Who Knew?

- getting up for 10 AM Sunday School would be "getting up early"?
- that I would actually enjoy finally getting around to cleaning the bathroom?
- finally finding time to make the bed at almost 2 PM wouldn't be that unusual?
- that after a 1:30 AM feeding, I can feel totally refreshed when I wake up to crying again at 6:30 AM?
- such a cute little boy could shoot out poop across the room if there's no diaper in the way to catch it!?
- you actually CAN forget to eat?
- it's possible to grow out of a newborn size in two weeks?
- you cold become so attatched to someone you've only known for even a few minutes?

- I could get from the auditorium to the nursery so fast after the preacher says, "Amen"?
- I could be so consious of how clean one's hands are when asking to touch my baby?
- I could be such a careful driver?
- I'd actually allow visitors to come into my house while it's messy?
- There'd still be a newspaper from three weeks ago on my coffee table, untouched?
- that four loads of laundry would finally get folded after days of sitting right outside the dryer?
- I'd be in the mood for a yummy dinner, get out a cookbook, before I get to open it, go to tend to my baby, and three days later wonder how the cookbook got on the coffee table, and off it's shelf?
- someone almost 20 times smaller than me could burp 20 times louder than me?
- finally opening the curtains at 2 PM would be an improvement?
- someone could be so cute??

- in three weeks, I'd make dinner only three times, and feel like I've accomplished something great?
- a pacifier would be my new best friend?
- you could ruin your day if you forget the diaper bag?
- I would look forward to the next spare 10 minutes I find so I can paint my toenails?
- playing the piano again would be so much more enjoyable?
- a little face could be kissed so many times?
- I could jump up so fast at every little noise?
- I'd actually NOT feel like leaving the house?
- you could just stare at someone so long and not get bored?
- I'd still have my spring catalogs out when July is almost over?

- a baby could be sound asleep in your arms, but by the time you lower them one foot to lay them down, they're wide awake?
- dishes could pile up so fast?
- little fingernails could grow so fast?
- and are so hard to clip?
- baby carriers were so heavy?
- the box of "Thank You" cards would still be sitting on the table, waiting to be put away, after a week and a half?
- there could be three usable burp cloths around the house somewhere, but when you need one, you can't find one?
- you could keep one eye on the preacher and one on the cell phone at the same time?
- I could score tests and feed my baby at the same time?
- bags I brought home from the hospital with me are still waiting to be unpacked and put away?
- I only really need one arm to do anything? (imagine how much more I'll be able to get done when I have two again!)

I wouldn't trade it for the world. :)

Can you believe it!?

My birthday is next Thursday, and I haven't even really thought about it! That's a first! I've been so busy.
Well no one cares about me ;) Logan had a Dr. appointment on Tuesday and weighed 8 pounds 4 ounces! He finally passed his birth weight. He's been very alert, lifting his head, and sleeping enough at night to keep Momma happy. :)
Andrew and I both have colds, and we're trying not to pass it along to Logan, but I think he might've gotten some of it. :(
We tried the cloth diapers, but I think he still needs to fatten up a little bit, because he keeps springing a leak. :)
I took some pictures of him sleeping the other night, but I have to wait to post them until Andrew leaves me his computer.
Well this is quite a random post, but that's how my mind's been working lately.

Wow

It's hard to believe that two weeks ago we were in the hospital ready to have Logan. (I was ready, anyways.... Logan obviously wasn't, yet.) I spent hundreds of dollars on my nice camera, and guess how many pictures I've taken on it these two weeks. Maybe 10. And they were all the same day. I've been spending my time enjoying him, and I forget to take time to remember. I'll definately try to get some pictures and videos in soon. I told Andrew this morning that I needed to try to take a video today. Just to remember. When Abbey was a baby I must have filled 10 video tapes of her. -I was 11 and was a huge dork, but atleast there's something to remember those days. Also, having a newborn is tiring. :) Who knew? ;) Everyone's hid it so well. Either that, or I'm just a big baby.
So far Logan's been to a softball game, Sunday night church, 4 Dr. appointments, one of Momma's Dr. appointments, Wednesday church, a lunch date with Daddy, Goodwill (not fun for babies, he thought), Aldi, and both grandparents' houses. He's just about grown out of newborn diapers. I say just about because I was putting him in the size 1 diapers, but he was going through diapers like they were going out of style, so in a small effort to save as many as possible, I put him back in newborns today. They're not too small yet, just the bigger ones looked like they fit better.
Yesterday we slept from the midnight feeding to 6:15! Yay! Then, he slept until 8:30! Momma's happy about that. Daddy would be, too, but he sleeps through either way. :) I was changing Logan's diaper last night during his midnight feeding, in his room and he was screaming really loud. He wasn't happy about that. I had to change his jammies and onesie also becaue there was something mysterious and wet on them. (It was dark, so I couldn't see.) It was funny, because after about 4 minutes of me and Logan wrestling, in stumbled Andrew, half sleeping. After I jumped a mile and screamed from being startled, he asked why he sounded like he was being murdered. Okay, maybe it's not as funny as I originally thought. I'm not quite sure why I wrote that, but it was kinda a lot of typing so I'm not erasing it. :)
So my Doctor suggested to lose the remaining baby weight I should take a probiotic, drink 80 (yes, 8-0!) ounces of water (every day), and take stroller walks everyday if possible. I still have about 35 pounds to lose if I want to get back to my pre-pregnancy weight. I know, though that while I'm nursing I still might not lose the last few pounds.
So, all in all, we're doing good. We're still getting used to all the changes. Abbey's been a big help. She came Tuesday through Friday last week to help with all the cleaning, and with taking care of Logan while I took a nap or two to catch-up on rest from being in the hospital. After delivery, my feet and legs blew up to about 4 times thier normal size, so I had to lay down with my feet above my heart for a few days, at all times, unless I was doing something for myself (ie. bathroom trips) or for the baby (feedings, diaper). That was hard, especially after always trying to keep the house clean and orderly, and coming home and not being able to put stuff away for days! (Actually, that's today's goal. Putting everything else away.)
So, as I rest on the couch with a sleeping, cuddly baby on my chest, I bid you farewell for now. :)

Meet Logan

The past week has gone by so fast. It's hard to believe, first of all, that we have a son. Also, he is almost a week old already! Sorry it took so long to post pictures, but I had no energy :) So, here's just a few pictures I took today of my happy boy for the few precious moments he opened his eyes.

Logan Matthew Young

Born July 2, 2011 at 1:21 PM
8 pounds, 1 ounce. 21 1/2 inches long
33 hours or labor, 3 of which were pushing.
Dark blue eyes, blondish hair, Daddy's nose, very cute.
Pictures to follow.