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!!!