18 Months Old

Logan just turned 18 months. I tried to write about my little Guy these days. He's a full blown toddler now & still as cute as a button. He has grown up & changed so much in such a short time. He went from saying around 5 words to having a pretty good vocabulary right around Christmas. He learns new words everyday! 

Logan says & knows sign language for:

Please, Thank you, More, Milk, I'm sorry, Nene (Dehne), Eat, & Shhh.

He says:

Socks, shoes, diaper, ball, night night, bye, off, hi, mama, dada, dog, blue, yellow, green, car, fish, teetee, poopoo, graham cracker, Ki Ki, Na, Pampa, Pops (says Bop), Granna (says Nehna) Bear Bear (says bubba), RaRa, call, no, yes (& will nod head), go, circle, star, I love you (says wov ooo), drink (says conk), bottle (says baba), uh oh, uh oh Spaghettio (says uh oh doe doe), light, banana (says nana), applesauce (says aaapple), bath, moon, backpack, book, outside (says side), says cheese & smiles when you take his picture, & he will repeat several words that he may not know the meaning of. I'm sure there are more words he says that I'm not thinking about. 

He knows & points to the following body parts:

Hair, head, ears, eyes, nose, mouth, teeth, tongue, lips, arms, shoulders, belly, neenee, feet, fingers, toes, bobo

Logan knows these animal sounds:

Duck, cow, dog, cat, sheep, monkey

He loves crackers of all types, but his favorite are cinnamon graham crackers. He loves to brush his teeth (by himself). He plays with balls of any kind, likes cars, pushes his lawn mower & shopping cart around the house, loves climbing on everything especially the back side of his highchair, the windowsill, & the kitchen chairs. 

Loves Frozen, The Lego Movie, The Lorax, The Incredibles, Aladdin & Mickey Mouse. 

He gives big open mouthed kisses & blows kisses. Logan loves to read! His favorite books are: Brown Bear Brown Bear, Pajama Time, I Love You Through & Through, Moo Baa La La La, & My Backpack

He loves bathtime. He plays with his wooden shape stackers & shape sorters. He will carry around a Rubik's cube when he sees one. He loves his light up turtle that teaches him colors & shapes. He will dance & spin around when he's excited. He rides his Thomas train but not every day. He drags his ball pit around the house & climbs in it to play. He tries to sing but nothing intelligible yet. He loves to be sung to. He asks to call Ki Ki or Na every single day. He loves the keyboard & banging on things with his drumsticks (or anything that makes a loud sound). He can make a mess in 0.2 seconds. A big mess! He loves to turn lights on & off. He points at airplanes & tries to say airplane. He loves to play outside. He swings, climbs the ladder, & slides down the slide (all with close supervision of course). He loves watching Snoopy do tricks or run around & play with his toys. He calls Snoopy "doggie". He's a mama's boy for sure, but he will go to most people he knows. He gives big hugs & still loves to be rocked & cuddled. He loves to play with hair & it soothes him to have his hands in mama's hair. He goes to bed around 8:30 & sleeps all night until we wake him around 7. He will sleep until 8:30 on weekends. 

Stats: 

Size 5 diapers. 18 month clothes. Size 4 shoes are starting to be tight. He's a shorty but he's got plenty of time to grow :-)

I love my Logan more than I ever dreamed! He is a sweet little boy & will always be my baby.

Two Front teeth

Logan's top two front teeth finally broke through his gums. They are just tiny slits right now...not actually protruding from his gums...but hopefully this means he will have more than two teeth sometime soon! 

I am also in love with his Star Wars pjs! 

Pool time!

Last weekend we were able to swim in our pool for the first time this year!  It was Logan's first time in our pool and he seemed to love it. This was the first of many pool days to come.

Picture perfect

I had a little fun and took some pictures of Logan and Barrett last week. Here are some of my favorites!

These stuffed animal pictures are special to me. Looking at them brings back memories from my childhood. Tiffany and I played with dolls and stuffed animals together all the time. I have a picture of me and Tiff with a bunch of our dolls. I had fun setting this up!

Cousin Barrett came by and we couldn't buy a smile while he was sitting with the stuffed animals!  He's still adorable though!

We tried to get a picture of them together but they were having NONE OF IT!

Here is one of Logan in front of our bookcase.

Of course we couldn't resist bringing our boys outside to take a few pics. I got a few of Logan with our beautiful flowers and finally got a big smile out of Barrett on the slide.

10 Months Old

Age: Ten months
Weight:  20 lbs 9.6 oz (20.6 lbs)
Height: ?
Head: ?
Eye Color: Blue with a greenish ring around the center.
Hair: His hair is long and soft. It is light brown with a hint of a reddish tone in the sun like mine.
Clothes: He is wearing12 months in most clothes. 9 to 12 month pajamas & 12 month clothes.
Diapers: He is in size 4 diapers.
Milestones: Logan has started pulling up to standing by himself! He pulls up on his play table to push all the buttons. He is crawling all over the place but still keeps his belly on the floor most of the time. He can crawl on his hands and knees but is faster with his belly down so he drops down to get where he wants to go. His top two front teeth are pushing against his gums making them swollen but still haven't come in. His favorite word is Dada...he says it all the time and hardly says Mama anymore. He will occasionally say Hi and has said bye bye a few times. Mostly he just babbles and squeals like a pterodactyl. He has gotten a lot more verbal but is still often silent & observing.
Sleeping: He usually sleeps around 10 hours during the night without waking up. He has been going to bed by 7:30 or 8. His naps are getting better. He usually gets one nap in the morning at daycare for around an hour & one good afternoon nap at home for an hour or two.
Eating: He is still breastfed. He eats about 4 to 5 oz per feeding (of pumped milk while I'm at work). He also has three meals of food a day and at least one snack (puffs or yogurt) He has started eating more table food and less baby food. His favorites are chicken noodle soup & sweet potatoes. His least favorites are pears and apples, but he has started tolerating more fruit.
Activities: Logan is a busy little guy! He no longer just sits and plays with toys...he now crawls everywhere! He often follows me when I leave the room and tries to pull up on my legs. He has started trying to pet and grab Snoopy. I've managed to get Snoopy to "give kisses" to Logan by licking the bottom of Logan's foot. He loves this and will either give me a huge smile or giggle. A few days ago Snoopy licked Logan's foot to make him stop crying! So sweet! He is still very smiley and usually happy. There isn't anything I wouldn't do for this little guy...he is my heart!!

Growing up!

Logan has started pulling up to standing by himself! I think he had no interest in doing this until he started daycare and noticed the other babies standing and walking. He just started his third week of daycare. He is growing up and learning new things every day.

Who's that handsome guy?

I love every minute I get to spend with my little guy! He always finds something new to do or check out. Yesterday it was his reflection in the mirror on his snail toy. He was fascinated by it!

Food fun

Logan has started eating three "meals" of food/baby food a day. For breakfast he eats either baby oatmeal, rice cereal, or a jar of granola & fruit baby food. For lunch he eats a jar of baby food at daycare. Then for dinner he eats a jar of baby food plus sometimes something mushy like avocado, rice, beans, mashed potatoes, steamed & puréed veggies, or a banana. He still only has his two middle bottom teeth so I have to be careful what I give him. He loves Gerber puffs, lil' crunchies, & yogurt melts for snack food. The other day Jacob, Logan, & I went to On The Border for lunch. It was the first time Logan ate restaurant food! He ate rice and beans from my meal & ate some of the avocado from our guacamole. It was fun! He has gotten better at feeding himself, but has no skill at all with the spoon! I let him practice eating with a spoon a few times, but absolutely no food makes it into his mouth from the spoon. It's pretty funny and a complete mess. Here are a few pics.

"Feeding himself" with a spoon

First restaurant food

Eating steamed (and puréed) veggies 

First puff! He was unsure what to do with the first one...he left it hanging halfway out if his mouth like buck teeth! *He's figured it out now & pops them in his mouth right away!

Smiles

Logan is full of smiles! Here are a few lately.

9 Months Old

 

 

Age: Nine months
Weight:  20 lbs (55%)
Height: 27 3/4" (23%)
Head: 45 1/2cm (64%)
Eye Color: Blue with a greenish ring around the center.
Hair: His hair is long all over.  It is light brown with a hint of a reddish tone in the sun and feather soft. It is filing in with new baby hair starting to grow.
Clothes: He is wearing 9 months or 12 months most clothes. 9 month pajamas & 12 month clothes.
Diapers: He is in size 4 diapers.
Milestones: He is army crawling all over the place!  He has started waving bye-bye!  I love it!  He raises his hand up and opens and closes his fist.  It is pretty much the cutest thing!  On the day he turned 9 months he made a tongue clicking sound to his pops.  They were doing it back and forth. His two bottom teeth are coming in.  The first one started coming in weeks ago & then went back down and took a long time to finally poke through.  Then the second tooth came in right along beside it.  His top two front teeth are pushing against his gums making them swollen but it will be a while before they come in.
Sleeping: He usually sleeps from 10 to 11 hours during the night without waking up. He has been getting sleepy by 7:30pm & is usually asleep in his crib by 8pm. His naps are tough right now. He usually only gets one good nap in the morning or afternoon and a second very short 20 to 30 minute nap. He is still fighting going down for his nap in his crib.  He will usually cry and fuss for a while before finally getting to sleep. 
Eating: He is still breastfed. He eats about 4 oz per feeding (of pumped milk while I'm at work). He has one meal of baby food each evening. He eats in his highchair and sits at the table while we eat dinner. He loves eating and gets really excited when he is eating one of his favorite foods.  His favorites are still sweet potatoes, carrots, & squash. His least favorites are bananas and apples. I think he doesn't like the tartness of the fruits because he makes a terrible face and sticks out his tongue when I try and feed him fruit. 
Activities: Logan continues to get more and more fun everyday. He loves to watch Mickey Mouse Clubhouse while he plays with his toys. He sits on a rug or blanket and will play with toys, crawl around, and be content by himself or with Barrett for a while. He loves his cousin Barrett! He has started to love his jumparoo again. He can get anywhere in his car walker and goes from room to room all over the house. Usually he ends up against my legs. He will crawl completely across the house to get to me (scoot on his belly really). He will also crawl to get to Snoopy and has grabbed Snoopy's hair and tail a few times. Hopefully I can keep Snoopy from biting him! He LOVES to play with hair...my hair, Jacob's hair, Snoopy's hair, his own hair, and pretty much anyone's hair who holds him. He is still so ridiculously ticklish. He loves strolling around anywhere in his stroller. He smiles at everyone and has started to "flirt" by smiling and then acting shy by burying his head in my shoulder when people talk to him. All you have to do is look at him, talk to him, or sing to him and he smiles. He is starting daycare on Monday April 28th for the first time. I'm nervous but I'm sure that he will love the interaction with the other babies.  

8 Months Old

Age: Eight months
Weight:  20lbs  3.2oz (20.2 lbs)
Height: ?
Head: ?
Eye Color: Blue with a greenish ring around the center.
Hair: His hair is long all over.  It is light brown with a hint of a reddish tone in the sun and feather soft. 
Clothes: He is wearing 6-9 months or 6-12 in most clothes. 9 month clothes fit better but are a little long in the legs & 6 month clothes are getting short in the legs and sleeves.
Diapers: He is in size 3 diapers.
Milestones: He has figured out that it is much easier to roll than to crawl.  He will roll across the room and back but not crawl to get something that is just out of reach. He has started saying "mama mama mama" which totally melts my heart.  I know it's just babbling but I LOVE IT! He occasionally makes a raspberry sound. I'm told that is a speech milestone. He occasionally will "high-five"...which consists of me holding my hand in front of him and after asking over and over for a high-five he will eventually stick his hand on my hand.  It's a start though!
Sleeping: He usually sleeps from 8 to 6 during the week without waking up. He takes two naps a day each for at least an hour.  His afternoon nap is sometimes 2 or 2 1/2 hours. He is still fighting going down for his nap in his crib.  He will usually cry and fuss for a while before finally getting to sleep. Hopefully someday he will realize what an AWESOME thing it would be to get to nap everyday ;-) 
Eating: He is still breastfed. He eats about 4 oz per feeding (of pumped milk while I'm at work). He has one meal of baby food each evening. He eats in his highchair and sits at the table while we eat dinner. He loves eating and gets really excited when he is eating one of his favorite foods and attacks the spoon while I feed him. He has also started making a fussing sound if I take to long in between feeding him bites, but the second I pick up his spoon he opens his mouth ready for the bite. He is now eating stage 2 baby food. His favorites are sweet potatoes,carrots, & squash. His least favorites are apples and prunes...he only had prunes once and wasn't a fan. 
Activities: Logan gets more and more fun everyday. He has started shaking his head back and forth with a big smile on his face when he is excited. He does this the most when he is getting his diaper changed & when he sees Barrett. He is still so ridiculously ticklish. Sometimes when he's in a ticklish mood I can't even touch his back, his side, or the top of his head without him laughing and burying his face into my chest or shoulder. His focus has really improved. I can sit him up on a blanket or in his room with a couple toys in front of him and he will play with them by himself for quite a while. He loves his sports car walker & can get around okay in it.  He still gets stuck or ends up against the window pulling on the blinds so I have to keep an eye on him, but it is handy when I need to cook or clean.  Recently he has started crying when I pass him to his babysitter. He will stick out his bottom lip and look so sad. But as soon as I am out of sight he is happy again. He might be a little bit of a mamma's boy.  He has really started to love to play in his bath. He will splash and rock back and forth in the water. He also wants to stick his hands under the running water & will occasionally lay back and relax while playing with his toy boats. He is almost always content while strolling around anywhere.  I can take him to the mall, store, or a restaurant and he is so good. He smiles at everyone & he is always sticking his tongue out when he smiles. Oh how I love this little guy!