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Is it normal to be sad when you realize your baby will be 8 months already next week? That was the fastest eight months in history.

He's been cruisin' around in the walker.. backwards and sideways of course. why go forwards?

Yesterday was a long day. Usually my dayd go by fast, but the night before, we got very little sleep. He had been doing so good since I started nursing him more, so this was unusual. He also woke up with a really yucky runny nose. So, we all stayed home from church, because Andrew's cold was coming back, too, and he was also tired from the night before, and that makes him sick, also. During Logan's bath he pulled my finger in his mouth (they're fun to chew) and chomped down. It usually hurts, but it felt different this time. There was something poking me. So... when we were dressing him, Andrew brought in a flashlight, covered his eyes, and we saw a little tiny tooth poking through his bottom gum. It's such a cute little tooth! I don't know why, but that just made me so happy to see it poking through his gum. Maybe I thought it was never going to happen? :)

What have we been doing?

It seems like we've spent most of the week right here. Trying to get Logan to gain some weight before Monday. (2/20) I've been feeding him soild foods 5 or six times a day and nursing him after every meal. After a few days of eating that many times, I ran out of ideas of what to eat. So, we've tried a few new things! He loves finger foods now! He eats bananas (if he can catch them) and we've tried pineapple. Last night he tried baked beans! (Now that I think of it, that might explain the gas he had later...) He eats those puffs like a pro! Tuesday night Andrew brought home Taco Bell. He put one of his unopened fire sauce packets on the arm of the couch. With Logan on my hip, I leaned over to give Andrew a kiss, and quicker than lightning he scooped up that packet and had it in his mouth! So, be careful, I think I might have a little pick-pocket on my hands! Neither of us even noitced it was gone!
Also, in the last two weeks I've rearranged the living room 3 times. :) We got a new TV, and if you've seen the old one, you might understand that when you get rid of something that big, you need to move some things around. In normal kid-likeness, Logan likes to play with boxes more than his toys. Today when I came back in the living room from that bathroom I found him on his knees and playing with his box! good thing I came in when I did, because right after that he was completely on top of the box and then toppled over, head first! And just like a boy, I could see the look on his face saying, "That was fun! Let's do it again!" Then what seemed like a few seconds later he was across the room eyeing the dog's bone. Oh boy! He certainly keeps me busy!

Please Pray

Logan has to get some tests done this week. Please pray that everything is okay.

I wonder...

Why is it that whenever you try to work quietly in the kitchen you happen to drop every pot trying to get one out?
Even if I put my grocery list in my purse I still forget to bring it in the store?
How come everytime, without fail, a drink is left on the living room table the dog's tail knocks it across the room?
Why does the baby always seem to miraculously heal himself in the doctor's waiting room?
How is it possible that you can clean all day long and the next day wake up to a messy house?
Why is the baby sickest on days I have to go somewhere?
How did the soft tortilla shells get eaten up so fast? (Made the goop for enchiladas, went to wrap them and only found two shells!)
How is it that I can go to the music store just for one book, and I end up buying 8 books?!
If there is one little tiny object on he floor, the baby WILL find it.
How can the smallest memeber of the family be the biggest bed hog? (Even is he is less than 15 pounds, he can take up half the bed!)

Stand Up

This week Logan decided he likes standing! During one of his "real" baths he grabbed a hold of the side of the tub, pulled, rose to his knees, pulled more, and rose to his feet, still holding the side of the tub so his cute little naked butt was sticking in the air! At first I was shoked. Then, I realized, it's probably just a fluke thing. He probably won't do it again for another few weeks. Well, I was proven wrong the next day during a pretnd bath. Now that we're a few days past that, he's got this pulling to a standing position thing down really good. He's outgrown the pretand baths now. He just pulls himself right up, and I can't depend on it occupying him for more than five minutes at a time. He is very happy holding on to your fingers and just standing there. He could be cranky on the floor, all you have to do is pull him up to stand, and he's as happy as a lark. (not even quite sure what exactly a lark is, but I heard someone say that before) He does wobble quite a bit, but I'm not sure if it's instability or dancing. :) Either way, it's still cute!
Also, he's been talking up a storm. Wednesday night, we were sitting together and he was just looking at my face, so I said to him, "Mama." He watched. I repeated. Then, he repeated! We did this over and over. I even recorded it on my phone just in case he didn't do it again, I had proof. He actually did it for a few days, then moved on to "baba". Now he's on "wawa". :) He is so funny, though. I was washing dishes last night while Andrew was holding him, and he was just talking, and talking! Our little boy is growing so fast, I can't even believe it!
Logan is sick again. He's got a nasty cough and runny nose. Andrew and I are sick, too. I'll tell ya what, this is a pain! All three of us have been sick, started to get better, then get worse! We've been following the doctor's orders and giving Logan some vitamin D3 drops, Emergen-c and flushing out his nose. (he doesn't like that part) We went to the doctor's on Friday because he still wasn't getting better, and Logan's being sick makes Andrew really nervous. They used a nebulizer on him and it looks like we're going to have to get one for him to use for a week if he's not better by Monday. That's not fun, either. He's got to wear a mask and sit still for a few minutes. Ha.
Andrew's at church, Logan's sleeping, Brownie's sleeping, and I'm wishing I was sleeping. I made chili for tonight after church. At least I got one thing accomplished!

Yay!

every time i post i try to get a picture. obviously it doesn't always work. this time it did! i wasn't even going to post anything related to this picture, so here's the cute little goofy boy! this is my favorite picture of him so far! i don't know if anyone has ever thought of this before. i thought i was pretty smart for thinking of this, myself. logan's been getting "pretend baths". i put him in the bathtub with all his toys and fully dressed. he has so much fun and he'll stay in there for a half hour or more if i let him. then, when i'm ready to do something else, i just simply take him out. there's no drying, no clean up, no re-dressing! so easy! i love being smart sometimes!

Logan's Accomplishments!

Today, Logan is s6 months and 17 days old! Can you believe he is MORE than half a YEAR old ALREADY!? (Over emphasize the capitalized words for the full effect) I did't get a baby book from any of his showers and when I went to go buy him one I thought I could easily make one, but I never got to it, and by the looks of it, I don't know if I will :D I did write some down on the calendar. Being a new year, I got a new calendar, and before i throw away my old one, I need to record the old ones down somewhere.
July 2 - Logan's birth (I'd say that's a huge accomplishment)
October 25 - Started solid foods
November 4 - Rolled over to belly
November 10 - Responded to "peek-a-boo"
December 5 - Watched as toy dropped to floor (naughty boy)
December 8 - Logan's first sleepover
December 30 - Started "inching"
January 13 - "Sings" and "dances" at the piano
January 16 - Army crawling
January 17 - Splashes in tub