on my cheerios and now thinks that his apple jacks should have peanut butter also.) It was very cute how "helpful" he is/was, if only it could have happened a little later in the morning.

Logan's Artwork

I bought Logan a few things to paint while I was buying the letters for Audrey's side of the room. The one day I left him get a head start. He also enjoys going out to the garage with Ben. Ben has been trying to finish some more of my cabinets for the kitchen. I think he realizes how much easier it will be to keep Logan out of the cabinets if there are doors. At the end of the video when Logan throws his hand up in the air, that is his way of dancing.

Baby Update

I have reached the third trimester, which doesn't seem real to me. I don't think that it has sunk in quite yet that shortly after Christmas there will be another member of my family and the fact that we are celebrating Halloween this weekend. I am 29 weeks today, but the pictures that I am going to post were taken on Monday, so I am 28 weeks in the pictures. For the most part, I am feeling good, except I am dealing with some congestion at this point in time. At my last doctor appointment, she said that baby is growing right on schedule. She also said that I passed my glucose test with flying colors and that she has no reason to be concerned. We are still planning to have another ultrasound closer to my due date to check on her size. If she is going to be as big as what Logan was at birth, then we will talk about birthing options (possible induction, c-section, or continue as normal). So I am not sure why I never posted my ultrasound pictures before, but here they are. I know they aren't very big, but if you click on them they should get bigger in another screen. One final note, we think that we have decided on a name. However, it is subject to change until we sign the birth certificate. As of right now, I think that we are going to call her Audrey Joyce after both of our maternal grandmothers.

Logan Stories

I decided to put some fun stories regarding life with a Logan. NOBODY MESSES WITH MY APPLE On Wednesday, October 20 I was in charge of making supper for the Wednesday night crowd at church and I knew that I would have to spend the afternoon and evening at the church. I didn't plan on doing much in the morning, except gathering everything up to take the church. But we thought that Logan had an ear infection, so Ben got up first thing and made Logan an appointment to be seen. I took Logan to the doctor to find out that he has some of the cleanest ears the doctor has ever seen and no ear infection. So that my trip wasn't a complete waste, I asked if they had the flu shot available for dependents (active duty take precedence over dependents). The doctor told me that it was available for children under 3 but she didn't think that it would be available yet for me. Logan got his shot and then we walked to the immunizations clinic just to see if the shot would be available to me. The clinic was quite busy, but I asked anyway. She told me that it was not ready for dependents except for children under 3. Then she looked at me and realized that I was pregnant and said that it was available. The clinic was closing in 15 minutes and she said it was up to me whether I stayed or not. I decided that since we were already out and about, that I might as well stay and get mine also. After I got my shot, we went to Sam's to buy rolls for the dinner. I really wanted Logan to take a good nap before we went to the church, because I knew I wouldn't be able to guarantee that he would get his afternoon nap. We got home, I left him play and then put him to bed. He slept through lunch, so I decided I would take something for him to eat. I had put an apple, an orange, some vanilla wafers and pasta on the stove to take with me. Once I got Logan up from his nap, I started to load the car with the groceries necessary to make dinner. I came back in and Logan had grabbed the apple off the stove and started to eat it. I figured it wasn't worth the fight to take it away from him, so I left him continue to eat it. I took another load out to the car and pulled the door closed but not latched. I didn't know that Logan was standing at the door and I ended up hitting his hand when I came back in to the house. His apple went flying, so I picked it up so that I could wash it off. Logan was very upset about this. He didn't understand that I was going to give it right back to him. After I gave it back to him, he was fine again. Seeing as the reaction I got by trying to clean his apple, I knew that I wouldn't be taking his apple so that we could drive to the church. I tried to be very careful driving and made sure to check on his progress often. I looked back the one time and he only had about an inch left. The next time I checked, it was gone. I asked him where his apple went and he told me "all gone." When I say all gone, I mean everything including the core and seeds were nowhere to be found. I had removed the stem so I know he didn't eat that, but he ate the rest of the apple. HOW DO YOU EAT AN ORANGE? Logan has always enjoyed fruit. Now that he knows where we keep it, he goes to the refrigerator and tries to help himself. Fortunately, he can't open the door yet, so we still have to help him. I can't remember what day it was, but he got my attention and took me over to the refrigerator. He tried to open the door with no success. Since I didn't know what he wanted, I opened the door for him and he tried to get the drawer with the apples and oranges open. I opened the drawer and he pulled out an orange. He proceeded to try to eat it, like an apple. I guess he thought that if this is how you eat an apple, you should eat an orange the same way. I DON'T SPEAK MONKEY Right before we went to Branson, our former children's pastor was looking for a place to stay until she figures out her job situation and where she will be living. I talked to Ben about it, and we agreed that she could stay with us, if she wanted to. She agreed that it would be closer to the job she has right now and had no problem with any of our "rules". Shortly after she moved in, Logan was "talking" to Kara and Kara finally looked at him and said "I don't speak monkey." Logan likes having someone besides mommy and daddy here at the house. Although, she doesn't always take his side when he is getting into things that he is not supposed to. When she comes home from work, Logan gets excited and says "Kawah." We walk by her room and Logan looks at me with a puzzled look on his face and says "Kawah". I explain to him that she is at work and will be home later. Since she has been here, she has gotten much better about "speaking monkey". We came back from Branson on Saturday and Logan was excited to see Kara. However, when we got here, she had gone on a day trip with her church. She didn't make it back before Logan went to bed. Sunday morning before we left for church, Kara came out of her room and as soon as Logan saw her he ran to her and said "Kawah". He wanted to go to church with Kara and was very upset that she wouldn't take him with her. After we got home from church, I was doing something in the kitchen and Kara was standing over by the pantry. Logan was trying very hard to get Kara to understand what he was saying. He finally got frustrated and looked at me and said "Mom" with attitude. He then proceeded to repeat and point to what he wanted. I walked over to the pantry and grabbed the swiffer and handed it to him. He then walked off toward the living room. On a side note, I really like having Kara live with us, because it gives me an extra set of hands to help with Logan. She also cooks once a week, usually Friday or Saturday, which are the nights that I least like to cook. Finally, she likes to bake and she makes really good scones and many other desserts. This isn't good for controlling my weight gain during my pregnancy, but I guess I will enjoy it while I still can. BUGS Last Friday, Kara made taco salads for supper. Logan was eating his and he picked up a bean and said "Bug". We started laughing and the I explained to him that it wasn't a bug, it was a bean.

Update #1 of many

A lot has been going on since Logan and I got back from PA. However, since I am not into writing a journal or taking very many photos, I can't remember everything. I will do my best. Shortly after we got back, I needed to take him to the doctor for his 15 month check up. I knew that they would ask me about his vocabulary. So the night before I took him, Ben and I came up with a list of words that Logan says consistently. We came up with at least 30 words, but after that we quit counting. As I was filling out the paperwork, I came to the question about his vocabulary. The question stated, "Does your child say 7 words besides Mom and Dad?" When I told the doctor that he says more than 30, she told me that was advanced for even an 18 month old. He also signs some of these words, which is really cute. We have been trying to work on please and thank you. Now he thinks that when he says please, he should get whatever he is asking for. His stats which I am not sure are totally accurate were as follows: Head Circumference: 47.25 cm (His head really didn't shrink from his 12 month visit, she came back in and remeasured it, but didn't change it on my paper.) Length: 31.25 inches Weight: 21 lbs. With Logan able to get around much quicker, nothing is off limits in his mind to climb on. We still have his exersaucer in the living room and he has decided that it is a lot of fun to climb in and... He has recently become fascinated with putting things on his head. Anything from my cowboy hat, to my visor, to a bucket, and many other things including a silicone baking mat. Unfortunately, I have no pictures of this, because every time I grab the camera he thinks that he should stop and say cheese. He has mastered walking around with things on his head, mainly the bucket, which is quite comical. Hopefully, I can catch him doing it one time, so that you can enjoy it also. Since we have been back, we have introduced the potty to Logan. He hasn't got the concept of telling us when he has to go, but if we pay attention we can usually get him to go at least 3-4 times a day. Also, we only throw #2 diapers in the diaper genie and these have greatly decreased since introducing the potty. As a matter of fact, there were only two in there when we took out the trash last week. While sitting on the potty, we usually have Logan read at least one book, but he usually ends up reading a whole lot more. When he is sitting on the toilet reading, he looks like (1) a professional and (2) an old man.