Happy 4th of July!

Logan is sporting his red, white, and blue onesie all ready for the 4th. Apparently he thinks it is a super fun holiday!

He is even representin' with red and blue toys cause that's how we roll at the Gould house ;)

He is getting so big! Tall and lean - sweet boy I can't wait to see how big he is at his year appt.

toy in the mouth while reading a book = a good little multi-tasker :)

so serious :)

Trey and I celebrated our 4th Anniversary on June 30th! I had Mickeys make a cake for us (I wanted a re creation of our wedding cake topper but I won't make that $75 mistake again!)

Logan creates quite the mess these days - but it is so fun to see him explore and get each toy out and play with it - and it keeps him occupied for a while so mommy can get some chores done. He plays so well by himself most of the time - unless he's tired, hungry, or teething. Then, we have cleanup time where I sing the clean-up song while I help pickup before we leave the area or before naptime.

I hosted a playdate at my house last week and I found these cute napkins at party city! It went really well - it was huge and there were alotta mamas and babies - but overall I think everyone had a good time :)

Experimented with peppermint cheesecake brownies from a holiday recipe I have been wanting to make for a couple of years. They turned out pretty tasty!

Doesn't he look like a toddler in this photo??? He is WAY too big - slow down Logan!

His newest thing is to get under the desk in the guest bedroom/office and pull on cords and look at the lights on the back of the computer - eek!

We are having a low key holiday weekend - just the way I like it :) Can we please talk about this insane heat? I was over it the first week it got hot. I hate heat. Every time I set foot outside the door I get in a mood - ick. I am ready to fast forward to FALL!!

Here are a couple of videos - Logan talking and having fun in his highchair and L and Soph playing. Sweet memories!

Busy Busy Busy!

I haven't been great on updates on the blog - I think because I am SO busy keeping up with a crawling baby! Boy that really changes your life - I am exhausted! I don't even wanna think about when he is walking everywhere - eeek! Here is some of what we've been up to...

peaking outside the front door - opening and closing it

Opening the gate pieces

Loving kitchen time - he is obsessed with the kitchen. Always goes in there and open/closes cabinets and pulls up on chairs and his highchair and plays with his approved kitchen pieces.

Staring at the microwave - he loves to watch it run

This is what I see most all day long - his little booty crawling away from me at a fast pace! :)

This is also what he is obsessed with - fans. Any way he can get them! He goes from room to room looking to see if his fans are on or off.

It is too cute - he gets so excited to see that they are on for him :)

Logan checking our his shadow

And getting into sacks...

He had a serious case of the giggles the other day when we were playing on our master bed - he would crawl then I would pretend to throw him down onto the covers and he would laugh hysterically and want to do it again and again.

Got some cute pics - he is living it up!

Some are turned the wrong way and I can't fix them - sorry!

I had to hang on or he would have gone over!

Serious face and big ole chunky thighs :)

Sophie and Logan playing in the hallway

He just discovered the bathroom cabinets/drawers - uh oh!

I am way excited because I just discovered these amazing organic beauties! This is a brand of baby food that I heard of but couldn't find at the store. Well I found it - and they combine neat mixtures - well see for yourself! He loves them and this way it ensure he gets his veggies but mixed in with fruit to make it taste good. Love it when I find a new item that he loves!

I realized I didn't do an 11 mo stat post - whoops! So here we go for my records:

1. He is wearing a size 3 but is really in 4's after this batch is done

2. He is eating pretty good sized meals 3 times a day. Bfast is oatmeal with bananas, lunch is a fruit, veggie, and usually cut up cheese, peas, carrots, etc. Dinner is fruit/veggie and cheese toast with peas. He has 6 bottles with 6 oz a day.

3. His schedule is still pretty great - goes down at 7 pm then wakes up around 5-6 for a bottle, goes back down until 8-9. Then he takes 2 naps a day roughly 10 or 11 am and 2-3 pm. Though the last few days he has been doing strangeness. He gets up at 9:30 am and won't nap! He plays in his crib for an hour! Or he will sleep for 20 min and play the rest of the time. No clue whats going on - hope it doesn't last...maybe he is trying to get rid of a nap time?

4. He still has two top and two bottom teeth but is teething again

5. He hasn't been (knock on wood) sick again this month - whew!

6. His new tricks include opening/closing doors, opening/closing cabinets, standing and pulling up on everything. Loving book time - he will go on his own and pick out books to look at then wants me to read them - all of his favorites one by one. It is precious! His favs are: Frosty Snowman, Miss Spiders Tea Party, Peekaboo Baby, Mimis Farm, Skip to my Lou, Touch and Feel, If I were a Hippo

He definitely has developed a little temper when he doesn't get his way or isn't ready to be changed or fed. No throwing yet, just tears, straightening of legs, arching of the back, etc. He is really great about playing on his own. When he sees me he wants me to come play but he will play for 30 -40 min sometimes just doing his own thing. At playgroup is can be pretty independent. He will play then even go up to some of the moms and want them to talk to him/pick him up! Definitely doesn't get that from me - I was painfully shy - and I am so glad he isn't right now.

He is saying ma ma ma, da da da, ba ba ba, la la la, na na na's.

And last but not least he is the CUTEST darn thing I have ever seen :)

Happy 11 Months!

That is what Logan thinks about turning 11 months. I guess I can't blame him, really. I mean its the exact face I made when I thought about turning 15, 17, and 20. Pointless right? You are the age BEFORE the big important age! 16 I got my drivers license, 18 you are an adult you can get into clubs and are headed to college, and 21 you are LEGAL - finally a "real" adult. So I guess 11 months fits into the anti-climatic ages to celebrate. Oh well Mama is still excited!

Totally bored...

trying to watch his video

Needless to say I couldn't get one picture of that precious smile. It just wasn't happening. I pulled out all the mommy tricks until my bag was empty. Laughing, goofy smiling, playing with his favorite toys, singing his favorite songs at the top of my lungs, blowing raspberries, reading his books, just everything. Not a single crack of a smile. He just stared at me like "really woman? get a hold of yourself." haha

He is loving his toys to be inside the hamper so he can spin them and reach in to get them.

And this is his other new favorite thing - to pull off all my decorations. Yes I still have most up - not any dangerous ones, but I am trying to leave them up as long as possible.

We went to a super fun playgroup that involved baby pools! Logan isn't a huge fan of water these days - but he did okay. He stayed in the water for a little while. But as you can see below he wouldn't let me put his swim trunks on - at least I got the swim diaper on! :)

Logan and sweet Luciana - how sweet are they!?

We have been having a ball at all our playgroups recently - it is so nice to have these meetups and get out of the house and enjoy conversation with other mamas and let the babies explore and play!

The only other new thing lately is Logan is definitely not shy about his temper - ha! He will let you know if he isn't happy or doesn't want to do something. We mostly see this at mealtime in his highchair he will throw a mini fit until we start feeding him. He also does NOT like diaper changing time. He will barely let you wipe him and get the new diaper on! Yikes!

Other than that he is so sweet - so fun and is learning so much. He is everywhere and doesn't get into too much stuff. Its funny because everyone at playgroup commented on how sweet and quiet he is there. I told them I almost debated on not going because he was fussy and throwing a little fit before we left. But once we got into the car he is fine and throughout playgroup. Silly boy :)