18 Months!

Logan, you are 18 months old today! We had a great day. Since it's your half birthday, we sang "Happy Birthday" to you. You loved it! You had your 18 month check-up today. You are:


25 lbs. (40%)
33 1/4 inches (75%)

The doctor gives us a "milestone" checklist every time we go. The list said that you should be saying 4 - 10 words. You say way more than that! Here are the words you can say:

mama, dad, maw maw, paw paw, char char (Charlie), ni ni (night, night), hi, bye, sock, shoe, Shrek, walk, rock, car, duck, bath, one, two, three, Zeb, Josh, Abby, happy, eye, no no, weeeee (as in "this is fun!"), oooooh (as in "I just dropped my cup!"), juice, eat, up, sit, book, read, pass (as in pacifier), yuck (new today, see Ohio State reference below), potty, more, mine, cookie, baby, didyou (did you?), who'sthat (who is that?), whatsthis (what is this?), pizza, applesauce, sissy (we have no idea how you learned that one, but we're thinking you know something we don't!)....

those are the ones I can remember now. If I remember more later, I'll add them!!

You absolutely love Shrek. When we get home or when you wake up in the morning, as soon as you get in the living room, you walk straight over to the tv and say, "Shrek." That and "Full House" are your favorites.

Last week, when I was whispering something to your grandma at church, you leaned in to listen to what I was saying....so cute!

You still like to look at books, but you've definitely taken more of an interest in blocks and balls lately. You have started making "roooooaaaarrr" noises with your toy animals. And you say "weeeeee" when you are playing with your cars. You absolutely adore Charlie. Sometimes in the morning, you will walk over to his bed and give him a good morning kiss.

You are a great sleeper and a great eater. You are on a very steady schedule that keeps us all happy!

Today, you enjoyed the fish tank at the doctor's office.



You also sat at the little table in the waiting room. We need to get you a table of your own!


Your doctor likes Ohio State, so you and daddy were pointing to all the Ohio State things in the room and saying "YUCK!"

You had fun waiting for the doctor to see you.

We ate supper at Pizza Hut.

You got a new wagon today!


And....you got a POTTY!!!! We aren't going to start training you yet, but we are definitely letting you get used to the idea. You knew just what to do...well, for part of it...

Tomorrow, you will be closer to 2 than you are to 1!! I cannot believe it. You bring us so much joy. We pray for you and thank God for you every day. We also pray for your birthmother and we think of her often. We pray that God will raise you up to be a worker in His kingdom, a man of God who stands for the Truth, and who chooses to serve Him above all else. We do not care if you have fame or fortune on this earth as long as you seek first the Kingdom of God and His righteousness. Being your mommy and daddy makes us want to be better people and strive to live better for Christ. Thank you for being our son and for letting us love you and for loving us back!!!

Random Thoughts from the Weekend

We've had a busy weekend. There was a revival at church Friday, Saturday and today. And yesterday, Zeb had to work all day, so Logan and I got some very rare, very special one on one time. Man, I love that little boy.

Charlie was happy to spend the day with Logan, too!

Logan really likes the popcorn toy. When he first got it for Christmas, I didn't think he would ever figure it out, but he sure knows how to use it now!

Of course, we had to clean!

Logan loves to help.

He was serious about folding laundry yesterday. So serious, that he has to redo everything I folded! But it was so cute because he did this twice -- he "folded" a towel and then laid his head down on the towel and said "ni, ni" (night, night) -- folding laundry is hard work!

Look at his hair! I love it right after he wakes up and he has bed-head!

Here, he was trying to drink from his cup without picking it up...too much work, I guess.

Okay, these last two are my FAVORITES! I believe I mentioned a few weeks ago how Logan put on his own hat (that one time). Well, that must have been a fluke. Yesterday, I loaded him in the car and had to go back inside to get something. I put Logan's hat and a book on his lap. When I came back outside, this is what he looked like....

I am still laughing about this. He just didn't know anything was wrong. I left it that way all the way to the store, because after all, he did it himself! He had no idea it wasn't on properly. Seriously -- he is so stinkin' entertaining -- even when he's not even trying. Dear Heavenly Father, THANK YOU so much for this little boy.

Hope you all have a great week!

Dogs and Children

Training a child is a lot like training a dog. Except, I think dogs get it more. Case in point -- Logan was watching tv this morning....I put his chair a reasonable distance from the television so that he, you know, doesn't go blind from being too close to the television. I constantly have to tell him to "SIT" because he gets up from his chair and walks up to the tv (don't go freaking out -- I don't make him sit for hours, we're talking like 2 minutes at a time!). I walk out to the kitchen just to throw something away, and when I come back this is what I find:

Now, you tell me -- who listens to mommy better?! I'm just sayin'.

Mama's Boy

Logan is kind of a mama's boy lately.
A couple days ago, when Zeb went to get him out of his high chair, he said, "No, no," and shook his head, and then looked at me and did his sign (made up) for "up" -- as in "get me outta here."

Last night, he was very whiney. Although I saw him before I left for piano, he was in bed when I got home from piano. But he was crying and whining in the middle of the night, still sleeping. Zeb decided to bring him into our bed. When he brought him in, I kissed Logan on the cheek and he smiled (still sleeping). So, I kissed him again. He grabbed my head with his arm and pulled me to him so that we were laying there cheek-to-cheek. I tried to pull away, but he kept pulling me back. I think we actually slept like that for a little bit!

I know that this phase will pass all too quickly, so I'm enjoying every minute of it.

Gift

Every day with this little boy is a gift. I am so blessed to be his mommy.

Zeb's pictures

Warning: Picture Overload

We had so much fun at the Children's Museum yesterday. I had trouble deciding which pictures to post. But believe it or not, these are not all of them. And these don't even include the ones that Logan's daddy took! Logan is at the age where he loves to touch everything, so things like this dinasour exhibit were perfect for him!

Logan and daddy in front of a train.

Playing with the train set. I see one of these in Logan's future.

He was not a fan of the carousel. He didn't mind the going around...it was the animal part he hated.

Such a happy family!

Hoola Hooping!

Playing in the dirt.

Playing in the water. Logan LOVED this part. I think he could have stayed there all day!

At this point, he just wanted to get down and play. He didn't want to take time to get his picture taken!

At the Bob the Builder Exhibit...at this point in the day, there were so many children there. Mommy and daddy were getting restless.

What a GREAT DAY!!!!