The Wave!

So I am sure you are dying to know how Sippy Cup Hell is going? Its MUCH better!! After four days of boycotting anything liquid he finally took some sips from his cup and its been better. He isn't gulping yet but at least he can drink from it and usually its in his high chair after a meal of snack he will take 4-8 sips. I am feeling good about it - man that was a hard few days that I thought would never end. Of course I said the same thing about him not sleeping when he was a newborn and that passed :) But its torture when you are going through it! He still gets a 8 oz bottle before bed and that is perfectly okay with me for now. It ensures he gets at least 8 oz of his 16 oz minimum of milk per day and that he won't dehydrate.

So onto our next achievement! He can finally WAVE!!!!!! You have no idea how long we worked on this (also clapping but he still won't do that) so he can pretty much wave both hands on command - ie when he feels like it :)

He is so funny, this is his new favorite position while playing - looking under everything and laying down to see the different angles...

Giggles - mommy's tickles are so hilarious!

Laying down next to Sophie the Giraffe

It was Grandaddy's birthday this past week so we emailed him a few pics of Logan wishing him a happy bday with this sign :)

One of our playdates this past week was Pudding for toddlers! Meagan did a wonderful job making all kinds of fun colors/flavors for the babies to sample and get messy with. Logan was the first to check it out...



but after a second he was done. He stood up and cried until I cleaned him off and held him. Poor thing - I don't think he liked the feeling of all that pudding on his hands/feet :)







Family pic - its been a while since we've had one and I always forget so here we go!



We couldn't get him to smile in any of my pics... maybe next time


Here it is!! The Big WAVE! He has also taken two very shaky steps but they were total accident - he was holding onto the couch and his jumper was right next to it so he let go and pretty much fell into the jumper but his hands were free for those two little hobbles! He can also hold onto one of our hands and walk a little. He is almost saying "Ball" and I asked him if he wanted to pick out a book and he put down his toy and went over to his book basket to grab a few books! Not sure if he really knows, but that was pretty amazing :)

Sippy Cup Hell (Pardon Moi)

Sorry folks, this post deserves the title - as raw as it may be. We are literally in the fires over here and burning deep in Sippy Cup Hell. No lie. We are in the middle of sippy cup bootcamp to transition from the bottle. Day 1 was honestly a glorious day - I swear the entire time he drank and held his own sippy cup that day the heavens opened up and the birds started singing in perfect harmony. I thought "what in the world did I worry about?" He took it just fine for each nap and a little during meal time. He ate just fine.

Day 2 begun the fire and brimstone. He refused the sippy cup (all four of them ie all different brands) ALL day long. Yep. Not a drop of water or milk all day. Of course you know what that meant - he was fussy, sobbing, mood swings, not taking naps the whole enchilada. I was in total shock - he did so great the day before what was going on? Well he figured us out - he thought it was grand when he didn't know that was all he was gonna get from now on...no more bottles. I think it hit him during his first nap on Day 2 that bottles were a thing of the past. He started crying big tears and then it turned into wailing. He wouldn't take a sip so I put him down for a nap. He screamed for 35 min then played for another 30. Over an hour and zero nap. So, I got him up and he was fussy and still thirsty and crying. So the rest of the day pretty much went like that - he also refused to eat his favorites that I know he has tried and liked before. To say it was a stressful day is the understatement of the year.

Day 3 is the same. he won't drink a sip or water or milk from anything. He has had zero wet diapers so I called the nurse to see if she had suggestions other than staying firm. She suggested syringing milk into his mouth (um no thanks) or letting him take a sip from a cup while I hold it. Hallelujah that worked! He drank 4 oz from a glass cup while I held it and let him take sips - whatever works right? ;) We are still suffering over sippy cups, but at least I know he has some liquid in his system!

Have no idea how long he will go on like this - I mean, the boy is stubborn and we don't know WHERE he gets it from. It's not like anyone from either side has exhibited symptoms of stubbornness. ;)

These are the kinds of pics I get now days - action shots! He won't sit still for nothing :)



silly boy!






still love those baby blues


we also have some exciting news!! Look who is not only tolerating bath time - but maybe even playing and liking it?! He splashed away and played with his toys - thank goodness we might be getting over not being a fan of water








Logan loves his little play area and loves to make messes - he also likes to watch me clean up while singing the Clean Up song...I am getting him prepared for when he has to help clean up and sing along - never too early to start :)




Love this sweet boy - hope he comes back after Sippy Cup Bootcamp is complete - I sure miss his sweet smiles and happy personality :)

One Year Ago...

we said goodbye to the sweetest most precious four legged family member.


Logan was 2 weeks old and we came home from dinner to find her in our closet. I can't tell you how awful that was - so unexpected. Her life was stolen from her - she had such an amazing personality for a dog and she had many many more years left in her - but her body couldn't keep up. She had a "lemon" for a body as some small breeds do. I am still so heartbroken about her it makes me sick. But, life is ever changing and ever moving. I have grieved hard these last few days which has been good for me. I didn't get a chance to feel after her death because Logan was a newborn and we were in survival mode. Which looking back was probably a good thing I didn't have a lot of time on my hands to sit and think. We miss you every day sweet Bella - we were blessed to have you in our lives and you will be forever remembered.



We have been BUSY around here - Logan is slowly but surely gaining his independance which is bittersweet. Love that he is growing into a healthy sweet little boy but its also draining because he has a little temper and its starting to show.


He is cracking me up these days - He sat in his little chair to watch me vacuum the living room - he loved it! He laughed at the vacuum and just kicked his little legs. It was PRECIOUS! At least he likes the vacuum now, there was one point he was just terrified, so thankfully we are over that.


He looks so old with his little jean shorts - oh my word


He still loves to read which is so cute. He will pick out books all day and read them to himself or wants us to read them to him. Grammy has an animal book that they practice Roar's and Grrrr's to and he has started doing it by himself! We were at TWP the other day and he just started roaring at all the other kids - hilarious! He pretty much can do it on command too :)


still fascinated by anything that moves or has wheels



He also loves this little mailbox I got him at Rhea Lana's consignment sale - I almost didn't' get it for him but its one of his favs!


He loves exploring and opening drawers and getting into everything. Oh to note for record he also bit me the other day - he was playing and I was rolling him over me while I was laying down and he snuggled on my shoulder then I felt a bite! Ouch! But it wasn't out of anger or frustration he was biting me like he does all his toys - but oh boy I am not ready for this to start!


mealtime can be so funny!











So we are still working on the milk/sippy cup transition. Basically he is taking whole milk in his bottle but at least he doesn't seem to mind the milk. He jerks back because its so cold, but he drinks it no problem. So, next week we are then going to do whole milk in a sippy cup and get rid (crossing fingers) of the bottles. I am hoping it goes okay - after a few days hopefully it will like anything else...the beginning is always the tough part ;)